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Spelling List 31: Sight Words, "oo/ew" Words, and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, oo/ew words, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Theatre Lesson Plan
Second graders complete pantomime and improvisational theatre activities. For this theatre lesson, 2nd graders play a 'sound ball' game and recreate sounds as they toss the ball. Students discuss projection for an actor and practice the...
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Theatre Lesson Plan: Finding Your Way
Second graders identify story elements in familiar stories from their lives. For this story elements lesson, 2nd graders act out familiar activities by following directions. Students read a story and discuss the story elements....
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The First Americans
Students participate in theatre activities to study American history. In this American history and theatre lesson plan, students work in groups to research a specific Native American group to investigate their lifestyle. Students then...
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West Side Story: Teacher Resource Guide
West Side Story is widely known as a modern-day Romeo & Juliet. Learners read a list of characters from the play and list their counterparts from Romeo & Juliet before completing a vocabulary enrichment activity and word...
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Lesson: Urs Fischer: Your Choice: Reality or Illusion?
Young analysts write a comparative essay, but about what? They compose a paper based on several critical discussion about reality and illusion, and how both are blurred in art. They analyze several theatre pieces that exemplify Brechtian...
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Henry V: Study Guide
Shakespeare did more than write timeless literary works—he coined words such as moonbeam, fortune-teller, and even eyeball! A study guide for Henry V introduces key words the Bard first used with a fun vocabulary activity, part of a...
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Rowan Atkinson: Famous People, ELL Assignment
This 13-page assignment was designed for English language learners. It includes a one-page reading on the comedic actor Rowan Atkinson and 10 activities/exercises that focus on listening and reading comprehension, speaking, vocabulary...
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Sentence Completion 20: High-Intermediate Level
Here's an exercise that will help learners develop their vocabulary. The eight sentence completion problems are followed by an answer key that explains why one answer is correct and why the other possibilities are not. Richly detailed,...
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Greek Theatre
In this literature learning exercise, students identify and locate vocabulary terms and names related to the Greek Theatre. There are 24 words/names located in the puzzle.
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Picture Dictionary - Quiz 3
In this picture dictionary worksheet, learners test their vocabulary skills in a picture dictionary vocabulary worksheet. Students answer 20 exercises.
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Nature’s Fury—Myths and Drama
Fifth graders explore the elements of theatre. In this dramatic performances lesson, 5th graders discuss the structural elements of theatre and dramatize "The Origins of the Season," an explanation myth.
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Folktale Improvisation
Sixth graders present reader's theatre by improvising folktales from different countries. In groups, they produce an improvisation of a folktale story from an assigned reading of a folktale.
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What Really Happened?
Sixth graders recreate scenes from the theories about the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. In this history and theatre lesson, 6th graders review the story of Earhart using a flip chart. Students work on one act plays to depict one of...
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Total English Upper Intermediate: It's All in the Headline
In this newspaper headline vocabulary worksheet, middle schoolers practice consolidating key vocabulary as they complete 10 headlines by filling in the blanks and then write their own 8 headlines to share with a partner.
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Total English Upper Intermediate: The Working Quiz
In this career key vocabulary quiz, students respond to 12 short answer and multiple choice questions regarding careers. Students also write sentences pertaining to careers.
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English Around the World
For this English worksheet, students read the passages about English around the world, write vocabulary words, and answer short answer questions. Students complete 3 activities.
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Readers Theatre: Presenting Historical Events Through Theatre
Students examine historical events. In this instructional activity on the US Constitution, students engage in a theatrical exploration of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. They also engage in an extensive discussion, complete...
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Vocabulary and Sentences Exercise (Using Ban, Forbid, Not Allow, and Prohibit)
For this vocabulary and sentence structure worksheet, students practice using the words ban, forbid, not allow, and prohibit. Students complete twenty "fill in the blank" sentences and create four sentences of their own.
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Fun With Verbs
In this vocabulary instructional activity, students read 15 sentences about a variety of topics. Students underline the correct -ing word to complete each sentence.
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Theatre Lesson Plan, Performing a Story
Second graders read the story, The Bundle of Sticks, and discuss the story elements within the story; setting, plot, conflict resolution. In this readers theater instructional activity, 2nd graders reenact the...
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Friends in the Snow
Students practice reading a story in order to develop character recognition skills. They participate in reader's theatre in small groups to increase cooperation and fluency skills.
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Improvisational Setting - "Where are You?"
Second graders explore setting through improvisations. In this theatre lesson plan, 2nd graders perform a variety of improvisations in different settings and chart how they established the setting in the different environments.
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Tableau
Second graders view a video from United Streaming and design still frames of important parts of a story. In this story-telling from different cultures lesson plan, 2nd graders understand general vocabulary about performing. ...