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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Bluebottle

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students read the poem Bluebottle and discuss the use of the simile in the poem.  In this Bluebottle poetry instructional activity, students analyze the use of verbs and the energy created by that use.  Students text mark all the similes...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Point of View, Motivation, Traits and Feelings

For Students 4th - 5th
In this point of view, motivation, traits and feelings worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions in an online format. They read short scenarios and choose the best answer. They check their answers at the end of the quiz.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Elements of Fables

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the attributes of fables. In this literature instructional activity, students read several fables and identify the moral instructional activity, characterization, and figurative language in each. Students then retell...
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Interactive
Curated OER

The Light in the Forest by Conrad Richter

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Richter's The Light in the Forest. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introducation to Vocabulary for a Lesson about Communities

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students practice using new vocabulary they learn about communities. In this communities vocabulary lesson plan, students use synonyms, context clues, and relevant content to unlock the meaning of new vocabulary words.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using A Dictionary

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore English by completing a word definitions worksheet. In this dictionary lesson plan, students practice locating a list of vocabulary terms in a "Dictionary Race." Students complete a worksheet based upon word cards and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Newsinary"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here is a good way to use newspapers in the classroom and build a functional vocabulary. Learners are given 26 cards, they write one letter of the alphabet on each. They search the paper to find a name, place, or word for each letter,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Comprehension-Grade 2

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this grade 2 reading comprehension worksheet, students read several short passages, answering 1-3 multiple choice comprehension questions after each. Answers are included.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Branches of Government Worksheet

For Students 5th - 8th
This is a basic multiple choice activity. Learners answer a set of 9 multiple choice questions about early colonists and branches of government. You might use this as a check for understanding or a quick quiz. The first 2 questions are...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Salinger and the Vocabulary of the Vernacular

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the use of slang expressions in literature.  For this literary analysis lesson, students examine the use of slang words and expressions in the popular novel Catcher in the Rye.  Students research the various slang terms...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

In a Pickle

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders listen to a story that uses homonyms and figurative language throughout the text. They illustrate the literal and figurative meanings of some figures of speech.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Get the Joke!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore humor through word context and inference used in everyday language.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days- Lesson 5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read a chapter in a book.  In this reading and vocabulary lesson, students predict what will happen in chapter 5 of Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days, define new vocabulary words, read and discuss chapter 5, find synonyms...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Freckle Juice- Lesson 3

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read and respond to a chapter in a book.  In this vocabulary and reading comprehension instructional activity, students preview and predict chapter 3 of Freckle Juice, define new vocabulary words, read chapter 3 and complete a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Catalog Display for the Novel : The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Carlson

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explain the novel through creative descriptions, learn importance of word choice in descriptive writing, and implement technology skills of searching the Internet, typing, cutting and pasting, graphic designs, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

When Fair is Foul: Paradox and Equivocation in Macbeth

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils read Macbeth for examples of paradox and equivocation in the text. In this literature-response lesson plan, students work in groups to analyze Shakespeare's writing for use of paradox using handouts to guide their search. Student...
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Lesson Plan
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A Creative Presentation

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Bring writing to life with this lesson in which elementary and middle schoolers create a display of the imagery they identify in a series of Gary Paulsen books. They read the suggested materials, identify imagery and descriptive...
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App
Pala Software

SpellBoard

For Students 1st - 8th
How do you spell great? G-R-E-A-T! Ensure that your pupils can spell great and so much more with this effective app.
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Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

One Land, Many Trails: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 5)

For Teachers 5th Standards
Grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension strategies are all part of the journey toward understanding a text. The last in a series of three extra support lessons designed to accompany Theme 5: One Land, Many Trails provides a wealth of...
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Activity
Education Development Center

Factoring a Degree Six Polynomial

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Within collaborative groups, scholars factor a degree six polynomial. They can factor the polynomial using many different strategies — a great way to prompt mathematical discussion.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Me Test

For Students 5th - 8th
Get to know your scholars with this in-depth survey that asks learners to rate, answer true or false, write short answers, and draw abstract visuals about their academic and personal preferences.
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Worksheet
Ed Worksheets

Read the Story

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Want to boost your readers' comprehension skills and strategies? Look to these five pages, each with a short story and questions to answer covering main idea, facts, sequence of events, context clues, conclusions, and making inferences. 
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Worksheet
Incentive Publications

Building Proofreading Skills

For Students 3rd - 6th
Designed to build proofreading skills in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and language usage, as well as proofreading for clarity, transition, and order, this workbook is packed with activities for all kinds of writing.
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Handout
Charleston School District

Constructing Rotations

For Students 8th Standards
An instructive lesson provides the basics on how to perform rotations on the coordinate plane. The handout also covers rotating about a point other than the origin and how to perform a series of transformations.