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The Frog Experiment

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Your science class reads a silly story in which a mad scientist makes absurd conclusions about an experiment that he conducted. One at a time, he cuts off a frog's leg and commands it to jump. With three, two, and one leg, the frog...
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Pizza Pizza

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this parts of speech worksheet, students read a story about the history of pizza that has missing words. Following the directions to put in adjectives, nouns or other words, students complete the story so that it makes sense.
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Macbeth: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
This online, interactive quiz on Macbeth asks basic reading comprehension questions, but fails to require any critical thinking or analysis. For this reason, it may be useful for your class to self-assess their understanding, but has...
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Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens Worksheet

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Based on the bestselling series, this worksheet details seven habits of highly defective teens, and prompts young learners to consider their own social and emotional tendencies. What kinds of experiences do your pupils have...
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Jack-O-Happy

For Students K - 3rd
In this showing feelings worksheet, students read a poem about emotions and draw happy, sad, scared, mad, silly, and glad faces on the pumpkins. Students draw 6 pictures.
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The Great China Chase: Adjectives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Stories are created, by students, using a variety of adjectives. 3-5th graders will learn about adjectives and use their new knowledge to create ad-lib stories to share with the class demonstrating their mastery of adjectives, indefinite...
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Magazine Madness

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners look at pictures cut out of magazines to determine what is happening in the picture and predict what will happen next.
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King Henry VIII

For Teachers 6th - 11th
In this Henry VIII study guide worksheet, students read a brief overview pertaining to the English king and the Anglican church and then respond to a reflection question.
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Interpreting Feelings

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this feelings and emotions worksheet, students read the sentences and study the pictures to interpret the feelings. Students complete 5 exercises.
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Mind Libs

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students are told that they are going to do a fun activity similiar to "Mad Libs" in which they "fill in the blanks" to create funny stories. They are given a copy of Mind Libs Reproducible #1. Students follow the word suggestions in...
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Reacting Personally: Feelings

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this feelings worksheet, students read a sentence with a picture clue. From 2 choices, students write the feeling in the sentence.
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"Julie of the Wolves"

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research life in Alaska and compare life there to their lives in this lesson. They read "Julie of the Wolves." They research through the novel and other reference books facts about the Alaskan climate and geography. They...
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Inferences/Opinions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice making inferences and forming opinions. In this reading strategy activity, 4th graders listen to the book Woodsong by Gary Pauisen. They make predictions about the story before beginning and discuss the story...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Tell Me a Story, Mama

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners are read Tell Me a Story, Mama, by Angela Johnson. In this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the definitions of at least three Tier Two words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both before and after...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Everybody Cooks Rice

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students read Everybody Cooks Rice, listening for 3 pre-selected, tier two vocabulary words. Words are defined by the teacher and students...
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Forgiving

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the idea of forgiveness through art. They discuss a situation in which someone who made them angry. They are read a book called "Snail Started It" and illustrate the scenes using a felt board.
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The Reformation

For Teachers 6th - 9th
In this Protestant Reformation study guide worksheet, students respond to 13 short answer questions. The questions correlate to assigned readings in a textbook.
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Dave Turns into a Potato

For Students 5th - 8th
For this online interactive ESL reading comprehension worksheet, learners read a short story and respond to 5 multiple choice questions regarding the story. Students may check their answers with the click of the mouse.
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Environmental Issues

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate the natural resources on earth by reading a book in class.  In this environmental instructional activity, students read select pages from the book Alaska by Rebecca Stefoff and discuss their feelings on...
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Science Writing

For Students 7th - 9th
In this science writing instructional activity, students read about the details used in science writing such as facts, observations and conclusions. They answer 5 questions about paragraphs they read and they identify the differences...
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Synonyms

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the meaning of synonyms after reading the story "Meet Taz the tiny terrier!" Students discover the importance of synonyms in stories and how to use a thesaurus.
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Synonym Test

For Students 3rd
In this synonym worksheet, 3rd graders will match synonyms using a word bank. They will also read sentences and select synonyms to match underlined words using a word bank.
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Homophones

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this homonyms worksheet, students read 5 sentences and choose the correct homonym to complete the sentence. Students then use the word they did not choose in a sentence.
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Speed of Light

For Students 7th - 12th
In this speed of light worksheet, students read about Danish Astronomer ole Roemer and his discovery of the speed of light. Students complete 4 short answer questions based on the reading.