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"The Big Orchard Book of Funny Poems"

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners read and analyze various poems from the book "The Big Orchard Book of Funny Poems." They clap to the rhymes, identify patterns, compare and contrast poems, and write an alternative poem based on the poem "Christine Crump."
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Bill Gates

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Bill Gates worksheet, students read about the life of the businessman, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
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Chef for a Day

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students make chocolate chip cookies. In this cooking lesson, students follow a recipe by doing each step in sequence.
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Observations and Inferences

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars observe how to distinguish observations form inferences.  In this examining inferences lesson students list observations relating to the activity and discuss the importance of them. 
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Healthcare

For Students 8th - 10th
In this health care worksheet, students, with a partner, discuss and complete a variety of activities associated with health care and doctors.
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Sensory Elements in the Environment

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students verbally and visually identify visual elements found around them everyday.
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American Bison

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this bison learning exercise, students read several paragraphs about the American Bison. Students learn about its history and its current status and answer questions about the text.
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Meet the Polygon Family

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate regular polygons. In this regular polygon lesson, 4th graders explore the attributes of different polygons. Students work in groups to complete a KWL chart regarding polygons.
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Starfall

Starfall: Make a Match: Sight Words

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Concentration game matching sight words: we, of, go, to, do, you, very, says, some, what, they, there, look, when, about, could, away.
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Vocabulary Spelling City

Vocabulary Spelling City: Audio Word Match Fry Words 251 260

For Students 2nd Standards
This matching game will test how well you read irregularly spelled, high-frequency grade 2 words.
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Vocabulary Spelling City

Vocabulary Spelling City: Audio Word Match Fry Words 261 270

For Students 2nd Standards
Play this matching game to see how well you read irregularly spelled, high-frequency grade 2 words.
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Vocabulary Spelling City

Vocabulary Spelling City: Audio Word Match Fry Words 921 930

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Identify correct decoding of multisyllabic grade 4 and 5 words in this audio matching game.
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Phonemic Awareness, Alphabetics and Sight Words

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Discover more about phonemic awareness when you visit this informative site. This resource features activities that teach phonemic awareness and activities that teach alphabetics.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: High Frequency Word Concentration

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students match the high frequency words in a concentration game format. I use this as a center activity.
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Your Dictionary: Teaching Spelling in 1st Grade

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This article focuses on teaching spelling to first graders including Dolch sight words for 1st grade and strategies for teaching spelling such as syllabification, drawing symbols with words, matching words with pictures, and playing...
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Roy the Zebra

Roy the Zebra: Reading Games: High Frequency Words: Tom's Color Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Help Tom the zebra get ready for bed in this interactive game. Drag each color word next to the box with the matching color and give Tom one item he needs for bedtime. After giving him socks, a blanket, hay, and a glass of water, watch...
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Quia

Quia: A Feast of Homonym Games

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Choose to play matching, concentration, flash cards, or word search games to practice your homophones in this interactive Quia site.