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I Knew Him When
Students research the life of Abraham Lincoln and write a first-person account from the viewpoint of someone who knew him. They develop a timeline of Lincoln's life, research a particular period of his life, and write a first-person...
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What's the Point
Students practice the strategy of summarization to be able to understand and comprehend the text. They study how to get rid of unnecessary or repeated information and find the most important items or events and then write a statement...
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Giving: Putting the Pieces Together
Fourth graders examine the gifts they might give to friends and family. They choose personal mementos to give and consider the limits of their gift-giving circle.
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Cool, Clear Water - Or Is It?
Students use a problem solving method to offer a solution to one of the water quality problems within the Kansas Lower Republican River Basin. Groups research a problem area, then produce a skit, poem, song or story to illustrate the...
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Map It Out!
Students open their Alabama history book to the chapter on the Civil Rights Movement noticing how the chapter is broken into headings. They read a passage and as a class, create a story map focusing on the main ideas and details.
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Sea Turtle
Students listen to a story about a sea turtle sanctuary. They participate in a discussion about the sea turtles. They analyze some of the hazards that can hurt sea turtles and brainstorm ways to help the problem. They write and...
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Shopping With Charlie
In this language arts worksheet, students go shopping and use the information in order to circle the correct words or write the complete sentences.
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Show And Tell
Have you ever saved your money to buy something you really wanted? Elementary schoolers share how they saved their money for things they wanted, and they bring in one or two items that they bought with their personal savings.
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Characterization
Students read the book Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. In this character traits activity, students read the book and identify character traits. Students draw pictures of a character from the book and describe the character traits.
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Exploring Equivalent Fractions
An extensive lesson explores equivalent fractions and is intended for three 60-minute periods. Young mathematicians compare and order fractions with like and unlike denominators. Included are worksheets, assessments, and answer sheets;...
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Gingerbread Man Glyph from Mailbox Magazine
Follow crafty glyphs to create a one-of-a kind gingerbread man based on personal information such as the color of eyes, number of siblings, and more!
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Family Pictures (Cuadros de Familia)
Designed to be spread across multiple days, this mini-unit gives learners an opportunity to develop family related vocabulary. Start by reading selected pages from "Family Pictures-Cuadros de familia" by Carmen Lomas Garza, and then...
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Determine the Meaning
Enhance elementary readers' vocabulary skills with a worksheet focused on context clues. Individuals read ten short sentences, each with an underlined word, and look over four options to find the most appropriate synonym that could...
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Fronts
Fourth graders define cold and warm fronts, explain how they are formed and they ways that they affect the weather.
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Because of Winn-Dixie The Movie vs. The Book
In this Because of Winn Dixie worksheet, students use the provided graphic organizer to compare and contrast the book by Kate DiCamillo and the movie based on the book. Students also respond to 2 short answer questions.
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Comparing and Contrasting Heroes
Young scholars identify the characteristics that make someone a hero. They also examine the values of all heroes.
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Learning About Verb Tenses
How much do your youngsters know about the simple present, past, and future tenses? Find out with this series of practice activities. To begin, learners become acquainted with the verb tenses by reading definitions and examples and...
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Reading Comprehension
In this reading comprehension worksheet, young scholars read a short passage entitled, "Fixing the Roof", answer 7 multiple choice questions, fill in 6 blanks with vocabulary words and answer 1 question with a paragraph.
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A memorial for Ground Zero
Students discuss memorials and design a memorial for the 9/11 victims.
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Word Web
For this word web graphic organizer worksheet, students may use the organizer to record words that are related to the same topic. Spaces for a topic word and 8 related words are provided.
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Multiple Intelligences Survey
In this multiple intelligences activity, learners complete a survey asking them about different ways they like to learn. Students complete 24 questions. This should be a very enjoyable activity for learners.
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Investigating the Hydrosphere
No matter the scientific discipline, your students can benefit from a study of water.
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Discovering Your Heritage
Students interview a family member about their heritage. They listen to and record part of their family's oral history. Students also create and label a family tree going back a minimum of two generations and compare and contrast...
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Adjective Review
For this adjective review worksheet, students identify 11 adjective in a paragraph, unscramble 8 adjectives, and fill in 13 blanks in a paragraph with appropriate adjectives.