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Making Cents of Independence

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners explore the causes and major events of the Texan and American revolutions. Comparisons and contrasts are made between the two revolutionary experiences and applied to the symbolism used on the Texas State quarter.
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Comparison Problems

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this comparing numbers worksheet, students complete several word problems by subtracting the number from the table for the school supply costs. Students subtract to compare the prices of the items.
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Describing Environments

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders describe environments using position words. In this description lesson, 5th graders practice using adjective, comparatives and superlatives in partners and on worksheets. 
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English Exercises: Idioms about Garfield, Cool Cat

For Students 6th
In this English exercises:  idioms about Garfield, cool cat worksheet, 6th graders watch the video, interactively unscramble 4 lines to the song, fill in 10 more word in the lyrics, match 10 cat idioms with their meaning, then write...
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Comparison Problems

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this comparing numbers learning exercise, students solve word problems using addition to compare the numbers and answer the six problems.
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Where Math Meets Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify Fibonacci's sequence of numbers and use the pattern to write poetry with one syllable words. For this math and writing lesson, students identify Fibonacci's sequence of numbers and learn about this early mathematician....
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Two Plus Two

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars solve simple math problems in the target language using words instead of numberals. They use the appropriate interpretive strategies to compute in the taget language. Students use complex language structures to solve the...
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Mixed Up Dictionary

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students locate inaccuracies in a sorted list. Students study a dictionary page with 40 words and the guide words, and identify the words which do not belong.
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The Gingerbread Man

For Teachers 1st
In this unit students use the traditional tale of the gingerbread man as a context for ordering and comparing lengths. They compare the length of two objects directly, order three or more objects by length and select objects that are...
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The Lines in Timelines

For Teachers K - 4th
Students are introduced to the concept of sequence by creating their own personal timeline. As a class, they put the events of the last week of their lives into the correct order and determine what information should be used for their...
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Alphabet Activity Worksheets

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this alphabet activity worksheet, students respond to questions that require them to print the letters A-Z, print words that begin with those letters, respond to alphabetical order questions, and locate the letters in letter search...
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Weekly Reading Test

For Students 1st
In this reading and writing worksheet, 1st graders write the words that the teacher calls out from the list given to them. Students recognize and write out 10 words.
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Weekly Reading Test

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this reading test worksheet, students are tested on how well they read these 2 letter words. Students read 8 two letter words, 1 three letter words, and 1 5 letter word.
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Climbing the Mountain of Fluency!

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students work to improve their reading fluency. They read and reread sentence strips to improve their speed and accuracy. They complete timed readings with a partner--one student reads and the other times him using a stopwatch. They...
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Home Spelling Practice: Prefixes: dis, im, in, non, un

For Students 5th - 6th
For this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell 20 words in a list that all contain the prefixes: dis, im, in, non or un. Students write each word one time. There are additional at-home activities suggested.
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First Year Test - Tenses

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this tenses worksheet, students complete a letter with words in different tenses, choose the correct words in sentences, and put sentences in the correct order. Students complete 3 activities.
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Spring Lesson Plans

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students complete activities for spring such as counting petals, tracing spring words, and going on nature walks. In this spring lesson plan, students also read spring stories.
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Sounding out accuracy, Tic Tac Toe

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice word patterns while playing the game of tic tac toe. In this sounding out accuracy lesson, students work with a partner to pick a word from a pile of words. Students then sound out the word from the pile of...
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Shout Out Loud

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the /ow/ sound using the 'ou' digraph. They recite an /ow/ tongue twister and participate in a letterbox lesson to gain understanding of the ou = /ow/ concept. They read 'The Napping House' to practice reading with /ow/...
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Chronicling the Journey

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers chart the order of events in literature. For this literature lesson, students read The Odyssey and summarize the epic journey in their own words. High schoolers then write about journeys they have taken in their own lives.
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Connectors

For Students 5th - 10th
In this connector words worksheet, students choose the correct connector word to complete the sentences. Students complete 26 sentences.
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Basic Coordinating Conjunctions

For Students 4th - 8th
For this coordinating conjunctions worksheet, students read about uses and view examples of coordinating conjunctions. Students read about clauses, joining clauses, and how to use the conjunctions.
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Order, Order

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice creative writing by making a book.  In this book publishing lesson, 3rd graders investigate the steps needed to publish anything by researching the Internet.  Students collaborate on a list of 5 steps to...
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Read More Than Words

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, in groups, visually read photographs from the Farm Security Administration taken during the Great Depression. They analyze the photos and present their observations to the class.