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Library Visit 2 Activity
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the concept of using the media center and library. The information is used to write a paper.
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Reading Scavenger Hunt
In this scavenger hunt worksheet, students practice several reading skills by hunting for the words listed on their clipboard worksheet.
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Literature Response for Home-School Connections: Fables
First graders participate in home and school based literacy activities in this unit. They examine fables in school and practice the literacy activities at home.
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Chrysanthemum
Students identify the main story elements in the book Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. In this literacy lesson, students listen to the book and use a guided reading ball check for comprehension. Students answer questions such as "Who are...
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Health Literacy and Drug Abuse
Students brainstorm about the different health issues facing teens today. In this health science lesson plan, students discuss the danger associated with drug abuse. They recommend ways to stay healthy.
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Weight Game
Students estimate and compare grapefruit weights. In this weight measurement and literacy lesson plan, students listen to the story Nate's Big Hair and the Grapefruit in There, then estimate the weight of a grapefruit after holding it....
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The Eye of the Beholder: A Media Literacy Activity
Young scholars explore the impact the news media have on shaping perceptions and opinions in general and in their coverage of the presidential campaign.
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Communicating Through Pictures
Students examine photographs, paintings and drawings convey meaning and mood. The ability to 'read' a picture is an important literary skill. This activity gives students the opportunity to tell a story through pictures by creating a...
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Archaeological Study
Learners analyze the difference between archaeology and anthropology while studying the evolution of different products. In this archaeology and anthropology lesson, students trace the progression of a certain tool or product and come up...
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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Exploring Play Dough
Students learn to prepare a play dough recipe in order to enhance their measurement, reading, and creative-thinking skills. In this instructional activity on making play dough, students measure and add the different ingredients, while...
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Art About Me- The Skin You Live In
Students read the text The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler. In this literacy lesson, students discuss the characters in the text and the various shades of skin they observed on each page. Students read the beautiful descriptions of the...
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Annual Calendars
In this literacy learning exercise, students read the annual calendars that cover one full year. The sheet is intended as a teacher guide for creating them.
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Partner Sentence Reading Practice
For this partner sentence reading worksheet, students practice reading sentences with a partner; sentences contain both words and pictures.
English Enhanced Scope and Sequence
Media Literacy with Focus of Strategies for Collaboration
Introduce your class to literary analysis with a series of activities that has them examine book and movie reviews. Groups then draft their own review of a text, select a digital medium, and craft a presentation.
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Literature Circle Reflections
In this literature circle reflections worksheet, learners write down a discussion prompt and then respond to the prompt before and after meeting with a group. Students self-assess their own reading and responses. Learners answer eight...
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Body and Media Reconstruction
Students use discussion and activities to create a message about body image. They discover their voice in the media and discover how the production process affects the final message from the media.
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he Media and Social Justice Around the World
Learners will activate literacy skills in internet medium, and will use reading, critical thinking and writing skills as they work with their groups to collect and organize information. The follow up activity will allow them to augment...
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Critical Literacy In The 21st Century
Students read the book Sitti's Secrets and complete prediction and comprehension activities. For this literacy lesson plan, students also write questions and comments they have on chart paper.
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Match the Words
Even if your kids aren't reading yet, they can become familiar with words by identifying two that are the same. Youngsters focus on the word same as they examine eight words and match them to their identical spellings. Challenge learners...
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Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Isolating, Move and Tell
Build phonological awareness with this fun game focused on isolating and identifying medial phonemes. This game board contains an image on each square; when the child lands on a square, they must say the medial sound of the word they...
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From Light to Dark and Back
Experiment with light and dark in a series of interactive activities that lead up to reading and writing poetry. Class members have the opportunity to observe their feelings while sitting in the light and dark and to play with shadow...
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Stories of Painkiller Addiction: Contemplating Nature vs. Nurture
Does having an addict in your family make it more likely to become one yourself? Explore the genetic risk factors, as well as the prominent environmental influences, for substance addiction in a lesson plan that encourages awareness and...
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100 Famous Quotes
Students explore famous quotes from throughout history. In this multicultural literacy instructional activity, students work as a team to read and memorize a list of 100 quotes. Students participate in a game in which the first half of a...
Academy of American Poets
We Sing America
Pair the famous poems "I Hear America Singing," by Walt Whitman, and "I, Too, Sing America," by Langston Hughes, with a more recent poem by Elizabeth Alexander called "Praise Song for the Day" to demonstrate a theme and introduce your...