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Short Story 2

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders review previous reading of Rikki Tikki Tavi. They discuss prior knowledge of simile, metaphor, idiom, and hyperbole. Students practice using vocabulary words from the story by listing synonyms for them. Students read from...
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Tic Tac Toe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students who are learning the English language play a review game modeled after tic-tac-toe. In order to receive either and X or an O, they must first say a given word in English. This game could also be used with special needs...
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Guess Who?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students who are learning the English language play a Guess Who? game to review vocabulary. Each student is assigned a term. All other students must try to figure out what term the others have by asking yes/no questions. They ask...
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Olympic Rings

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Olympic rings worksheet, students color a picture of the 5 Olympic rings. Students answer 5 questions about the meanings of the rings. No information is given.
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Kings

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners participate in a number of activities to aid in their review and practice of English words and phrases. Using games and hands-on practice, students take turns building their English vocabulary and skills in pronunciation and...
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Feelings

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students evaluate feelings and the differences in feelings terms. They identify feelings words by watching gestures and play the Flyswatter Game to choose the correct feeling. As a class they select the feelings they have in response to...
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Animals of the Sea

For Teachers 1st
First graders construct a story using adjectives. They type and edit their story using a computer and ClarisWorks, Kids-Paint and Write.
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Hangman Puzzles

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this hangman puzzle worksheet, students are given clues about six different famous hangings. They are to solve each puzzle and write the name of the person who was hanged.
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P a g e - b y - P a g e

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the writing process and take notes on the five steps and how they can be used in other subjects. They examine a newspaper article and after reading it they identify the five W's and H. They brainstorm to come up with...
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Synthesizing Information: Writing an Apprentice Wanted Ad

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders view examples of help-wanted ads as they plan and create their own writing in the fourteenth instructional activity of this unit on colonial trade. The engagement of the class is captured when the teacher shares an actual...
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Researching and Note-Taking: Becoming an Expert on a Colonial Trade

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders work in small groups to become experts on different colonial trades in the eighth instructional activity of this unit. Working toward the long-term goal of writing a piece of historical fiction, young scholars read...
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Documenting Research: Sorting and Recording Information About the Wheelwright

For Teachers 4th Standards
Fourth graders practice using a graphic organizer to record their notes and answer text-dependent questions while supplying evidence of how they found their answer. They focus on a machine called the wheelright, which was commonly used...
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Reading and Taking Notes on Colonial Trades

For Teachers 4th Standards
In the tenth instructional activity of this unit, young scholars learn to categorize information as they continue researching their colonial trade. During guided practice, the teacher models how to read informational text slowly while...
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Listening Closely and Taking Notes in Expert Groups: Colonial Trade Podcast

For Teachers 4th Standards
The twelfth instructional activity of this unit builds on the skills developed in the previous instructional activity, as fourth graders continue their quest to become experts on colonial trade by listening to interviews with historical...
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Listening Closely and Taking Notes: Colonial Trade Podcast About the Wheelwright

For Teachers 4th Standards
Voices from the past. Young scholars listen to a podcast interview with a historical re-enactor as they continue their research in the eleventh instructional activity of this unit on colonial trade. Applying their close reading skills,...
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Match the Derbyshire Slang Phrases

For Students 5th - 8th
In this slang vocabulary worksheet, students match the 15 Derbyshire slang phrases to the appropriate translations in the provided answer bank.
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Grade 4 Spelling: Diphthongs oi/ou

For Students 4th
For this oi/ou spelling worksheet, 4th graders copy a set of 20 words onto lined provided beside each word. Directions are given for family members to help students practice the words.  
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IPA Test

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students answer 4 questions about vowel and consonant sounds. Students also translate 2 sentences into English and write 5 sentences in IPA.
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Spelling: R-Controlled Vowels "or" and "ir"

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 20 words with r-controlled vowels or/ir. Parents are given 2 suggested activities to help students study the words.
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Pack Your Snacks and Go!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this diet/health worksheet, students complete a word search, finding words related to travel snacks, and read a healthy snack mix recipe. Worksheet is 2 pages, 1 in English and 1 in Spanish.
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Vowel-Consonant -e

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this vowel and consonant spelling worksheet, learners rewrite the vowel-consonant-e words on the lines. Students rewrite 20 words.
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Spelling Connections Grade 4: Assessment and Review

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling activity worksheet, students rewrite the spelling words on the blank lines. Students then create a crossword puzzle with the spelling words.
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Spelling: Suffixes "er," "est," "ed," and "ing"

For Students 4th - 5th
In this plurals spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 20 words with suffixes "er," "est," "ed," or "ing." Parents are given suggestions to help student study and learn the words.
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"Jimmy's Boa" Spelling

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling learning exercise, students fill in the bubbles with correct letters for the spelling of a set of 10 words from Jimmy's Boa as they are dictated.