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Character Tea Party
A tea party in Wonderland? An East Egg brunch with Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, and Nick? Breakfast with Miss Havisham, Lady Macbeth, and Abigail Williams? Or dinner with Andre, Hamlet, and Randle Patrick McMurphy? Class members select a favorite...
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It’s Greek to Me: Greek Mythology
Designed as extension exercises in homeschool or classroom settings, as well as for individual work, the ideas in this packet are sure to engage learners in an investigation of Greek mythology.
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Tell Me About Teeth
In this science activity, students investigate the purpose of teeth, types of teeth, their anatomy, dental care, animal skulls and teeth, parts of a tooth and related topics by reading and completing the activities on the 8 full color...
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Whale in the Sky
Students gain a greater understanding of Native Americans and why they build totem poles. They listen to a story and then create a similar story of their own.
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English Skills Assignment 6.204
For this English skills worksheet, students complete 12 English skill activities of various topics. These topics include onomatopoeia, word endings, root words, vowels, consonants, parts of speech, anagrams, spelling, and proof-reading....
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School-Home Links
In this sound and letter worksheet, learners tell the sound that each of the eight words ends with. Parents first say each word to the child, then the child tells the sound the word ends with. For more fun, students choose five words...
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School - Home Links: Colors
In this words and colors worksheet, students have their parents read 6 color phrases to them, point out each word with their fingers and then color each picture the color stated in the phrases read to them.
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Story Sequence
In this retelling a story learning exercise, students record the title and author, and retell the story in the sequence the events happened. Students write six short answers.
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Guided Reading with David's Drawings by Cathryn Falwell
First graders participate in a guided reading lesson. In this guided reading lesson, 1st graders read David's Drawings by Cathryn Falwell, which is a realistic fiction book on the DRA:16 level. They determine the author's message, and...
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Action Verbs
As you are teaching the parts of speech, introduce your action verbs lesson with this helpful PowerPoint. The 19 slides in this presentation walk students through the different types of action verbs, including: present, past, and future...
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School-Home Links: Long Vowel/Same Endings
In this long vowel sound worksheet, students read the words in the box that have long vowel sounds and the same endings. Students then divide the words according to their vowel sounds. They write words that rhyme with hay and cake on the...
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Introduction To OSHA
Students are introduced to The Occupational Safety and Health Act. The find correct OSHA Standards in the 29 CFR 192 and explain their relevance in the workplace.
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Scavenger Hunt - Henry and Mudge
In this literature based scavenger hunt worksheet, learners complete a chart using the book Henry and Mudge. They find vocabulary, words with -ed endings, and list things that the main characters like to do.
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Using Suffixes -er, -or, -ar To Make Nouns
In these grammar worksheets, students will circle nouns and verbs, fill in blanks with suitable verbs, add -er and -or to verbs to create nouns, write silly sentences using nouns that end in -ar, add the correct suffix to change verbs...
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Pronunciation --ed
For this phonetic symbols worksheet, students study the phonetic symbols for 4 different sounds of the -ed ending. Students read 20 words and write the phonetic symbol for each --ed verb ending. Students then read a passage containing...
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Using Irregular Verbs in Simple Paste Tense
In this irregular verbs worksheet, students write the correct form of the irregular verb in simple past tense. Students complete 12 sentences. Students then make their own sentences using irregular verbs in simple past tense.
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Silhouettes
Students explore the challenges of creating a silhouette. In this silhouette lesson, students learn to produce a silhouette from a projected image. Students compare and contrast the making of a silhouette to a drawing or painting.
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Verbs
Ninth graders define the term 'verb', differentiate between action and linking verbs, and distinguish between active and passive voice. Use this lesson to examine the effect of passive and active voice in writing.
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Planets
Young, yet experienced, Spanish learners learn words like noche, dia, luz, and cielo as they read the story La Noche de Las Estrellas by Douglas Gutierrez. The first time you read...
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Regular or Irregular: Two Kinds of Verbs
The two kinds of verbs, regular and irregular, are the focus of this language arts worksheet. After a thorough, two-page description of both types, young grammarians fill in the present tense verb given the simple past and past...
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Everyone's a Critic: Analyzing Sitcoms as Cultural Texts
Start by defining the word sitcom with the goal of launching a discussion. What exactly is a sitcom? How is a sitcom different from sketch comedy, drama, and reality television? Class members give examples, remember storylines...
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-Ing Forms as Nouns
In this gerunds worksheet, students use ten words that end with "-ing" as either subjects or objects of verbs or prepositions. Students identify how each gerund was used in their sentences.
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Charades
Fourth graders play a game. In this vocabulary instructional activity, 4th graders play the game Charades to help review their vocabulary words. At the end of the instructional activity students can create their own words to act out.
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Introduce /B/
Students demonstrate how to pronounce the letter "b" sound. In this sound fluency lesson, students practice saying the "b" sound orally and repeat words that contain the letter "b." Additionally, students demonstrate the differences...