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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Do Adjectives Improve Writing?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Using adjectives to create vivid descriptions is the focus of exercises in this resource. A cloze reading activity asks class members to add missing adjectives to passages from Mark Teague's The Lost and Found. They then read Teague's...
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Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

All Together Now: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 1)

For Teachers 1st Standards
All Together Now is the theme of this series of extra support lessons. The collection aids the instruction of blending sounds and reading high-frequency words through writing and reading sentences. Support also engages pupils in...
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Lesson Plan
School Specialty

The Tortoise and the Hare - Drawing Conclusions/Predictions Outcomes

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Does the fastest one always win the race? Look deeper into The Tortoise and the Hare with a set of discussion questions for before, during, and after reading the story.
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Worksheet
K12 Reader

Context Clues: The Meaning Is There!

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Learning how to use context clues is helpful for both reading comprehension skills and to determine the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary words. As they read ten sentences with underlined words, learners choose the most...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Odd One Out

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Letters q-z are the topic of the worksheet. Learners circle the picture in each row that does not make the initial letter sound indicated. They then fill in the letter that is missing from the beginning or ending of four words. 
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Printables
Egmont

H.O.R.S.E.

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Extend your lesson on Christopher Myers' H.O.R.S.E with a series of activities about basketball. After kids read the book, they match basketball terms with their definitions, find as many words as they can with the letters H, O, R, S,...
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Worksheet
Read Works

Edison Tried and Tried Again

For Students K - 2nd Standards
How many times did it take Thomas Edison to invent a successful working lightbulb? Young learners read a short passage about this famous inventor and his determination in getting an idea to work successfully. Then, pupils respond to four...
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Activity
Novelinks

The Graveyard Book: Concept Analysis

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Neil Gaiman's award winning children's fantasy novel, The Graveyard Book, is the focus of a literary analysis overview. Those new to the novel can decide whether the book is appropriate for whole-class discussion or as a book circle...
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Study Guide
Penguin Books

A Teacher's Guide to Lord of the Flies by William Golding

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Many critics consider William Golding's Lord of the Flies as one of the best English language novels of the 20th century! It is also one of the 100 most challenged books taught in schools! Instructors willing to accept the challenge of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Literary Circles

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read a common book and meet to discuss the reading. In this literary circles instructional activity, 5th graders understand their roles and responsibilities in participating in a literary circles. Students design an...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Circle of Gold: Guided Reading

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in 8 guided reading sessions in which they read the novel, Circle of Gold, by Candy Dawson Boyd. They focus on and discuss characterization, synthesis, analysis, and predicting. They complete journal entries and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Readiness

For Students K - 1st
In this reading readiness worksheet, students read five sentences and follow the directions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Read, Rhyme, and Draw

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this recognizing rhyming words worksheet, students read sentences, identify the rhyming words, and draw pictures to match each sentence. Students write and draw 16 answers.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introducing Literature Circle Roles to Students

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students read a narrative selection and select a literature circle role. In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students work in groups to identify vocabulary, make text connections, or other reading comprehension...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

English Literature Circle Discussion

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students participate in literary circles to analyze characters, critique writing, discuss events, and  story elements.  In this literary circles lesson plan, students take responsibility for their learning as a member of the group. ...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

BBC Learning English, Reading (Text Organization)

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students begin by unscrambling five nationalities. Next, students read a passage and identify countries that match the nationalities provided. Five missing sentences must be placed in the correct...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Comprehension

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this recognizing the meanings of sentences activity, students read statements and answer the comprehensive questions in complete sentences, read short passages and identify the statements that are correct, and arrange sentences in...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Circle the Words From the Readings

For Students K - 1st
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a paragraph. They circle pictures of items that are mentioned in the readings. There are four paragraphs on this worksheet.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading: Johnny Appleseed

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Johnny Appleseed worksheet, students explore the life of this fictional character. Students read a passage and complete eight true false questions about what they just read.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading Comprehension

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short passage entitled, "Fixing the Roof", answer 7 multiple choice questions, fill in 6 blanks with vocabulary words and answer 1 question with a paragraph.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading Comprehension

For Teachers 3rd
For this reading comprehension lesson, 3rd graders read the story Treasury of Literature and complete various comprehension activities.  Students answer factual questions about the story, analyze the story using a bubble map, and extend...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading Help Wanted Ads

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore employment by analyzing the newspaper. In this wanted ads lesson, students identify the importance of job selection and job growth while reading entries in the wanted ads for employment opportunities. Students answer...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Language Arts: Creative Reading, Predicting and Writing

For Students 5th
In this predictions worksheet, 5th graders guess what Jumanji and will be about after reading only the first line. Students write and illustrate their own short story based on the first line of Jumanji .
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Worksheet
Curated OER

In The Shadow of the Pines: Sugar Cane Time

For Students 7th - 8th
This resource provides a short reading passage, an excerpt from In The Shadow of the Pines by Karen K. Newell, about a family and their sugar cane harvest during the Great Depression. After the reading, there are four multiple choice...