Worksheet
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Vocabulary Bookmark

For Students 6th - 7th
In this literary devices worksheet, students use the bookmark format to help them when reading and looking for literary devices. Students define the devices and use the questions to help them find the devices within the text.
Worksheet
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Recognizing Pictures that Correspond to Words in a Reading

For Students 2nd
In this picture/word association learning exercise, 2nd graders circle pictures of words that are used in 4 short readings. They find the correct "th," "qu," and "wh" pictures in this digraph activity.
Writing
Breaking News English

The Force Awakens Breaks Pre-Sales Ticket Records

For Students 6th - 8th
May the comprehension skills be with you! Focus on context clues, vocabulary words, and analysis questions with an article about Star Wars: The Force Awakens and its record-breaking ticket sales.  
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Museum of Disability

Buddy, The First Seeing Eye Dog

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Learn about how the seeing eye dog program began with a reading lesson plan about Eva Moore's chapter book, Buddy, The First Seeing Eye Dog. With vocabulary words, discussion questions, and extension resources, the lesson plan...
Lesson Plan
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A Taste of Korea: A Chemistry-Geography Adventure

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore the different aspects of Korean culture. In this geography lesson, students prepare different Korean dishes in the classroom. They create a visual display of things they learned about Korean culture.
Lesson Plan
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Talking Trash

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Define vocabulary related to global waste. Creative thinkers review and illustrate terms for the Global Garbage Picture Dictionary. They play a vocabulary game in which co-operative skills among players in encouraged. A great way to...
Lesson Plan
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Telling a Story

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Writers explore storytelling and focus in on verb tenses. They will work with a partner to generate a story and then switch partners and retell the story. They also complete past perfect continuous and past continuous verb tense worksheets.
Worksheet
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Cinco De Mayo: ELD Reading and Language-Building

For Students 5th - 10th
A brief passage about the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo is accompanied by an array of language activities for ELD: cloze exercise, phrase matching, word jumble, multiple choice, sequencing, interview, group presentation, fluency writing,...
Lesson Plan
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Life Cycle of a Butterfly: Kidspiration

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders view a video about butterflies and recall its life cycle. They will also complete a Kidspiration slide show to illustrate the life cycle of a butterfly and study a word list of butterfly vocabulary to include in their...
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Scholastic

Literacy Activities for Any Time

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
As the title suggests, this packet is loaded with activities that can be used at any time. The common element in all the exercises is that they are connected to books by Dr. Seuss.
Lesson Plan
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Idioms

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students, who are not native English speakers, determine how idioms are used in speaking and writing. In this idiom lesson plan, students listen to tapes of non-native speakers, and work on vocabulary exercises aimed at increasing their...
Lesson Plan
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Guided Reading: Desert Life

For Teachers 1st
First graders read a book with the teacher while encountering unfamiliar words and learning how to use context clues and visual clues to understand the material.  In this reading comprehension lesson, 1st graders...
Lesson Plan
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Words That Will Haunt You

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create taxonomies of Halloween-related terms. Drawing from their compiled vocabulary lists and previous reading, they compose personal essays of their own memories of the holiday. Students present their essays at a...
Worksheet
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Hairdressers Vocabulary Cards

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this career worksheet, students create vocabulary cards by cutting them out and then looking up the definitions to write on the back.
Lesson Plan
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Helpful Vocabulary

For Teachers 11th
In this English worksheet, 11th graders study vocabulary words. 
Worksheet
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Letter G Word Search

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this letter g worksheet, students will focus on words beginning with the letter sound. Students will complete a word search and locate 8 words going across and down in the puzzle.
Worksheet
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Letter E Word Search

For Students Pre-K - K
In this letter e worksheet, learners will focus on words beginning with the letter sound. Students will complete a word search and locate 8 words going across and down in the puzzle.
Worksheet
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Letter F Word Search

For Students Pre-K - K
In this letter f worksheet, learners will focus on words beginning with the letter sound. Students will complete a word search and locate 8 words going across and down in the puzzle.
Worksheet
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Phrasal Verbs with 'Take'

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 6 multiple choice questions regarding the use of phrasal verbs paired with the word "take."
Worksheet
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Word Work

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this word work worksheet, students match adjectives with their meanings and fill in the blanks to sentences about wishes. Students complete 21 problems.
Activity
Cornell University

Study Soil

For Teachers 4th - 5th
What's in soil? Young scientists study the pH levels of soil from their school yard. They observe the land and area the soil came from to decide if location has anything to do with acidity level.
Lesson Plan
Cornell University

Metamorphosis

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
Looking for an insect unit that addresses multiple skill strategies? Young entomologists explore multiple life cycles of insects that go through metamorphosis. The brainteasers and mobile activity spark learner interest before guiding...
Unit Plan
Purdue University

Benefits of Connecting with Nature

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Feel the healing effects of nature. Individuals learn about the benefits of nature using imagery. They begin by defining words to express how they feel emotionally and then practice using those words with hands-on activities. Once they...
Organizer
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Word Map for Spelling And Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 6th
In this word map for spelling and vocabulary worksheet, students brainstorm the spelling and meaning to the word clean. Students create a word map.