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Roller Coasters: They're Fun, But Are They Safe?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students survey people to find out what roller coasters they like, conduct Internet research to find information on dangers in amusement parks, contact experts on subject, and write feature that shows pros and cons of coasters.
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Every Day Edit - The Roller Coaster

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this everyday editing worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about the roller coaster. The errors range from punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar.
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Roller Coaster Ride

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
For this roller coaster ride worksheet, students complete 5 statements related to an imagined roller coaster ride that they have just experienced. First, they explain why they were excited and how fast the roller coast went. Then,...
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Roller Coaster Ride 2

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this roller coaster ride worksheet, students complete 5 statements about imagining they had just experienced riding on a roller coaster. First, they describe how excited they were and why. Then, students describe how fast the roller...
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Google Earth

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore cardinal directions and the compass rose using Google Earth. In this cardinal directions and compass rose lesson, students use Google Earth to visit Disney World. Students choose which direction to go to get there....
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Common Idioms-- Body Parts 2

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts instructional activity, students read 20 names of body parts in a word bank. Students fill in the missing words in common idioms. Example: Riding the roller coaster was quite a ------- raising experience! (hair)
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Riding the Roller Coaster

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation...
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Aaaaaaa! Let's Ride the Roller Coaster

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /a/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then trace and write the letter A. Students then listen to word pairs and identify which word in each word pair contains...
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Who Went Where?-- Full Color Copy

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students create a small book by stapling together 10 fully illustrated pages. The story depicts family members going places: for a hike, a swim, a ride. It ends with a family group going for a...
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The Bubble Economy and the Lost Decade

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Explore Japanese society and national identity. Class members share ideas about the Japanese economy and then investigate a series of resources, including an article, a film, a lecture, and a poem, to learn about Japan's Bubble Economy...
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Integrating Science and Literature

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Maximize time and engage learners by using children's literature in your science lessons.
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Triple blends 'scr'

For Students 2nd - 4th
This worksheet explores the triple blend, 'scr'. First, learners use the given word dial to create different words starting with 'scr'. Next, they copy and complete 8 different sentences. Lastly, the class copies 4 yes or no questions...
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Playing with Adverbs

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Kids demonstrate their understanding of the different types of adverbs by using the clues provided to add a how, when, or where words to sentences.
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Animal Idioms

For Students 6th - 7th
A six question, multiple choice, on-line interactive exercise asks learners to identify the meaning of animal idioms. A little bird told me the answers can be accessed with a click of a button.
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Kindergarten Writing: Narrative Prompt

For Teachers K
What is special about summer (fall, winter, or spring)? Using a bag filled with season-related items (for summer items like sunglasses, a swimming suit, etc.) the class take turns taking out one item. A discussion of how each item might...
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Pronoun Reference - Exercise 1

For Students 6th - 8th
Do your class members need extra practice with pronouns? Learners are directed to read the sample sentences, determine whether the sentences contain pronoun reference errors, and if so, correct the problems they find. A link to an...
Interactive
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Idioms Quiz: Structures

For Students 6th - 8th
In this English idioms about structure instructional activity, learners interpret sayings about structure and complete sentences using them correctly.
Interactive
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Idioms: Transport

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this transport idioms worksheet, students complete sentences in which idioms are used.  Students must interpret the idioms correctly in order to complete the sentences.
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Animal Idioms

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this grammar worksheet, students read the 10 sentences with idioms and select the correct meaning of the idiom. This is an interactive, multiple choice worksheet.
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BBC News School Report: Write As You Speak

For Students 6th - 7th
Middle schoolers complete this journalism/language arts worksheet to improve their writing. They work in partners interviewing each other, then write key facts in a table, summarizing what, who, where, when, why. They make their...
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Main Idea

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this main idea worksheet, students read about main idea and then match main ideas to topics. Students match 10 main ideas to their topics.
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A County Fair Can Lead to an Exploration of Math, Science, and Literature

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
A county fair can provide an educational experience for students.
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Pronoun Reference exercise 1

For Students 4th - 6th
In this pronoun usage worksheet, learners read sentences to determine whether the they contain pronoun reference errors and fix any mistakes they find. Students read twenty sentences.
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Place Names

For Students 3rd
In this interactive vocabulary worksheet, 3rd graders read various descriptions of places and select the appropriate name of the place. For example, for the description of a place where you can see different kinds of fish the students...