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How to Kit: Readers Theatre

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Immerse your class in a good story with an extensive resource featuring reader's theater techniques. The worksheets are designed for both teacher and student, and carefully explain how to organize, write, and perform stories in a...
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The Tempest: Concept Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Use a handy concept analysis guide as you begin your unit on William Shakespeare's The Tempest. With character descriptions, literary themes, and anticipated affective issues, the guide can help those new to using The Tempest craft...
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Sheep in a Jeep Lesson

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners are read the book "Sheep in a Jeep" focusing on the vocabulary. They create a rhyme chart and a class rhyming book. They share their illustrations with the class.
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Write a Rap Song

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students compose lyrics for a rap song. In this music lesson, students choose a topic, such as "Our School," and use rhyming words to compose a rap song. Students perform the song for their classmates.
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Sheepish Ee

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars examine how "ee" makes the /E/ sound using Elkonin boxes and letter manipulatives. While reciting an e rhyme they practice saying the long /e/ sound before reading a story which contains long e words. Finally, they...
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There Was an Old Lady. . .

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students alter a familiar short poem or song with synonyms and antonyms. In this synonym and antonym lesson plan, students replace the synonyms or antonyms in the text and discuss the changes in meaning. Students share their words.
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Whose Voice Do I Hear?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the power of voice in writing by completing a story using words following a particular voice. They take simple nursery rhymes, then attempt to put their own voice to a revised version. An interesting instructional...
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Pigs Don't Wear Pants

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students engage in the writing process and differentiate between what is real versus fantasy. They identify the rhyming words and follow the steps of writing to complete the page for the class book. The prompt is checked looking for...
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Now, Unto Thy Bones, Goodnight.

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students read Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing to learn about epitaphs. In this Shakespeare lesson, students read sections from the play and piece together Shakespeare's epitaph using index cards. Students create a 4 line...
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Box O' Love

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners create a Valentines Day poem using an empty cereal box as their canvas.  In this poetry lesson, students create their poems using rhyming words and create sentences. 
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Sound Devices

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners examine the impact of sound devices in poetry, prose, and non-fiction. In this figurative language lesson, students read instructor-selected literature and identify uses of alliteration, repetition, consonance, rhythm, rhyme,...
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Sun and Moon Poetry Baskets

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students write Sun and Moon poetry. In this poetry lesson, students research the sun and the moon.  They write poetry and create two class baskets for descriptive words about each.
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Hiccup, Hiccup Go Away

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discuss how the world of Mother Goose is full of sign, charms, and fortune telling, supplying advice on how to deal with life's events. They view a poster of "Hiccup, Hiccup." Students are asked if they have ever had hiccups....
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Trees

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading worksheet, students write the rhyming words of a rhyme pattern. Students also count the number of syllables in each line and draw a picture of a tree.
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Bat Fact Page

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate unusual bats and draw their own interpretation of the bat. They use rhyming words to write a creative story about bats. Facial features of microbats and megabats are observed and then classfied in groups.
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It Begins with an A Activity Card

For Students Pre-K - K
In this reading worksheet, learners respond to the book It Begins with an A by completing an activity card at home with a parent. Students cut out the 4 pictures and paste them in the correct space with the riddle clue. Example: It...
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Identifying Sounds of Poetry

For Students 5th - 8th
In this poetry worksheet, students read different poetry and identify the type of poetry that is being used based on the sound. Students complete 10 short answer questions.
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Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear

For Teachers K
Students respond to movement cues in the rhyme "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear", perform steady beat patterns on body percussion, and sing sol-mi patterns in a chant in this Kindergarten music instructional activity. Emphasis is on meeting...
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It's About the Author

For Teachers Pre-K
Students develop print awareness. In this literature lesson plan, students memorize and recite nursery rhymes and listen to stories of Maurice Sendak and Ezra Jack Keats. Students draw pictures to illustrate read aloud books and dictate...
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The Spider Beside Her

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders expand their knowledge of spiders. By creating a model of a spider, 2nd graders recognize differences between spiders and insects and determine that a spider is not an insect.
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Bat Activities and games

For Teachers 1st
First graders read the book Stelluna by Janell Cannon. In this bat lesson plan, 1st graders use their sense of smell to identify objects, learn and recite a rhyme, and differentiate between the words night and day.
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Marine Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students identify characteristics of good poetry and compose their own.  For this marine poetry lesson, students are introduced to several different types of poetry with a marine theme.  After discussing the elements...
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Long Vowels with Silent 'E'

For Teachers 1st
First graders read words with a silent E at the end. In this literacy activity, the teacher explains how the silent E changes the sound a vowel makes, then students practice reading words. Students complete a worksheet with the teacher...
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You've Got My Money!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars recall Orff instrument families and specific instruments so that they can put sound effects to certain words in a scary story to make it more interesting.

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