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The Tell-Tale Heart
Rather than who done it, the mystery literary detectives have to solve as they examine the evidence found in Edgar Allan Poe's famous "The Tell-Tale Heart" is why did he do it?
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Berryman, Roosevelt, and the Teddy Bear
Do your historians know the story behind the teddy bear? Background information clues learners in to the context of a political cartoon, which depicts Teddy Roosevelt on his famous hunting trip. They will read about renown cartoonist...
K12 Reader
Working with Adverbs
Encourage critical thinking with a grammar exercise that focuses on adverbs and adverbial phrases. Kids read the first parts of 16 sentences, then decide which question to answer (how, how much, where, or when) based on the context, and...
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Word Roots 5: NAT, TRACT, SEQU Advanced Puzzle 1, 2, & 3
Break down the connection between word roots and words with similar meanings with this resource. Learners use a list of words, a brief definition of each word, and twelve word roots with blanks next to them to fill in. They then fill in...
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Word Roots 5: NAT, TRACT, SEQU Beginner Puzzle 1, 2, & 3
An interesting twist on vocabulary exercises, these word puzzles use word roots to show connections between different vocabulary words. This resource is complete with information about each Latin root used, a word bank, and a definition...
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SSR Teacher/Student-Run Conferences
Looking for a simple way to connect with each of your pupils about a book they've read? While the rest of your class is engaged in SSR, each learner comes to you for a one-on-one session. Great for formative assessment or just a good...
Novelinks
Maus: Bingo Vacabulary Strategy
The definitions for unfamiliar words drawn from Art Spiegelman graphic novel memoir, Maus, provide the clues for a vocabulary bingo game.
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Total English Intermediate: Very Useful Idioms
In this intermediate idioms worksheet, students practice idioms as they complete a graphic organizer by interviewing classmates and write a paragraph based on the notes from the graphic organizer.
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Ancient Babylon
Authenticate an ancient civilizations study by having historians analyze primary source artifacts. After examining an image of a Babylonian king votive statue, pupils read a short background context. They then answer 3 questions based on...
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"A Sound of Thunder" Worksheet
In this "A Sound of Thunder" worksheet group, students complete a graphic organizer for the plot of the story. Students then complete activities with vocabulary from the reading and edit passages from the text.
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Homophones- School-Home Links
In this homophone activity, students and parents read the definition of a homophone at the top of the page. They read a list of homophones and write the correct one in each of 8 sentences. There is a place for both the student and a...
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Parentheses
In this parentheses learning exercise, learners read about the uses of parentheses, then correctly place them in a set of 6 sentences.
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Pre-Primer Sight Word Bingo 4
In this sight words worksheet, learners participate in a sight word bingo game where they match up the sight words away, blue, come, down, funny, jump, make, play, three and two to sentence strips on a game board.
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Pre-Primer Sight Word Bingo 2
In this sight words worksheet, students participate in a sight word bingo game involving the sight words go, me, not, we, said, to, you, little, help and where. Students match the sight words to the words on their game board.
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Fraction Two-Step Word Problems - Mixed Numbers
In this fraction activity, 4th graders solve for fractions reading word problems. Students read and solve for 6 problems using the given information provided in each.
Starfall
Ee is for Egg
In this literacy instructional activity, learners use the letter E in various contexts to increase letter recognition and spelling skills for related words.
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Caterpillar/ Bank On It 1
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the reading passage about the caterpillar. They fill in the passage by using the word bank.
Basic Handwriting for Kids
Verbs
In this recognizing action verbs worksheet, students read incomplete sentences for context and verb tense clues, select a multiple choice verb and use it to complete the sentences. Students complete five sentences.
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Homographs- British Worksheet
In this grammar worksheet, students read the definition of a homograph on page one of these two pages. They write a homograph to complete 5 on the second page. They see clip art pictures that give them clues as to which homograph to choose.
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Vocabulary Practice-Grade One
In this grade one vocabulary worksheet, students use a word box to fill in blanks and correctly complete 5 sentences. Page has links to answers and additional activities.
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Something is Different: Same/Different
In this different/same worksheet, student draw an X on the picture in a box that is different from the others, 6 sets total. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Skill Lessons – Prefixes and Suffixes
Sometimes the best way to understand a concept is to break it down. Young vocabulary pupils work with word parts in a hands-on activity that prompts them to connect flash cards with affixes to their root and base words....
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Word Roots 5: NAT, TRACT, SEQU Intermediate Puzzle 1, 2, & 3
Build vocabulary with this resource. This online activity breaks up a list of words into words that have common roots. Learners are given the definition of each word as well as the word root and are asked to fill in the rest of the...
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Fraction Word Problems
In this fractions activity, students complete fraction word problems containing 1 digit numbers. Students complete 4 problems total.