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/o/ Word List
Caught, off, robin. The /o/ sound if the focus of an activity that asks readers to identify and highlight the /a/ sound in a list of words. The exercise is designed to develop the awareness skills needed to detect the vowel sounds in...
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Third Grade Reading Comprehension Practice
In this reading comprehension worksheet, 3rd graders complete a set of 25 multiple choice questions, reading passages and answering questions after each. An answer key is included.
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Directed Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA): Pre-Reading In Cold Blood
Start your unit by reading the "Ballade des Pendus," by the character Villon. The class makes predictions, discusses what they might already know about the text, and reads the selection together. There are step-by-step plans detailed...
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Rhyme Schemes Lesson Plan
Scholars read four brief poems and analyze their word usage in order to identify the rhyme scheme.
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Comparing Two Stories
Compare new and old versions of the classic story Alice in Wonderland in this comprehensive worksheet packet. Learners read an excerpt from the original, answering several analysis questions. They do the same for a more modern...
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Various Questions III
In English, we use the phrase used to to express an action that happened in the past. Use this online, interactive quiz to help learners develop understanding of this phrase and how to use it. There are 20 sentences provided here, and...
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Ready, Set, Read!
Students examine how to become more efficient readers by practicing repeated readings. They listen as the teacher models both non-fluent and fluent reading before working with a partner to read assigned sentences a number of times. They...
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Pronouns: Personal Pronouns, Demonstrative Pronouns
Which do you use: that or this? Which or where? Me or I? Practice pronoun use with a series of activities that focus on personal and demonstrative pronouns.
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Using Algebra to Explore Problem Space
Students apply their knowledge of math by rewriting word problems using equations. In this word problem lesson, students build upon previous knowledge as they set up the correct steps to solve word problems. This lesson is full of hints...
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Using Commas and Five Practice Exercises
For this using commas worksheet, students read about the proper use of commas. They also read about overuse and misuse of commas in their writing. They link to five practice exercise that are listed at the bottom of the page.
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Scanning Worksheet-Catullus 49
The Latin Advanced Placement Test will surely expect high schoolers to know how to scan Latin poetry. Read the additional rules provided at the top of the sheet, and then practice scanning with Catallus 49.
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The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (Letter 10)
In this The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis activity, students define six key vocabulary words with one or two words and answer six comprehension questions over letter ten.
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The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis (Letter 12)
In this The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis worksheet, learners define six key vocabulary words with only one or two words and answer thirteen comprehension questions over letter twelve.
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Pronoun Reference - Exercise 5
Young grammarians demonstrate their understanding of pronoun reference. They read a series of sentences and choose the best correction for the underlined words. A link to an interactive version of the exercise is provided.
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Frankenstein
Science Fiction? Gothic Novel? Romance? No matter the label, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has captured the imagination of readers for over 200 years. Whether used to test how well readers remember the key events and characters in...
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Be the Kiwi: History of New Zealand
Students discover details regarding the settlement of New Zealand. In this New Zealand history lesson, students read about the Maori people in their textbooks and then complete a vocabulary square activity worksheet.
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Modal Verbs
For this word use worksheet, students study the three uses of past participles with: would, should, ought to, or might. Students read 14 sentences and write the number that tells what type of phrase it contains. Students then use one of...
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The Importance of Punctuation
For this writing worksheet, learners participate in a variety of punctuation activities. For example, rewrite a text using correct punctuation and unscramble words to create sentences.
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Bank On it! Christmas
For this vocabulary worksheet, students read an informational paragraph about the history of Christmas. Students fill in 18 blanks using words from the word bank.
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A Budget Can Help Young People Cut Their Spending
Students explore the concept of budgeting. In this budgeting lesson, students read an article about how a budget helps young adults keep track of their spending. Students discuss financial issues that young adults have to deal with as...
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Sequence of Tense
In this grammar activity, students read about the six basic tenses. The tenses include simple present, present perfect, simple past, past perfect, future, and future perfect.
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Extracts from History of Germany in the Nineteenth Century and Historical and Political Writings
In this World War II worksheet, learners read a 2-page selection from History of Germany in the Nineteenth Century and Historical and Political Writings by Heinrich Vot Treitschke and then respond to 4 short answer questions...
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Pronoun Reference
For this pronoun worksheet, students read the sentences and the underlined portion of each example. Students choose the answer the best corrects the error in pronoun reference.
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: Fishbowl Discussion Instructional Routine Guide
What exactly does make life worth living? In preparation for a fishbowl discussion of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, readers of Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel highlight sections that show a character grieving, coping, or suffering...