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Colorful Idioms

For Students 4th - 6th
For this recognizing meanings of idioms in sentences online/interactive worksheet, learners use context clues to determine the correct color words to complete the sentences. Students choose 11 multiple choice answers.
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Beginning with Bosch

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore surrealism through the artwork of Hieronymus Bosch. In this surrealism instructional activity, students understand the characteristics of the art of Bosch and create an original artwork and poem to go with it.
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A is for Area, B is for Billion

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students interact with math terminology in preparation for standardized assessment. In this math terminology and online storybook lesson, students create their own booklets of math terms based on each letter of the alphabet. Over the...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Literary Allusion vs. Pop Culture

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons that feature literary allusion and pop culture. Students respond to 2 talking point questions.
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Theme

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of theme and how it is used in literary works. They read a variety of texts looking for the theme in each of them. Students also differentiate between the plot and theme by using a correct definition for...
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Establishing a Point of View in Narratives

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concept and take the opportunity to both identify and to construct point of view in narratives. Additionally, 4th graders practice identifying and sequencing main events.
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There Was an Old Lady. . .

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students alter a familiar short poem or song with synonyms and antonyms. In this synonym and antonym lesson, students replace the synonyms or antonyms in the text and discuss the changes in meaning. Students share their words.
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Fantasies and Myths

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders listen to the book, THE GIVING TREE and discuss what genre category they believe the story fits into and why. They read of of the myths on the website on the computers and then come back together as a group and discuss...
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Fantasies and Myths

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine different types of literature, specifically myths and fantasy. They listen to "The Giving Tree", identify in which genre of literature it belongs, and view several myths on a website. At end of lesson, 4th...
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Learning Activities: Magic Words

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students use poetry to compare and contrast humans and frogs.
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An Unfinished Tale...

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
Challenge your writers to compose a proper ending for the short story "The Talisman." Class members start out by either listening to or reading the first nine paragraphs of the story. The rest is up to them! Encourage kids to resolve the...
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What is a Philanthropist?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss the conceptual framework of philanthropy. For this introduction to philanthropy lesson, students define the term philanthropist and read the story Lion and the Mouse. Students discuss the concepts of philanthropy...
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What Is a Promise?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers brainstorm the definition of honesty. In this honesty lesson, students read Ostrich Egg Wife and discuss events in the story relating to honesty and breaking a promise. Middle schoolers explore ways the main character...
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Newspaper Writing in Various Genres

For Students 9th
In this newspaper writing in various genres worksheet, students create 8 newspaper articles in different genres (list provided), following the examples given, with grading rubric included.
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Genre and Subgenre Movie Posters

For Students 4th - 8th
In this movie poster worksheet, students create movie posters for movies with a different subgenre. Students create 3 movie posters.
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Quiz on Genre and Subgenre

For Students 9th
In this quiz on genre and subgenre activity, 9th graders match 12 definitions to terms, then answer 3 multiple choice questions identifying genres.
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Greek Mythology -- Part II

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars use the internet to gather information about Greek Mythology. They discover the role of the snake and shamrock and the history of St. Patrick's Day. They compare and contrast their culture to another.
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Language Arts: Word Recognition and Mental Images

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read short stories containing Dolch sight words and describe the scenes and answer comprehension questions. After relating the stories to their own experiences or observations, they draw pictures illustrating a scene from the...
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Touring the World With Tomie dePaola

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students listen aloud to books by Tomie dePaola. They utilize the Internet to study the geography and culture of the places the they read about in Tomie dePaola's books. They answer questions about Norway through an Internet treasure hunt.
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Grammar, Vocabulary and Idioms

For Students 4th - 8th
In this online interactive English practice activity, students use their problem solving skills to answer 10 multiple choice and fill in the blank questions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Idioms

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this complete the sentences worksheet, students choose the appropriate word or words to go in the blank. Students complete this for 10 sentences.
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Grammar, Vocabulary and Idioms: Mixed Levels

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this ESL worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about grammar, idioms and vocabulary.
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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Idioms

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this grammar worksheet, learners fill in an appropriate word in the blanks of sentences that they come up with on their own. Students come up with 10 words on their own.
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Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs

For Students 4th - 6th
In this verbs worksheet, students complete a ten question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about completing sentences with phrasal verbs.

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