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And Still The Turtle Watched
Third graders discuss ways to be kind to the Earth. For this conservation lesson, 3rd graders listen to the story And Still The Turtle Watched by Sheila MacGill-Callalhan. They compare how the early people treated the Earth to how we...
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The Rainbow Fish
Students listen to The Rainbow Fish and discuss the meanings of friendship. This is a wonderful way to open up the school year on the very first day of school. After the story, students make a paper chain with all of their names linked...
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Fly Away Home
Second graders investigate the human right of having a home. They listen to Eve Bunting's, "Fly Away Home" before looking a pictures of different types of homes around the world. They write sentences about the homes before writing an...
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Muffins are Yummmmmy!
Students explore phonemes. They discuss the phoneme /m/. Students learn a tongue twister to help them identify the phoneme /m/. They read "If You Give A Moose a Muffin." Students search for /m/ words while reading the story. They...
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Spelling Words and Word Search Puzzle
In this spelling word worksheet, students practice reading and writing spelling words which include child, whole, story, and cents on blank lines. They find the words which may be forward, backward, horizontal, vertical, or diagonal in a...
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Linear - Quadratic Systems
For this quadratic system worksheet, students solve systems of linear equations. This one-page worksheet contains two story problems where students write their own system of equations and then solve. The remaining eight problems are...
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An Assessment on "There Is" and "There Are"
In this subject and verb agreement worksheet, students complete a 25 question assessment on the proper use of "there is" and "there are". Students complete sentences, choose the correct form and write sentences using these words.
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Imagination Express
Students create an artistic response to the book, The Polar Express. In this creative writing lesson, students read the book and visualize an imaginary journey they would like to go on. Students create a train car from construction paper...
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Our Treasured Trees
Students discuss natural resources and renewable resources with trees being considered renewable resources which need special attention. In this Earth science lesson, students write a list of reasons for why it would be good to stop...
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Dr. Seuss Activity: "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut"
In this Dr. Seuss worksheet, students read a passage from the story, then write sentences with words given from the book about what they can do.
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Balanced Literacy: Presidents
Students participate in a unit (all lessons on the same page) to explore the Presidents of the United States. They choose one President to write a mini-book about, create a puppet and an original puppet show to perform about their chosen...
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Befriending Bullies
Students discuss how to create a bully free classroom. They share teasing and bullying stories and read books on bullying and teasing. Students buddy read with second grade students in order to create friends at the school. They discuss...
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The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis (Letter 20)
In this The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis activity, students, after reading the story, define six key vocabulary words and answer nine comprehension questions.
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Area and Perimeter Problem Solving Retest
In this math worksheet, students solve 6 story problems in which area or perimeter is calculated. These are construction related problems that students must solve and indicate if area or perimeter is used. The meaning of the title is...
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Antonym Search
In this antonyms worksheet, students read 8 sentences that contain antonym pairs. Students identify the pairs and circle the antonyms.
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Topic: English - 'Making Connections' - Coordinating Conjunctions
In this sentence writing worksheet, students learn about using conjunctions in sentences. They then use what they learned to answer the 6 questions on the worksheet. The answers are on the last page.
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"Oa" Review
In this "oa" word search worksheet, students locate and circle the 5 "oa" words listed in the word bank within the word puzzle. Students also fill in the blanks in 4 words with the letters "oa".
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A Lesson on Reconstruction Legislation and Amendments
Students study the legislation and Amendments of Reconstruction period in America. In this Reconstruction lesson, students work in groups to dissect the Black Codes, an article in the US Constitution, as well as the 13th, 14th, and 15th...
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Analyzing Visual Symbols
Students analyze and identify visual symbols in everyday life and during a museum visit. In this visual symbol lesson, students study associated vocabulary such as analyze and interpret. They find and note attention getting symbols...
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Fun with Describing Words - Adjectives
In this grammar worksheet, students complete sentences by describing words from a picture/word bank.
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The -ad Word Family
In this word family worksheet, students practice printing 10 -ad words, they circle all of the -ad words in a short story, cut out -ad word cards and put them in alphabetical order, and write about what makes them sad and glad. They play...
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Creative Story Telling
Students listen to the beginnings of creative stories and then invent their own creative endings. Students use flannel boards to illustrate their stories.
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Integrated Social Studies and Storytelling Lesson
Fourth graders study the Civil War. They examine online photos that are connected to Indiana's role in the Civil War. They choose one of these photos and in a story circle, tell a story about it. They tell who is in the picture, what...
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Spacd Day:Probing For Knowledge
Students investigate the uses and purpose of the Hubble telescope. They create a model of the telescope and conduct research about the history behind the invention of it. Students use the information in order to create a context for the...