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Bingo!
First graders practice and reinforce phonics and/or math skills by creating Bingo! game using computer spreadsheet. Students incorporate phonics or math skills class has been practicing onto Bingo! cards, which can be printed and made...
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Alphabet
Students state the letters of the alphabet individually and in new words. In this alphabet lesson plan, students use the alphabet in a variety of ways during reading.
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Word Art
In this word art worksheet, students color or paint the pictures of life experiences through language bubbles. Students complete 14 problems.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Working with Words Teacher Directed Activity by Mark Cogan for Elem. Test Prep
Young scholars build word families. In this interactive language arts activity, students visit a website where they play a game creating word families. Young scholars may print out their work when finished.
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pictures and Print: What's the Difference?
Students watch a PowerPoint presentation. In this early literacy lesson, students watch a PowerPoint presentation describing print from pictures and the difference between the two.
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"A Sound of Thunder" Worksheet
For 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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Making Words
Third graders spell words and define homophone. In this making words lesson plan, 3rd graders decipher words from letter strips in an effort to identify the "secret word". Students use a set of letters to spell different words.
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Syllables: Learning to Read
In this reading/grammar worksheet, learners practice reading words with more than one syllable. Next, students think of 4 more words that have at least 2 syllables. Worksheet is designed to be signed by both student and parent when...
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Lord of the Flies - Sentence Starters and Vocabulary
Learners prepare for the reading of iam Golding's novel, The Lord of the Flies, by exploring the theme through a discussion and sentence starter activity.
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Greek, Latin and Anglo-Saxon Roots to Better Vocabulary
Seventh graders review the concepts of affixes and roots. They practice common Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon ones which are used to form many words in English. Students develop an awareness of the formation and evolution of words.
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Up, Up, and Away
Fifth graders participate in a WebQuest that introduces them to a study on clouds and how they relate to weather systems.
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Mercer Mayer-Just Me and My ...books
Students read various Mercer Mayer books. They discuss the enhancement of family and relationships within the family. Students write a book with their peers about their relationship with a member of their family. They practice their...
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Compound Word Games
Students build compound words out of two separate words using a variety of activities. In this compound word lesson plan, students practice building compound words using word cards. These word cards can be used in a variety of ways to...
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Spanish - Imperative vs. Preterite Tense
Twelfth graders take an online quiz using a website where they differentiate between preterite and imperfect tenses in Spanish. In this Spanish lesson plan, 12th graders use their computer skills and Spanish skills.
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Summarizing Key Information
Students summarize information. In this language arts lesson, students summarize information from a fictional text. Students read a folktale and summarize the story.
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Don't Box Me In
Pupils explore the relationship between flat and three-dimensional shapes. They identify the names of 3-D shapes and construct cubes from squares.
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Spelling: Onset and Rime
Second graders make words. In this onset/rime lesson, 2nd graders change the first sound of a word (the onset) to create a new word. This lesson also reinforces student knowledge of vowel sounds.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Prefixes and Suffixes
This tutorial focuses on prefixes and suffixes; it defines prefix, suffix, and affix. It offers a YouTube music video rapping about prefixes, suffixes, and roots; it also provides lists of common prefixes and suffixes with their meanings...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Common Suffixes and Their Meanings
This lesson introduces common suffixes and their meanings.
Virtual Salt
Virtual Salt: Word Roots and Prefixes
At this website, there is a large chart that "Contains some of the common roots and prefixes that make up the building blocks of numerous English words." Columns for roots/prefixes, meanings, and examples are included.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Prefixes and Suffixes
This tutorial begins with a YouTube video rapping about affixes including roots, prefixes, and suffixes. There are two slide shows including one about prefixes and one about suffixes; each includes definition, how it functions, and a...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Prefixes
This lesson focuses on prefixes; it defines prefix, and discusses the purpose of prefixes and how they can change the base word. It also provides a list of common prefixes with their meanings.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Prefixes and Suffixes
This tutorial focuses on prefixes and suffixes using a slideshow and two videos. The first video discusses affixes including prefixes and suffixes and how they work; it also has an embedded YouTube music video about the power of...
SMART Technologies
Smart: Prefix and Suffix Mix Up
In this activity provided by SMART, students will learn the meaning of common prefixes and suffixes, practice combining root words with prefixes and suffixes, and recognize changes in words after combining prefixes and suffixes.