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Guided Reading with I Had a Hippopotamus

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discuss animals that would make good pets and a kind of pet that might scare someone in their family. They view the cover of the book and predict what the book might be about. They tell the story based on looking at the...
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Animals in Japan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students compare and contrast common animals children love and have as pets in Japan and America in this early elementary lesson. The culminating project is an original work of art by each student depicting an animal of their choice.
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Word Families 'eep'

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this word families instructional activity, students create eight different words that contain the letters "eep." Students also choose words from the "eep" family to complete each of the 8 sentences.
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Make a Journal

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students decide what kind of journal they want to keep. They make the cover for their journal using construction paper and markers or paint and other types of art equipment like sequins.
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Birds in a Nest Word Search

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students analyze 8 words in a word bank that pertain to a bird family in a nest. Students find the words in a word search puzzle and color the picture on the page.
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Fabulous Feline

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students discuss problems associated with having a pet. In this pet lesson, students are given sample problems and must find the solutions.  Students complete a pet worksheet. 
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Sheep in the Field

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a three-dimensional picture of a sheep after observing a variety of templates of sheep. They then verbally identify the texture and color of the sheep. Students also read a book about sheep such as, "Sheep in a...
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Word for the Dazed

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Focusing on words, such as crunk, this series of slides appears to be a lighthearted look at vocabulary review. The three words discussed and defined are crunk, crib, and po-po.
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Chow

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a four paragraph story. After reading, students answer five multiple choice, three short answer, and six fill in the blank questions about the story. They also write a paragraph and...
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The Little Leprechaun

For Students 1st - 2nd
In these reading comprehension worksheets, the students will read a short passage and answer the questions following. The students will respond to three multiple choice recall questions, ten yes/no answers, and four fill in the blank.
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Silly Bear Story

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students will read and evaluate a passage about bears and answer five true or false questions and determine whether the passage is fact or fiction. Students will then evaluate the passage and...
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Dogs

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this dogs worksheet, students read a 2 page informational text about different breeds of dogs and how they can be of service to the police, blind, and deaf people. Students then answer 13 essay questions.
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Dogs

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this learning exercise about dogs, students fill in the blanks with adjectives, answer reading comprehension questions, and tell characteristics of special dogs. Students write ten answers.
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Autobiographies

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create an autobiography. In this autobiography lesson, students create a digital autobiography using photographs and captions about their lives. Students will publish their autobiography on the class blog page, as well as...
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Coping With Alzheimer's

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the coping skills that are necessary when dealing a loved who has Alzheimer's disease. They write using emotionally charged descriptive words after watching an associated video.
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Author Activities

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
In this author activity worksheet, students read a variety of books and discuss ideas that go along with the themes of the books. Students read Ruby Rogers books, Stink books, and also Troll Trouble books. After reading the books the...
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Reading Comprehension

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short passage entitled, "Fixing the Roof", answer 7 multiple choice questions, fill in 6 blanks with vocabulary words and answer 1 question with a paragraph.
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The Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension activity, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about The Metamorphosis and Other Stories. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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LIONS and TIGERS and BEARS. . .Oh My! Animals of Connecticut and the World

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify and list the different types of pets owned by the children in the class. They graph the total number of each type of pet owned. They draw or cut-out a picture of an animal. Using the materials listed above, the children...
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Big Bubble Letter Poster

For Students 6th - 10th
In this getting to know you worksheet, students follow the directions to create bubble letters for their names and then fill each letter with information about themselves.
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Persuasive Writing

For Students 5th - 10th
In this persuasive writing worksheet, students read different scenarios and decide how you would put the scenarios into paragraphs for persuasive writing. Students read 2 scenarios.
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Reading Comprehension Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read 3 different passages and answer a set of multiple choice questions for each. Answers can be submitted and scored on line.
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JET SET Reading and Writing

For Students 4th - 5th
In these reading and writing worksheets, students complete this packet that helps them with their reading comprehension skills and their writing skills including using correct grammar and punctuation.
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Dogs

For Students 6th - 8th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read an article about different breeds of dogs and service dogs. Students answer reading comprehension questions about the article.