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The Sound Monster - Words That Make Sounds
There are words in the English language that actually make sounds, such as vroom, and, buzz. Here is a clever instructional activity which introduces young readers to these sound-making words. They play an interactive game on the...
Curated OER
Sounding Out CVCE Words
First graders explore vowels and consonants by participating in a flash card activity. In this phonetics lesson, 1st graders discuss the difference between short and long vowels and identify them within a story told to them by their...
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Root Word Practice #1
For this root word practice worksheet, learners match 25 prefixes and roots to their meanings. Students place the numbers in the magic squares, and when all the answers are correct all of the columns and rows will add up to the same number.
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Long Vowels, Silent E Rule Practice
For this long vowel, silent e worksheet, students fill in missing letters in "silent e" words to correctly complete sentences, 8 total.
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Long Vowels – Silent Ee Rule Practice – The Magic Ee – Long Vowel Uu
In this long vowels practice worksheet, students examine 10 words that may have the long vowel u. Students identify the words that do have the long u sound.
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The Catcher in the Rye Vocabulary: Magic Square
Here’s a vocabulary activity that will really knock you out. Readers of J.D. Salinger’s classic novel match terms drawn from The Catcher in the Rye with their definitions, and then complete a magic square activity. It’s really grand.
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Magic Squares for Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Act II, scene 5
Readers of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night use a magic squares matrix to match vocabulary words from Act II, Scene 5 with their definitions. An answer key is provided.
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E the Super Magician
For this silent "e" worksheet, students fill in the letter blanks in 20 words with the letter "e" and then write sentences featuring the 20 words they created.
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'O/magic e' Crossword
In this phonics crossword puzzle activity, students use the 10 clues in order to complete the word puzzle with the appropriate long o words.
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'U / magic e' Crossword
In this phonics crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 10 clues in order to complete the word puzzle with the appropriate long u words.
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'A/Magic E' Decoder
In this spelling code worksheet, students use the code box to spell the words that contain the 'a magic e' pattern. Students spell 30 words.
Louisiana Department of Education
The Metamorphosis
How can something be true even if it didn't happen? Invite your classes to investigate the truths found in the world of magical realism as they analyze short stories, poems, informational texts, video, and art from this genre.
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'A/Magic E' Anagrams
In this phonics worksheet, students study the scrambled letters and then unscramble the letters to make words that have vowel sounds 'a' and 'e.'
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Magical Creatures
Students investigate entertaining characters within stories. In this writing lesson plan, students review nouns and adjectives and discuss magical characters. Students ask themselves questions about their selected characters and...
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Wizard Word Search
In this word search worksheet, young scholars locate 12 words that are hidden in the puzzle. The words can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. They find words such as; cauldron, broom, magic, and potion.
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VCe Rule Accuracy
Explore word structure by participating in a vowels and consonants activity with young readers. They will read words their teacher points out in class and pronounce them correctly. Then they identify the words they say which have a...
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Creating an Original Opera
This may be a lot to ask of a high schooler, but then again, who knows? Pupils work in groups to explore, write, and then perform an original opera. They view versions of The Magic Flute and La Traviata, then compose a plot, characters,...
Pala Software
MathBoard
Do you want to practice arithmetic skills from simple addition facts, to cubes and square roots, to solving one-step equations? Here is a great app for practicing and learning everything from arithmetic practice using integers to solving...
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The Sound Monster - Words That Make Sounds
Students watch as the teacher makes sounds with her hands. They think of a word to describe the sound. Students discuss the way the word sounds like the sound. They complete the "The Sound Monster Activity." Students are told that...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Down on the Farm: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 8)
Down on the Farm is the theme of this series of ESL lessons designed to support reading, speaking, and listening skills. Over three weeks, your learners will have the opportunity to sing songs, play guessing games, create masks,...
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Rainbow Magic Wordsearch
In this Rainbow Fairy instructional activity, students complete a wordsearch that contains Rainbow Fairy names in it. Students look for 7 names.
McGraw Hill
Study Guide for Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia is a story about friendship that brings magic into ordinary life. Study guides may not be magical, but the guided questions, graphic organizers, extension activities, vocabulary, and discussion questions help...
Reed Novel Studies
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe: Novel Study
Are there secret worlds? The four children in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe answer the imaginative question when they discover a magical land in a wardrobe. Scholars read the first chapter to match vocabulary words and...
Prestwick House
Vocabulary in Context: Inside the World of Wizards
Enter the world of Harry Potter and learn new vocabulary at the same time. A high-interest reading passage provides insight into the history of Harry Potter. Follow-up activities incorporate key vocabulary strategies, such as using...