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Storytelling in the Classroom

For Teachers K - 2nd
What makes story telling special? Young readers demonstrate how to tell a story to others. Kindergarteners, first graders, and second graders read biographies of "Building Blocks" characters and tell a story about a character to their...
Worksheet
K12 Reader

Add Interest with Synonyms

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Kids add interest to a paragraph about a day at school by replacing flat, over-used words with synonyms.
Interactive
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First sentence completion: 11

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students fill in the blank in the first sentence based on what the second sentence is saying. Students complete 10 multiple choice question.
Lesson Plan
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Bounce to Spell

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are in their own personal space with a playground ball and a partner. They are given a spelling word from their classroom or shoolwide list. They bounce the ball to their partner saying a letter as they pass the ball.
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We Give Together

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read the story of the Children of Agape. They read excerpts from Hallie Geier's journal, Fierce Wonderings and consider what "we are together" means to them. In addition, they assemble a puzzle.
Worksheet
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That

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL words worksheet, students learn the correct use of the word "that" in sentences. Students examine 7 pictures and from 4 choices, select the best phrase that will complete the sentence.
Interactive
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Present Perfect Tense: Just and Recently

For Students 7th - 8th
In this present perfect tense:  just and recently activity, students read the explanations and examples of correct usage, then interactively complete 9 sentences with immediate online feedback.
Worksheet
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Prefixes anti-, inter-, intra-, pro-

For Students 8th
In this prefixes activity, 8th graders complete a crossword puzzle as they figure out the answers to eleven clues associated with spelling words with prefixes.