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False Friends Exercise
In this appropriate answer worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with the most appropriate answer out of 2 words. Students fill in 23 sentences.
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Horror Story
Students explore the conditions of life in Zimbabwe. In this global studies lesson, students research selected websites to discover information about the people, culture, and statistical information of Zimbabwe.
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The Victorian Age: A People in Search of Themselves as Seen Through Their Architecture
Students develop an appreciation and understanding of the people, their attitudes, values and beliefs as reflected in their architecture. They use slides and or a walking tour showing the various styles of architecture, in New Haven,...
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Word Lists
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read 5 different word lists. The word lists are divided by sounds. For example, one word list contains the sh, ch, th, and ng sounds.
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Word Lists
In this Language Arts activity, learners read 5 lists of three to four letter words. The lists are groups by consonant-vowel combination.
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Socials Word Search Puzzle
In this language arts worksheet, students study 32 words in a word bank, then locate them in a word search puzzle. There is no apparent connection between the words and the meaning of the title is not known. Note: Several words in the...
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Woman Reporter
Students research the first female reporters. In this Women's History Month lesson, students discuss Nelly Bly and write a news story about a school issue.
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Progressivism (6)
In this online interactive American history worksheet, students answer 15 fill in the blank questions regarding the Progressive Movement. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Slumdog Millionaire
For this Slumdog Millionaire worksheet, students read the book Slumdog Millionaire and complete fact and opinion, character detail, and short answer question activities. Students complete 26 questions.
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Upton Sinclair's The Jungle: Muckraking the Meat-Packing Industry
Students explore muckraking. In this American history lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. Students respond to discussion questions pertaining to muckraking...
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Phonics Test #28: Let's Go Rock Collecting
In this sounds worksheet, students find words that have the same sound as the underlined sound in the first word from the story Let's Go Rock Collecting. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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Confirmation
In this Confirmation worksheet, learners color the picture of a Confirmation and write about it using words from a word bank. Students use 5 words.
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Chapter 6 and 7 Unit Test
In this Progressive Era and Big Business test worksheet, students respond to 15 matching, 3 multiple choice, and 4 short answer questions.
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Breaking News English: Zimbabwe's Homeless Ignored
In this English worksheet, students read "Zimbabwe's Homeless Ignored," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Glasgow - A Case Study 2
Students are asked to weigh up the potential advantages and disadvantages or re-housing people from inner-city Glasgow in new housing estates on the periphery of the city and explore the impact of new, high-density housing schemes on...
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Epidemic!
Learners research recent episodes when diseases like colds or flus spread through their school. It also asks them to think of public health measures that might stop a disease from spreading again.
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Up, Up and Away
Students recognize the short vowel u in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /u/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in words and pictures.
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--um Words and Pictures for Sorts and Stuff
In this phonics and vocabulary worksheet, students analyze the "--um" rhyming pattern. Students cut out 8 word cards and 8 picture cards that match. Students sort and match.
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Word Lists for Group Two- Spelling Patterns- r, l, d, b, f, h, i, u
In this phonics and spelling worksheet, students examine word lists that contain common spelling patterns including: CVC, VCC, CVCC, CCVC, CCVCC.
CommonLit
Common Lit: The World's Largest Refugee Camp Looks Like a Slum/star Wars Mashup
A learning module that begins with "The World's Largest Refugee Camp Looks Like a Slum/Star Wars Mashup" by NPR Staff, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a...
Other
Ngaio Press: Photo by Thomas Annan in High Street Slum
Photograph by Thomas Annan "Close No.31, Saltmarket",1867
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour Extra: Millennium Development Goals
Examine slum conditions around the world and analyze how the UN Millennium Development Goals are working with help from this excellent lesson plan.
BBC
Bbc: Report Reveals Global Slum Crisis
Outlines the problems of the urban populations in Subsaharan African countries. Examines why the people move into these communities and why they get stuck there. (16 June 2006)
My Hero Project
My Hero: Mother Teresa
This article on Mother Teresa, whose work in the slums of Calcutta and with the poor in other countries earned her recognition as the world's greatest champion of the downtrodden. There are images and links provided at this website, as...