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Thump Your Thinker

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss how t and h together make one sound and then make the sound while examining the mouth movement associated with it. They listen for the sounds in sentences that are read to them before making words with the Elkonin...
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Opera Seria

For Students 6th - 12th
In this opera movie soundtrack worksheet, students read a 1 paragraph description of opera seria and then use the dialogue from the film Speed to help them determine what music is appropriate to add to the film based on the style of the...
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Reading: Job Opening – Assistant Tour Guide

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary and reading skills activity, students fill in the blanks in a job advertisement by selecting the words in the word bank.
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Extension: Money Math

For Students 4th
In this money math worksheet, 4th graders write multiplication equations to solve a set of 6 word problems. Answers are included on page 2. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Metaphors

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this metaphor worksheet, students make a "word card" with the word metaphor for their vocabulary bank, then determine whether statement from The Dragonslayer are similes or metaphors, 
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Persona Poem

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Pupils write a poem from the perspective of the first-person persona. Through the words of the poem, demonstrate a higher level of thinking by providing insight to the personality of the poem's speaker, the "I" who is featured in the...
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Using a Dictionary

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts learning exercise, students improve spelling and alphabetizing skills. Students analyze 25 incorrectly spelled words and correct them. Students write the dictionary meanings for 12 words and find words pertaining to...
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Worksheet 6: Reading: Job Opening -- Assistant Tour Guide

For Students 1st - 6th
As a creative way to have students practice vocabulary and reading skills, they can participate in this job advertisement activity. Students use a fill-in-the-blank format to answer 6 questions relating to an advertisement. At the bottom...
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Total English Advanced: Talking About Plans and Arrangements

For Students 7th - 10th
In this talking about plans and arrangements learning exercise, students examine 10 sentences and fill in the blanks with a phrase from the word bank. Students also interview another student about his or her plans or arrangements using...
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Stupid Quiz

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen and discuss word problems that promote students to demonstrate logical reasoning. In this logical reasoning lesson plan, students discuss 10 word problems.
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Lesson Plan 3: Inequalities

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders study inequalities. After a teacher demonstration, classmates solve and graph inequality problems. In groups, they are assigned specific tasks that lead to the solving of inequality word problems.
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Cooperation Tag

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners brainstorm a definition for the word cooperation. As a class, they participate in a game in which they try to avoid the taggers. In groups, they surround a tag classmate and help them get to safety. To end the lesson plan, they...
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Total English: Two-Part Expressions Crossword

For Students 7th - 10th
In this two-part expressions crossword puzzle worksheet, students practice key vocabulary as they read the 11 clues to correctly fill in the word puzzle. Students also write 4 sentences.
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Adverbs Sentence Search

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this adverbs practice sentence search worksheet, students connect the words using horizontal and vertical lines to form sentences.
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Rivers Cloze Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this cloze activity worksheet, students use their reading comprehension skills to fill in the 16 blanks in a 1-page reading selection about rivers. A word bank in provided.
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Future Real Conditional/Future Unreal Conditional

For Students 4th - 6th
In this conditional form worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with the future real conditional or the future unreal conditional form of the word. Students complete 10 sentences.
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Spanish: La Fiesta!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars sing a Spanish song to celebrate Latin American culture. In this fiesta lesson, students sing the words and do hand motions to the song "Que Linda Manito." They create paper bag maracas and enjoy a fiesta. 
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The Rainbow Fish

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read a story. In this diversity lesson, students read The Rainbow Fish, by Marcus Pfister, discuss sharing and uniqueness, and decorate their own scale with information about them using pictures or words.
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International Volunteer Day

For Students 7th - 8th
For this international volunteer day worksheet, students read or listen to the passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct words, unscramble words and sentences, put sentences in order, write discussion questions...
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Better English Lessons:: Come

For Students 6th - 10th
In this online interactive English skills worksheet, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate words to complete the sentences involving phrases using the word "come." Answers are...
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ESL-School Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 7th
In this ESL school vocabulary worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences with school related words. Students may click on an answer button for immediate feedback.
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Valentine's Day Hearts

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students consider idiomatic expressions that use the word, "heart". They illustrate an assigned idiom and present it to the class. They use the illustrations to guess which idiom is being represented.
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The Elements of Poetry

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the elements in poetry. In groups, they complete a jigsaw puzzle and discover the strategies for completing a puzzle and reading a poem are similar. Students read short poems and identify key elements in a poem...
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Fourth Grade Editing- Sentences

For Students 4th
For this grammar and editing worksheet, 4th graders rewrite each of 10 sentences while making corrections. They capitalize words, add end marks, and correct double negatives.