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Launching Frightful’s Mountain: Building Background Knowledge and Establishing Reading Routines
Welcome to Frightful's Mountain. The teacher introduces scholars to the text Frightful’s Mountain by reading the first chapter aloud. Learners then talk with a partner about the text. The instructor models answering focus questions as...
Brigham Young University
The Giver: Magic Squares
Combine math and vocabulary in a fun activity based on Lois Lowry's The Giver. Before kids begin the book, they look up the definitions of 16 vocabulary words and complete a puzzle that will give them the same number.
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Maniac Magee: Magic Number Strategy
Take a break from reading to find the magic number with this vocabulary game using words drawn from Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee. Participants match the definition to the word in each numbered square of the puzzle, then add the number...
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ESL English Grammar Lesson: The Royal Wedding
Have your ESL learners practice their written and oral English grammar skills, with this highly engaging ESL Lesson. Budding grammarians mingle across the room discovering what they each know about the Royal Wedding between Kate and...
Teach-nology
The Big Bad Storm
Get ready for the big storm with a vocabulary activity! Using a word bank and context clues, young learners fill in the blanks in a passage about a day at the park that leads to stormy weather.
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Building Background Knowledge: Investigating the Scientific Method with Max Axiom Super Scientist
Let's have a look at something different. Scholars take a look at the text Investigating the Scientific Method with Max Axiom Super Scientist and discuss how the structure, graphics, and images appear different than previous works they...
Curated OER
Building ELD Confidence Through Games
Fun ways to get your English Learner's involved in the classroom.
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Vocabulary Building Worksheet
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match definitions to words, solve riddles using given words and complete fill in the blank sentences. Students complete the same activities for 4 sets of 20 words.
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Vocabulary Building Worksheet
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match words to definitions, solve riddles and complete fill in the blank sentences. Students do the same activities for 4 sets of 20 words.
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, 1st graders examine the words red, men, let, get, and was. Students use the words in a memory activity, a word scramble activity, and a spelling activity.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Short e
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, 1st graders examine the words ten, tell, yes, yet, and from. Students use the words in a memory activity, a word scramble activity, and a spelling activity.
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In this vocabulary skills learning exercise, 1st graders examine the words got, fox, dog, not, and saw. Students use the words in a memory activity, a word scramble activity, and a spelling activity.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Two Letter Long Vowels
In this vocabulary skills worksheet, 1st graders examine the words go, no, me, we, and going. Students use the words in a memory activity, a word scramble activity, and a spelling activity.
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Vocabulary Building Activity - Final -e Rule
In this vocabulary building instructional activity, 2nd graders write a list of 7 final -e rule words as the teacher dictates them. They unscramble the words and write each one in a sentence. They work with words such as late, bite,...
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Vocabulary Building Activity - Short i Words
In this vocabulary building instructional activity, 2nd graders write a list of 7 short i words as the teacher dictates them. They unscramble the words and write sentences using each one. They work with words such as drink, thick, and...
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Vocabulary Building Activity - Short o Words
For this vocabulary building worksheet, 2nd graders write a list of 7 short o words as the teacher dictates them. They unscramble the words and write sentences using each one. They work with words such as cross, doll, strong, and common.
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Vocabulary Building Activity - Short u Words
In this vocabulary building worksheet, 2nd graders write a list of 7 short u words as the teacher dictates them. They unscramble the words and write sentences using each one. They work with words such as luck, drum, bunch, and hundred.
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Vocabulary Building Activity - ar, or, er, ir, ur Words
In this vocabulary building worksheet, students write a list of 7 ar, or, er, ir, and ur words as the teacher dictates them. They unscramble the words and write sentences using each one. They work with words such as morning, hard, and...
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Vocabulary Building Activity - Short e Words
In this vocabulary building worksheet, 2nd graders write a list of 7 short e words as the teacher dictates them. They unscramble the words and write sentences using each one.
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Vocabulary Building Activity
For this vocabulary worksheet, students write the new words as "definition clues" are given by the teacher, unscramble the new words, and use words in sentences that show meaning. Worksheet has 4 sets of 7 words each, same activities for...
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Vocabulary Building Activity: Short a
For this vocabulary skills worksheet, students examine the words damp, match, track, trap, pattern, insects, and travel. Students use the words in a memory activity, a word scramble activity, and a sentence writing activity.
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In this vocabulary worksheet, students learn 6 vocabulary words, each has the long o sound. First they practice writing each word, then they complete a word scramble and finally they write sentences with the vocabulary words. There is a...
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In this vocabulary worksheet, students learn 6 vocabulary words, each has the "ow" sound. First they practice writing each word, then they complete a word scramble and finally they write sentences with the vocabulary words. There is a...
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In this vocabulary worksheet, students learn 6 vocabulary words, each has the by, ny, ry or sy sound. First they practice writing each word, then they complete a word scramble and finally they write sentences with the vocabulary words....