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Marking Time
Two narrative excerpts tell the same story from different points of view. In the first excerpt (first person), sequencing words and phrases are bolded and learners write down what the bold type does. The second excerpt is in third...
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Mouse Mess
Scholars practice rhyming and phonemic awareness using trade books and poetry. They will listen to the book Mouse Mess several times throughout the week, identifying rhyming words, and matching words that begin with the same sound. Then...
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Protest Letter
What a fantastic resource to guide youngsters in persuasive letter writing. They read a brief letter to the editor and answer question about the author's purpose, word choice, and structure. Next, scholars draft their own letter by...
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Right Place, Right Time
In this right place, right time instructional activity, students read train timetables and apply the information to answer math word problems. Students solve eight word problems.
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End of Unit 1 Assessment: Analyzing an Excerpt from Barack Obama’s Back-to-School Speech
In order to assess their mastery of the concepts taught in a 12-lesson plan unit study of Christopher Paul Curtis' Bud, Not Buddy, individuals read excerpts from President Barack Obama's 2009 Back-to-School Speech and use the strategies...
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-ed word accuracy
First graders read past tense words. In this word accuracy instructional activity, 1st graders view index cards containing words ending in -ed. Students practice saying the given words in the past and present tense.
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English Skills
In this English skills review worksheet, students complete 60 questions pertaining to vowels, word endings, anagrams, parts of speech, proofreading, root words, onomatopoeia and spelling. There is no instruction on the page.
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End Blends Write and Draw
In this word end blends worksheet, students read a group of words with ending blends, observe pictures of the words, write the words under the pictures, and draw a picture to show end blends mp and nd. Students complete seven end blends...
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High Frequency Words
In this high frequency words activity, students practice reading and writing the ten high frequency words by filling in the missing letters of each word. Students also complete ten sentences using the correct word.
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Word Family List
In this word family worksheet, students read 16 words that end with "aw." Words include claw, draw, flaw, withdraw, and jigsaw.
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Word Family: ail
In this reading worksheet, students circle each picture that ends with -ail. On the second page, students also write the word in the box.
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Pig Word Wheel
In this reading and phonics worksheet students cut out a large pig and a wheel with word endings which gets fastened behind the pig. Students turn the wheel and read the words that appear in the window: pig, pin, pot, pan, pen, pet.
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Word Endings
In this spelling worksheet, students read each sentence and then add the correct ending to the underlined word for each sentence.
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-s Word Accuracy
First graders study language. In this word pronunciation lesson, 1st graders practice how to say various words that end in -s. They work as a group to discuss how to say the various words and what it means when -s is added to the end of...
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Words with the Ending -ight
Focus on the -ight ending using this resource. Learners read and discuss a list of words with the -ight ending. This is a great way to reinforce both reading and spelling skills. While this presentation features the -ight ending, this...
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The Kite Runner: Cloze Procedure
A passage from Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner is the text for a cloze reading activity designed to determine the comprehension skills of class members. The resource includes the worksheet, an answer key, and step-by-step directions.
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Use Common Roots and Affixes When Attached to Known Vocabulary
After a brief review of roots and affixes, partners are asked to choose a root, find words built on that root, and create a Christmas ornament decorated with these words. Beware the typos!
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Word families accuracy
First graders read new words that share the same rime as a word they already know. In this word families instructional activity, 1st graders read words on index cards with the teacher, play a matching game with different rimes, and...
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Introduce word families
First graders play a matching game to find words that rhyme with each other with word endings est and ill. In this word family lesson plan, 1st graders match up the words in small groups by using word cards.
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Simple Past Tense Regular Verbs - ed Pronunciation
In this simple past tense worksheet, students read words, read sentences, and more for words ending in -ed. Students complete 3 activities.
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Activities to Build Phonological Awareness
Begin your reading program each day with a mini lesson on phonological awareness using these engaging activities listed in the resource. Young ones will enjoy word families, clapping and counting syllables, identifying single sounds...
Novelinks
The Little Prince: Brainstorming Activity
What do you think of when you hear the word adult? Or friend? Learners brainstorm with a group of peers to list the words they think of when they hear seven words from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince.
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Vocabulary Formation Worksheet 10
For this vocabulary formation worksheet, 5th graders read eight sentences and fill in the blanks in each sentence with an appropriate form of the base word in bold found at the end of each sentence.
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Halloween Leftovers
Halloween isn't fun for everyone — but playing together is! Read about Esme and her space pirate friend with a short reading passage, accompanied by ten short answer questions.