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Guided Reading: Family Picnic

For Teachers K - 1st
Students blend phonemes. In this guided reading lesson plan, students create words by blending isolated phonemes. Students read a book discussing families.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Letting Swift River Go

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students read Letting Swift River Go, listening for 3 pre-selected, tier two vocabulary words. Words are defined by the teacher and students...
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Guided Reading: Jump Rope

For Teachers K - 1st
Students blend phonemes to decode words. In this guided reading lesson, students evaluate different comprehension strategies to aid reading.  Students make predictions based on picture clues and use patterned sentences to facilitate...
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African Novel Study

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders participate in literature circles as they read African novels. They read, work on word studies, and complete comprehension activities. They share their reading with other literature circle groups in the class.
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Reading Lessons for Alaska State Standards - Reading Rate and Fluency

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read a given passage silently. The student then reads the same passage orally to a partner. The partner records the number of words pronounced incorrectly. The student then sets goals to increase oral reading speed and...
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Guided Reading Lesson: Here Comes the Bus

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discover basic concepts of print. In this early literacy lesson, students discover basic high frequency words. Students make predictions as they read. Cross-curricular activities provided.
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Guided Reading: " A River Ran Wild"

For Teachers 3rd
Students answer "essential questions" to establish background and prior knowledge of the book, "A River Ran Wild." In this language arts lesson, 3rd graders complete a graphic organizer of vocabulary words and read and take notes at...
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Book Jacket Report

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create a book jacket that covers a book they have chosen to read. They present their jacket to the class in a creative fashion. Students outline the main ideas of each chapter. They design their book jackets and complete a...
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Worksheet 6. Vocabulary Practice, Present Perfect and Past Perfect

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this vocabulary skills worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate words to complete the sentences that express the present perfect and past perfect tenses.
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Jamaica Louise James: vocabulary words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book Jamaica Louise James and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 8 words.  
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Long Ago and Today: vocabulary words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book Long Ago and Today and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 8 words.
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Rain Forest Babies: vocabulary words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary words activity, students read the book Rain Forest Babies and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 8 words.
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A Birthday Surprise: vocabulary words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary words worksheet, learners read the book A Birthday Surprise and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 8 words.
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Where on Earth Is My Bagel?: vocabulary words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book Where On Earth Is My Bagel? and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 10 words.  
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My Name is Gabriela: vocabulary words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book My Name is Gabriela and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 10 words.
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Cross Country Vacation: vocabulary words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book Cross Country Vacation and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 10 words.
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A Chair for My Mother: vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book A Chair for My Mother and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 10 words.  
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Serious Farm: vocabulary words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book Serious Farm and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 10 words.
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The Bee: Vocabulary Words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book The Bee and put their vocabulary words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 10 words.  
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Watching in the Wild: vocabulary words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary words worksheet, students read the book Watching in the Wild and put their high frequency words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 10 words.
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Town Hall: vocabulary words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary words worksheet, learners read the book Town Hall and put their high frequency words into abc order and into sentences. Students do this for 10 words.
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Successful Reading Strategies for ELL Students

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students improve their reading comprehension through predicting, connecting with text and summarizing. Students should have already read the book Seedfolks and made predictions based upon what they had seen from the cover and pictures...
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Strategies for Increasing Vocabulary - school-Home Links

For Students 1st - 4th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students and parents examine the strategies for increasing vocabulary through word recognition strategies. They mark off the strategies they use and, along with a parent, sign the worksheet.
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Reading the book

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use individual student letter cards to practice vocabulary and sight words. In this vocabulary lesson plan, 3rd graders quiz themselves and practice their fluency using these cards.