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101 Ways to Teach Children Social Skills
Increasing pressure to improve student achievement has made it easy to overlook the social skills they also need to develop. With this collection of worksheets and activities, you'll be able to improve children's communication, teamwork,...
Missouri Department of Elementary
Other Changes (Life-Changing Events Outside of the Family)
Change is inevitable. Kindergarteners discuss coping skills to properly manage changes that can occur outside the family. Scholars reflect on their life changes after starting kindergarten. They discuss their feelings and draw a...
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How Weather Affects Our Lives
English learners practice basic weather terms from listening to two books. They keep a daily weather record for two weeks to record the type of weather, as well as the high and low temperatures for each day. Next, they complete a simple...
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
In this reading worksheet, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about the book. For example, "Why did Dobby the house elf visit Harry?"
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For Whom the Bell Tolls Quiz
CliffsNotes has generated 15 multiple choice questions based on Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls. Bring your class to the computer lab to check their basic recall of the story's events.
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The Laundry News
In this reading worksheet, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about the book. For example, "What happened to the very first edition of the Laundry News?"
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STUDENT'S CHOICE
Students interact, answer questions, and extend the story plot. They write a Haiku or basic poetry with their words, name characters, create a new ending for a story, and write a new story with one of the characters.
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Biography Book Report
Students read a biography of someone of their choice and write a book report about it. They create a cover page with illustrations to accompany their report. They are graded on the rubric included in the lesson.
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Healthy Food Makes Healthy Body
Students explore the food pyramid. In this healthy eating lesson, students participate in a variety of center activities where they explore the food pyramid and the importance of making healthy food choices. Students also have the...
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Anticipation Guide Heart of Darkness
The whys and wherefores of anticipation guides are detailed in a resource that models how to craft statements for this reading strategy.
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Comparing or Contrasting Two Books
Students compare two pieces of literature. In this literary comparisons lesson, students read 2 books that they personally select and then compare and contrast the literary elements of each in a comparative essay.
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Personal Learning Profile
Students investigate the life of Ghandi in order to find out how they learn. The choice of Ghandi was made because many students are not familar with him. Then student engage in different modalities of learning and take learning style...
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My Test Book: Division
In this math skills worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems that regarding division of 2,3, and 4-digit numbers. Students may view the correct answers.
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My Test Book: Multiplication and Division
In this online interactive math skills worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems that require them to multiply and divide with 2-digit numbers. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Smack Dab in the Middle
Students read the story Smack Dab in the Middle and complete activities such as charting, writing, illustrating, graphing, and more. In this Smack Dab in the Middle lesson plan, students also discuss the book and retell the story.
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Reading Symbols
Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass serves as the anchor text for a lesson on symbolism. Readers use the provided worksheets to examine the symbols in the novel as well as in the world around them.
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Getting Down to Business
Three lesson plans are shown on this site, two of which pertain to Read 180. Start the year with the first lesson by having your learners create a brochure about themselves. In the computer lab, they find clip art and photos to make a...
Ms. Mariely Sanchez
New Teacher’s Survival Guide
An amazing amount of information is packed into this 44-page packet. Everything from how to avoid first day jiggers to planning first day activities, from personal and classroom safety tips to how to break up fights, from classroom setup...
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Pick a Pet
Students design informational materials to educate people on the importance of matching a new pet to the family's lifestyle and living arrangements. Students use critical thinking skills to make a decision on the appropriate choice for a...
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Everyone Has Rules
Young scholars develop awareness of the necessity for rules and use logic to decide what rules make the classroom have a learning and caring atmosphere. They examine the choices they make have consequences.
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The Pearl by John Steinbeck (Chapter One)
Explore the dark world of Steinbeck's short novel. After your learners read the first chapter of The Pearl, give them this quiz. Ten multiple-choice questions focus on reading comprehension.
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Diary of Anne Frank: The People
Name the people and dates in The Diary of Anne Frank. This multiple-choice quiz focuses on basic reading comprehension. Use this resource in your Anne Frank lesson, or within a larger Holocaust literature unit.
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Read About Science: Toys
Students complete another Read about Science with a focus on toys. Individually, they read a book of their choice about toys and define new vocabulary. To end the science lesson, they complete a KWL chart and share what they gathered...
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Whispers in the Graveyard
In this Whispers in the Graveyard worksheet, learners answer questions for each chapter in the book relating to grammar and writing. Students answer two hundred questions relating to adverbs, descriptive writing, adjectives, and other...