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Reported Speech
In this reported speech instructional activity, students use the correct form of the verb in a reported speech sentence. Students are given a direct quotation and must form a reported speech sentence based upon it.
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Proofreading Relay
Sixth graders play a proofreading relay game. In this proofreading lesson, 6th graders are broken up into two teams. Each team has an incorrect sentence and they need to fix it one at time by checking for mistakes in grammar,...
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Can you find the transportation?
Students locate and name different types of transportation. They categorize types of transportation by where you find them: land, air, or water. Students graph the information collected. Additional ideas are listed for cross curriculum.
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Thinking Syntactically: Using non-print text to faciliate generation of syntax and analysis of tone
Students write with a command of the stylistic aspects of composition. They respond to non-print text. Students demonstrate working knowledge of syntactical choices. They construct sentences using descriptive language. Students analyze...
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The Rainbow Fish
Pupils listen to The Rainbow Fish and select the correct meaning of the story from three examples presented by the teacher. They use a paper sclae to write three descriptive words about themselves.
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Gravity
In this gravity worksheet, 8th graders complete 4 different questions related to defining gravity. First, they identify the various types of mass movement that is described in each. Then, students explain what each of the 4 types of...
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Modal Verbs of Ability and Permission
For this modal verbs of ability and permission worksheet, students complete sentences by using the correct form of "may" or "can" and identify the type of verb used.
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Word Wonders
Young scholars read passages and use phonics and context clues to self correct themselves while reading. In this reading lesson plan, students complete a worksheet which is embedded in the plan which has them choose the correct word to...
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Amazing Adjectives
Fourth graders compose sentences that use descriptive adjectives to describe a specific food and day that they both like and dislike. They should really enjoy coming up with words that describe their favorite and least favorite foods!
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Skimming
Young scholars examine how to skim textual material. They read an article, and identify the main ideas by reading first and last paragraphs, topic sentences, and other organizational clues.
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Reading and Writing Practice
Students read a magazine article about the advantages and disadvantages of teleworking. They answer questions about the article to test their comprehension. They identify parts of each sentence.
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Adventure Stories
Students write an adventure story that contains a title, as many sentences as possible, and a conclusion. On the peer and teacher assessment sheets, the number of sentences required are left blank so that the teacher may determine the...
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Visualize It, Understand It, Remember It!
Students observe and demonstrate visualization exercises to improve their reading comprehension. They discuss how to visualize images, then draw pictures for sentences written on the board. Students read the poem Gumeye Ball by Shel...
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ReQuest and Motor Imaging with My Side of the Mountain
Fifth graders read "My Side of the Mountain." They create a pantomime using vocabulary words from the story. Students create three questions about the reading. They discuss the passage they read and act out words to help them better...
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It Looked Like Spilt Milk
Class rereads book It Looked Like Spilt Milk and reviews what a good sentence looks like. They look at websites which contain cloud pictures and then use their imagination and draw on the computer their cloud pictures.
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How Cells Do Their Jobs
In this cells activity, students will review cell characteristics and structure and different types of cells and what role they play in the body. Students will investigate experimental results of the influence of sucrose on the...
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Electricity
In this electricity activity, students review electric charges and what types of materials can conduct electricity. This activity has 7 fill in the blank, 5 true or false, 3 multiple choice, and 5 short answer questions.
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Structure of the Atom
In this atom activity, learners review the structure of an atom. Students also explore radioactive elements and quarks. This activity has 10 fill in the blank, 6 true or false, 1 short answer, and 3 multiple choice questions.
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Another Quiz on Punctuation
In this punctuation worksheet, learners complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about the correct use of punctuation in sentences. The sentences have a college sports theme.
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Families and Neighborhoods
Students build their own neighborhood. In this lesson on community, students are introduced to books about families and neighborhoods. As a class, the students create their own neighborhood, elect a leader for their neighborhood and...
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Researching Using Books
Learners investigate researching techniques by exploring their library. In this literature references lesson, students identify the different types and genres of books that are readily available at their local library as well as proper...
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Student Dictionary
Third graders examine the concept of alphabetizing. They develop a class dictionary, creating definitions of themselves, and typing in their names, pronunciation, and the definitions, and inserting their picture into their document.
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Responding to a Writing Prompt
Fourth graders explore the writing and proofreading process. They practice responding to a writing prompt. Students write three paragraphs about the given prompt and proofread their work.
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Locomotor Dances
Students explore and perform locomotor movements. With partners, they combine the locomotor movements into a simple dance. The partner identifies three movements they observed. Students may be grouped into dancers for a performance.