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Winning the Vote for Women

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students read and respond to the text, Mama Went to Jail for the Vote. In this literary response instructional activity, students are introduced to vocabulary terms and read the book. Students discuss various text-to-self connections...
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See how They Grow: Butterfly

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars view butterflies and participate in a butterfly activity to learn needed vocabulary. In this butterfly life cycle lesson, students access prior knowledge of butterflies.  Young scholars listen to a butterfly life cycle...
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Fishing Fun

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Fishing Fun. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, go over vocabulary, answer short answer questions, have...
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Intermediate Guided Reading Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read Children of the Earth and Sky: Five Stories about Native American Children by Stephen Krensky. In this guided reading instructional activity, 3rd graders gain knowledge about various Native American tribes. Using a...
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Esperanza Rising: Lesson 5 of 15 in Unit Plan

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete lesson 5 of 15 about the book Esperanza Rising. In this Esperanza Rising lesson, 6th graders build on work done in the previous lesson. They complete response logs, and vocabulary posters. They investigate how...
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Gratitude Journals

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students brainstorm ideas of thankfulness or being grateful for things and use these ideas to create a personal gratitude journal. They build a book using copy paper, twigs and rubber bands then explore different techniques to create a...
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America Moves Out!

For Teachers 1st
First graders analyze the events of early American exploration. This is a unit resource for teachers in which there are six lessons about the American Western exploration and expansion. Within each lesson there are objectives, materials,...
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Road Manners

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners examine manners and citizenship. In this citizenship and safety instructional activity, students build an understanding of the relationship between good manners and safety. Learners talk about what good divers do to be safe on...
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Creating Characters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the methods of effective characterization. In this writing skills lesson, students discuss how emotions, dialogue, actions, and physical descriptions build believable characters. Students then use the methods of...
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Place Names

For Students 3rd
In this interactive vocabulary worksheet, 3rd graders read various descriptions of places and select the appropriate name of the place. For example, for the description of a place where you can see different kinds of fish the students...
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Context Clues, Plot Structure, Conflict, and Personal Narrative Essay

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What are the elements of a personal narrative? Get your class talking by reading "The Necklace" and "A Dangerous Game." The lesson focuses primarily on defining certain vocabulary terms (like context clues, plot, conflict, climax, etc.)...
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My Trip Down the Stairs: Quizzes: C

For Students 9th - 12th
Here are 10 questions to research. Utilize the Internet to find the answers to the trivia questions presented in this on-line worksheet. All sorts of questions are posed: everything from questions about famous people, inventions,...
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Building Successful Parent-Teacher Rapport

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students discuss the importance of having a strong parent-teacher relationship. They brainstorm ways to build and strengthen the relationship with their child's teacher. Groups of students role play the different methods of...
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Vocabulary Practice: Harder Words

For Students 5th - 6th
In this completing sentences worksheet, students fill in the blank in ten sentences with the correct word from the word pool. There is no apparent connection in the words.
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Vocabulary Review

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this expressing ability worksheet, students read 10 sentences and choose the appropriate multiple choice answer that best completes each sentence grammatically correct.
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Word Construction #9

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this word construction worksheet, students use the 6 provided letters to form as many words as possible in 5 minutes. Letters may only be used once. Students write the words on the lines.
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Worksheet 16 Crossword

For Students 5th - 6th
In this crossword puzzle instructional activity, learners read 15 clues and fit their answers in a crossword puzzle. There is no theme to this puzzle and no word bank.
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Beginning Critical Reading- Water

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL worksheet, students read a five paragraph text about water. Students then answer 5 multiple choice questions about the passage.
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Vocabulary Review: Adjectives

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this adjectives practice worksheet, students respond to 10 multiple choice questions that require them to select the all the adjective choices that could logically finish the sentences.
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Crossword- Travel Theme

For Students 5th - 6th
In this crossword worksheet, learners read 9 clues and fit their answers in a crossword puzzle. Some of the clues have a theme of travel. There is no word box.
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Vocabulary Practice: Words That Mean the Same

For Students 4th - 5th
In this synonyms worksheet, students read ten sentences and analyze the words in bold. From three choices, students choose the word or phrase that means the same as the word in bold.
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Total English Elementary: Why Don't We...?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this social skills practice worksheet, students list 3 ways to make a suggestion, respond to 2 questions regarding how one answers the telephone, read a telephone dialogue with a partner, and record information their partner gives to...
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Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar Chapter 14

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literature response worksheet, students answer 20 short essay questions about Chapter 14 of the book called Holes by Louis Sachar.
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Building Bridges for Young Learners - Self

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore self analysis by investigating other cultures. In this personal characteristics lesson, students utilize the Internet to read about a child from Niger, and many other students around the globe. Students compare their own...