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Haiku
Students work collaboratively to create a class Haiku and illustrate the poem individually in this elementary school lesson. The lesson includes five possible enrichment activities.
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Instant Spelling Activity: 1st Grade
First graders practice their spelling skills. In this spelling lesson, 1st graders explore onsets and rimes as they complete an activity regarding double letters.
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Building a Bridge
Students design a bridge. In this science lesson, students research different types of bridges and create a bridge using marshmallows, toothpicks and construction paper.
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Shared Reading: A Lesson Plan to Introduce Patriotism in the Classroom
Students learn why we say the Pledge of Allegiance through shared reading. For this shared reading lesson plan, students are shown the Pledge of Allegiance in 3 different forms. While they are exploring the pledge, the teacher explains...
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Understanding Narrative Poetry
In this poetry activity, students learn about narrative poetry. They then answer 7 questions about one of the poems they read, practice writing their own narrative poem, and complete a research project using the internet. The answers are...
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The Red Wheelbarrow
Students explore an imagist poem. In this poetry lesson students write a poem in the imagist's style using "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams as an example. The poems are read aloud and discussed.
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Writing a poem
Students imagine themselves someplace -- the beach, a mountain top, a city street -- anywhere.
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There Was An Old Lady...
Students participate in various activities using the story There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. In this reading fluency lesson, students read the story and then practice comprehension, fluency, and writing. An estimation activity...
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Mother Goose Poetry
Students practice technology skills such as open, save, print,
type, font size, font type. They also do graphics, importing,text wrapping.Critical thinking,graphic design, presenting are other skills practiced.
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The Quatrain
Students analyze the quatrain structure and rhyming in the song, "Puddles". They use this format to create their own quatrain lyrics for a song then they share their song ang revise it.
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Sonnets and Poetic Dialogue
Seventh graders read a piece of work by Shakespeare and then write a sonnet.
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Only If by Enya
In this song lesson activity, students learn about the song Only If by Enya. They learn about the song background, as well as the grammar and vocabulary of the song.
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Identifying and Describing Story Elements
First graders examine how to identify the different elements of a story and how they fit in a definite sequence. The use of comprehension skills is essential to retell the story as desired within the lesson.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Traditional Songs and Rhymes in Spanish
Traditional Spanish songs that can be heard with Real Player. It includes the Spanish and English words for the songs. Find rhymes, fingerplays and games.
English Club
English Club: Esl Games: Rhyming Pairs: Game 1
Match each word with another word that rhymes. All words start with "b," and all rhyming counterparts start with "f." Answers can be checked when completed, and a percentage score is displayed.
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English Club: Esl Games: Rhyming Pairs: Game 11
Match each word with another word that rhymes. All words start with "w," and all rhyming counterparts start with "m." Answers can be checked when completed, and a percentage score is displayed.
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English Club: Esl Games: Rhyming Pairs: Game21
Match each word with another word that rhymes. All words start with "s," and all rhyming counterparts start with "p." Answers can be checked when completed, and a percentage score is displayed.
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English Club: Esl Games: Rhyming Pairs: Game 31
Match each word with another word that rhymes. All words start with "b," and all rhyming counterparts start with "f." Answers can be checked when completed, and a percentage score is displayed.
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English Club: Esl Games: Rhyming Pairs: Game 41
Match each word with another word that rhymes. All words start with "v," and all rhyming counterparts start with "s." Answers can be checked when completed, and a percentage score is displayed.
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English Club: Esl Games: Rhyming Pairs: Game 51
Match each word with another word that rhymes. All words start with "l," and all rhyming counterparts start with "b." Answers can be checked when completed, and a percentage score is displayed.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Play With Words: Rhyme & Verse
In this lesson plan, young scholars will consider "Play with Words: Rhyme & Verse." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: By Car, Train, or Bus! The Sounds of Language on the Go
Come and check out this awesome pre-reading resource. This site offers examples of simple word games you can play with kids to increase their ability to recognize and use letters and sounds. Try these games the next time you're in the...