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Curated OER

Language Arts: Creative Reading, Predicting and Writing

For Students 4th
In this predictions worksheet, 4th graders guess what the book Black and White will be about based on the first line. Students answer questions related to the book's genre and story line. Students write and illustrate their own short...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Story Planner

For Students 4th - 6th
In this literature worksheet, students write an original animal story filling in a graphic organizer with the setting, characters and a problem/conflict. Students include an introduction and conclusion and write the title of the story in...
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Penguin Books

Wonder in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Would you rather be right, or would you rather be kind? A novel unit based on R.J. Palacio's Wonder focuses on the need to be kind to others and to accept their differences. As learners read the book, they discuss the themes of family...
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English Linx

Circling Adverbs Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
A great way to effectively teach adverbs! Young grammarians circle adverbs in 15 different sentences. Next, they underline the verb that the adverb describes.
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North Clackamas School District

Context Clues: Synonyms

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
What do you do when you find a word that's not familiar to you? Help readers use context clues when encountering unfamiliar words with a grammar activity. They note the parts of the sentences that show the meaning of the word, write how...
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Curated OER

Civil Rights: Rosa Parks Centers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Research the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Rosa Parks. Set up different centers and have learners rotate through the activities aimed at researching Rosa Parks. They read The Bus Ride that Changed History: The Story of Rosa Parks, write a...
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Organizer
Curated OER

My School Rules! Your School Drools!

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this writing activity, students fill out a brainstorming graphic organizer about why they like their school. They are then prompted and guided through writing a first and final draft of a paragraph using their ideas.  
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Curated OER

Does it Make Sense?

For Students 2nd - 5th
For this grammar worksheet, students read 9 sentences and draw smiley faces next to the sentences that are grammatically correct. They draw sad faces next to the sentences that are not grammatically correct and underline the word that is...
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Curated OER

A Trouble-Making Crow Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this A Trouble-Making Crow vocabulary activity, students respond to 5 matching and 5 fill in the blank questions. Students are also asked to write a story.
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Curated OER

Getting Hooked, Introduction for a Narrative

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
How can you interest your reader? Here is a great lesson on reading and discussing the characteristics of a narrative. Elementary schoolers explore writing techniques to hook the reader. They identify their hook and share their...
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Teacher's Corner

Dr. Seuss Book Report - Character

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Bring the imaginative spark in every Dr. Seuss book to your reading lesson with a book report worksheet. After they read the story, learners write a short summary of the tale and include an illustration of their favorite character.
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Curated OER

Fun with Summarizing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice summarization by creating a story map. After reading Freckle Juice, students working in groups, create a story map of the main events of the story. Groups use their story maps to summarize a chapter of the story and...
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Curated OER

Tibetan Monk Sand Paintings

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students complete an art project. In this sand paintings lesson plan, students learn about the history of mandalas and then create a sand painting of their own. Extensions include writing a story or poem about their sand painting, study...
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Curated OER

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for Reader's Circle, they also are writing a variety of pieces for the Writer's Workshop that is closely related to the novel. The quality and the quantity of work that...
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Curated OER

Exploring the Mystery Genre

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students determine the story elements of typical mystery stories including characters and plot structure. They look at vocabulary that is common to mystery stories before reading and responding to mystery chapter books. Working in guided...
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Curated OER

Mapping Out the Story

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Discuss the reading comprehension strategy of summarization with your elementary schoolers! They read a chapter from their social studies textbook, Regions Near and Far, and create a map, or word web, for the chapter. They identify...
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K12 Reader

Sort Common/Proper Nouns

For Students 2nd - 7th
Maestro Magnificent, swimming pool, magic wand. Persons, places, and things are the focus of a activity that asks kids to identify the common and proper nouns.
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Macmillan Education

Comparative Adjectives

For Students 2nd - 6th Standards
How can you show that an item is colder than something else? Or that it is more beautiful? Use a worksheet to reinforce the concept of comparative adjectives. With fill-in-the-blanks, word banks, and multiple choice questions, the...
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Curated OER

A Novel Study Unit for The Cay

For Teachers 4th - 9th Standards
Novelly written questions are perfect for a novel study guide unit on The Cay. The well-rounded resource contains an anticipation guide for scholars to complete before reading, a variety of questions per chapter of the book, and a post...
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Curated OER

English - "And then what?" Word Sequence

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this grammar worksheet, students read a selection on word sequence and circle 8 sequence words in a paragraph. Students use the sequences words to put 5 sentences in order and then write a story using as many sequence words as they can.
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Curated OER

Celebrating Halloween through Language and Literature

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Use the theme of Halloween to spice up campfire stories, journal writing, and presentations in your classroom.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Character Wheel

For Students 2nd - 8th
Explore a story's character by using this character wheel. Kids will love this graphic organizer. It's easy to use, and there are spaces to write character traits and textual evidence that supports those traits. This is a great middle...
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Curated OER

Acting for the Common Goods

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The first of a three-part series on bullying, this plan has class members present skits about bullying, write and sign an anti-bullying pledge, and complete a service project. For the skit, learners use information from previous lessons...
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Common Sense Press

The Sign of the Beaver Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
A series of activities based on Elizabeth George Speare's The Sign of The Beaver takes your class through vocabulary, reading comprehension, and literary analysis. A good packet or collection of assignments for a reading circle.

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