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US Institute of Peace

What Does Conflict Mean?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Is conflict always bad? Learners begin a unit on conflict resolution with an exercise that defines conflict, reviews common words associated with conflict, and encourages partners to brainstorm conflicts that may have positive results.
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US Institute of Peace

What Does Peace Mean?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Let peace begin with your class! After brainstorming definitions and interpretations of the word peace, class members draw their version of peace and pass it to a neighbor, who adds to the drawing. Several rounds later, students get...
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Curated OER

The Origin of Words

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Help your class identify known words in a given passage. They will read a passage from the Greeks and Romans and identify five words still in use today. Then define four of the five words.
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One and Two Step Word Problems

For Students 1st - 2nd
Here is a step-by-step hand out intended to show learners how to solve one or two-step word problems. They read the problem and then read the explanation for solving the problem. 
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Curated OER

Vocabulary Words of the Southwest

For Students 4th - 6th
A simple vocabulary definition instructional activity has young geographers of the Southwest putting term meanings into their own words. The fifteen words include (but are not limited to) adobe, butte, canyon, economy, erode, fossil, and...
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Same Meaning

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this synonyms worksheet, students read the words and write 'same' or 'not same' for each example. Students complete 5 synonym activities.
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Multiple Meanings

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this multiple meanings worksheet, students pick a word that fits both meanings in 2 different sentences. Students complete 9 sets of sentences.
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Reading Word Recognition, Fluency, and Vocabulary

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze words that derive meaning from Greek, Roman, and Norse myths. In this myth vocabulary lesson, 11th graders work in learning groups as visual learners, kinesthetic learners, and artistic learners to identify the...
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Exploring Latin Word Parts

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a worksheet. In this root words lesson, 4th graders discuss the meaning of a root. Students view words with the Latin root stru/struct and discuss their meaning. Students repeat this process with other Latin root...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Compound Words

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners identify compound words in the story, "Once There Was A Bull." They work with a partner to discuss what makes up a compound word and participate in a game that helps them to understand the concept better. As the assessment...
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Interactive
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Easily Confused Words: Descent, Decent, Dissent

For Students 7th - 8th
In this easily confused words:  descent, decent, dissent learning exercise, students read the definitions and examples of each word, then interactively answer 3 multiple choice questions with immediate online feedback.
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Meaning of Many Common Prefixes and Suffixes

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine words. For this vocabulary lesson, 3rd graders decipher unfamiliar words by finding and defining the root word. Students explore the changes that prefixes and suffixes make to root words.
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Pennsylvania Department of Education

Working with Words Teacher Directed Activity by Mark Cogan for Elem. Test Prep

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Young scholars build word families. In this interactive language arts activity, students visit a website where they play a game creating word families. Young scholars may print out their work when finished.
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Word Meanings in Context-- Antonyms

For Students 4th - 5th
In this antonyms worksheet, students read 4 short texts. In each text there is a pair of antonyms in parenthesis. Students underline the word that makes sense in the context.
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Using Word Parts to Infer Meaning

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine the importance of physical activities and use word parts to infer meaning to a story. They discuss agility, baseball, and ballet dancing, read an article, and observe a demonstration on breaking down words and...
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Curated OER

Up From The Roots

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students review prefixes and root words then complete a Root Words worksheet. An answer sheet is provided with the lesson plan.
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Roots

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars are introduced to Latin and Greek roots, prefixes, and suffixes. They are given a lesson on ten root words that students identify the correct meaning of the words. Young scholars design cards that are divided into four parts.
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Curated OER

-s word accuracy

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice reading words with s endings. For this word accuracy lesson, 1st graders view index cards containing various words that end in the letter s. Students practice saying these words and how adding any s makes the word...
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Curated OER

Neuroscience Word Origins

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this neuroscience worksheet, students match neuroscience words with the illustration that represents the original meaning of the word in Greek or Latin. This worksheet has 10 matching questions.
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Job and Work: Correct Usage

For Students 4th - 6th
In this vocabulary instructional activity, learners review the meanings of the words "job" and "work", then fill in the blanks using context clues to determine the meaning.
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Curated OER

Means, Medians, and Modes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, learners find the mean, median, and mode for each set of numbers. Then they apply the methods to the word problems.
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Mode, Median, and Mean

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students define mode, median and mean, and perform mathematical operations to determine these 3 terms. In this statistics/math lesson, students practice memory strategies to help distinguish between mode, median, and mean. Students apply...
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The Geometry of Means

For Teachers Higher Ed
For this geometry worksheet, students are given a rectangle and a square. They verify ratios when given equal perimeters or areas. Students are given adjacent squares. They find the distance between the centers, and identify the means...
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Mean, Median, and Mode

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars calculate measures of central tendency.  in this mean, median, and mode lesson, students calculate the measures of central tendency.  They organize data, examine and explain the statistics.

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