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Under the Umbrella

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners explore the short /u/ sound. They practice making the sound, noticing how their mouths move to make it. They use letterboxes to spell 'u' words, identify 'u' = /u/ in written words, and play the 'Under the Umbrella' game.
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Smiles Change the World

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students develop speaking and listening skills while evaluating a list. In this consensus lesson, students define consensus and discuss how it might be used at recess. After students understand how consensus works, students review and...
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Core 4: Clarifying Strategies

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan on clarifying text, students review 4 methods of clarifying information within a text.  Students then work with partners to discuss and role play the 4 methods. This lesson plan includes a power point and suggested...
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Reintroduce /kn/

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice reading words with the kn pattern.  In this phonics lesson, students review the sound kn makes.  Students then play a game to reinforce the correct use of the kn spelling pattern.
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"The Giver" by Lois Lowry

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars read the novel, "The Giver", and test their comprehension through the game Jeopardy. Then students research individual rights of different cultures and write a summary of their findings. Young scholars develop a personal...
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Off To the Reading Races

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing good reader strategies , students complete an initial read of a novel text. With a partner, they read complete an assessment of their...
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Our Friends b and d

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners practice a variety of techniques and strategies to assess the differences between the lowercase letters b and d. They listen to and identify the letters b and d in the book, "Bud the Sub," and then play a game to master this skill.
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Teaching Tip -Vocabulary procedure

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Participants are introduced to a variety of procedures to teach vocabulary. They gain oral practice with creative adjectives. They offer various vocabulary presentations along with games and acting out the words.
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Adjective Placement

For Students 7th - 8th
In this adjective placement worksheet, students review and discuss the seven main types of adjectives and create four sentences from phrases and adjectives.
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Future

For Students 7th - 8th
In this future worksheet, students review and discuss how to make predictions and plan events for the future. They place nine sets of words into the correct order to build nine sentences. They finish by correctly completing fill in the...
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Punctuating Adverb Clauses

For Students 7th - 10th
In this grammar activity, students review and discuss the general rules for punctuating adverb clauses. Students then place a comma where one is needed in ten sentences with adverb clauses.
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“Time to...”

For Students 2nd - 4th
Students review elapsed time and vocabulary in this worksheet. Student read a short story and then answer 10 questions. This is a good worksheet for test-taking practice.
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Fact and Opinion

For Students 4th - 6th
In this fact and opinion activity, students review the difference between fact and opinion and then identify 10 sentences as either fact or opinion.
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Homophones: Cloze the Gap!

For Students 4th - 6th
In this homophones review activity, students use words from the homophone list to fill in the blanks in 13 sentences so that they make sense.
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Total English Pre-intermediate: Playing with Passives

For Students 5th - 6th
In this passive practice worksheet, students review the passive voice as they correct the mistakes in 8 sentences and make 8 questions using the passive voice. Students also answer 4 questions regarding the passive voice.
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Total English Intermediate: Activate that Adverb

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this intermediate adverb review worksheet, students complete 10 sentences by filling in the blanks with the correct adverbs. Students also complete a graphic organizer regarding adverbs and write 8 sentences using the adverbs in the...
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Verbs

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this verbs review worksheet, students color 9 action pictures and then fills in the blanks in 9 sentences with the appropriate verbs. Students then write 7 original sentences.
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Antonyms

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this antonyms review worksheet, students examine 16 words and identify antonyms for each of them. Students then draw a picture of a pair of antonyms.
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QUIZ 1A: Nouns-People, Places, Animals, and Things

For Students 4th - 6th
In this nouns review worksheet, students examine 50 nouns and classify them in the correct columns. This worksheets requires students to note the differences between common and proper nouns.
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A Raisin in the Sun: Vocabulary Bingo

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students study A Raisin in the Sun. Students study new vocabulary through a game of bingo. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech "I Have a Dream" as a supplementary text. Students create their own bingo cards.
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Valentine’s Day Unit: Writing & Literacy Center Activities

For Teachers K
Students participate in Valentine's Day writing and literacy center activities. In this writing and literacy lesson plan, students develop Valentine's Day journals using recycled cards and small blank sheets of paper. They write...
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Shamrock Alphabet Match

For Teachers K - 2nd
Here is an alphabet activity that has learners match uppercase and lowercase letters printed on shamrocks. They work in pairs to create matches. An extension activity is provided.
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Preparing for Success

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan is more of a series of tips for you, the teacher, to implement when standardized testing comes around. The strongest component of this guide is that it invites the teacher to reflect on what worked the best, and what...
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Discriminating Phonemes

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Develop the fluency of beginning readers one sound at a time with this phonemic awareness lesson. Through a series of whole-class instruction, independent practice, and collaborative learning activities, children practice identifying the...