Road to Grammar
Globalization
How familiar are your pupils with globalization? Hold a discussion on that topic using the questions and viewpoints provided here. Learners can study the vocabulary and read the points of view in order to prepare for the final talk.
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Crispin: Figurative Language Activity #2
Readers of Crispin: The Cross of Lead are asked to identify the type of figurative language used in lines drawn from Avi's novel.
Reading Resource
Painting Sentences
Paint with the colors of reading! Learners in special education classes or mainstream classes practice decoding basic and advanced code with a series of sentences on paint blobs. Once they read the sentence, learners cover one spot on...
Habits of Mind
Thinking Interdependently
Transform your class into a team with a lesson about thinking and working interdependently. As they reflect on important roles for a group, elementary and middle schoolers learn to work together and think of ways that compliment...
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Scientific Notation
Students explore the concept of expressing numbers in scientific notation. In this scientific notation lesson, students understand the importance of using scientific notation by finding real world examples where scientific notation is...
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Collage Butterflies
Students make their own butterfly on contact paper. In this art lesson, students cut or tear small pieces of tissue paper to put on their butterfly. Students place another piece of contact paper over the tissue paper pieces and cut the...
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Moons
Students practice rote counting to 20. After a lecture about the planets and the moons that surround them, they identify the number of moons surrounding various planets. Students compare and contrast the quantity of moons surrounding...
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Sizes Worksheet: Smallest
For this size comparison worksheet, students will examine three groups of pictures and determine which picture in each group is the smallest.
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"How Big is a Foot?" by Rolf Myller
Learners use estimation and fractions and standard units of measure to measure foot strips.
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Jumping Numbers
Students practice jumping with a two foot take-off and a two foot landing using the given cues.
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Decimal Word Problems (mixed operations)
In this decimals worksheet, students solve word problems involving numbers with decimals and mixed operations. Students complete 6 problems total.
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Model Subtraction
In this early childhood math practice worksheet, students show the stories with counters and record the numbers in order to solve 6 subtraction story problems.
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Homeschooling Chronicles - Insects
The world of bugs may be small, but they can have a big impact on the lives of nature explorers like my children.
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Vowels: review of short and long e, o
First graders investigate sounds of short and long vowels for e and o. They develop phonics skills through drill and practice sessions. They use a variety of activities that include games. This is a whole unit plan.
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Line Up Digits to Add
In this addition word problems activity, students line up the two digit numbers to add the numbers and solve the six word problems.
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Introduction to the Visual Thesaurus
Students examine the basic functions of the online Visual Thesaurus, exploring how simple words may sometimes have multiple meanings. In small groups they select words and explore the Visual Thesaurus, and write a short play using the...
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Math Word Problems
In this addition skills worksheet, students solve 3 math word problems that require them to add 1-digit numbers to 1-digit numbers.
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Luis' Painted Desert
In this solving math questions activity, 1st graders read the short story, "Luis' Painted Desert", and answer 4 short answer questions relating to the story.
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Create and Solve
In this number sentence worksheet, students learn to create addition number sentences to help them solve the word problems. Students create four number sentences to solve the problems.
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Write a Number Sentence
In this early childhood math practice worksheet, students write addition and subtraction number sentences in order to solve 6 story problems.
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My First Sentences
In this sentences activity, students use the words given to make regular sentences and negative sentences. Students complete 10 sentences total.
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Roll the Die
Students choose six exercises or sports movements. These should be ones students are familiar with, in order to save time. Assign each a number on the die (see "materials" above); hang the big poster for all to see.
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Fish and Clip
First graders examine the magnets. In this physics lesson students complete a lab and worksheet on the numbers of fish.
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Add in Any Order
In this adding in any order worksheet, learners read the word problems and determine the numbers to add. Students solve the word problems by adding the numbers in any order.