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Bee a Good Reader
Being able to distinguish between the sounds for short vowel e and long vowel e is an important skill. Young readers are introduced to the /ee/ vowel pattern that makes the long vowel sound. They practice reading and identifying a...
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Context Clues, Plot Structure, Conflict, and Personal Narrative Essay
What are the elements of a personal narrative? Get your class talking by reading "The Necklace" and "A Dangerous Game." The lesson focuses primarily on defining certain vocabulary terms (like context clues, plot, conflict, climax, etc.)...
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First Day of GT
Students listen to and discuss a poem about a gifted student. They discuss what being gifted means to them and their families, and participate in a game that helps students to bond with each other.
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Nurture Poetry
Students create a poetry book. In this poetry lesson plan, students write a cinquain poem, name poem, haiku, limerick, and preposition poem.
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Agriculture Shapes Kentucky History
Young scholars explore the lives of early American Indians and settlers in Kentucky. They describe the agricultural practices of Indians native to Kentucky and develop a supply list for a group of settlers coming to the state to...
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"Voicing" - A Believable Account with "The Glory Fields" by Walter Dean Myers
Dr. Seuss and Walter Dean Myers team up to cover the topic of prejudice. Using The Sneeches (about the culture clash between star-bellied and bare-bellied Sneetches) and The Glory Fields (about a boy coming to America on a slave ship),...
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Lee Walton: Codes in Drawings
Familiar with the systems-based sports drawing of experimental artist Lee Walton? If so, this drawing exercise if for you. Young artists observe an activity over time, develop a coded language for the activity, and then draw a...
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Expressing Thoughts & Feelings
Students discuss an ordinary apple. They pass the apple around the room, whacking it on the floor at their turn. Students watch as the teacher cuts open the apple showing them it looks the same on the outside, but is bruised on the...
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Is That How it Happened?
Younsters are exposed to classic stories of Arkansas Folklore including The Arkansas Traveller, and Davy Crockett. They discuss if the stories they hear are examples of folklore, or some other kind of story. Then, each puil is required...
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The Hatfield and McCoy Feud
Learners explore West Virginia history with regard to Mountain and Appalachian Culture. They compare and contrast life now with life 100-150 years ago. They write and illustrate a short story about the life of children 100-150 years ago....
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Meet Your Neighbor: Action Verbs
Get your kids moving on the first day of school! This action verb activity doesn't have to be used as an ice breaker, but it sure will work as one. Simply place pairs of cards face-side down on the carpet, each with an action verb...
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5th Grade Health Newsletter
Fifth graders choose health related topics of interest to them, research the topics employing a variety of resources, and then produce a newsletter using the technology available to them. The topics selected are also part of the 5th...
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Do the Hokey Pokey in Many Languages
Students replace the body part words in the tune The Hokey Pokey with the same body part words in other languages. They learn the vocabulary more readily because of the connection to music.
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Lesson Plan #2
Seventh graders practice analyzing vocabulary words within sentences to enhance word recognition and word meanings. They utilize the process of context clues to define a variety of vocabulary words from the story, "The Most Dangerous Game."
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Valentine's Memory
In Valentine's Day activity worksheet, students cut out the 10 pairs of word and picture cards. Students use the cards to play Valentine's Day memory by matching word and picture cards together.
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The Letter S
Students explore letter Ss. In this letter recognition lesson, students participate in country, state, food, literature, safety, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main lesson page. Students explore the...
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The Letter Uu
Pupils explore letter Uu. In this letter recognition lesson, students participate in country, state, food, literature, physical education, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main lesson page....
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The Letter Vv
Learners explore letter Vv. In this letter recognition instructional activity, students participate in country, state, food, literature, physical education, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main...
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The Letter Yy
Students explore letter Yy. In this letter recognition lesson, students participate in country, state, food, literature, physical education, colors, careers, music, and game activities that are linked to the main lesson page....
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Fix a Sandwich Stack
Sixth graders compare the meanings of the base words with the meanings of the words with added prefixes and suffixes. In this word analysis lesson, 6th graders explore base words, prefixes, and suffixes by finding words in print which...
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Wintertime Matching Game for Christmas
In this Christmas worksheet, students examine 2 columns of words, each with 12 terms pertaining to winter or Christmas. Students draw a line to match the words that go together. Example: Santa Claus (sleigh).
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Common Idioms 1
In this language arts worksheet, pupils learn that idioms are spoken or written sentences where the meaning is not obvious. Students match the 10 idioms to their meanings.
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Mysterious E: Makes Space a Brave Place
Students complete a variety of activities related to the long /a/ sound and words containing a_e. In small groups they play a board game, then spell words containing the a_e letter pattern using letter manipulatives. Students read the...
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On a Roll With Digraphs
Students practice building and spelling words with digraphs. After discussing what digraphs are and how they change the spelling and produnciation of words, they create a dice game and play by spelling words containing common digraphs.