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Smiles Change the World

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore ways to notice when others are sad, happy, calm, or angry. They act out feelings and have others try to identify them. The listen to The Brand New Kid, focusing on plot, characterization, and illustrations. They create a...
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ABC Bookmaking Builds Vocabulary In the Content Areas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create an ABC book using vocabulary words from content areas. They use each word in context and create an illustration for each word to further demonstrate their knowledge of its meaning.
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Those Tear-Me-Apart, Put-Me-Back-Together, Never-Be-the-Same-Again Blues

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discuss what it might be like to be the new person in a group, choose the correct words for an apology, learn a vivid lesson about how unking words can hurt others, and write a paragraph to explain what they learned from the...
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Mixing Colors with "Little Blue and Little Yellow"

For Teachers K - 1st
Students mix colors to make new colors. In this color mixing lesson, students listen to Leo Lionni's Petit Bleu et Petit Jaune, before retelling the beginning, middle, and end of the story. They watch as the teacher mixes food coloring...
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I'm in a Tizzy! How Can I Help? King Day

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to the book Miss Tizzy and discuss how characters feel about Miss Tizzy. In this unconditional kindness and philanthropy lesson, students understand how when you do a good deed it somehow comes back. Students reflect on...
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Evaluating Nonfiction Texts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students evaluate nonfiction text. In this evaluating nonfiction instructional activity students read two pieces of nonfiction text and respond with a short free-writing piece. Students discuss the content and focus on the accuracy.
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Who Do You Want For Your Friend?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a t-chart about the healthy and unhealthy characteristics in relationships. They discuss elements they should look for in a friend. They are read books to identify these elements.
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First Grade Writing Lesson #1/ Narrative Prompt

For Teachers 1st
First graders write a descriptive paragraph about a friend.
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4-H Citizenship Activity Page

For Students 7th - 9th
Using this activity to explore citizenship, learners evaluate the importance of positive participation in their community, neighborhood and country. The 15 questions in this instructional activity relate to jobs in the community.
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Phil's First Day 1

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this Phil's first day of school worksheet, students describe what a friend is by listing adjectives, adverbs or phrases that begin with each of the letters in friends.
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Join the Self Esteem Team!

For Students 3rd
For this character worksheet, 3rd graders complete two dot to dot puzzles. They help someone feel good about themselves and write about it in the star bursts on the page.
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Me and My World

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this me and my world worksheet, students draw a picture and write sentences about themselves, their family, their friends, and activities they like to do. Students write 1 or 2 sentences for each.
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Friends

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this friends worksheet, students choose the correct word to complete the sentences about friends. Students complete 7 multiple choice questions.
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New Friends Bingo

For Students 1st - 4th
In this friends activity, learners find someone who does the thing asked of in each box and writes their name down. Students complete this for 24 boxes.
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Bridge to Terabithia Study Questions and Essay Topics

For Students 6th - 11th
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 13 short answer and essay questions about Katherine Patterson's Bridge to Terabithia. Students may check some of their answers online.
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St. Augustine's Confessions by St. Augustine

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer and essay questions based on St. Augustine's Confessions. Students may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the...
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Word Meaning From Context

For Students 4th - 5th
In this word meaning from context worksheet, students read a short passage and analyze the difficult word in bold type. Students decide what the word means by using context clues and choose the correct answer from 4 choices. A secret...
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Charlotte's Web

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners complete a variety of activities related to the book "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White. They create a comic strip based on the characters, setting, and plot of the story, and examine the author's writing process. In small groups...
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A Doll's House Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Ibsen's A Doll's House. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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A Passage to India by E. M. Forster

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this literature worksheet, students respond to 25 short answer and essay questions about Forster's A Passage to India. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the selection at the bottom of the page.
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Frog and Toad Are Friends

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Frog and Toad are Friends. In this reading lesson plan, 2nd graders complete journal entries, go over vocabulary, answer short...
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Chivalry and Courtly Love

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine chivalry and courtly love. For this Arthurian legend lesson, 11th graders explore the legend and how chivalry, honor, and courtly love have been internalized into today's culture. Students author and perform...
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Friendly Neighbors

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars review the days of the week and the meaning of unconditional kindness. In this days of the week and kindness lesson, students participate in a reading of Libba Moore Gray's Miss Tizzy. They talk about the days of the week...
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The Clay Marble

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students probe the story, "The Clay Marble" by Minfong Ho to identify examples of courage, quick thinking, and perseverance. The lesson plan creatively extends the plot of the story by celebrating the heroin's birthday many years after...