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Language Arts
In this literacy worksheet, 5th graders find the main idea, put the words into the correct sentences, and read the paragraph to increase reading comprehension.
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Swimming With the Crabs
In this expository writing worksheet, students read an article about crabs and a graphic organizer with crab facts. Students fill in a graphic organizer, including their specific topic about crabs and details to support their topic.
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Essay Outline: The Outsiders
In this essay writing activity, students are given prompts to help them develop an outline for an essay. Students then use this outline to write a four paragraph essay on The Outsiders.
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Test Book 2--Grade 8 (2007)
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students listen to an article twice, then answer reading comprehension questions. Students then use details from the article to compose an essay.
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Book 2--Grade 8 (2006)
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students listen to an article and take notes. Students then answer reading comprehension questions and compose an essay using details from the article.
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Book 3--Grade 8
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts activity, students read a story and a poem and answer reading comprehension questions. Students then compose an essay using details from both selections.
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Book 3--Grade 8 (Sample Test 2005)
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students read two articles and answer reading comprehension questions. Students answer two short answer questions and compose an essay using details from the...
Minnesota Literacy Council
Scientific Method
Here is a resource with a descriptive approach to explaining the scientific method. It's simple, but effective for both introduction and reinforcement of this concept.
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"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
After reading the short story "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant, give your readers this two-page packet to assess their reading comprehension. These are not your typical recall questions-instead, readers focus on the climax, types of...
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Lord of the Flies Anticipation Guide and Activities
“What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?” Ah, the central question of Lord of the Flies. As part of their study of William Golding's riveting novel, readers complete an anticipation guide and respond to a series of survey...
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Informational Text Graphic Organizers
Scholars delve into an informational text with the help of four pages that focus on the author's purpose, vocabulary words, summarization, and main idea.
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Ben's Dream
In this landmarks worksheet, students circle the correct letter for the location of each landmark and write about one of the landmarks. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions and 1 writing prompt.
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.2
Although the ideas on how to implement the skill RI.9-10.2 are lacking, the assessment would work well for challenging learners to summarize, and identify the main ideas of presidential speeches that are of similar topics. One could use...
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Constellation Tracking
In this constellation activity, students pick a constellation to track over time. They measure its altitude and azimuth at least three times. They make an experimental design for their research and plot their data.
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Life in Nazi Germany
In this Nazi Germany activity, students present a project that illustrates what life was like in Nazi Germany. Students include 6 specific sections for their project.
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Video Survey
In this science worksheet, learners write down facts that are important while viewing a video. Then they summarize the meaning and draw a picture on the back of the sheet.
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Writer's Checklist
In this writing worksheet, students read 11 criteria for an acceptable paper. Students evaluate themselves, checking yes or no for each. Students can use this list when editing their work.
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Fcat Express: Selective Underlining Worksheet (Pdf) [Pdf]
Printable PDF file of a Selective Underlining Worksheet. Learners underline the main idea and supporting details in three paragraphs. It is provided by a standardized test preparation site intended for fourth grade.
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De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Prairie Keepers [Pdf]
"Prairie Keepers" is a one-page, nonfiction passage about how the prairie was saved from total destruction and the efforts of the Department of Agriculture to rebuild the prairie. It is followed by questions which require students to...
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University of Houston: Atlantis: Main Idea Story 1
An exercise in finding the main idea. Read a short nonfiction paragraph about Texas, and click on the correct main idea.
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University of Houston: Atlantis: Main Idea Story 2
An exercise in finding the main idea. Read a short nonfiction paragraph about pollution, and click on the correct main idea.
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University of Houston: Atlantis: Main Idea Story 3
An exercise in finding the main idea. Read a short nonfiction paragraph about the solar system, and click on the correct main idea.
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University of Houston: Atlantis: Main Idea Story 4
An exercise in finding the main idea. Read a short nonfiction paragraph about where different animals live, and click on the correct main idea.
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University of Houston: Atlantis: Main Idea Story 7
An exercise in finding the main idea. Read a short nonfiction paragraph about computers, and click on the correct main idea.