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Prop Box
What other uses can you brainstorm for a key? What about a pair of sunglasses? Bring a bag of props into your classroom and have learners create different uses for a selection of objects. Then, after everyone has shared, translate the...
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Experience: referring to an activity in the unspecified past
In this past experience activity, students refer to activities in the past by filling in blanks to sentences such as was, have been, thought, and more. Students complete 22 multiple choice questions.
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Using Quotes as "Thought Shots"
Students explore how to use quotation marks in writing to add dialogue to a paper. In groups, students observe pictures and add quotations to them. Students follow rules of punctuation and capitalization as they proofread and edit each...
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Guess My Character
Second graders create thought bubbles for either the brother or the sister from Patricia Polacco's "My Rotten, Red-Headed, Older Brother." They exchange bubbles and act out the characters and guess the character being represented.
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: Your Thoughts Don't Have Words Every Day
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Your Thoughts Don't Have Words Every Day", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Sophia On and can access a printable version of this piece.