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Reading & Writing: There is a Little Boy in the House
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students will read a story about a little boy and his coat. Then students will complete 5 short answer questions about the story.
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Daily Edit
Learners edit a short story. In this editing lesson, students read a short story and correct errors. Learners look for misspelled words and grammatical errors.
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Pigging Out on Reading Comprehension
Students summarize a piece of fiction text. After reviewing the correct way to read in order to summarize, students independently read the story "Pig in a Bag." They write a summary paragraph using the process outlined by the instructor...
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Short and Sweet
Students summarize nonfiction text. After reviewing the process for reading in order to summarize, students independently read a nonfiction article. They write a summary paragraph using the checklist outlined by the instructor during...
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Cinderella: A Story Found in Many Cultures
First graders explore, discuss and examine fairy-tale and make-believe stories. They assess two different types of Cinderella stories to surface a broader look at cultural diversity. Students construct a Venn Diagram or a chart of the...
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Stanley's Story
Pupils create a newspaper story based on the events that occur in the novel Holes. They recall the basic facts of Stanley's story using the 5 W's plus H. Students write a fact based news story based on the information presented in the...
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A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories About Love
Students read an article about teenage pregnancy and the story, "A Couple of Kooks and Other Stories About Love," making notes about how the pregnant teens are characterized. They then compare and contrast the views of pregnant teens in...
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Monster Mouse
In this reading instructional activity, students read a story about a little mouse. Students answer reading comprehension questions and practice printing letters M, C, B, P, and E.
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Getting A Story
Students encounter the do's and dont's to journalism writing. Students unearth the facts of a story by watching an animated clip. Students grasp the deeper understanding of the facts of a story and how to write it correctly.
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Secret Stories: Exploring the Elements of Folktales and Fables
Pupils are introduced to the characteristics of fables and folktales. In groups, they read and identify the various elements in the stories they read from around the world. For each story, they analyze the setting and the various...
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The Big Hit
For this reading instructional activity, students practice reading words with short /i/ by making an eight-page booklet. Students read the story about a tin man who plays baseball.
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Sparky's Engineer: A Story Book Introduction to Engineering
Students investigate what an engineer does. In this engineering lesson, students read the book "Sparky's Engineer" and analyze the different types of engineers that are referenced in the book. The students identify tools and machines...
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Compare and Contrast
Fourth graders read two books In this compare and contrast lesson plan, 4th graders read a science fiction or fantasy story and compare it to the story, "Help! I'm a Prisoner in the Library." Students also have the option to listen...
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Short Story's
Students create a storybook from a list of short stories. In this creative lesson students break down scenarios into a sequence for their storyboard.
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Getting Ready to Become an Adult - Part One
Students read the book Ta-Na-e-ka and identify the elements of plot in the story. In this plot lesson plan, students also create a journal response to the story.
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African Folktales
Students read African folktales. In this literature instructional activity, students share prior knowledge about South Africa, Morocco, and Nigeria. Then students work in groups to read an assigned African folktale and answer response...
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Easter: Reading Comprehension
In this Easter comprehension worksheet, students read 5 short paragraphs about Easter, then answer a set of 8 multiple choice questions. Worksheet labeled ESL, but not exclusive.
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Read a Transportation Story
Eighth graders research the career of Arctic transportation. In this arctic transportation lesson, 8th graders read a book about Arctic truck travel and review the historical aspects of transporting goods in the Arctic. Students review...
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Lee Chew's Story
Students put themselves in the shoes of a Chinese immigrant to America. In this immigration activity, students read an account from Lee Chew, a Chinese immigrant to America in the 19th century. Students discuss their impression of the...
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Miss Nelson is Missing! Love Two Teach
In these reading and math skills worksheets, students complete a series of activities for the story Miss Nelson is Missing! Students create a missing poster, a Venn Diagram, a story map, activities for multiplication, addition,...
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The Holocaust: Mapping Survivor Stories
Students explore the Holocaust through the eyes of survivors. In this Holocaust lesson plan, students talk with Holocaust survivors and create timelines that feature their stories.
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Hiysi's Millstone
In this reading and comprehension worksheet, students read a story titled Hiysi's Millstone, and answer short answer comprehension questions in the end. Students read 9 pages and answer 2 questions.
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Extra, Extra Read all about E!
Students examine the letter 'e'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, etc. They recite tongue twisters and use letterboxes to write 'e' words. They pick out short /e/ words...
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A Real Fire Story
In this creative writing worksheet, 3rd graders read a short passage about a fire. Students then rewrite the story in a more descriptive manner using the words provided in the box.
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