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Inspire a Life of Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Making letters out of goop, sight word bingo, tic-tac-toe vowels. Download this packet loaded with activities designed to engage beginning readers. Although designed for adults, many of the activities are appropriate for any age group.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Transportation and Travel

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, after defining a list of vocabulary words on the board, review and identify basic types of transportation (bus, taxi cab, car, plane, and ship) in the United States. In addition, they make a graph of all the different ways that...
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PHONEMIC AWARENESS INFUSION

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students demonstrate the ability to participate in conversation/ dialog during a job interview. They demonstrate how to produce these pronunciation features, recognize the contrasting sounds, distinguish between the sounds when heard,...
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More of, Less of

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Have your class discuss behaviors they like from other people. They will then get into groups and list behaviors they want to see more of from people in their community, classroom, or school. This is a great Character Counts lesson!
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Keeping Safe (911)

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners explore "emergency safety" rules through a series of activities led by the teacher. In this safety lesson, students practice dialing 911 on a paper or play phone after listening to the interactive book It's Time to Call 911:...
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The Science of Marijuana—How THC Affects the Brain

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Marijuana can affect every part of a user's life—starting with the delicate nervous centers of the brain. An informative article and worksheet prompt teenagers to learn more about how the THC found in most forms of marijuana can...
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Math: Football League Statistics

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine a soccer league final standings chart and then answer 12 questions based on the information provided. They calculate some answers in both fractions and percentages.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Concepts of Time and Money

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, after reviewing the vocabulary words on the board and being shown several examples, in pairs practice naming the months, days of the week and their abbreviations in order.
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Stories of Painkiller Addiction: Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Campaign

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
The I-STOP law was designed to regulate the distribution and tracking of prescription drugs. After reading an article about its signing and implementation, middle and high schoolers work together to come up with their own ideas for an...
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Calendar Time

For Teachers K Standards
Use circle time to work on counting. Kindergarteners practice the months of the year, say the full date, chart the day's temperature, count to 100, and sing the alphabet song. This kind of daily routine cultivates deep roots for...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Concepts of Time and Money

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students identify different denominations of United States currency and symbols associated with money and reading prices. In addition, in pairs they identify examples of currency from newspapers and magazines.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLANS--Maintaining Employment

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students analyze payroll deductions from their pay stubs to view a variety of government services and company benefits. After defining the vocabulary words on the board, they associate those words to certain sections on their pay stubs.
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Worksheet
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Initial Consonant Clusters

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that correlate to the pictures that are listed. They are all words that are consonant clusters.
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Worksheet
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Speaking and Listening

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this basic mathematics worksheet, students follow instructions as given to play a math game. They listen for detail in explanations and narratives in various contexts. Students also provide feedback and confirmation of what they...
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Word Processing Moving Text

For Students 6th - 7th
For this computer worksheet, students complete a Word Processing task. Students complete 20 steps that include using bullet points for text and cutting and pasting.
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Giving and Taking Directions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify the difference between commands and a declarative sentence. They complete a diagram with verbs, prepositions and numbers. They follow directions using a map and give directions to another location.
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Giving and Taking Directions (Middle School)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students describe the difference between a declarative sentence and a command. They complete a diagram verbs, prepositions and numbers. They follow directions on a map and create directions of their own to another location.
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Clifford's Sports Day

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in a game of three legged race that involved the practice of matching pictures or text. They use the subject of sports to create the context. Students play the game to strengthen classification and reading...
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Reading Aloud

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers practice their reading aloud skills. They examine different careers that focus on public speaking. They also gather new tips to practice when speaking aloud.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Family and Parenting

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, after defining and examining an extensive vocabulary list on the board, explore compulsory schooling for children 6-16 and the importance of attending school on a regular basis.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Family and Parenting

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore all the specific requirements that must be followed in order to enroll children in school/day care aged 6-16. In addition, they review the importance of regular school attendance.
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Divorce And Stepfamilies: Breaking Apart, Coming Together

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students view a PBS "In the Mix" video about the challenges teens face when their parents divorce and/or remarry. They participate in a class discussion about the video, role-play related situations and explore media depictions of...
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We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in guided reading and writing experience in this set of five lessons. They complete a picture walk of Michael Rosen's, We're Going on a Bear Hunt before listening to the story and retelling it. Working with a...
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Who's in the Shed?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the cover of the book, WHO'S IN THE SHED? and talk about the animals portrayed and the noises they make. They then read the book as a class, looking through the peepholes and making predictions.