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Introduce Vocabulary: Gregory the Terrible Eater

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars are read Gregory the Terrible Eater, by Mitchell Sharmat. In this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the meaning of four new words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both before and after the...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Julius, the Baby of the World

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are read Julius, the Baby of the World, by Kevin Henkes. For this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the definitions of seven new words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, before and after the story is...
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DRTA Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice predicting what is going to happen next in a story. They participate in different activities to help them with sentence structures. They finally take a quiz over what they learned in the lesson.
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Vocabulary and Language Development

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students discover new vocabulary words. In this language development instructional activity, students reach into a box of themed items and identify the object. They discuss the attributes of the object as well. 
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Find a Match

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, in pairs, are blindfolded and must find each other across the room by calling out synonyms to each other. They practice with antonyms as well. They can skip, gallop, hop or walk to each other to increase the physical...
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Short i

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this short i worksheet, learners write 5 short i words as they are called out, unscramble the words and find incorrectly spelled words in a series.
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Health Unit Vocabulary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this ESL vocabulary unit worksheet, students discover or review terms that describe health related topics and then complete 6 multi-step activities using the terms appropriately.
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Area, Perimeter Word Puzzle

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students measure planes and solids. For this geometry lesson, students find the area and perimeter of different polygons.They complete a word puzzle to review their vocabulary words.
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Power Words

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Using words can create a power struggle! Using antonyms and synonyms can create a Power Words game! Check out this lesson that teachers your class the difference between the two and how to use a thesaurus.
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Worksheet 14: Word Search Game

For Students 1st - 3rd
While a simple review, this activity could provide a review of vocabulary. An answer key is not provided for the 6 question word search.
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Translating Words to Algebraic Expressions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders translate word sentences to algebraic expressions. In groups of three, 7th graders determine the number of times their heart beats in fifteen seconds. Using this data, they calculate the heartbeats per minute, in five...
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Vocabulary Exercise

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students fill in the blanks, group items into categories, match objects to definitions, and more. Students complete 5 activities total.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Chrysanthemum

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore language arts by reading a story with their class. In this beginner vocabulary instructional activity, students read the book Chrysanthemum and discuss the vocabulary used in the story. Students participate in a word...
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Reading and Spelling Activity

For Students 5th - 6th
In this Language Arts worksheet, students read a short text and answer 8 questions. For example, students choose the correct spelling of the word excited.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Make Way for Ducklings

For Teachers K - 1st
Students raise their hands as they hear new vocabulary words read by the teacher in Make Way for Ducklings. In this vocabulary lesson plan, students continue practicing recognition and usage of new words with teacher prompts. 
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How Many Words Can You Say that Rhyme With Rice?

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice their language art capabilities by rhyming words.  In this vocabulary lesson, 1st graders examine words that rhyme with rice and create rhyming sentences using the same sound.  Students complete a quick...
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Basketball Word Search

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this word search worksheet, students read the 20 words that relate to basketball. Students then find and circle the words in the puzzle.
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Hormones Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are related to the concept of hormones that are the theme of the word search. New vocabulary is the focus of the puzzle.
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RP Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are related to the concepts that are the theme of the word search. New vocabulary is the focus of the puzzle.
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What's Your School Like?

For Teachers 3rd - 10th Standards
S1 and S2 language learners practice the skills of predicting and scanning as they examine images and read the script of interviews with two young students.
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Feelings and Emotions

For Teachers 9th Standards
The focus of the second session in this SPECS unit is on learning how to identify, and then appropriately express and manage feelings.
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Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: "A Date Which Will Live in Infamy"

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Your class examines F.D.R.'s speech for examples of repetition, alliteration, emotionally charged words, etc. They listen to the speech and interview a person who heard it delivered. They finish by writing an article about the experience.
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A Christmas Celebration in the Black Culture

For Teachers 8th - 11th
How much does your class know about Kwanzaa? Using the Internet, pupils practice using the Internet to find information. They then compare and contrast the similarities and differences between Kwanzaa and Christmas.
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Clifford Takes a Trip Worksheets

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Clifford Takes a Trip worksheet packet, students complete a vocabulary word search, a crossword puzzle, character map and writing activity, comprehension questions, and 5 true and false questions. They write 8 vocabulary words in...