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Beginning Synonyms and Antonyms - Verbs 4
in this verbs that are synonyms and antonyms worksheet, students identity verbs that mean the same or opposite of given verbs. Students choose twelve multiple choice answers.
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U.S. Set to Celebrate Lincoln Bicentennial
Students use a news article about the celebration of the Lincoln Bicentennial to answer questions about Abraham Lincoln and the celebration. In this current events and US history lesson based on a news article, students participate in a...
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Globe Trotting Cinderella
Students explore the fairy tale genre of literature. In this Cinderella lesson, students read fairy tales and discuss their attributes and cultural background. Students examine and write their own fractured fairy tales.
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Underground Railroad- People Get Ready...There's a Train a Comin'
Students learn about the Underground Railroad. In this Civil War and slavery lesson, students discuss how successful slaves would be moving around at night, learn the secret vocabulary used for escape routes and review background about...
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Thanks for Your Service
Students thank their freedom fighters. In this Veteran's Day lesson, students honor members of the U.S. Armed Forces by designing a program to pay tribute to them. Students use technology tools to conduct interviews, take pictures, and...
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Book Report Alternative
Students create a video book report. In this literature lesson, students read a book independently and fill out a graphic organizer. Students use a digital camera to record their book review.
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The Elephant
Students listen to a story about helping others. In this citizenship lesson plan, students investigate a group of animals that do not want to help an ant. Students learn about elephants and sing songs about the elelphant in story.
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Checkmate: The Play's The Thing
Students investigate the Middle Ages and it's relation to the theater. In this acting lesson, students read Arthurian stories form the Middle Ages and practice using vocabulary words from the Medieval Times. Students write a play set...
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The History of Scrabble
Learners discover the history and rules to the classic board game, Scrabble. In this spelling lesson, students complete a KWL chart on Scrabble and present their findings in an oral report. Learners work in pairs to reenact one of the...
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Summarizing Worksheet
For this summarizing skills worksheet, students answer ten multiple choice questions based on the conceptual framework for writing a summary.
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Review: Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms and Homographs
In this grammar worksheet, students read the 20 sentences and identify the pair of underlined words as synonyms, antonyms, homonyms or homographs.
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Just Plain Fancy
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Just Plain Fancy. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions,...
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Literature for Lesson 2 - The UnderGround Railroad
Students examine the use of the Underground Railroad. In this Underground Railroad lesson, students determine the meaning of the word slavery. They study the Underground Railroad through the use of literature and Internet websites. They...
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Multiple Meanings Game
Here is a simple activity that uses definition cards that match the appropriate words to their meaning. Pupils match the cards using vocabulary words from units of study. A very basic, but often useful, resource.
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Computer Words
Here is a set of cards explaining the meanings of a variety of different parts of a computer. While not exactly a lesson per se, these cards could be printed out and used quite easily in a formatted lesson. In this time of computers,...
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Six Dynamic Designs for Arts Integrated Curriculum
Students create a recipe for a certain aspect of a culture. They create a culture that has never existed before. They analyze either dance, history, geography, history or the future of space exploration. They compare and contrast...
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Beat the Spell Checker: Going on Holiday
For this spelling activity worksheet, students read the sentences and write the correct spelling for the highlighted word. Students correct 7 sentences.
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Introduction to Ludwig van Beethoven
"Ode to la Tortilla" and "Ode to Joy"? Sure! Use Gary Soto's poem to introduce learners to the ode format. After examining the descriptive words Soto uses, class members study a poster of Ludwig van Beethoven, suggest words that describe...
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Parts of a Friendly letter
Students sing about the parts of a friendly letter. In this friendly letter lesson plan, students sing a song to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell" about the five parts of a friendly letter.
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Countable Nouns, Verbs, Polite Language
In this grammar and vocabulary practice worksheet, students read about countable nouns and categorize a set, practice filling in blanks in from of nouns using either 'some' or 'any,' complete questions and write steps in making a...
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Pronoun Party
In this pronoun instructional activity, 3rd graders focus on the usage of he, she, and it. Students complete 6 fill in the blank sentences, adding the correct pronoun to complete each.
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Moving Objects
Students discover the history of the United States by examining the Great Migration. In this U.S. History lesson, students research the immigration movement on the Internet and complete a worksheet about the large population shift. ...
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Dawdle Duckling
Students read the book Dawdle Duckling and complete different activities about the book. Students research the wetlands, research ducks, complete an oil and water experiment, map a cove, and more.
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Sending a Valentine
Learners practice addressing envelopes. In this everyday writing lesson, students practice writing addresses on envelopes by writing Valentine's cards and addressing them to kindergartners.