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Curated OER

"Desk Top Teaching" - Word Interrogation

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Don't let your class get tripped up on the tricky words in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood! Instead, assign each member of the class one or two words and each can be an expert. Explicit directions are included, as well as a list of...
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Curated OER

Peter and the Starcatchers: Magic Squares

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Engage your class in vocabulary from Peter and the Starcatchers with this exercise. Learners match words to their definitions to determine the magic number. 
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Curated OER

Vocabulary List One

For Students 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students explore the meanings of fifteen words. Students find the meanings of the fifteen vocabulary words listed.
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Curated OER

Analogy

For Students 7th - 10th
Designed to be used along with a list of vocabulary words (that you provide), this analogy learning exercise encourages your learners to create their own analogies using four of their vocabulary words. There's even a space for explanation. 
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Curated OER

The Odyssey: Vocabulary Worksheet List 4

For Students 7th - 12th
Feeling harried? Experiencing a sense of foreboding? Learners craft sentences using words from Homer’s The Odyssey. The two exercises included here are sure to stoke their enthusiasm.
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Curated OER

Odyssey List 2 Vocab Worksheet

For Students 8th - 10th
One of two epic poems attributed to Homer, The Odyssey is full of unfamiliar language. With this two-page activity, your class will study new words like victuals, forlorn, and pine. Unfortunately, the specific section these words come...
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ThoughtCo

Mardi Gras Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 8th
Words associated with the celebration of Mardi Gras are featured in a short vocabulary worksheet that asks pupils to match the word with it's definition. "Laissez les bons temps rouler!"
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Curated OER

Word Chop: Grade Five Vocabulary 1

For Students 5th
In this recognizing vocabulary words worksheet, 5th graders read a table of words divided in half and match pairs to spell their vocabulary words. Students write 15 words.
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Curated OER

Vocabulary Charts

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students create their own vocabulary charts. They divide into groups and view an example of a vocabulary chart imbedded in this plan. Then, they create their own chart which is based on a particular subject area.
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Curated OER

Using Short Stories to Teach Vocabulary and Literary Terms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students apply vocabulary activities to two short stories in order to increase their comprehension skills. They complete three lessons in which they examine irony, examine how it is used in text, and design an ironic skit. Also, the look...
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Curated OER

Spelling List 21: Sight Words, Short O Words and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 6th
In this spelling worksheet, students learn 21 words in a list. The words are a combination of sight words, short O words and academic vocabulary. No instructions are given but there are two blank lines beside each word.
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Curated OER

SAT Vocab List #6 Word Search Puzzle

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this SAT vocabulary worksheet, students define, discuss and review twelve terms associated with an SAT vocabulary list and then locate and circle each word in a word search puzzle.
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Curated OER

Hawaii's Sandy Shores

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Investigate Hawaii's sandy shore ecosystem! Start by creating a vocabulary list and having your class complete a KWL chart. Next, pass out the "I think of" sheet. Each learner will then choose a word from a beach bucket and add it to...
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Curated OER

Reasons for Settling the New World

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
After studying the reasons settlers entered the New World, primary learners try to persuade others to enter this new land. Class members present their arguments in a variety of ways including posters, writings, and charts. Richly...
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Learning
Serendip

Cell Vocabulary Review Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Can science scholars describe a nucleus without mentioning DNA, or a chloroplast without mentioning the color green? Test their organelle understanding through an exciting card game. Groups take turns guessing the correct organelle or...
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Curated OER

Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave, Written by Himself

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Foster reader confidence when encountering complex text and reinforce the skills readers have acquired to build and extend their understanding of text. The plan uses a section of Douglass’ narrative as an exemplar text. Directions for...
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Curated OER

Floods and Flash Floods

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Junior geologists, hydrologists, or meteorologists simulate what happens during the flooding of a river and demonstrate factors that contribute to flash flooding. This outstanding resource provides a vocabulary list, online resources,...
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NOAA

Lost City Chemistry Detectives

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
In 1977, scientists discovered hot springs in the middle of deep, cold ocean waters near the Galapagos Islands. Scholars research the chemical reactions that explain what scientists found at the Lost City. A discussion connects many...
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Curated OER

Japanese Tea and Teacups

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Upper graders use the potter's wheel to make Japanese style tea cups, which they will use in a Japanese style tea ceremony. They hone their sculpting techniques while exploring Japanese cultural and the history of tea. There are two...
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Heredity

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Mia wishes her blue hair was inherited so that she wouldn't have to dye it, but Sam explains that eye color is. The video does not expound upon the concept of alleles. It does, however, describe inherited traits vs. learned behavior, and...
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Novelinks

The Hobbit: Concept/Vocabulary Analysis

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Considering using Tolkien's The Hobbit for book circles or whole-class reading? Check out this packet that provides an overview of the novel, some interesting background materials, and links to additional resources.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Vocabulary Building Activities

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these four building vocabulary worksheets, students view vocabulary word lists, use definition clues, unscramble letters, and write sentences using each vocabulary word. Students write twenty-one answers per worksheet.
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Curated OER

Mad Scientist Vocabulary Review

For Teachers 5th - 6th
For this mad scientist vocabulary review, students play a game to practice their spelling and vocabulary skills. Two students play charades, one must draw the word and the other identify it and write it correctly. Students fill in...
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PPT
Curated OER

Academic Vocabulary: Sports Challenge

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
This PowerPoint enables students to review mathematical terms in an interactive review game format. The slides contain a question about a mathematical term and the students must answer with the correct vocabulary word in order to get...

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