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Mmm, Mmm ... Good!
Help primary students learn the /m/ sound. As they listen as the teacher introduces the "Secret Code" of language they will practice the /m/ sound by rubbing their tummies as if eating something good. They also practice hearing and...
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Compare and Contrast (3)
Sometimes the way a topic is presented in fiction can be very different from how it is in reality. Compare and contrast a topic from both a fiction and nonfiction source with a graphic organizer that prepares kids to write about what...
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Spelling List 17: Sight Words, Final Blend "-nd" and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 21 words two times each. Words are sight, academic or have the final 'nd' blend. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Spelling List 18: Sight Words, Final Blend "-sk," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 21 words two times each. Words are academic vocabulary, sight words or have the final blend -sk. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Spelling List 16: Sight Words, Final Blend "-st," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 21 words 2 times each. Words are academic, sight or have the final -st blend. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Spelling List 10: Sight Words, Long "ea" and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students learn 16 words in a list. There are no directions but there are two blank lines next to each word. The words are sight words, long "ea" pattern words and academic vocabulary.
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What is your language?
First graders read a book and recognize words from the book and write sentences based on the book about language. In this language lesson plan, 1st graders also say yes and no in another language.
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Language Arts: Native Americans and Onomatopoeias
Fifth graders read the Native American tale, "The Frog and the Crane," focusing on the use of onomatopoeia in it. In groups, they brainstorm list of words that are examples of the device. Finally, 5th graders write their own stories...
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Academic Raceway: The Telltale Heart
This literature study PowerPoint summarizes and reviews the key points of the book, The Telltale Heart. The slides display a mock raceway where students must answer questions about the text in order to complete the raceway. This is an...
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Academic Raceway 500: Vocabulary Using Context Clues
This vocabulary skills PowerPoint presents a game to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using context clues within a sentence. The game is based on the theme of a car race. The goal of the PowerPoint game is to finish the race...
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Awesome Animals
Sixth graders write descriptive narratives about animals. In this descriptive writing lesson, the teacher models how to write a paragraph with interesting sensory words and exciting verbs. Students choose a picture of an animal they want...
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Poetry in Music
Sixth graders look at poetry in music. In this language arts lesson, 6th graders listen to and read the lyrics of songs to find the poetic aspects of them. They focus on similes and metaphors and write their own songs lyrics.
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Spelling List 26: Sight Words, Prefix "in-," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 21 words two times each. Words are sight, academic or have the prefix "in." A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Spelling List 29: Words with Suffix "-ful/-fully," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling activity, students copy a set of 21 words two times each. Words are academic vocabulary have the suffix ful or fully.. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Spelling List 21: Final "-es" Pattern and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 21 words two times each. Words are academic or have the final 'es' pattern. A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Spelling List 36: Final "le" and "al" and Academic Vocabulary
For this spelling worksheet, learners learn 16 words in a list. There are no directions but there are two blank lines next to each word. The words are sight words, final "le" and "al" words and academic vocabulary.
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Spelling List 26: Final Digraph "nk," and Academic Vocabulary
In this spelling worksheet, students copy a set of 21 words two times each. Words are academic or have the final digraph 'nk.' A website reference for additional resources is given.
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Problem Solvers: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 4)
When it comes to reading and understanding a text, sometimes readers need extra help. The third and final resource in a series of guides to accompany Theme 4: Problem Solvers provides additional activities to help struggling learners....
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Word for the Dazed: part 3
Whether it's for the SATs, reading comprehension, or literacy skills, building an academic vocabulary is key. Here are 6 terrific words each with a dictionary definition and colorful example. This presentation is timely and will resonate...
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Introducing “If” and Noting Notices and Wonders of the First Stanza
After reading chapter 14 of the story Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis, scholars take part in a read-aloud of the poem If by Rudyard Kipling and compare it to the reading of Bud, Not Buddy. Learners then go deeper into the poem...
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Notices and Wonders of the Second Stanza of “If”
Here is an instructional activity that asks pupils to analyze poetry and sparks discussion about two different types of texts: asking how is the poem, If by Rudyard Kipling alike and different from the story, Bud, Not Buddy by...
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Setting Goals
Fourth graders view a PowerPoint presentation "Setting goals." They use Kidspiration to organize long and short term goals for academics. Students write essays about Goal Setting. Students work in groups and create a dialogue involving...
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The TASP 5 Paragraph "Persuasive" Essay
Though this presentation is designed for the Texas Academic Skills Program's (TASP) writing assessment, it could work for any class that is preparing to write a five-paragraph persuasive essay. Slides take intermediate writers through...
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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Me Test
Get to know your scholars with this in-depth survey that asks learners to rate, answer true or false, write short answers, and draw abstract visuals about their academic and personal preferences.