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What Is a Glyph? WorksheetWhat Is a Glyph? Worksheet
Publisher
K12 Reader
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Grade
2nd - 3rd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
30 mins
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Direct Instruction
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Technology
Projection
Year
2012
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Worksheet

What Is a Glyph?

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After reading a short passage about glyphs, kids must follow the provided directions to create a star glyph.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

reading comprehension

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • In addition to the star glyphs, have kids design one of their own and post these symbols as well as the explanation of the image about theorum

Classroom Considerations

  • The activity is the twent-third in a series of 36 reading comprehension exercises

Pros

  • The resulting star glyphs reveal how well individuals understood and followed the directions

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.2.1 RL.2.6 RL.3.1 RL.3.6

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