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Reading Comprehension: Voice of Nature
Understanding a text can be a very interesting task. Fourth graders read a passage describing the origin of an Aboriginal myth. They answer 11 comprehension questions that require them to pull key details, use context, and think...
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Adapting "List/Group/Label" to Literature
Need a prereading activity in line with the Common Core Standards for Language? Although designed for grades 11 and 12, the procedure detailed in this resource could be used with most grade levels. Prior to reading, select 20 – 25 words...
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Report Writing
Why don't dinosaurs wander the earth any longer? Answer this fascinating question with young readers as they examine a brief informational text. There are bolded words to separate text sections which are an excellent example of...
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Introduce: Cause and Effect
Introduce beginning readers to cause and effect in a story by exploring it together. Learners make predictions about a book based on its cover, title, and a brief flip through the pages. They listen to an explanation of cause and effect...
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Identifying Compare and Contrast Key Words
Students read the passage titled Moving to a New Town and circle key words that show compare and contrast. In this compare and contrast lesson plan, students also fill out similarities and differences in a T chart.
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Much Ado About Nothing
In this Shakespeare worksheet, students decipher Much Ado About Nothing. Students read excerpts from the play and answer questions about specific quotes. They also translate lines into modern language.
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Wordles, Wordles, Wordles: Pre-Reading for Hamlet Using Key Words
Students analyze a Wordle of the top 150 words in Hamlet and complete a study of the language in the play. In this Hamlet literacy lesson, students work in groups to complete the given handouts to categorize the words of the play and...
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Key Words
In this key words worksheet, students learn that every sentence has important key words. Students read 6 sentences and from two choices, select the best key word that would fit the meaning.
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Reading: Job Opening- Legal Assistant
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students practice their reading skills. Students read a passage and answer eleven questions about what they just read.
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Sum It Up!
Students practice summarizing information from a reading using their own words. They take notes while reading using a guided worksheet. For the written summary they have a budget of two dollars with each word used costing ten cents.
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Simplifying sentences
Students read through several articles as a class and identify key words in sentences. Students work as a class to reduce the length of the article by shortening the sentences but ensuring that they still make sense.
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Scanning
Pupils examine how to scan textual material. They identify and circle key words, phrases, and synonyms in the table of contents and the index of a classroom text.
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Identifying Key Words, Synonyms, and Key Phrases
Students identify key words, synonyms, and key phrases from their previously written research questions. They utilize the key words, synonyms, and key phrases to search resources for answers to the research questions.
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Key Words
In this key words worksheet, students read the sentences and select the word that best completes each sentence based on the key words in the sentence. Students complete 5 sentences.
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Dr. Seuss Book Titles
For this literature crossword puzzle worksheet, students analyze all the titles to Dr. Seuss's books by filling in the blanks next to each number across and down and then fill in the boxes within the puzzle itself.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Little Explorers Picture Dictionary
Delve into this wonderfully illustrated and comprehensive picture dictionary. Research up to 1,905 illustrated entries. Each word is used in a meaningful sentence.
Grammarly
Grammarly Handbook: Where to Find Information
This page focuses on where to find information needed for writing papers: the library or the internet. It offers tips for using search engines and key words.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Cause and Effect Papers: Key Elements: Lesson 2
This lesson goes over words, phrases, and key elements that are included in cause and effect papers. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Cause and Effect Papers: Key Elements."
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Food (La Comida)
Great tool for teaching Spanish-speaking English Language Learners (ELL). This vocabulary lesson focuses on: Food vocabulary. A variety of interactive, self-correcting exercises are provided to reinforce material presented - audio...
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Ingles Mundial: People (La Gente)
Great tool for teaching Spanish-speaking English Language Learners (ELL). This vocabulary lesson focuses on: opposites, colors, words for describing people. A variety of interactive, self-correcting exercises are provided to reinforce...
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Ingles Mundial: Health (La Salud)
Great tool for teaching Spanish-speaking English Language Learners (ELL). This vocabulary lesson focuses on: Body parts and health problems. A variety of interactive, self-correcting exercises are provided to reinforce material presented...
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Ingles Mundial: Transportation: Vocabulary
Great tool for teaching Spanish-speaking English Language Learners (ELL). This vocabulary lesson focuses on: Transportation. A variety of interactive, self-correcting exercises are provided to reinforce material presented - audio...
Education Place
Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Using the Web
The World Wide Web is a great place to find more information about a topic. But there are a lot of sites out there - some are good and some are not so good. Here are some steps to help students use the Web to do research.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Classification Papers: Key Elements
This lesson goes over words, phrases, and key elements that are included in classification papers.