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As Different as Night and Day
Practice antonyms with a straightforward instructional activity. Along the left side of the page is a list of words. Pupils write in the antonyms for these words in the blank spaces provided.
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Exploring the Night Sky: Summer
Students explain how moon phases occur. They describe and explain at least two common misconceptions that people have about the moon. Students explain what a star is. They explain 3 ways that the night sky has been used throughout history.
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Antonyms
Familiarize linguists with antonyms as they examine examples and match up opposites. First, scholars read a short description of antonyms, writing as many antonyms for big as they can. Then, they match up pairs of words that are antonyms...
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Opposites
In this grammar activity, students identify what opposites means and another name for them. Then they draw a line from each word on the left to a word on the right with the opposite meaning. Students also circle the word that is the...
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Globe Lesson 13 - When the Day Changes
Students explore the patterns of day and night. In this geography skills lesson, students read brief selections and examine diagrams that note the transition of day and night around the world. Students respond to the questions included...
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Opposite Day
In this Opposite Day worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, unscramble the words, sequencing, unscramble the sentences, write...
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Day And Night
First graders examine how the earth experiences day and night by using a flashlight and a globe as a model.
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Opposite-Word Concentration
Students participate in an opposite-word concentration game. In this grammar lesson, students use an old deck of playing cards and glue small squares of opposite illustrations to the back of each card. Students make as many matches as...
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Opposites
In this opposites worksheet, students draw a picture of the opposite of what is already drawn. Students draw 3 pictures that are already labeled.
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Opposites - Nouns
In this opposites activity, students match the nouns on the left with the opposite noun on the right. Students complete 10 matches total.
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Analogies 3 (Level 6)
Positive and negative may be opposites, but what does that have to do with the words clean and filthy? Ask your pupils to consider word relationships as they complete the 10 analogies presented here. Note that the exercise gradually...
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Seasons and Day Time
Learners label a diagram of the Earth rotating about the sun and indicate the direction of the rotation and the seasons at each location. They indicate the seasons, the poles, the hours of daylight at each pole, the direction of rotation...
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Exploring the Night Sky: Fall/Winter
Students explain how moon phases occur. They explain three ways that the night sky has been used through history. Students locate some of the constellations in the night sky. They discuss stories and myths surrounding stars.
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A New York Rioter Explains His Opposition to the Draft
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students analyze a letter from a New York rioter over the Conscription Act. Students respond to 3 short answer questions about the letter to the editor of the New York Times.
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Observing Mars in the Night Sky
Students compare and contrast the orbits of Earth and Mars, locate the planet Mars, and diagram its retrograde motion.
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Vínculo Entre La Escuela y el Hogar
To acquire new skills, kids need to practice at home too! Give native Spanish speakers this take-home assignment to help them learn words and their opposites. The examples given are day and night and cold and hot. The youngster works...
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Globe Lesson 11 - Rotation of the Earth - Grade 6+
In this rotation of the Earth worksheet, learners read a 2-page review of the rotation of the earth and respond to 10 short answer questions.
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Configuration Station #4
For this vocabulary worksheet, students analyze 5 words and complete activities pertaining to these words: sentences, opposites, rhymes, puzzles and drawing pictures to show meaning.
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The Winter Solstice
In this winter solstice learning exercise, students read a detailed text about the winter solstice and the historical and religious significance of this day. Students then complete a 15 question fill-in-the-blank and true/false learning...
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Antonyms
In this antonyms instructional activity, students match one word in the first column to the opposite word in the second column. Students match 24 pairs of words.
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The Earth's Rotation
Young scholars see a model of a globe to watch the Earth rotate. In this Earth lesson plan, students rotate the globe and shine a flashlight to see where the sun shines and how it rises and sets. They create a diagram and explain day and...
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Christmas Songs
In this word puzzle learning exercise, students complete a crossword puzzle by solving clues about Christmas. For example, "One thing to do on Christmas day."
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How Do You Dew?
Students examine how the processes of condensation and evaporation occur. They describe the relationship between heat energy, evaporation and condensation of water on Earth. They give examples of the processes of evaporation and...
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Seasons of the Year
Students examine how the link between the tilt of the Earth's axis to the ecliptic and seasons of the year--length of day, effectiveness of sunlight, polar day and night, and seasons south and north of the equator, as well as near it.