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Worksheet
Curated OER

Catch Up With John Smith

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this video worksheet, students view a video online titled Catch Up With John Smith and fill in the blanks to sentences about it after viewing it. Students complete 20 sentences.
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Worksheet
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‘Catch Up’ With John Smith

For Students 3rd - 7th
In this John Smith worksheet, learners access a linked Internet site, watch the cartoon about John Smith, and then answer 20 fill in the blank and 2 short answer questions regarding the video.
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Lesson Plan
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Clara Caterpillar

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read the story Clara Caterpillar about the changes of a caterpillar and make butterflies. In this reading lesson plan, students make the butterflies out of colored coffee filters.
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Lesson Planet Article
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Translating Teacher Talk

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Interpreting the world of teacher vernacular to improve communication.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Togolese Tale: The Big Fire

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify common elements found in folk tales and read a Togolese folk tale told by Fred Koehler. They analyze the folk tale for its elements and compare and contrast it with well-known Western folk tales.
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Lisa Staab Shadburn

Play Therapy Activities to Enhance Self‐Esteem

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
Discover activities to help learners increase self-awareness, build peer and family relations, and develop positive self-esteem. Here you'll find six suggestions for instilling a sense of confidence and self awareness in youngsters. Each...
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Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Person to Person: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 4)

For Teachers 5th Standards
Authors use many strategies when writing stories. A series of extra support lessons breaks down those strategies, as well as key grammatical and phonics-based concepts to support struggling learners. The last of three lessons offers...
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Lesson Plan
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End-of-the-Year Celebration Program

For Teachers K
Students sing songs, recite a poem, share what they can now do that they couldn't before and explain how they see their accomplishments. They read "Leo The Late Bloomer" and create graduation hats.
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Activity
Poetry4kids

How to Write an Acrostic Poem

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Acrostic poems are perfect for any topic! A quick tutorial guides learners into writing acrostic poems with the basics and key examples.
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Lesson Plan
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A Question of Faith?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Should organized prayer be prohibited at high school sporting events? Students explore their own feelings about prayer in school-sponsored events, before discussing the recent Supreme Court decision banning public prayer at high school...
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Lesson Plan
Prestwick House

Writing Arguments in Response to Nonfiction

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Emotional appeal or argument? That is the question. An informative lesson helps your class recognize the difference between a logical argument and an emotional appeal and learn how to craft an argumentative response. Writers develop a...
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Activity
American Museum of Natural History

Mesozoic Museum

For Students 6th - 12th
Mini museum curators create an exhibit that showcases the Mesozoic era. Pupils use their knowledge of dinosaurs to make informative posters, drawings, and dioramas. Following three steps to complete the hands-on activity, scholars read...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Preparing for Poetry: A Reader's First Steps

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine denotation and connotation in language, and paraphrase a poem. They read and analyze a sonnet by iam Shakespeare, analyze the attitude and tone, paraphrase a poem, and create a thesis about a poem based on textual evidence.
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Worksheet
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Ancient Rome Acrostic Poem

For Students 5th - 6th
In this acrostic worksheet, students read about creating an acrostic poem, then write one using "Ancient Rome." Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Lesson Plan
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Cultural Collision

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the culture of the Native Americans. As a class, they discuss the negative impact of the melting pot theory and how different cultures can be preserved today. In pairs, they practice saying Native American words and...
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Lesson Plan
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Altering Text Size, Color, and Font

For Teachers K
Students explore computer text. In this word processing and computer instructional activity, students practice changing color, font, and the size of their text with guided instruction from the teacher.
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Lesson Plan
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Guidance for Creating Phonics Lessons for Dyslexic Students

For Teachers K - 12th
Here is a quick and easy guide to help a new teacher build phonics lessons for students with dyslexia. It stresses the importance of fundamental basics while also providing clear and direct instructional practices that will help you...
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Lesson Plan
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Emotions and Feelings

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students should have a concept idea of the significance of friendship, feelings, communication and emotions. The use of the Internet is essential for communicationing their emotions through EPAL.
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Lesson Plan
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Say It in French

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Eleventh and twelfth graders research and create language-immersion Web-based presentations. They choose a particular theme (family, travel, etc.) to create a webpage on the Internet. They are given a rubric to check their grammar and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Traveling Community Journal Project

For Teachers K - 8th
Learners create an online "community journal". In this communities instructional activity, students use a writing template to send e-mail to various people to learn more about their community. The journal is passed from person to person.
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Lesson Plan
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Nahuatl Culture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read stories, look at maps, and write journal entries to learn about the language and artwork of Nahuatl culture. In this Nahuatl culture lesson plan, students research the Nahuatl culture and present their findings.
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Interactive
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New Testament of the Bible

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 14 multiple choice questions about the New Testament of the Bible. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Interactive
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A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension instructional activity, students respond to 13 multiple choice questions based on A Streetcar Named Desire. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Alphabetizing Animals- Part Two

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify animal names and put them into alphabetical order. In this word study instructional activity, students recite the names of animals and alphabetize the names. Students complete a worksheet as a follow-up activity.