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Robert Munsch: Author Study

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars study Robert Munsch's style of writing. In this literature lesson, students read many of Robert Munsch's books, write a list of the characteristics found in his books, and write or orally tell a...
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Shopping for Clothes

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students demonstrate how to request information in a department store. They read and repeat dialogue, role-play with a partner using shopping vocabulary, and write down dictated amounts of money.
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Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills: Sound-Alike Words 2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this listening and speaking skills worksheet, learners will read 20 sentences each containing a misspelled homophone. Students will circle the misspelled homophone and write the correct sound alike word on the line.
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Family Folklore

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Young scholars complete activities to explore family folklore. In this folklore lesson, students define in writing family folklore, identify aspects of family folklife through discussions of their own traditions. Young scholars identify...
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Racism in Jazz

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to the Louis Armstrong song, "What Did I Do to Be So Black and Blue?" and consider it as a protest song. They write in their journals about Armstrong, his music, and civil rights.
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Two-Word Verbs

For Students 5th - 6th
In this grammar learning exercise, students study, discuss and write nineteen grammatically correct sentences utilizing a variety of verb combinations with the verb up.
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We and Thee

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine class structure. In this diversity education lesson, students discuss stereotypes within their school as an introduction to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. After students have read the play and discussed social class...
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Bullying and Teasing

For Students Pre-K - 5th
In this bullying and teasing worksheet, students read a set of guidelines on how not to bully, then complete a set of discussion questions based on a referenced DVD. Suggestions for writing assignments and activities are also given.
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Tort Hypotheticals

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the use of intentional torts. In groups, they use specific statements and use them in hypothetical situtations. For each category, they write a statements about the situation and discuss them as a class. They complete a...
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Using Irregular Verbs that Stay the Same

For Students 4th - 5th
In this irregular verbs activity, students choose the correct form of the verb in the sentences. Students cross out any verb forms that do not exist. Students complete 20 examples. Students then write 2 irregular verb sentences.
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Bio Poem

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Get to know your learners on a deeper level or invite them to step into someone else's shoes by introducing them to a bio poem. With this type of poetry, scholars will answer questions such as self-description, hopes for the future, and...
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Find Someone Who... ESL Scavenger Hunt

For Students Higher Ed
In this ESL find someone who... scavenger hunt worksheet, students read clues and find another student who fits the clues. They may have to find someone who is an only child, has been to Sweden, can tell a joke in English or does not...
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Giggle Break

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this activity, children will share their favorite jokes, riddles, and stories during a special class giggle time.
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Committing crime or just having fun?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students estimate the number of beans that is placed in a bottle. They are then split into three groups: Group 1: asked to write estimate on a sheet of paper with some large estimates already written down, Group 2: asked to write their...
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Language Arts: Creating Original Fiction

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create fictional stories and demonstrate the use of various writing techniques. After selecting their main ideas, they find appropriate graphics to use as illustrations. In groups, 4th graders apply Hyperstudio in...
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Science: Fish Behavior Bingo

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders, working in groups, observe fish in the Aquademics aquarium and identify the behaviors pictured there on worksheets. They match the pictures showing the behaviors, such as feeding, with the descriptions listed at the bottom...
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Ghosts of Rwanda

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students engage in a class discussion of notes they have taken while watching the film "Ghosts of Rwanda." They discuss a specific teacher-chosen quotation from the film. They then write a two to three page essay on a specific question...
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The Font of Funniness

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students research the work of a contemporary humorist by analyzing a variety of pieces of their work. They look at the work from a variety of media sources such as writing, videos, and broadcasts to decide how "American" the material is....
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Study Unit 4, Revised: Run-On Sentences, Comma Splices and Fragments

For Students 6th - 7th
In this language arts worksheet, students read 20 sentences and look for errors. Students write R if the sentence is run-on, CS if there is a comma splice, F for a sentence fragment and C for a correct sentence.
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Types of Questions - Tenses

For Students 9th - 10th
In this question tense worksheet, students analyze 17 sentences before writing the sentences in a table. They separate the sentences by question tense and type into the proper section of the table.
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Reading Log

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this reading log worksheet, students fill in a reading log, noting title, author, genre and rating on a scale of 1-5. Students then write, "telling about the book."
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Radio Broadcasting Before Television

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students compare the radio to other forms of mass communication. In this Radio Broadcasting Before Television lesson, students learn the different types of radio shows in the 1920s and 30s. Students write and perform radio scripts...
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Printing Practice Letter J

For Students K - 1st
In this writing worksheet, students print 4 rows of lowercase and uppercase J's. On the last row, students copy the words, "Jump jog joke."
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Two-Word Verb Exercise 3

For Students 5th - 6th
In this grammar worksheet, students practice filling in the blanks in twenty sentences with composite, two-word, verbs to make each sentence grammatically correct.