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The Language of Love
In this language arts worksheet, students learn that there are many ways to express love using words. Students read 20 sentences which show different ways of expressing affection. Example: "You are in my heart." There are no questions...
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More Joy of Abstract Nouns 2
Continue your classes' study of related vocabulary with a second list of adjectives that have corresponding abstract nouns. Students must fill in the missing abstract noun for each provided adjective. For example, satisfying (satisfied)....
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The Football Team
Playing team sports is about more than just scoring the most goals or winning the most games. Read this passage with your class and learn how athletes build character as members of a team. When finished, individuals identify the main...
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Lesson 9 - Contractions
Is it do'nt or don't? How about doesn't or does'nt? A lesson on contractions helps learners identify, form, and use contractions. Components within the plan include direct instruction on decoding and encoding contractions, as well as...
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Ben Franklin's Game
A reading of What's The Big Idea, Ben Franklin? provides an opportunity for class members to practice paraphrasing, quoting, and citing sources. An exercise on how to avoid plagiarizing is also included.
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Fairy Tale Word Scramble
In this language arts worksheet, students analyze 8 scrambled words; all pertain to fairy tales. Students decipher each word and write it correctly on the line. This is a challenging puzzle.
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Adjective, Adjective, Noun
Students create artistic renditions of two random adjectives and one noun in this game-like Art lesson for the elementary and middle school classroom. The cross-curricular lesson includes a vocabulary list and a short resource list.
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Egg Hunt Reinforces Math, Language Skills
It's amazing what you can do to reinforce math skills while leading an egg hunt! Learners of all ages will benefit from playing this simple game.
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Rhyme Brainstormers
Students identify words that rhyme and realize that this literacy skill is engaging. Then they prepare their own language game props. Students also monitor each other in following rules, erasing duplicate words, and scorekeeping....
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Kitchens: Beginning ESL Lesson
Teach your English learners about kitchen appliances in this ESL presentation. With words like "refrigerator," "microwave," and "plates," the slideshow could easily accompany your vocabulary list of household words. You could also use...
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Rebuses
What a great way to get your class thinking! Learners look at a series of rebuses and identify the meaning. For example, they look at the word head written in large font (the answer is big head). It's a fun way to practice vocabulary and...
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Celebrating Halloween through Language and Literature
Use the theme of Halloween to spice up campfire stories, journal writing, and presentations in your classroom.
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Show The Movie!
Fifth graders deliver story presentations that establish a setting with descriptive words, contain a plot and show, rather than tell, what happens. In this language arts lesson plan, 5th graders utilize sentences from the book, "Tuck...
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Get In the Game
In this literacy activity, students find the words that name different types of boardgames. The answer is found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Word Pyramid-- Parts of a Sentence
In this language arts worksheet, young scholars build a word pyramid by following the detailed directions on the page Students use the indicated part of speech, number of letters and initial sound to construct the word. Example: A 4...
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Nouns and Verbs
In this language arts learning exercise, students discover that some words can be used as both nouns and verbs. Students look at 10 words and write sentences using them as both nouns and verbs. Example: smell
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Test Your Reading Skills-- Homophones 5
In this language arts instructional activity, students investigate homophones, or words that sound the same but are spelled differently. Students read each word and write a homophone in the blank next to it.
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Hotel Anagrams
In this language arts and social studies activity, students examine 30 scrambled words and phrases all pertaining to staying in a hotel. Students unscramble the words in this challenging puzzle. Example: heskupenieog (housekeeping)
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Advanced Homophones 4
In this language arts worksheet, students discover homophones, or words that sound alike but are spelled differently. Students read 15 words and write the homonym on the line.
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Elementary Homophones 3
In this language arts learning exercise, students examine 15 words in a word bank. Students write a word that is a homophone, or word that sounds the same but is spelled differently.
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Fears And Phobias 2
In this language arts worksheet, students demonstrate Internet or library research skills by finding out the names of 15 phobias. Example: fear of men with beards (pogonophobia).
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The Very Quiet World of Silent Letters
In this language arts and spelling worksheet, students learn that the English language contains words with letters that are spelled but not pronounced. Students analyze 30 words and fill in the missing silent letters.
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More Adjectives and Synonyms 1
In this language arts worksheet, students discover that synonyms are words that mean the same as other words. Students read and analyze 15 words and using a word bank, match them with a synonym.
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Independence Day Acrostic Poetry
In this online interactive language arts worksheet, learners write an acrostic poem regarding the 4th of July using the letters INDEPENDENCE. This worksheet may also be printed for use in classrooms.