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Reading and Responding -- Lesson 11

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work independently or in a small group to (1) read a fictional selection, and (2) practice test-taking strategies. Reading passage, comprehension questions, and teacher script is included.
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Reading and Responding -- Lesson 16

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work independently or in a small group to (1) read a nonfiction selection, (2) identify the author's purpose, (3) distinguish informational text from narrative text, (4) skim and scan for facts, and (5) complete a graphic...
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What's All the Buzz about .... Reading!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use fluency checklists in this lesson to improve oral reading ability. The teacher models fluent and timed reading while reading the story "Fuzz and the Buzz." The students work with a partner to time each others oral reading...
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Lesson Three: Strategies to Infer

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders make inferences with a text. In this inferring activity, 3rd graders read Town Mouse Country Mouse by Jan Brett and they discuss the differences between city and country life. They make inferences as they read on the...
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Reading and Responding -- Lesson 1

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work individually with a tutor or teacher and (1) read a fictional passage, (2) practice finding key words in questions, and (3)practice using test-taking strategies. Reading passages are provided.
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Reading and Responding -- Lesson 7

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work individually or in a small group to (1) read a nonfictional selection, (2) identify main idea and details, (3) identify the author's purpose, and (4) practice test-taking strategies.
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Reading and Responding -- Lesson 12

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work independently or in a small group to (1) practice test taking strategies, (2) practice using story details, and (3) use critical thinking skills. Reading passage, comprehension questions, and teacher script are...
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Mrs. Perkins' Dolch Words: #15 Scrambled Sentences

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice sight words. In this dolch word lesson, students use dolch word cards to form grammatically correct sentences.
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Reading Comprehension Worksheet: Compounds & Elements

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read several short paragraphs about compounds and elements and then answer several questions about the text.
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Why did the Homestead Strike turn violent?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice reading skills while looking at different accounts of The Homestead Strike.  For this reading skills lesson, 5th graders practice sourcing, close reading, and corroboration through reading a timeline and primary...
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Interactive
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English Exercises: Cloze Exercise

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this online interactive English worksheet, students respond to 29 fill in the blank questions where they complete a cloze activity. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Dolch Words: #5 Compound Words

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the concept of compound words. In this compound word lesson, students use dolch word cards to create compound words.
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Drawing Conclusions

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this drawing conclusions instructional activity, students read the sentences and select the best word to write complete the story. Students complete 6 examples.
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Charlotte's Web Comprehension

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Charlotte's Web story comprehension worksheet, students find the theme, answer comprehension questions, write details about characters and events, and write a short essay on the book Charlotte's Web.
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The Language of Our World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students make inferences about characters in poetry. In this literature lesson, students read poetry and prose to determine how characters handle conflict in each of the genres.
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Organizer
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Vocabulary Word Strips

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this vocabulary word skills worksheet, students cut out and study the word strips featuring the words acorn, squirrel, windy, sunflower, school, jacket, cider mill, apple, apple cider, raking leaves, rake, pile of leaves, leaves,...
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Indiana Department of Education

Indiana K-12 Educators’ Resource Toolkit

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Imagine a tool that magically engages readers in the classroom. A handbook for Indiana educators doesn't guarantee success, but it does offer a variety of strategies for teachers to try. The handbook opens with research-based theory...
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Words By Heart: Anticipation Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
The anticipation guide for Words by Heart is the first of a series of six, contains lesson plans for the activity as well as a handout to be completed individually, in pairs, or as a class. It sparks interest for the text and activates...
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Journey to Topaz: Directed Reading Thinking Activity

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Have you used the directed reading thinking activity in your classroom? Doubling as either a prereading strategy, or a during reading strategy, it helps readers connect the historical background of the text to the text itself. As the...
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Anticipation Guide Heart of Darkness

For Teachers 7th - 12th
The whys and wherefores of anticipation guides are detailed in a resource that models how to craft statements for this reading strategy.
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Map Me a Paragraph

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
There are so many great reading strategies. In this lesson, learners practice decoding. They break down two paragraphs to analyze and determine main ideas and details. They each observes ways to model as they map their paragraphs.
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Cat on the Mat Guided Reading Lesson

For Teachers K - 1st
Young learners participate in a guided reading lesson plan. They will read the book Cat on the Mat by Brian Wildsmith. The teacher helps provide the group with reading strategies, and provides more one-on-one support during independent...
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Dive Into Reading

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners observe and demonstrate various reading strategies to improve their reading fluency. The teacher first models smooth speech. In pairs, pupils take turns reading from the book Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea by Cynthia...
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Listening/Reading Transfer - Guided Reading

For Teachers K - 5th
Work on predicting and making inferences with Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff. After every few pages, the teacher asks listeners to make predictions of what will happen next. Develop critical reading strategies with your young learners!

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