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The Magic Apple
First graders read The Magic Apple and complete interdisciplinary activities related to the book. In this folktale instructional activity, 1st graders answer comprehension questions, recognize and record short /i/ sound...
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Science: Bees: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Students investigate the world of bees and describe their characteristics. by identifying the bees' parts, they demonstrate how these parts function. In the lab, students dissect bees and view the various parts under microscopes. ...
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Story Opening One
In this finishing a story, "Story Opening One" worksheet, students read the writing prompt, use the questions to consider before writing a middle and ending for the story, and complete the story. Students write 2 parts of a story.
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100% Recyclable
Seventh graders research recycling activities at schools across the country using e-mail. They research the waste management and recycling program at their school and problem solve to create an environmentally sound program for the future.
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Consonant Vowel Consonant Skill 1
For this recognizing words spelled with the cvc pattern worksheet, students say picture words, choose the beginning, middle, and final letters, and write the picture words. Students spell and write twenty words.
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Identifying the Theme in a Story
Students recognize Theme through the use of simple, short stories. Using Pro Quest, students begin by researching the literary element, theme, and how it can be identified. They then identify the themes in Aesop's Fables and...
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Soil, Designing the Small Farm of the Future
Students examine the history of farming. For this environmental farming lesson, students explore the web and complete a variety of activities in order to understand the necessity of local, sustainable, and small farms for the future....
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Phonics Diagraph
This simple presentation is designed for very young readers who are just starting to learn their consonant blend sounds. Pictures of a shark, a chicken, a whale, and a moth help introduce these blends.
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Shadow Puppetry in South India
Students read a variety of literature from India, including folktales and fables. They then select a scene or story to script, work together to design and craft shadow puppets of characters and scenery, narrate a story, manipulate the...
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"HiSS"terical Snakes
Students explore the /s/ sound on the end of words. They discuss the phoneme /s/. Students listen for /s/=s at the beginning, middle and end of words. They write the letter s and practice reading and writing words containing /s/.
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Putt-Putt Old Car
Young scholars study the phoneme /p/ both in written and spoken language while differentiating from the phoneme /b/. They think about the "put, put" sound that an old car makes, and work with at tongue twister. Next, they write the...
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Little Pig
First graders discover that letters are used to write words and that they have different sounds. They pronounce the word, "pig" emphasizing the /i/ sound. They say a tongue twisters that features the /i/ sound in each word. They then...
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How a Circuit Works
Students discover the basic principles of circuits by designing and testing some of their own. They are told that circuits usually have a power source such as a battery and a resistor such as a light. Students make a circuit using a...
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Sssssssss
Students experience the strategy of phoneme recognition to recognize /s/ in spoken words, including plurals, and in writing. They encounter the book Summer Fun by Lucy Lawrence and the tongue twister "Miss Sam saw a sneaky slimy snake in...
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"A" All Around
Spell and read words containing ai and ay. First and second graders identify vowel digraphs in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion on the combinations of letters that comprise digraphs, they practice reading and...
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Introducing the 6 Traits to Students
Put together an English language arts unit on the six traits of writing with this helpful collection of resources. From fun songs to differentiated writing exercises reinforcing each of the traits, great ideas are provided for...
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Accent Marks & Special Characters in Spanish
Check out this clear description of how and when to use accent marks and special characters. The information, necessary to truly understand the purpose of special characters and accent marks would make a great reference material for...
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Circuits and the Flow of Electricity Lesson Plan
I think I lost an electron. Are you sure? Yes, I'm positive! Starting with a hands-on demonstration and problem solving activity, young scientists define vocabulary related to circuitry and currents. Then they build their own circuits...
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Harpers Ferry Letters
Scholars write letters as if they were someone who heard the story of John Brown's raid. The resource, a standalone, covers information from primary sources that is important to West Virginian history: the Harpers Ferry Letters.
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Medieval Music
In this music activity, students answer 3 multiple-choice questions about Medieval Music. Students also read about and see a picture of a Medieval instrument called a crumhorn.
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Introduce /or/
Students are introduced to the letter combination "or." In this letter combination "or" lesson plan, students explore a mix of 12 letter combinations on the board. Students then practice the pronunciation of the letter...
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Can You Read And Spell These Words?
In this language arts learning exercise, students learn to build words by combining beginning, middle and ending sounds. Students cut out 20 letter cards. There are no directions about what to do with these cards.
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Say It Connect It
In this spelling worksheet, 1st graders will focus on spelling CVC words. Students will study 6 pictures and choose the correct letters for the beginning, middle, and ending sounds before writing the complete word on the lines provided.
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Final - E Rule
For this phonics worksheet, students look at 20 pictures and then say each picture out loud. Students circle the letters that make the beginning, middle and final sound of each picture underneath each picture. Students spell out each...