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What's the Story?
Elvis Presley's music is the hook for this ESL instructional activity. Learners listen to an Elvis song, discuss the vocabulary words, and answer questions. This is a great way to have your class discuss new vocabulary.
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Pick Apart the Tree
In only 30 minutes, your class will have increased their rainforest vocabulary. They visualize the things they have seen on a recent trip to a rainforest exhibit. Then, they create sentences for each of the rainforest-related vocabulary...
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Let's Learn Library Language
This PowerPoint presentation provides a review of 'library language', vocabulary associated with books and the library such as cover, title, author, illustrator, call number and fiction/nonfiction. Each slide of this PowerPoint displays...
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The Road
Use psychodynamic theory as a part of analyzing a career cluster.The class defines vocabulary words, brainstorms a list of career traits, and completes an online career analysis inventory. They analyze 5 concepts of psychodynamic...
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To Live or Die While Protecting the Ones You Love
Upper graders retrieve and verify information on life insurance policies through internet research. They discuss how life insurance policies work and make decisions as to what type of policy is best. They produce a timeline and define...
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Musical Vocabulary Links
Students use well known songs to help them learn new vocabulary and apply meaning to the words. They make associations to the songs in order repeat and memorize new words. They use the Star Spangled Banner as an example in this lesson plan.
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Words in the News First Woman Leads Baltimore Orchestra
Students complete vocabulary activities including worksheets in order to read an online article. They discuss typical male and female roles in a variety of situations.
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Weather Word and Picture Matching
In this weather activity instructional activity, learners draw a line from each weather related word to the matching picture. Students identify rain, tornado, lightning, sun, cloud, and snow.
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Protestant and Catholic Word Search
In this religion worksheet, students find 15 words associated with the Protestant and Catholic religions hidden in a word search puzzle.
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Atomic Structure Word Search
The vocabulary associated with atomic structure is reviewed by searching for the terms. Make sure to have young chemists also write definitions or explain each term on a separate sheet of paper.
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Road Blocks to Mental Health
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), fewer than half of adults seek treatment for mental health disorders. Those interested in careers in mental health investigate why this is so by looking at the...
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German Chefs and Cookbook
Learners explore German vocabulary words associated with food and cooking. Individually, students locate German recipes and then prepare authentic German food to share with the class. They share recipes and compile a German cookbook.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 1, Lesson 2: Dancing Duo
Second graders and teachers identify geometric vocabulary word by searching a geometry website. They create a Quilt Word Wall using the geometry words.
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Kansas Cities Word Jumble
In this Kansas worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 10 words to spell the names of cities in Kansas. There is a word box to help.
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Kentucky Cities Word Jumble
In this Kentucky instructional activity, students unscramble the letters in ten words to spell the names of cities in the state of Kentucky. There is a word bank.
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Maryland Cities Word Jumble
In this Maryland instructional activity, students unscramble the letters in ten words to spell the names of cities in the state of Maryland. There is a word bank.
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Nevada Cities Word Jumble
In this Nevada learning exercise, students unscramble the letters in 10 words to spell the names of cities in the state of Nevada. There is a word bank.
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North Dakota Cities Word Jumble
In this North Dakota worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 10 words to spell the names of cities in the state of North Dakota. There is a word box.
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Oklahoma Cities Word Jumble
In this Oklahoma activity, students unscramble the letters in ten words to spell the names of cities in the state of Oklahoma. There is a word bank.
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Iowa Cities Word Jumble
In this Iowa worksheet, students unscramble the letters in ten words to spell the names of cities in Iowa. There is a word bank to help.
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Minnesota Cities Word Jumble
In this Minnesota cities worksheet, students unscramble the letters in ten words to spell cities in the state of Minnesota. There is a word box to help.
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New Jersey Cities Word Jumble
In this New Jersey cities worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 10 words to spell the names of cities in New Jersey. Students write the city names on the lines.
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New Mexico Cities Word Jumbles
In this New Mexico instructional activity, students unscramble ten words to spell the names of cities in the state of New Mexico. There is a word bank.
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New York Cities Word Jumble
In this New York activity, students unscramble the letters in ten words to spell the names of cities in the state of New York. There is a word box.