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Monster Writings
Fourth graders practice descriptive writing by describing a fictitious monster they created. In this language arts instructional activity, 4th graders illustrate an image of a monster character they imagine and practice using their...
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Let's Go on a Trip
Students learning the English language play a simulation game in which they pretend to travel to another country. They complete several activities starting with "Deciding Where to Go" and working through "Going on the Flight." In each,...
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Creating Hate: The Power of Words
Students explore why authors choose to use hate words in literature. In this power of words lesson, students complete group participation, journal entries, and written assignments to investigate the use of inflammatory language. Students...
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Analyzing Key Ideas and Details in Nonfiction
Learners explore nonfiction texts. In this language arts lesson plan, students read a nonfiction text and make predictions. Learners identify facts and opinions in the text and draw conclusions as they read.
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Autobiography: Maya Angelou
Learners study the concepts of autobiography, biography, and fiction as literary genres. They read, study, and analyze Maya Angelou's autobiographical writings in terms of what she intended to accomplish by her writings. They develop and...
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The Rain in Spain Stays Mainly in the Plains
Pupils review the concept of vowel digraphs. They identify the digraph /ai/ in spoken language. After a brief discussion, students apply the rule for reading and spelling words containing the /ai/ digraph by creating a word chart.
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Listen to This
Seventh graders listen to a set of instructions and complete a drawing. In this listening skills instructional activity, 7th graders listen to a set of oral directions and follow a command. Students then listen to a second set of...
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Subject Verb Agreeement Baseball
Students engage in a lesson plan that is concerned with the subject/ verb agreement rule that is part of English grammar rules. They practice reading the correct context and then take time to write correctly during independent practice.
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Comma Splices
In this comma slice worksheet, learners write either C for correct or CS for comma splice next to 10 sentences; the second page of the worksheet consists of "Notes for Comma Splices."
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Reading to Elementary Children
Students participate in a cross-age reading program. In this language arts lesson, students choose a class of younger children and read them the book The Legend of the Bluebonnet. Students reflect upon their service project in a journal.
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How to Teach Dolch Words with Kid Pix
Students use KidPix computer program to learn Dolch sight words. In this technology and language lesson, students type their Dolch sight words into KidPix to create a quasi-sentence.
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The Ghost Catcher
Second graders read the story The Ghost Cather and complete activities related to the book. In this language arts lesson plan, 2nd graders complete comprehension questions, art projects, and more.
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Smiley Face Circle Stories
Students examine different artifacts from the 1970's. In this history lesson, students discover what each artifact is by seeing the artifact and reading a card defining what the artifact represents. On the second day, students create...
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Context Clues
Learners develop vocabulary using pre -reading strategies. In this language arts activity, students discuss the intended message from observing a picture. Additionally, learners explore guessing the covered word within a text.
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Patterns in Poetry: Part 2 -- Sound
Learners understand a variety of poems listening for sound letter correspondence, rhyme scheme, assonance, and alliteration. In this language arts lesson, students practice listening and reading skills to complete patterns in poetry. ...
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Introduce an Irregular Word
Students study language. In this fluency lesson plan, students discover how to say a variety of irregular words (e.g. was). They work as a class or in a small group with the teacher as he or she introduces the words on the board or an...
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Reintroduce an Irregular Word
Students explore language arts by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this irregular word lesson, students must identify irregular words used in class and pronounce them when their teacher refers to one in class. Students...
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Introduce /K/
Students explore language arts by participating in an alphabetical letter writing activity. In this letter "K" lesson, students practice sounding out the letter in class and pronouncing unfamiliar words which start with the letter K....
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Introduce /q/
Students explore the letter q. In this language arts lesson plan, students practice saying the letter's sound. Students discuss words that begin with the letter q and make the sound.
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Sounding Out Accuracy
Students examine sounding out words. In this language arts lesson, students practice sounding out words. Students sound out each letter in the word and blend the sounds to create a word.
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Introduce "th"
Young scholars explore language arts by participating in a pronunciation activity. In this word sound lesson, students discuss the sound made by the letters /th/ and identify words where that sound appears. Young scholars participate in...
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Introduce /oo/
Students explore language arts by participating in a vowel identification activity. In this word sound lesson, students discuss the sound that is made by two consecutive O's. Students listen to the teacher recite words and identify the...
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Introduce "Ou"
Students explore language arts by participating in a word sound activity. In this letter combination instructional activity, students identify the sound made by the letters "ou" and what words contain this sound. Students listen as their...
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Poetry Power
Second graders explore language arts by analyzing poems in their class. In this word play lesson, 2nd graders define the terms rhyme, rhythm and alliteration and identify their uses. Students utilize class word lists to write their own...