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Show! Don't Tell!
Students write a descriptive paragraph. For this writing lesson, students define elaboration and discuss the characteristics of an elaborate paragraph. Students write a paragraph that contains vivid adjectives, strong verbs and exact nouns.
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ESL Holiday Lessons: World Fair Trade Day
For this language skills worksheet, students read an article about World Fair Trade Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30...
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Computer (Keyboarding)
Young scholars practice typing the letters on the left side of the home row of keys. They complete time tests and examine their results. They discover words from those letters as well.
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Poetry for Kids
Sixth graders be immersed indirect experiences which are opportunities for students to reflect, look back, debrief or abstract from their experiences what they have felt, and thought, and studied.
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Major people and events of WWII
Twelfth graders research major people from WWII. They interview each person in their group, then create a newspaper which contains articles, advertisements and illustrations from the WWWII period.
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Understanding and Using Boolean Operators
Students identify and define Boolean operators. They differentiate between operators and their intended uses. They use the operators AND, OR, NOT, parenthesis, and NEAR in Internet searches and analyze search results. They use...
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Leads for Descriptive Writing
Students write two descriptive leads to learn how to reel in readers. After their leads have been written, they will share with a partner to decide which was the most appealing. In this leads lesson, students can also write a reflection...
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Menus
Students explore different styles of writing. In this writing lesson, students look at menus to get an idea of how many different types of writing there are. Students create their own menus and add border and clip art.
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Say It, Write It, Use It in a Sentence
In this writing worksheet, learners look at a picture, say its name, write the name three times, and use the word in a sentence. They see black line pictures of 7 items which include a king a ring, and a fist.
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Through the Odyssey, Lesson 2:
Ninth graders complete their reading of "The Odyssey". Using the text, they write an essay on a topic of their choice relating to the book. They write a rough draft, first draft and final draft typed in a word processing program. They...
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What is Ride Sharing?
Third graders discover the concept of ride sharing. They discuss how it helps the environment. They use the internet to gather information as well.
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Say It. Write It or Make Sentences: Long O Words
For this long O worksheet, students say the name of 6 pictures. Students write the word on the primary lines and use it in a sentence. All words have long O sound.
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Nounmania and Verbmania
Learners illustrate as many nouns and verbs as they can in a limited amount of time. Students review all the words that they came up with. They help each other figure out which ones were right and wrong. Learners make a new list of nouns...
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West Virginia Quarter Reverse: Over, Under, In, and Out
Students examine the images on the West Virginia quarter reverse. Using the quarter design as a model, the discover the meaning of directional terms. They play a game where they have to listen to and follow directions and complete a...
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Social Studies Newspaper
Twelfth graders decide on a topic and write a whole newspaper on that topic. The newpaper also needs to include illustrations and advertisements.
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Introduction to Poetry
Students determine the rhyme scheme of a poem and find examples of similes. In this poetry analysis lesson, students review definitions needed for the topic and analyze the rhyme or rhythm for the example poems. Students also find...
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Tes: Spelling Activity Matrix: 42 Ideas for Your Weekly Spelling Words
[Free Registration/Login Required] This matrix contains 42 spelling activities that are based on Bloom's Taxonomy Six Thinking Levels. The activities provide opportunities for each learning style.
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Abcteach: Spelling
[Free Registration/Login Required] Generate worksheets that help students practice spelling with tricky vowels and letters, as well as, homophones, compound words and more. Several activities include assessments at the end.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Make a Big Book of Rhymes: Identifying and Generating Rhyming Words
In this teacher-led activity on this site, students work together in the classroom creating a book full of rhymes.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: How to Teach Spelling
A teaching resource with free downloads of PDF documents and graphic organizers along with guidelines and practice activities to use while teaching students to become better spellers.
Vocabulary Spelling City
Vocabulary Spelling City: Missing Letter
In this free version of the game, choose from four sets of words, depending on the grade level. A letter is removed from each word and students must put it back. Includes 'Spelling Test' and 'Teach Me' features.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Irregular Word Activities
This extensive site has links to games and activities that teach students to read 30 high-frequency irregular words. There are over 20 activities and games at the bottom of the site in additional to sequenced irregular word activities....
Free Reading
Free Reading
This free reading intervention site is geared toward students grade K-3, with literacy activities and lessons/ideas links. The site includes teaching tools and activities. See the link at the bottom to "About FreeReading" for a list of...
Free Reading
Free Reading: Holiday Relay: A Sounding Out Game
A small group game to practice word and sound recognition and accuracy. Given a sound or word, each student on team runs to pile of holiday shapes, finds the letter, or picture that begins with the sound, or brings back all the letters...