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EngageNY

Grade 10 ELA Module 2: Unit 1, Lesson 5

For Teachers 10th Standards
People should always choose their words carefully. Scholars examine the words used by Martin Luther King, Jr. in paragraphs 10 and 11 of his "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Readers answer questions about word use, think about synonyms,...
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Curated OER

Principles of Square Roots Lesson Plan

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Middle and high schoolers investigate all the different places in math that square root is present. In this geometry lesson, pupils discuss square roots as it relates to a right triangle and construction. They go over altitude, rise,...
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PPT
Pearson

Possessive Nouns and Possessive Adjectives; Questions with Whose

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Be as possessive as you like with a grammar slideshow on possessive nouns and adjectives. Whether it's your suitcase, my suitcase, or his suitcase, elementary learners decipher the ways that possessive nouns and adjectives can modify a...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Simplifying Square Roots

For Students 8th Standards
Explore the process of simplifying square roots through an analysis of perfect squares. The fourth lesson of 25 expects individuals to find the perfect square factors in each radicand as a means of simplifying. The perfect square factor...
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WakeGOV

Plastic Sight Words

For Students K - 2nd Standards
Plastic math? Have young learners count and name the number of plastic items in their centers. Kindergartners match sight word cards to the number of plastics in a given group, while learning that plastics come in all different shapes,...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Analyzing Powerful Language: Learning to Read

For Teachers 7th Standards
The power of a word. Readers learn the importance of word choice in shaping a text by using a Powerful Language T-chart to separate strong words and phrases from those that are more bland. They then complete a third read and question set...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Grade 10 ELA Module 2: Unit 1, Lesson 12

For Teachers 10th Standards
Sticks and stones may break bones, but words matter. Scholars analyze words in paragraphs from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail." They use new vocabulary words and discuss how King's words develop and support his...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Reading for Details: Taking an Inventory in the Rainforest (Pages 28–31)

For Teachers 5th Standards
Take inventory. Scholars analyze pages 28-31 of The Most Beautiful Roof in the World and use a note catcher to model how Meg Lowman took inventory of the species in the rainforest. Learners then take a close look at the vocabulary in the...
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EngageNY

Establishing Routines for Discussing A Long Walk to Water (Chapter 6)

For Teachers 7th Standards
Middle schoolers use a reader's dictionary to locate words they do not know in chapter 6 of A Long Walk to Water. They then turn attention to gist and work on a Salva/Nya anchor chart to record what happens to the characters. Finally,...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Reading to Determine Important Relationships between People and Events: The Importance of the 1936 Olympics for African Americans (Promises to Keep, Pages 16–19)

For Teachers 5th Standards
Scholars look at cause-and-effect relationships while doing a close read of the 1936 Olympics on pages 16-19 of Promises to Keep. They complete a cause-and-effect note catcher and add their ideas to an anchor chart. Readers then work...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Less is More: How to Write a Six-Word Memoir like Ernest Hemingway

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Follow Ernest Hemingway's lead and lead and teach your pupils to write their own six-word memoir!
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Curated OER

The First (and Last) Words

For Teachers 6th - 12th
What does "freedom of speech" mean to your class, especially in the context of Internet communications? In round-table discussion format, middle and high schoolers address the issues discussed in "State Legislatures Across U.S. Plan to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Our Picture and Word Book

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Create a fun song for your young learners! It should include each of their names and use rhyme to make it memorable. Then show the class a picture dictionary, and have learners make their own class dictionary! If you have time, consider...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rudyard Kipling's Rikki-Tikki-Tavi: Mixing Words and Pictures

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Create meaningful illustrations to accompany stories in a web-based art and literacy lesson plan focused on "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling. The class takes a virtual art safari with the Museum of Modern Art and then discusses how...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Words With Two Meanings

For Students 2nd
In this homonym instructional activity, 2nd graders write two sentences for 5 words that each have two meanings. They write sentences that show the two meanings of words such as top, bat, and pen. They trace the dotted lines as the...
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Curated OER

Words Have Meaning

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Learners interpret and analyze art for meaning and a Maya Angelou poem for meaning. In this art and literature analysis lesson, students analyze Alison Saar's "Lost and Found" and Maya Angelou's poem "Alone." Learners write creative...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Which Word Does Not Belong In the Group?

For Students 5th
In this word association worksheet, 5th graders examine 10 groups of four words. They decide which word does not belong in each group and check that word.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Word Scramble

For Students 1st
In this word scramble worksheet, 1st graders recognize vocabulary words. Students look at fifteen scrambled words and unscramble them.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Sort Positive and Negative Words

For Students 5th - 6th
Your learners distinguish words with positive connotations from those with negative connotations. They mark 25 words on a list with "P" for positive or "N" for negative to signify connotation. To extend, have them brainstorm words with...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Word Roots 2: FIN, SED, FER Beginner Definitions Match 1

For Students 8th - 12th
Consider this online matching activity to assist your class with vocabulary and word roots. Class members select a definition for each listed vocabulary word using a drop-down menu for each response. Learners receive immediate feedback,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Word Roots 1: Dict, Vent, Duct Advanced-Crossword

For Students 9th - 12th
Create a game out of learning vocabulary. The Latin roots dict, vent, and duct are part of the words used in this crossword puzzle. Definitions are given as clues; no word list is included but the answers are available so you can provide...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Word Roots 6 Plic, Fac-Fic, Cogn-Not Intermediate Puzzles 1, 2, 3

For Students 9th - 12th
Fill in the squares to complete a word with a Latin root in it! The Latin root and a definition is given; your learners add letters to produce the correct word. A word list is given. Help expand your readers' vocabulary with these...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shades of Meaning

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners use words with similar meanings to analyze implied meanings. In this word connotation lesson, the teacher introduces the activity by asking students whether a new product should be advertised as "newfangled" or "cutting-edge." ...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Word Problems That Involve the Mean (II)

For Students 7th - 9th
In this word problem learning exercise, learners examine real world problems.  They compute the mean, median, and mode of given problems.  This one-page learning exercise contains 5 multi-step problems.  Answers are provided.

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