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Read Works: Passages: Paired Text: "Field Trip" by Aditi Sriram
[Free Registration/Login Required] The paired passages "Partial Eclipse" and "Field Trip" share the theme of astronomy. Question sets are provided for each passage separately and combined.
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Read Works: Passages: Paired Text: "Whom Does He Look Like?"
[Free Registration/Login Required] The paired passages "My Three Sisters" and "Whom Does He Look Like?" have the common theme of physical similarities between family members. Comprehension question sets are available for each separately...
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Uen: Abc Community Walk
In this lesson, students will learn vocabulary related to a community. The class will create a class Community ABC Book as a culminating activity to show what they have learned about what it means to be part of a community.
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Uen: Butterfly, Butterfly: Teaching Vocabulary
This 2-day instructional activity engages students in determining and clarifying the meanings of unknown words and phrases found in Jenny Feely's nonfiction book, Butterfly. Students will exemplify their learning of new vocabulary by...
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Uen: Hello's Heard Around the World
This lesson engages students in learning how to say "hello" in several different languages. Students will observe pictures and make predictions about the types of cultures represented. Students will use word strips and sing songs related...
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Uen: Generating and Recording Data
This "fish" activity will help early elementary students develop skills related to categorizing, recording data, developing vocabulary, and counting. An assessment rubric is attached.
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Uen: 1st Grade Act. 14: Who's in Your Family
This lesson engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to Carol A. Johnson's book, Who's in Your Family. Students will create a classroom graph with the titles of their family members afterward.
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Uen: Recognizing Numerals and Numbers
This lesson engages students in listening comprehension strategies related to Trisha Callella Jones' book, Numbers All Around Me. As a post-reading activity, students will participate a series of hands-on math games.
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Uen: Dealing With Feelings
First graders will build vocabulary related to emotions. Students will identify and describe various feelings. Michael Pichard's video "Dealing with Feelings" will be an important resource in this lesson.
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Uen: I'm So Bright! I Wear My Shades Indoors!
This lesson engages students in learning about light through multiple sources. Students will learn how light is produced, reflected, refracted, and separated. Students will communicate their findings through an independent project that...
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Uen: Lunar Language
This lesson engages students in listening and viewing comprehension strategies to help them learn about the phases of the moon. Students will use a specialized graphic organizer to draw and describe observed moon phases. A sheet with ABC...
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Catherine, Called Birdy
Cross-curricular online resource on the book "Catherine Called Birdy," by Karen Cushman. Includes discussion questions and engaging learning activities.
Read Works
Read Works: A Wrinkle in Time 6th Grade Unit
[Free Registration/Login Required] This ReadWorks Unit engages students in a deep study of Madeleine L'Engle's science fiction work, A Wrinkle in Time. Students will investigate the following topics: the book's theme, the science fiction...
Free Reading
Free Reading: Irregular Word Activities
This extensive site has links to games and activities that teach students to read 30 high-frequency irregular words. There are over 20 activities and games at the bottom of the site in additional to sequenced irregular word activities....
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Concrete and Abstract Language
This video lesson focuses on concrete and abstract language by defining them in a comparison form, providing examples of each, and providing practice in the form of listing words and asking students to classify them as concrete or abstract.
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Sophia: Using Sentence Structure (Part of Speech)
This slideshow lesson focuses on using sentence structure and parts of speech to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. It explains how to look for parentheses or commas after unfamiliar words to help determine meaning; it also shows...
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Sophia: Vocabulary Tip: Build Associations
This screencast discusses how building associations between words increases vocabulary. It provides several examples on building successful associations using roots, parts of speech, prefixes and suffixes, and synonyms. Real Player is...
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Sophia: Vocab Tip: Create a Sentence
This video lesson provides a tip to learn new vocabulary. Look up the word in online dictionary, and then create a short sentence using the word including context clues and a familiar topic. Real Player is required.
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Sophia: Vocab Tip: Hear It Said Out Loud
This video lesson focuses on the strategy of hearing unfamiliar vocabulary said aloud. The advantages of hearing it said aloud include activating prior knowledge and the brain remembering it better. It offers ways to learn the...
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Sophia: Vocab Tip: Say It Out Loud
This video lesson offers a tip for learning new vocabulary words by saying the word and its definition aloud. This stimulates the brain and activates prior knowledge which helps you remember the word. It also covers what to do if you...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Vocabulary Words
This lesson focuses on the need to look up vocabulary words when given a list from an assigned reading to help better understand the text. It offers a literary example of such a list. This information is provided in text and in audio...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Ice Cream Talk: Practice Nouns and Verbs
Ice scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Successfully name the correct parts of speech in the game and watch the ice cream scoops pile up.
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Ab Cya: Synonyms and Antonyms Word Toss
Check your skills at identifying synonyms and antonyms with an alluring interactive game of word toss.
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Read Works: Passages:"new Orleans and the History of Jazz "By Loren Schoenberg
[Free Registration/Login Required] This article "New Orleans and the History of Jazz "by LorenSchoenberg focuses on the beginnings of New Orleans and its history of Jazz. A comprehension question set follows the passage. 11-12.3 Text...