Curated OER
Park Parts
In this park scenario instructional activity, 4th graders study and analyze 4 clues to help them find which section in a grid each person cleaned. Students find the size of each section and then complete the chart.
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Using Divisibility
In this divisibility worksheet, 7th graders solve 10 different problems related to using divisibility rules to solve each one. They use the clue given for each problem to fill in the missing digit. Students determine which prime number...
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Crack The Code!! Oh NO!!!
For this cracking the code worksheet, students realize that they must crack the code to find Keith the Kangaroo who has been hidden.
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Planting Clues in Short Stories
Students examine short stories to determine how clues are planted in story stories of the mystery genre. They look at how Edgar Allan Poe planted clues in "The Purloined Letter." They write an original short story in which they plant...
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Explicit Information versus Drawing Conclusions
Third graders identify explicit information and draw conclusions from text. In this instructional instructional activity, 3rd graders review models of each question type (explicit and conclusion) and practice reading a passage to answer...
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Stink-O-Rama
Learners participate in activities that require them to follow clues. In this clues lesson, students do different activities that involve looking and thinking about clues to get them to their answer.
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Predict and Infer
In this writing worksheet, students choose specific events from a story and predict what they think will happen next. They use the words and pictures to give them clues as to what might happen. Then, students write what really happened...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Understanding New Vocabulary Within Context
Learn how to find the meanings of words through analogy and other word relationships.
TES Global
Tes: Year 9, Set 5: Lamb to the Slaughter
[Free Registration/Login Required] During this lesson, students will work to collect clues to solve a murder mystery. Students will use a Power Point first and then apply the skills to a short text.
Children's Discovery Museum
Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose: Animal Detectives
Go on a scavenger hunt and collect clues about what animals might live nearby. Even if you don't catch a glimpse of the creature itself, you can still tell they've been nearby.