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We All Need Sleep
Pupils examine and discuss the importance of getting a good night's sleep everyday. They discuss why we need sleep and develop a class chart of reasons why children need sleep. They complete a sleep worksheet and discuss the answers to...
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Reading Comprehension: "I Build Walls"
For this poetry comprehension worksheet, students read a poem called "I Build Walls" and think about the symbolism. Students answer 5 interpretation questions about the poem.
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St. Valentine´s Story
In this Valentine's story worksheet, students fill in the blanks to the story with words given, choose the correct synonym for words, write forms of verbs, and more. Students complete 5 activities.
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Bill of Rights Booklet
Students design a booklet that explores the Bill of Rights. They summarize each of the rights, write a personal response to each entry and create an illustration to interpret each of the rights. Students then make a cover and title page...
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Poetry Creations
Students produce iMovies to share their thoughts of friendship along with poetry creations in this technology-based lesson for the upper-elementary classroom. The lesson includes a link to a "create a poem" site and requires computers...
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Nonverbal Communication
High schoolers observe a series of role plays by the teacher to illustrate how the body involuntarily shows how a person feels. They identify how certain skills are needed to develop and strengthen interpersonal relationships. Thus,...
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Friendship
Students investigate the concept of friendship with the help of two different quotations. The quotations are used to compare and contrast two facets of friendship and what is needed to encourage fruitful relationships. They read "The...
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Protecting Your Eyes
In this eye protection learning exercise, students discover how to protect their eyes as they read guidelines and then respond to 3 questions regarding the information.
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Jungle Adventure
In this present perfect and present continuous verbs learning exercise, students complete 8 sentences using the correct tense of the verbs in parentheses and write a descriptive email using the words listed in the word bank.
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The Red Badge of Courage: A New Kind of Realism
Students research the Civil War and make connections between the war and the interpretation of the war in the novel The Red Badge of Courage to help them understand realism. In this Civil War recounting lesson, students complete several...
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The Dentist
In this dentist worksheet, students read a passage about the dentist and answer questions about it. Students answer 4 questions about the dentist.
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A death in the Royal Family: Dealing with Loss
Students read and discuss the story "Prince Talks About Magical Grandmother." They list ceremonies of traditions associated with emotional times in their lives. Students prepare a script for a video message to Prince Charles designed to...
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Word Meanings From Context
In this word meanings worksheet, students use context clues from each of five selections to choose the multiple choice word meaning for each of the following five words: chic, fortify, heinous, linchpin and lucrative.
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Total English Advanced: Getting the Right Conjunction
In this conjunctions worksheet, students practice their grammar skills as they examine 8 sentences and check the proper use of conjunctions. Students then complete 4 sentence starters using appropriate conjunctions.
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Skating on Thin Ice
Students read an article describing a controversial new theory for treating anorexia nervosa, research other eating disorders, simulate case studies and suggest possible treatment for these cases.
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What Do You Call Older People?
High schoolers brainstorm a list of words they use to refer to the elderly. As a class, they discuss the importance of word connotations and explain those used to refer to the older population. They complete a handout and share their...
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Valentine's Day
Student's research the history to Valentine's Day. They take an online quiz and then think about all the different meanings of love. Sharing of ideas is involved within this lesson. They ponder on how emotions can be expressed in...
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Taking Action
Young scholars explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students collaborate to identify community issues and create a plan of action to address them.
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Idioms Quiz: Numbers 1
In this idioms learning exercise, students complete sentences by using idioms about numbers correctly and choosing the correct ending for each sentence.
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Current Events Activity
Students investigate world news and create a performance from their research. In this current events instructional activity, students identify major political or news stories in the media and create a performance based on a...
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SALLY RIDE
Students express what it would be like to launch off into outer space in a space shuttle. They include what it might feel like, look like, sound like, and any thoughts that go through their mind as they dart away from the Earth's...
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Things Are Heating Up!
Third graders study how heat is produced from mechanical and electrical machines and human activities.
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The Personal Touch: a Lesson in Expository Writing
Shake hands with all of your class members, sending a different verbal message as you go along. Give them practice in expository writing by having them describe the handshake and how it makes them feel. This is an exploration of...