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Writing
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Writing Using a Visual Prompt: Toys

For Students 1st
With younger students, this worksheet could be used to encourage creativity. This colorful picture provides a way for students to guide their writing to produce a coherent story.
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Website
American Museum of Natural History

Up Close With a Zapotec Urn

For Students 6th - 9th
If a Zapotec urn, buried for over a thousand years in a temple in the lost city of Xoxocotlan in the Valley of Oaxaca in the mountains of southern Mexico could talk image the stories it could tell. That's the set up in a clever resource...
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Worksheet
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Sam’s Helicopter Ride

For Students 1st Standards
First graders read a short story and answer questions based on what they read. The question set includes multiple choice and short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
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The Berenstain Bears' Mad, Mad, Mad Toy Craze

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore personal finances. In this money management lesson, students read The Berenstain Bears' Mad, Mad, Mad Toy Craze. Students examine the spending habits of Brother Bear and Sister Bear. Students analyze opportunity costs as...
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Lesson Plan
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Zero Tolerance and Toy Guns

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders write a short reaction to the "Zero Tolerance" policy in regards to students and play guns. They read several news articles about the problems associated with the zero tolerance and students with play guns. They write a...
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Lesson Plan
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The Meaning of Passover Story Through Songs and Traditions

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore the meaning of Passover. In this holiday lesson, students participate in various learning centers that focus on the Passover holiday. The learning centers include simulating the feelings of slavery, listening to music by...
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Lesson Plan
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Children's Playthings And Books

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners categorize studenT toys by intelligence types. They review toy safety and function and identify the appropriate play age of various toys. They read and evaluate studenT books and write one of their own.
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K5 Learning

Ned and Rover and Jack

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
This isn't your ordinary short story with questions; it's actually two tales in one. First, find out what happens with Ned and Rover, then switch characters to discover the what happens between Jack and Rover.
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PPT
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International Folklore

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Folklore is composed of stories that convey cultural heritage and traditions. Many types of tales are listed as well as what they portray in various contexts and situations. Give your learners a brief description or definition of...
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Worksheet
Santa Clara County Office of Education

The Rainbow Fish: Activities for Parents to Do with Children at Home

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
The Rainbow Fish, Marcus Pfister's award-winning story about the joys of sharing, is the inspiration for this resource loaded with fun. Suggestions for language and language arts, math, science, and social studies activities are included...
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Worksheet
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Bar Graph

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this bar graph worksheet, students answer short answer quesitons about a bar graph titled "Adam and his Toys". Students complete 6 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
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Smiley Face Circle Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine different artifacts from the 1970's. In this history lesson, students discover what each artifact is by seeing the artifact and reading a card defining what the artifact represents. On the second day, students create...
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Worksheet
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Thanksgiving Story Problems

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Thanksgiving story problems worksheet, students read and solve the 3 story problems on the worksheet. The worksheet provides work space to solve the addition problems and a space to write the answer.
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Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary

Benjamin Franklin and Learning a Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Examine stories with a moral in a character development instructional activity. The class reads a short story written by Benjamin Franklin in which he pays too much for a toy whistle. Individuals then make text-to-self connections and...
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Activity
Peter Bunzl

Cogheart and Moonlocket

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
Peter Bunzi takes readers to the Victorian era with two stories, Coghaert and Moonlocket. Accompany the literary time warp with a companion packet that offers a plethora of exercises. Learning opportunities include activities for before,...
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Lesson Plan
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Missing Toy Writing Activity

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, by Mo Willems. In this listening and writing lesson, students listen to the story and create a poster for their favorite toy if it were to go missing. They work independently to...
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Lesson Plan
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Story of Silk

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate the steps of the silk-making process through a reading of the story, "The Empress and the Silkworm" by Toy Hong. Sequencing cards are utilized to enhance the process and a silkworm's cocoon is unravelled.
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Lesson Plan
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Pizzaz!...Story Boxes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students tell stories, using an oral, free-flow method. The stories can then be literally transcribed or a retold version/interpretation of them can be written down after the telling. High-beginner ESL level. A terrific speaking skills...
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Lesson Plan
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Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today

For Teachers K - 8th
Students use Web technology to access immigration history and develop an understanding of the concept of immigration. Then they develop oral history writing skills, including note-taking and conducting an interview and read for detail....
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Lesson Plan
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Toy Stories: Word Problems

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this word problem worksheet, students solve 5 word problems. Students write the mathematical equation beneath the problems, which are accompanied by pictures.
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Worksheet
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Titles Using the Main Idea

For Students K - 2nd
Young writers learn to write a good name for a story that tells the big idea. They read a one-sentence illustrated story and from two choices, write a title in capital letters. Nice worksheet!
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Writing
Starfall

My Toy

For Students K - 2nd
In this language arts worksheet, students write about a personal story of sharing toys. They recall the story and then draw an illustration of it.
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PPT
Positively Autism

"Saying 'No, Thank You'" Social Skills Story

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teach learners to use polite words when they do not want something, rather than being rude or aggressive, using these simple presentation slides. The presentation walks students step by step through what it means to say "No, thank you,"...
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Lesson Plan
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The Berenstain Bears' Mad, Mad, Mad Toy Craze

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use the book, The Berenstain Bears' Mad, Mad, Mad Toy Craze, to explore spending, collecting, opportunity cost, saving, and speculating.

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