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Introduce Vocabulary: Welcome to the Ice House
Students study tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students explore new vocabulary words found while reading Welcome to the Ice House. Students assess the meaning of their new vocabulary words and record their learning...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Red Riding Hood
Students study tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students read Red Riding Hood and investigate tier two vocabulary words found in the story. Students analyze the meaning of vocabulary words and record their...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Smoky Night
Students investigate tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson plan, students assess the meaning of vocabulary words found while reading Smoky Night. Students record their new vocabulary words using a word journal or discovery...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Keeping Quilt
Students consider tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students investigate the meaning of new vocabulary words found while reading The Keeping Quilt. Students record their new vocabulary words using a word journal or...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Lion and the Mouse
Students determine the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students explore new vocabulary words while reading The Lion and the Mouse. Students record their new vocabulary words in a word journal or discovery...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Lorax
Students analyze tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students read The Lorax and assess the meaning of vocabulary words found in the story. Students record their vocabulary words in a word journal or discovery chart.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot Air-Balloon Ride
Young scholars analyze tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students investigate new vocabulary words while reading. Young scholars record their vocabulary words in a word journal or discovery chart.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Ruby the Copycat
Students analyze tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students explore vocabulary words used in Ruby the Copycat. Students assess the meaning of new vocabulary words and record their new words in a word journal.
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving
Students study tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students explore new vocabulary words while reading The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving. Students record their new vocabulary words using a word journal or discovery chart.
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Intermediate Vocabulary Practice
In this recognizing vocabulary words in context worksheet, students read sentences and choose the vocabulary word in parenthesis that correctly completes the sentences. Students choose 12 answers.
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Integrated Vocabulary, Creative Writing and Listening Exercise
Students learn vocabulary words. In this reading and vocabulary lesson, students write a word, listen for it in a story and write down what they think it means.
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A Pocket for Corduroy
Students listen to the story "A Pocket for Corduroy" and choose 3, Tier Two vocabulary words. In this "A Pocket for Corduroy lesson plan, students listen to specific words from story. Students then define the meaning of the words in...
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Introduce Vocabulary: For You Are a Kenyan Child
Young scholars listen to the story "For You Are A Kenyan Child" and are introduced to 3 tier two vocabulary words. In this tier 2 vocabulary lesson plan, students practice the usage of the tier words from the story. Young scholars...
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A Taste of Honey
Students read the story "A Taste of Honey" and are introduced to tier two words. For this vocabulary lesson plan, students define key words from the story. Students build their vocabulary by referring to the story and how the words are...
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Airport
Students listen to the story "Airport" and are introduced to 3 tier two vocabulary words. In this "Airport" lesson plan, students answer questions regarding the usage of the words in the story. Students then practice the usage of the...
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Introduce Vocabulary: I See Animals Hiding
Students are introduced to the story " I See Animals Hiding" and define key vocabulary words from the story. In this lesson aimed at reinforcing vocabulary, students listen to the usage of vocabulary words in the story. Students...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Cows Can't Fly
Students are introduced to vocabulary words from the story Cows Can't Fly and identify words during the reading of the story. In this introduction to vocabulary words lesson, students recall vocabulary words from the story and then use...
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The Catcher in the Rye: Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy
Group members select a word from The Catcher in the Rye they would like the class to know more about. After identifying the context and determining the meaning of the word from the context, they present the word to the entire class,...
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Words and Music I
What type of music is best to listen to while learning? In a short writing prompt, learners must determine if a scenario involving listening to music while memorizing material is an experiment or an observational study. The prompt also...
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Mid-Unit Assessment: Text-Dependent and Short Answer Questions: Excerpts from “A Limited Supply”
There's no such thing as an unlimited resource. Scholars complete a mid-unit assessment by reading A Limited
Supply. They answer text-dependent questions and complete a graphic organizer about key terms in the text.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Dandelion
Explore vocabulary while reading Dandelion Learners record their learning using a word journal or discovery chart, and the whole class reviews the meaning of each word using examples.
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Vocabulary and Concept Development
Considering a lesson on Greek and Latin roots and affixes? The Latin roots bas and pos, and the Greek root bas are the focus on a colorful, animated presentation that will engage your learners and provide guided and independent practice...
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Close Reading and Viewing: Minerals and Metals
How easy is it to live off the land? Scholars read Minerals and Metals in Your Life and discuss how Canada's natural resources meet the needs of the people. Pupils watch a brief video and discuss the gist of the text and video. They then...
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Synthesizing Information from Texts about Natural Disasters: What Makes an Earthquake a Natural Disaster?
Are all disasters natural? Scholars reread Earthquakes! to determine what classifies these events as a natural disaster. They label earthquake facts as N for natural or D disaster to support their ideas. They then discuss academic...