Lesson Plan
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The Five Paragraph Essay

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of writing a five paragraph essay. They go through the steps to develop an essay from prewriting to a final draft using a writing prompt of Olauda Equiano. The handout for the assignment has questions for...
Writing
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Sports Essay

For Students 4th - 5th
In this sports essay writing worksheet, students read the prompt about the obsession with sports in this country. Students write an essay about their feelings about sports, their favorite sports and athletes.
Lesson Plan
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Writing Lesson Plans: Practice for SAT

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice writing after completing research on a given topic. They use a writing sample to practice for the SAT writing section, then review sample essays and gain classmates feedback.
Writing
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Television Essay

For Students 5th - 6th
In this essay writing worksheet, students read the essay prompt about the impact of television. Students write an essay about television and how it affects their lives.
Writing
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Transportation Essay

For Students 4th - 5th
In this essay writing worksheet, students read the prompt about how transportation affects daily life for many people. Students write an essay about transportation and the role it has in their lives.
Writing
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Space Exploration Essay

For Students 5th - 6th
In this space exploration essay writing worksheet, students read the prompt and think about how they feel about the importance of space exploration. Students then write an essay on this topic.
Writing
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TV Violence Essay

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, students read the essay prompt about the effects of TV violence on young people. Students write an essay about their thoughts on TV violence.
Writing
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Printable Story Starter: The Case of The Missing Mothers Day

For Students 3rd - 4th
This creative writing prompt encourages students to continue the story of "Momma's Boy," who has discovered that Mother's Day has disappeared from the calendar. The prompt provides students with an introduction, setting, and character,...
Writing
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Printable Story Starter: Tired of the Snow

For Students 3rd - 4th
This writing prompt about Earl, the polar bear, who is tired of the snow, helps students complete the story by providing the first few sentences. The prompt also sets students up with the first conflict, which they can complete as they...
Printables
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Common Core 1st Grade Workbook

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
You've found the first grade Common Core jackpot! English Language Arts and Math Common Core standards are addressed in a 74-page packet complete with standard text printables, activities, cut-outs for the classroom, and worksheets. 
Lesson Plan
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Savvy Spending: Sharpening Money Decisions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Do you really need that new laptop/phone/dress/jacket/etc.? Financial decisions require us to distinguish between our wants and our needs. Through discussion and the evaluation of scenarios on provided worksheets, this resource...
Lesson Plan
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Get Dramatic: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explain reducing, recycling and reusing. In this science/ arts lesson, students create a commercial and display a backdrop made out of recycled goods. Additionally, students write written responses to writing prompts. 
Lesson Plan
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Writing an Autobiography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify life goals as they write an autobiography. They write a strong introduction for their autobiography. Students write a sequences of events using their Life Map as a graphic organizer. They write facts accurately...
Worksheet
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Story Starters: Skunk

For Students 2nd - 3rd
These language arts worksheets present a picture and a space for the teacher to type a word list for the students to use in the story. Students write using the given word list related to the picture.
Lesson Plan
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Beginning Your Journal

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop a deeper awareness of the use of journals and gather inspiration to begin their journal from their graphic time lines. They explore, ponder, test and illustrate self-expression through daily journal writing. Each student...
Lesson Plan
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Mayan Culture

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use RAFT prompts to write about Mayan society. In this activity on Mayan culture, students research and then explain the Mayan hierarchy and social structure. As a culminating activity each student will write a newspaper article...
Lesson Plan
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The Gold Rush: Guided Writing and Publication

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars read about the Alaska Gold Rush, its characters and the impact on the history of Alaska. They write a response as if they are a Klondike Stampeder in the late 1900s.
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The Concept of Diversity in World Literature Lesson 6: Culture Clash

For Teachers 10th - 11th Standards
To prepare for a Quickwrite on the question, "How do different points of view create cultural conflicts?" class groups draw examples of religious, cultural, and political conflicts from Things Fall Apart and The Poisonwood Bible to use...
PPT
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Historical Fiction: Island of the Blue Dolphins

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O'Dell's classic tale of Karana, a young girl stranded on an island off the California coast, is the focus of a 16-slide presentation that includes a list of vocabulary words, guided reading questions,...
Printables
Student Handouts

Learning Cubes

For Students 1st - 7th
Add a game-like aspect to class discussion or writing with a die that has something other than numbers on it. You or your learners can roll the die to decide if it's time analyze, compare and contrast, describe, explain and illustrate,...
Assessment
New York State Education Department

US History and Government Examination: August 2014

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
The Gulf War, the Vietnam War, and the Korean War all featured pivotal moments in United States foreign policy. Individuals consider how these conflicts changed the course of American diplomacy using an essay prompt and documents from a...
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School Picture Cards

For Students K - 12th
Make the classroom a familiar place with both community and vocabulary! A set of picture cards prompt pupils to identify items typically found in a school or classroom setting.
Printables
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Fur, Features, Scales, and Shells Book

For Teachers K - 2nd
What's the difference between a bear and a fish? Examine the characteristics of different animals with a set of pages for kids to color. Four pages provide different animals for each characteristic, including turtles, bears, fish, and...
Assessment
Math Learning Center

Fourth Grade Assessments and Scoring Checklists, Common Core State Standards

For Teachers 4th Standards
Find out how your class is progressing in math with a set of assessments. Learners finish a baseline assignment to assess where they are beginning the year and then work on tests with increasing difficulty as the year progresses.