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A Closer Look at Mars
A website looks at how we know so much about Mars—telescopes, robots, and spacecraft—and the search for martian life. Following the informational text are three questions that quiz pupils about possible life on Mars.
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Hearing the Poetry of Langston Hughes Through the Sounds of Jazz
Students have an appreciation of Langston Hughe's poetry and his use of jazz rhythms, have the ability to read poetry closely, and freewrite to gain a fresh perspective on music and literature.
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Complete the Sentences
In this sentence completion worksheet, students read ten sentences with a missing word. From four choices, students select the word that would best complete each sentence. This worksheet is from the UK and contains phrases and vocabulary...
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Writing the Blues
Learners assess the blues as musical poetry. They place the writing of blues music in historical context and write (and read) their own blues lyrics. They perform for the class and others.
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Squigly's Special Message- Playground Fun
In this language arts learning exercise, students solve a secret message by first reading 24 clues and fitting the answers into the puzzle grid. All answers have 4 letters, one of which is given as a hint.
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Chateau de Mores Coloring Activity
In this Chateau de Mores coloring worksheet, students color an image of the summer home the de Mores family and read a brief paragraph pertaining to the home.
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Cut on the Dotted Line
In this cutting skills worksheet, students practice using scissors to follow the straight dotted lines. Students cut on the dotted line until they read the pictures of summer objects.
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Narrative Prompt
Students write to describe a summer activity. They read a book about the seasons. They describe grab bag props and how they are used in summer.
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Squigly's Special Message-- Going Down the Slide
In this language arts learning exercise, learners read 20 clues and fit the answers in a word puzzle grid. All the words have 4 letters. One letter in each word is given as a clue for the students. There is no word bank. There will be a...
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The Ugly Ducklings
For this comprehension worksheet, students answer short answer and discussion questions for the story The Ugly Duckling. Students complete 14 questions.
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Why Here? Why Not There?
Young scholars analyze a map and graph information on eleven countries. Using the characteristics of the countries, they determine if they should host the summer or winter Olympic games. After viewing a video, they locate the latitudes...
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Breaking News English: Arctic Ice May Disappear in a Decade
In this English worksheet, students read " Arctic Ice May Disappear in a Decade," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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Number The Stars Diamante Poem
For this language arts worksheet, students read the rules and format for a diamante poem. They fill in the lines on page 2 while following the guidelines.
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Solving Word Problems
In this word problems activity, 6th graders read the math word problems that incorporate a variety of math skills including finding perimeter, adding decimals, converting percentages to decimals, and solving fraction equations. Students...
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The Great Plague of 1665
In this Great Plague of 1665 worksheet, students read several passages about the Bubonic Plague. Students learn its origin and how it spread.
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Good and Bad Emails
In this ESL worksheet, students read good and bad examples of formal and casual emails. Students cut apart emails into strips and assemble them. There are no logical directions for what to do on these five pages.
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Great British Desserts
Ninth graders explore different British desserts. In this British culture ESL lesson plan, 9th graders read an article and answer guided questions. Students participate in a debate as a whole class.
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The Mighty Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway System
Pupils participate in a variety of activities in a unit about the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System. They create a diorama, read related stories, and correspond with other classes located in other port cities along the St Lawrence...
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Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapy
Students conduct Internet research on Antisense Oligonucleotide Therapy. They design a puzzle to represent these processes, read and summarize an article, conduct research, and design a theoretical experimental procedure.
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Approaching Walden: Paths to Emerson and Thoreau
Young scholars explore readings from Emerson, Thoreau and Melville. In preparation for writing, students sit in a quiet, tranquil location and observe their surroundings. Later, they recreate the experience by putting it into words. ...
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A Reporter's Recovery of Place
Young scholars read and write their own story about an artifact they find in their community.
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Do You Like Baseball?
In this language arts learning exercise, students learn to answer questions about personal preferences according to the degree of like or dislike. Students read 20 questions such as "Do you like fruit juice?" Answer choices are: I love...
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Supporting Ideas Activity
In this supporting ideas worksheet, students read short passages, then choose the word in a pair that correctly completes a related supporting idea. One example is completed for students.
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Breaking News English: Indian Heat Wave Kills 200
In this English activity, students read " Indian Heat Wave Kills 200," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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