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A-Scripting We Will Go

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write script for a puppet show. In this writing instructional activity, students write a puppet show script using facts from a previous instructional activity. They listen to DyAnne DiSalvo Ryan's, City Green before discussing...
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KEYBOARDS

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders become familiar with appearance and characteristic sound of piano, identify piano as part of percussion family, find middle C on the keyboard, observe scale, chord, and "broken" chord, and listen to a well-known classical...
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Summarization Safari

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students summarize a piece of fiction text. After reviewing the correct way to question while reading, students independently read a short story. They complete a summary organizer using the five Ws outlined by the instructor during...
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Sally's Silly Somersaults

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in an emergent literacy lesson based upon the skill of phoneme awareness. They practice recognizing different sounds from prior knowledge for practice and then work on the new phoneme.
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Setting And Plot

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the concept of setting with the use of reading different excerpts from multiple samples of texts. They execute well-thought out statements of the setting considering the important details that point it out...
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The Little Red Hen

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students analyze a classic children's story by discussing it with their peers.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students read The Little Red Hen, and discuss ways the hen takes care of his responsibilities.  Students utilize Clip...
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Words and Letters Practice #11

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word and letter practice worksheet, students practice saying letters and sounds of letters, read simple sentences, and practice high frequency sight words.
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Make Lemonade

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students participate in pre-reading activities such as looking at the graphics on the cover, reading the synopsis on the back cover, reading the dedication, and discussing the title. Students read the text aloud, stopping at strategic...
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"The Tiger Who Came to Tea"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars complete various activities related to the book "The Tiger Who Came to Tea" by Judith Kerr Collins. They participate in a shared reading activity, list the foods from the story, write and read sentences in speech bubbles,...
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The Fish Say Shhh

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /sh/ sound through tongue twisters and riddles. They identify the initial and final placement of the new digraph /sh/ using a...
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Activity Plan 2-3: Baby Animals

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students get to be creative in learning about baby animals. In this early childhood lesson plan, students develop fine motor, math, and science skills as they sing, read, and share about baby animals.
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Lesson Six Where People Live

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate where people live. In this early geography lesson, students read Make Way for Ducklings! by Robert McCloskey and then discuss what neighborhoods are as they identify them on landscape picture maps.
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Let the Bugs do the Rhyming

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to limericks and write their own about a favorite insect.
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Wade Swayed At the Masquerade

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice reading words with vowel patterns that change the sound of the vowel. After reviewing the short vowel sound /a/, they are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes the short vowel sound into a long vowel...
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I Ate Grape Cake

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students distinguish between the sounds for short vowel a and long vowel a. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on vowel-consonant-e pattern. They practice reading and...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete the first column of a KWL chart with information that they know about caterpillars. They listen to a read aloud of Eric Carle's, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, while focusing on what caterpillars eat. They clap out...
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The Indefinite and Definite Article- Explanation and Practice Exercises

For Students 4th - 7th
In this language arts worksheet, students read about the proper use of the definite and indefinite articles. They complete 28 sentences showing the proper use of the articles, and complete a model paragraph using the proper articles and...
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After Hamelin

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss the story The Pied Piper.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students participate in a variety of activities designed to enhance and further their understanding of the story.  Middle schoolers interview an...
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All About Me Poster

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this biography/autobiography lesson, students read a few biographies and discuss the term and it's characteristics. Students then brainstorm what makes a good biography/autobiography and create an 'All about me' poster. Suggested...
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The All About Me Poster

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners discover the literary genre of biographies.  In this creative writing lesson, students write about their own life experiences and personal stories.  Learners create a poster about their lives, a biographical collage. 
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Swish, Swish, Swish

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new digraph...
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Go Fish for Antonyms

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, after reading and discussing the book, "One Fish Two Fish," by Dr. Seuss, practice matching pairs of antonyms together with an accuracy of 12 out of 15. They make flashcards in the shape of fish to study with and play a...
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My Favorite Kid Pix Pictures

For Teachers K
Students explore the computer software program "Kid's Pix." In this integrated technology lesson plan, students use their writing skills and technology skills to create a class book of their favorite "Kid Pix" stamps.
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What's "In" There: A Study of the Inner Planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify and explore the four inner planets. In this planet science lesson, 1st graders watch a PowerPoint about the planets. Students read the book Our Solar System and discuss the inner planets. Students create a book...