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The End
Students listen as the teacher reads a story. Pictures are displayed as the teacher reads the story. Students jot down ideas for the story ending, and create an illustration to compliment their story. Student story endings and...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Amazing Animals: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 4)
This packet, the second in the series of support materials for the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt thematic units on amazing animals, contains exercises and activities designed for the ESL/ELD classroom.
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Personification Lesson Plans and Resources
This resource on personification provides three different approaches aimed at different levels. The first, appropriate for upper elementary, provides examples of personification, followed by an exercise that requires replacing a word in...
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Where is Shirley the Elephant?
Young animal lovers engage in a instructional activity that's all about elephants. They access an elephant sanctuary website and read a story about Shirley the elephant. They perform a series of activities based upon that story, and also...
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Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt
Second graders complete a scavenger hunt on the World Wide Web in which they locate facts about Thanksgiving using a Power Point presentation. Once they are done answering the questions of the hunt, they take turns typing their answers...
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Write a Harry Potter Script
Examine the technique of writing a script and complete a worksheet in which young writers summarize a favorite chapter in a Harry Potter book. They practice public speaking by acting out the summarization scenes for classmates. Handouts...
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The Giving Tree
For this The Giving Tree worksheet, students read the story The Giving Tree and identify words with pictures, fill in missing words, write correct numbers, and answer short answer questions. Students complete 4 activities.
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How Many Words Can You Say that Rhyme With Rice?
First graders practice their language art capabilities by rhyming words. In this vocabulary instructional activity, 1st graders examine words that rhyme with rice and create rhyming sentences using the same sound. Students...
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Destination Reading
Students practice reading skills and comprehension through the use of computers and the educational software "Destination Reading" provided by Riverdeep in this self-directed instructional activity.
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My Colorful Food Chain
Students explore biology by participating in a dietary habit activity. In this food chain lesson, students discuss their own diets and the animals we feed upon daily. Students create a poster demonstrating the animals that we feed upon...
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Literature: Frederick
First graders read Frederick and illustrate a scene from the story. They connect their own backgrounds and experiences with scenes in the story. They identify the setting and conflict of the story.
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Six Trait Writing with Jack Prelutsky and the Brothers Grimm
Students identify and discuss six traits of writing and complete some beginning drawing and writing utilizing the traits. Six lessons on one page.
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Calendars
Second graders read books and discuss the names of the days of the week, months, and their holidays and seasons. They discover the concept of the days in order, practicing sequencing using a pocket chart and perform a matching activity...
CommonLit
Common Lit: To a Mouse
A learning module that begins with the poem "To a Mouse" by Robert Burns, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
Read Works
Read Works: Three Blind Mice
[Free Registration/Login Required] This short literary text passage is the nursery rhyme about three blind mice. This passage is intended for guided practice and is designed to reinforce essential reading comprehension skills.
Josie's Poems
Josie's Poems: "The Computer Mouse"
Read this four-stanza poem about a mouse that helps you work your computer.
Other
National Burns Collection
Fantastic resource for information about Robert Burns. Search over 2000 Burns related objects in the online Gallery and Catalogue. The Learning section contains downloadable PDF Teacher Resource Kits and Virtual Visits to historical...
Repeat After Us
Repeat After Us: Papa Above!
A poem from Emily Dickinson, "Papa Above!", is provided on this site. Students may listen to this poem read aloud by Gary Bodwin and can access a printable version of this piece.
Other
Index of Collection of Old Newspaper Anecdotes
Jim Lyons's collection of historical newspaper anecdotes, articles, quotes, and bits and pieces from old newspapers are listed in this index. With a click of the mouse you can read and see many examples.
English Verse
English Verse: Robert Burns (1759 1796)
Read a brief biography, and the full text of quite a number of Burns' poems at this site. Includes some recommendations for books about Burns, as well.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Quotations by Robert Burns
This site has seventy quotations from works by Robert Burns.
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Lord Byron
To learn more about the famous poet Lord Byron (1788-1824 CE) check out this informative site. Students and teachers can view his poetry first hand with just a click of the mouse.