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Bush Re-Election Campaign Revisited
Students examine the direct role played by George W. Bush in the 2004 election campaign. They compare these campaign conditions and tactics with those in the 1992 presidential election, and present information in the form of a Powerpoint...
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Habits
Students explore and analyze personal positive and negative habits. They read aloud the handout, "Who am I," and discuss what the term habit means and how to relate it to their personal lives. Each student responds on the term in their...
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Irregular Plural Nouns
For this irregular plural nouns worksheet, students read explanations and examples of irregular plural nouns, then interactively type the plural form of 15 nouns, with immediate online feedback.
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What Do I Need to Bring?
Students build their vocabulary skills by answering the question; "What do need to bring?" For this ESL lesson, students create several different graphic organizers to help them categorize vocabulary concepts. Then they read a...
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Roll With the Punches: What Do You Know?
Middle schoolers activate prior knowledge about life in the South during the Great Depression in preparation for reading the novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
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Diabetes - It's a Killer!
Learners survey, graph and chart their prior knowledge about diabetes. They read a handout and complete a K-W-L chart. They develop a rubric to assess their diet and exercise and develop a shopping list, menu and exercise plan to share.
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Pronunciation of /aw/ Diphthong
Students comprehend how to produce this pronunciation feature, notice the spellings, hear the sounds, produce them correctly when thinking about it, and practice correct pronunciation to be comprehended by others. They work with a...
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Topic Books: The Street
In this ESL neighborhood activity, students assemble the booklet and read about things they may see on the street. Students then respond to 4 matching questions, 2 short answer questions, and 6 fill in the blank questions regarding the...
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Topic Books: The Garden
In this ESL gardening worksheet, students assemble the booklet and read about things and people they might see in a garden. Students then respond to 6 fill in the blank questions, 2 short answer questions, and 4 matching questions...
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Fill Words Exercise 1
In this fill words exercise 1 instructional activity, students read the letter-number codes and fill in the correct letters to spell a phrase with immediate feedback online.
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Infinitive Objects
In this infinitive objects activity, students read the explanations and examples of object infinitive phrases, then interactively complete 10 sentences with immediate online feedback.
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Word Lists
In this Language Arts worksheet, students read 5 lists of three to four letter words. The lists are groups by consonant-vowel combination.
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Bush Plans Hit on Drug Use
Students explore the topic of drug abuse. For this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Bush Plans Hit on Drub Abuse," respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete an activity based...
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The Civil War--Reading on the Internet
Students grasp how to read from text and retain it. They use reading comprehension strategies specific to the Internet. They search for answers to questions related to the Civil War.
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Past Tense Irregular Verbs Word Search
Who doesn't love a word search? Young learners familiar with the past tense of common irregular verbs (like eat, has, and think) will love this activity! First they have to find the past tense of the target verbs. Then, after checking...
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Writing with Writers for Grades 9-12
Have your class examine the characteristics of various writing genres using the Writing with Writers online project. Detailed instructions for how to introduce, discuss, and develop a piece of writing for each genre are included. Class...
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Make a Memory with Movie Maker
There is nothing more exciting than allowing learners to express themselves through a creative medium. In groups, they write narrative stories, focusing on building a strong storyline and dialogue. Next, they transform their stories into...
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Encouraging Students to Embrace Their Inner Author
Everyone is a writer! Youngsters compose an original piece of writing. In this writing lesson plan, they come up with their own idea for a piece of writing, revise it, and then publish it with illustrations. This lesson plan includes...
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Teaching About Plate Tectonics and Faulting Using Foam Models
Young scientists learn about plate tectonics and the three different types of faults (normal, reverse, and strike-slip) using foam models. The activity also covers common types of locations where these faults are found.
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To Boldly Go, or Not
Here is a different way to combine social studies and science. Have your high schoolers read a passage about the 2004 vision for space exploration and then discuss the practicality, costs, and reasons for returning to the moon. Then, the...
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Staying Safe on The Internet
Watson the Walrus takes scholars through an interactive workbook all about internet safety. Safety tips, a maze, crossword puzzle, quiz, and coloring page make up six pages that encourage smart choices while surfing the web.
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Lesson Plan 1: Practice Keyboarding Skills
The two lessons in this resource serve as an introduction to the keyboard and typing. While seated at a computer, pupils view an overhead display of the board and are introduced to the functions of the various keys. Designed for language...
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Truly Amazing Mammals
Explore the world of amazing mammals with your kids with special needs. Each child identifies one mammal from a previous lesson and writes a short paragraph on that mammal. This lesson states that it is intended for all levels, but not...
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Communication
Elicit from the Ss things that people say that bother them when they are having a conversation. For example: When I'm sharing my problem and the other person says, "Well, you know what happened to me?" Ask what is wrong with this...