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Reading Teammates
Fourth graders read the book "Teammate" after participating in pre-reading activities that include examining the concepts of segregation and discrimination. In this six week literature study, they make timelines, discuss what they know...
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Monkey Business
Students practice reading with expression, decoding and word recognition to become fluent readers. They read the book, "Not me!" Said the Monkey," by Cohn West and view drawings of a lion, snake, rhino, elephant and a monkey from the art...
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Insects
It's a fact: kids love bugs! With this lesson, young learners explore reading informational texts and conducting research while learning about their favorite insects. Spark learners' interest by reading a book about one kind of bug and...
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
In this story structure activity, students read the book A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and identify the characters, setting and main themes of the book. They answer a list of study questions about the book.
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George Washington’s Socks: Short-Answer Questions Chapters 1-9
Build a literature unit around the book George Washington's Socks with this series of short answer questions. Broken up in two- and three-chapter increments, these reading comprehension questions allow young readers to demonstrate...
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Book Review Worksheet
Young readers use this book review worksheet to evaluate a book they have read. After recording the title and author of a book, reviewers color in the appropriate bubble rating the book as exciting, boring, funny, or scary. They then...
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Class Book Awards
Learners study the criteria used to select notable book awards, including the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal. Then they develop their own Class Book Awards to bestow upon favorite books in the classroom library. They decide on...
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Read 'n' Give-Planning Our Book Drive
Students participate in a book drive. In this communities lesson plan, students brainstorm ways of collecting books for donation and design a book drive for children in the community.
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Children's Picture Books
Fifth graders will enhance their typing skills and practice using Pages, a software for Mac computers, by writing their own children's book. Note: This lesson plan refers to a template that is not included, however, you can adapt this...
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Carolyn Bakes Cookies by Linda Owens Reading Comprehension
In this reading comprehension worksheet, 4th graders read a short passage entitled, "Carolyn Bakes Cookies," by Linda Owens. They answer 7 multiple choice reading comprehension questions base on the story.
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Wordless Picture Books
Students use wordless picture books to examine elements regarding a story, the plot, and characters. In this wordless picture books instructional activity, students select a book to creatively discuss. Students then listen to the teacher...
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Who Is in the Tree? Book
Practice the word who with your class by asking them to complete the sentences here and put together the pages into a little book. Kids can also color the pictures to add a little extra something to their books.
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Reading with Bailey’s Book House
Students decode words as they construct meaning. In this writing lesson plan, students create a story using the software program Bailey's Book House. They listen to their story on the computer, print it out, and read it aloud....
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Descriptive Prompt: Precise Language
Incorporate sensory details into a piece of descriptive writing. First, elementary and middle schoolers improve a piece of writing by using precise, vivid language, as well as appropriate word choice. They then listen to a variety of...
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Breaking News English: Book Prizes
In this book prizes worksheet, learners read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and...
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Make a Social Skills Superhero Comic Book
Get creative as you teach a lesson on positive peer and social interactions. Discuss good social interactions through a scenario, brainstorm a positive response to the scenario, then creat a comic book superhero that exemplifies the...
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Analyzing Literature Through Book Projects
Here are ideas for book projects to help students analyze literature.
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Pre-Reading
Before delving into a new book, students can fill out this pre-reading worksheet. Students must fill out 8 sections prior to reading a book, in order prepare for their story. This is a great worksheet to keep handy throughout the year to...
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Reading Check List: How many things can you read?
Diversify your young readers' at-home reading habits with this activity. This handout consists of a list of 24 different types of reading materials from newspapers and how-to books to science fiction and poetry. The goal is for students...
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Open Cloze Worksheet 15
In this ESL cloze worksheet, students read and analyze 8 sentences that have a missing word. Students choose one word that they think would best complete each sentence.
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Judging a Book by Its Cover
Students explore the relationship between the form of books and the content inside. In this book exploration instructional activity, students use a piece of their creative writing as inspiration; they author a written book and design a...
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ESL Open Cloze Worksheet- English Grammar
In this ESL open cloze worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 8 sentences. They use words related to English grammar, vocabulary words, to fill each blank.
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Sweet Magnolia Book Questions
In this literature unit worksheet, students read the book Sweet Magnolia and answer seven short answer questions based upon the text.
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Read to Your Bunny Activity Card
In this language arts worksheet, students read a book called Read to Your Bunny. Students identify the places on the worksheet that were not mentioned in the story.
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