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Storytelling
First graders create a new scene for the book Curious George Takes a Job. In this storytelling lesson plan, 1st graders continue the story after the teacher reads them the book.
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House Opposite
Students read the short story House Opposite to help them differentiate between the terms "religion" and "spirituality." Students make connections to situations of people who struggle between the two in the real world by creating a...
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The Little Fluffy White Cloud
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners read, analyze and interpret the short story "The Little Fluffy White Cloud" and then answer eighteen comprehension questions about the short story.
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Imagine a Kelp Forest
Students write a story based on their research of the kelp forest. In this ecosystem instructional activity, students view a video and research the kelp forest ecosystem. They write a short story imagining the discovery of a new species...
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Mirrors and How They Reflect
Students experiment with mirrors. In this Mirrors and How They reflect lesson, students read how mirrors reflect light. Then students perform over ten experiments and record their conclusions about mirrors and reflection. Students create...
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The Wright Stuff
In this instructional activity, students design an exhibition on the history of aviation for a science museum. For homework, they write short stories envisioning the future of flight in the year 2014.
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Math - Does It Add Up? Applying Arithmetic Operations to Solve Everyday Problems
In this story problem worksheet, student find ten math problems in the story, write the problems down and say what type of calculation it was. Learners also complete 12 computation problems.
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Poems Put to Use
Students listen to sample poetry recitations. They discuss times when poetry might be used in real-life situations to move/motivate other people or audiences. They identify particularly moving passages and then quote them effectively to...
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Langston Hughes and the Blues
Students explore the connections between Langson Hughes and blues music. For this African American culture lesson, students compare and contrast blues music with poetry and short stories by Langston Hughes.
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Writing - Story Ideas
Middle schoolers write their story in first person as a non-fiction story, or they can write the story in third person as a fictional story and use different characters. They can choose an idea from one of the story starters provided.
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Tell Me a Train Story
Second graders write a short story based on train track safety and make a train-shaped class book.
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Magnetism and Electricity-Creative Writing
In this magnetism and electricity learning exercise, students use words in a word box and work with a group to write a short story about magnetism and electricity.
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Acronyms - Characters in Hawthorne's Stories
Students create acronyms for book characters. In this literature study, students learn about and create acronyms for characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne's short stories The Minister's Black Veil and Young Goodman Brown. Students' acronyms...
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Millions of Footprints
In this creative writing activity, students use the prompt about millions of footprints to write a short story. The objective is to enhance students' writing skills.
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The Door Guard
In this creative writing worksheet, learners use the prompt about a noise behind a castle door to write a creative short story.
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Time Machine
In this creative writing worksheet, students use the prompt about a time machine to write a creative short story about that prompt.
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