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Color
Students study the elements of color in paint and light. In this color science instructional activity, students discuss colors in their world, white light, and rainbows. Students mix three primary paint colors to make various secondary...
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Math Review for Grade 1 (1.1)
In this math review for grade 1 (1.1) worksheet, 1st graders answer 25 multiple choice questions in a standardized test format reviewing skills of addition, patterns, and number order.
Student Handouts
DIY Classroom Attendance Book
Track student attendance simply and efficiently with this document, which includes space to log the attendance of 30 students for five weeks. Print twelve, and you're set for a year!
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Math Whom Am I?
In this number recognition worksheet, students read the descriptions of the math terms and try to guess what each term is. Students circle the third letter in the boxes to check their answers.
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Family Activity - Color by Numbers: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Learners solve four short answer problems. They determine the number of each color of candy or paper clip in a bag, and calculate the fractional, decimal, and percentage representation of the color compared to the total number of items.
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Letter Recognition: Confusable Letter Pairs
Learners distinguish between easily-confused letter pairs such as b and d, p and b, m and w, and n and m. They read and listen to a story that highlights words containing the letter pairs. They use picture clues to aid reading...
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Kindergarten/First Grade Phonics
Get involved with phonics by recognizing one particular letter. Learners name a letter, know it by sound, decode basic CVC words and use the letter in writing. A variety of options are given to the your learners: making a letter collage,...
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Reading and Writing about the Solar System
A superb interdisciplinary approach highlights this lesson which incorporates space science knowledge and narrative skills. After reading The Magic School Bus, two excellent poems, and watching a video, all about our solar system, young...
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Reintroduce /r/
The /r/ sound can be a difficult one, but scholars use some helpful tips to get it right. After examining the letter shape they listen to you pronounce this phoneme and describe what you are doing to create the sound. They try on their...
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Writing About Talking
The story of King Arthur is a fascinating one, and this retold excerpt offers an excellent example of narrative word choice in a dialogue. Learners read the text and examine the way the author uses synonyms for said. They write down...
Core Knowledge Foundation
Unit 1: Contemporary Fiction - They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid’s Poems by David Bowles
They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems by David Bowles is the focus of a five-week language arts unit unit. Fifth graders listen to various poems and participate in thoughtful discussions, examining vocabulary and learning new words in...
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Letter/Word Recognition Worksheet
In this letter recognition worksheet, students identify the given letters and say the sounds of the letters. Students practice saying 28 sight words and 14 sentences.
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Silent Letters - W and K
In this word and letter recognition worksheet, students make two lists; one that contains words with a silent k and one that contains words with a silent w. They name the clues that are given to start the lists.
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Solving One-Step Equations
In this equation worksheet, students complete a set of 15 problems, solving one-step equations, then find the answers in a picture puzzle and shade them to form a picture.
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Printing the Letter W
In this letter practice worksheet, students print the uppercase and lowercase letter Ww by tracing the given examples. Students follow the numbered arrows to learn the stroke patterns.
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Letter/Word Recognition Activity Sheet
In this letter recognition learning exercise, students name the given letters and practice their sounds. Students also read the five given sentences and say six sight words.
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Rhyming Words, phonemes, Word Recognition: D
In this online interactive vocabulary skills activity, students match the 6 words listed to the appropriate pictures. Students may submit their answers to be scored. All of the words begin with the letter D.
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The Letter W
In this letter w worksheet, students circle all hidden W's in a skiing picture, color the picture and circle the number of w's found.
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One Tortoise
In this printing practice worksheet, students trace 6 examples of the number 1 and color the picture of one tortoise. The word "one" is also on the page for students to read.
Curriculum Corner
Back to School Math and Literacy Centers
From filling in the missing number to filling in the missing letter; to writing fluency sentences to skip counting and matching, a complete set of back to school math a literacy centers will not disappoint. Use these activities...
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Yearly Schedule of Events
Keep track of events, holidays, and deadlines on one colorful and easy-to-edit calendar. The page includes two main columns, one for a color-coded calendar for each month and one for typing in events. Instructions are included on the...
Science Matters
A Model of Plate Faults
The San Andreas fault is one of the longest fault zones in the world. In a series of 20 lessons, the fourth lesson has pupils use a paper model to recreate various types of plate faults. Each is held in position then drawn...
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
A Search for Symbolism in The Great Gatsby
After reading The Great Gatsby, groups return to the text and note passages where Fitzgerald uses symbols and color imagery in his narrative. They then develop a presentation that explains the context, the implications, and possible...
National Gallery of Art
Van Gogh’s Self-Portraits
Scholars get to know famous Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh, as an artist as well as a person. After reading personal letters and analyzing paintings, participants paint two self-portraits that represent their personality. Then, write a...