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Curated OER

Listening for Tone

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils read and listen to various poems as they are read by different readers using different tones. They read "Jabberwocky" and in groups, determine what they think the nonsense words in the poem mean. The groups compare thier ideas and...
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BASIC GRAMMAR REVIEW Using "Jabberwocky"

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners use the poem Jabberwocky to discover where they are weak in grammar. They rewrite the poem using standard dialect words instead of nonsense words.
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Curated OER

Where Do We Begin?

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Primary learners grasp sequence of events by discussing morning routines and reviewing the story of Little Red Riding Hood. They explore the necessity of correct order of events. As a class, create a story with a beginning, middle, and...
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Curated OER

Rock N Rhythm & Rhyme (Part One)

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students make flip books of rhyming words and match words together that are on cards. In this rhyming lesson plan, students read books and read individual words to identify rhyming words.
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Curated OER

Intro to Parts of Speech

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students define eight parts of speech, classify words as specific parts of speech, describe their function, and explain how parts of speech help us to communicate more clearly.
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Curated OER

Rhythm and Rhyming Long Rope Jumping

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners discuss the importance of rhythm in rope jumping. They practice turning, then jumping. Students discuss the various types of rhymes. They work in groups for a couple of classes, learners rotate from chart to chart trying out...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: There Once Was...

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Part 2 of this tutorial on limerick writing demonstrates the importance of form (meter and rhyme) in limerick poetry using the exemplary and amusing work of Edward Lear.