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Modern World Traditions
Middle schoolers investigate why traditions fade as time moves on and represent the fading traditions in a visual manner. In this traditions instructional activity, students read the article 'Looking for My Prince Charming' by Shalmali...
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Universal Traditions
Students research personal bias towards the story Marriage is a Private Affair. In this tradition research lesson, students read the story and discuss the ending. Students free write about the topic and complete a Venn diagram to compare...
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Parents and Teen Hardships
Students analyze the cause and effects of fading traditions and explore the parent teen relationships through poetry. In this past analysis lesson, students complete a cause and effect worksheet about a related movie. Students free write...
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Conditions of City Life in the Late 19th Century
Students examine tenement life. In this lesson on early urbanization, students research the role of journalism for social change in early American cities. Students write a journal article for themselves that demonstrate an understanding...
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An Issue of Life and Death
Students explore the reaction to the execution of Timothy McVeigh. They discuss the event, interview others concerning the death penalty, and write an article on reactions to the execution of Timothy McVeigh.
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Read On
Students consider the question "Why do we read?" through creating and sharing individual timelines of their own histories as readers. They then choose a book on which to write a personal essay.
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Picking Up the Pieces
Students recall and write about a time in which they felt helpless, focusing on how they coped with the situation then and now.
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Clifford Takes a Trip Worksheets
For this Clifford Takes a Trip worksheet packet, students complete a vocabulary word search, a crossword puzzle, character map and writing activity, comprehension questions, and 5 true and false questions. They write 8 vocabulary words...
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Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Tragedy
Students research the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. In this labor reform lesson, students research the fire and write a newspaper article report from the perspective of the time. Students evaluate the perspective of the workers and create...
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Taking Aim at Violence in Schools
Young scholars are encouraged to share, through discussion and writing, their feelings about violence in schools, as well as about ways in which such tragedies could be prevented.
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School Violence: Is It in Your Backyard?
Students share, through discussion and writing, their feelings about violence in schools, as well as about ways in which such incidents and tragedies could be prevented.
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When I Heard the Learned Astronomer
Students recognize different purposes and methods of writing and to identify a writer's tone and point of view.
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Meet Samantha
In this Meet Samantha Word worksheet, students solve a word scramble, a word search, answer 51 reading comprehension questions, complete a crossword puzzle, write their opinion about an event from the book, write an acrostic poem,...
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Vocabulary and Comprehension Packet
In this Junie B. Jones is a Graduation Girl worksheet packet, students will unscramble 15 vocabulary words using text boxes as a tool, search for and circle 15 vocabulary words in a word search, complete 10 cloze sentences using a word...
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A Sweet Adventure
In this reading activity, students read a detailed story about a magic bag of candy. New vocabulary is highlighted. Students then complete a series of activities about the story, answer questions, and then do a timed writing exercise.
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Hippopotamus
In these hippopotamus worksheets, students must write factual information about a hippo. Students are given 5 questions to answer about the animal.
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Famous Astronaut Report
In this Famous Astronaut Report worksheet, students write the name of a famous astronaut, their birthdate, two questions they would like to research, and research notes. Students are then instructed to design a poster that informs...
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Happy Birthday, Samantha!
For this Happy Birthday, Samantha worksheet, students unscramble 18 vocabulary words, find 20 words in a word search, answer 8 questions for every two chapters of the book, solve a crossword puzzle, write a report, complete a venn...
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The Great Lakes
In this geography worksheet, students read the names of the Great Lakes and then write them in the space provided. Students also answer 2 questions about The Great Lakes.
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What to do between AP Exams and Semester Finals
Students write multiple choice and extended answer questions for their own semester exams
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Statistics: Final Exam Review
In this statistics and probability worksheet, students are provided with a review of the final exam in statistics. The three page worksheet contains a combination of six multiple choice and free response questions. Answers are not...
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Language Practice #12 Grades 2-3
In this language practice activity, students write questions, fix sentences, and find words that don't belong in sets.
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A Questionnaire: What Do You Like to Read?
What do your fifth graders know about types of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry? Find out as they fill out this questionnaire that requires them to list authors and texts that exemplify each genre. Not only will you be able to assess what...
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Early American Poets
The poems of Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson are the focus of a unit that asks readers to consider how an artist's life and changes in society influences his or her work. After careful study of Whitman's and Dickinson's perspectives on...