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Lick Your Icky Sticky Fingers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /i/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing the short /i/ sound using letter manipulatives. Students listen to the book "Liz...
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Write It Short

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students listen the books, "Today Is Monday," "Chicken Soup with Rice," and discuss how we use abbreviations for days of the week. This simple lesson is a good way to introduce the common abbreviations that young readers will encounter...
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I Can't Stop Itching

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. After reading the story "Liz is Six," students draw a picture with...
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Story Plot Flow Map

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this story plot flow map worksheet, students complete the flow chart through short answers writing about the beginning, middle, climax, and conclusion of the story.
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The Eighty Yard Run

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners read and explore the themes of the book The Eighty Yard Run. In this literature lesson, students discuss their observations and predictions. Learners develop their own story which is similar to that of The Eighty Yard Run.
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Bein' With You This Way

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Bein' With You This Way. For this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have...
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The Higher Power of Lucky

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete activities using the book The Higher Power of Lucky. In this literature lesson, students read the story and identify the parts of the story. They create a wind chime like that found in the book. 
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Cool Words to Share

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use teacher-selected vocabulary to present a written story to a first grade student. The book include a glossary of terms and illustrations of the terms. This is a great instructional activity for big/little buddies to do...
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BigMama

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this BigMama worksheet, students read the book BigMama and answer short answer questions about it. Students answer 10 questions total.
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Language Conventions: Elements of a Good Log Entry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners use writing logs to achieve clear and creative thinking about the story they are reading. They then describe changes in mood that happened in the story consider why such changes usually occur.
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Meat Pies: Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Amelia's Road. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have discussions, and more.
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The Jones Family Express

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book The Jones Family Express. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have...
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Cryptid Zoo

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore cryptids.  In this story writing and technology lesson, students define "cryptid," write a short script, and draw an illustration for an imaginary animal character. Students read their script aloud into a microphone...
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The Magic Peach

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students answer seven short answer questions based on the book The Magic Peach.
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Inglourious Basterds

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Inglourious Basterds learning exercise, high schoolers read the book Inglourioius Basterds, and complete fact and opinion, character details, and short answer questions about it. Students complete 26 questions.
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The Talking Eggs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners answer thirteen short answer questions based on the book, The Talking Eggs.
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Rainbow Joe and Me

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Rainbow Joe and Me. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have...
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Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar (Chapter 39)

For Students 4th - 5th
For this literature response worksheet, students answer 20 short essay questions about Chapters 39-44 of the book Holes by Louis Sachar.
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Literary Analysis of The Minister's Black Veil

For Teachers 9th - 12th
After reading The Minister's Black Veil, by Nathaniel Hawthorne as a homework assignment your class will complete a literary analysis.  Learners will analyze important element of the story and take notes to help support their...
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Comparison and Contrast - D. H. Lawrence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Read The Horse Dealer's Daughter and The Rocking Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence, then write an essay comparing and contrasting the two stories. Learners choose some aspect to write about, such as themes, characters, setting, or plot.
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Build Mastery: Fact and Opinion

For Teachers K - 3rd
Is it a fact or an opinion? Get your kids up and moving during this reading comprehension activity. They listen to you read a book or passage (consider writing something yourself to get the ideal text), listening for facts and opinions....
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ESL: Punctuating Titles

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
When are titles underlined, italicized, or placed in quotation marks? Take your class to the computer lab to give them some independent practice. Here they read through the information, examples, and explanations provided. They then...
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The Winter of Our Discontent

For Teachers 10th - 12th
The resource gives some basic concepts concerning the title of the novel, basic literary elements, student developed assessments, and a philosophical notion concerning honesty in literature.  The instructors are shown where they can...
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Awesome A

For Teachers 1st
In this short a worksheet, 1st graders read a story using the high frequency words come, here, is, an, are, and some as well as words with the short a sound. Students create a student made book of the story and the pictures that accompany.