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Curated OER

Poetry: What's on Your Plate?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create original poetry on the subject of food.  In this poetry writing lesson, students use sensory details about a food item to create a class poem.  Students then write short poems with one sensory detail and add another...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

New Year's Eve

For Students 5th - 10th
In this New Year's Eve worksheet, students complete activities such as read the passage, match the phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice fill in, correct the spelling, put text in correct order, unscramble...
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Core Knowledge Foundation

First Grade Skills Unit 5

For Teachers 1st Standards
Twenty-two lessons make up a unit that focuses on first-grade skills. Scholars examine spelling alternatives—their rules and patterns, practice tricky spelling and high-frequency words, explore plural nouns and sentences, read a...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

President Theodore Roosevelt: Foreign Policy Statesman or Bully?

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Can a negative perception of a president's foreign policy harm his or her historical legacy? A project that winds the clock back to the date of Theodore Roosevelt's death puts students at the editorial desk of a fictional newspaper....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creating a Memorial Day Poster Poem

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Does your class know about the meaning of Memorial Day? Discuss the history of the holiday in this instructional activity, which prompts elementary and middle schoolers to create word webs of ideas about the holiday. Additionally, they...
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Worksheet
K12 Reader

Adjective Antonyms

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Easy or hard? Fast or slow? Invite your class members to practice with antonyms. They identify each adjective and then use provided antonyms to rewrite the sentences.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe: Bio Poem

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Get to know your learners on a deeper level or invite them to step into someone else's shoes by introducing them to a bio poem. With this type of poetry, scholars will answer questions such as self-description, hopes for the future, and...
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Website
University of North Carolina

Curricula Vitae (CVs) versus Resumes

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
The term curricula vitae might sound more sophisticated than the term resumes, but that doesn't mean it's the preferred document to send to potential employers. As explained in a handout on curricula vitae (CV) versus resumes, part of a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ESL Writing Lesson - Using Non-Defining Relative Clauses

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students review the differences between defining and non-defining clauses, and then go on to a writing exercise which employs non-defining relative clauses to expand a basic story outline.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing Linear Equations

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students rewrite word problems using algebraic symbols. In this algebra instructional activity, students write linear equations using the slope and y intercept. They write equations given two points that are on the line.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Compare and Contrast to Write in Science

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate and compare the behavior of magnetism using magnets. In this physics lesson, 5th graders write about the similarities and differences of a variety of magnet types.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The "Write Sport"

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss the history of sports in Iowa. In this sports lesson plan, 5th graders write a friendly sports letter and a how to directional writing. They write five entries in their journal from the point of view of a piece of...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Revise for Parallel Structure

For Students 7th - 8th
In this parallel structure activity, students revise a set of 20 sentences for parallel structure. Page has links to additional resources.
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Writing
Curated OER

Young Writer's Worksheet- Writing Prompt- Smelling the Roses

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writer's workshop writing prompt worksheet, students write a response to the a prompt, "Aga Panthis invited Mr. Watson to smell the two roses. He sniffed the first one slowly and said, "
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

If I Were An Ant - Creative Writing

For Teachers 1st
The teacher reads the story "If I Were An Ant" by Amy Moses. The students then each create a page in a classroom book about what a small object would look like if he/she was an ant. The student writes about their chosen object and then...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing Letters

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover that second graders have written them letters and are anxious to receive letters back. They read the letters and review with the teacher the proper ways of writing letters and then write return letters using words...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Writing for the Real World: Get Well and Sympathy Card

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this writing worksheet, students follow read about features of a get well/sympathy card, then follow directions to make a card, and choose another occasion and make an appropriate card.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

We Can Work It Out: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 7)

For Teachers 1st Standards
Listen, look, speak, and move are the routine steps of the English language development lessons found in a We Can Work It Out themed unit. Language proficiency is reinforced through picture cards, poems, and grand discussions about...
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Museum of Tolerance

Music Evokes Memories and Emotions

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Dim the lights, take a deep breath, and press play to explore the emotions and memories that music elicits. Class members begin using relaxation techniques designed to create a positive listening experience. As music plays, learners...
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Writing
Teachnology

Shape (Or Concrete) Poems

For Students 2nd - 6th Standards
Poetry comes in all shapes and sizes. Young writers pick a shape, select words and phrases that describe how the shape makes them feel, and create a shape poem. A raindrop example and step-by-step instructions give your budding poets a...
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Activity
American Museum of Natural History

Keeping a Field Journal

For Students 6th - 12th
Young scientists begin a field journal by following four steps. A real-world example of an entry showcases the different parts, including location, date, drawings, and more. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Prewriting, Using Pictures

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young readers practice getting information from both the text and the illustrations found in books they are reading. They see that quite often, authors use pictures to help them get their writing process started. Youngsters are invited...
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Activity
Poetry4kids

Evoking the Senses in a Poem

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Budding poets choose a topic for a sensory-filled poem. Authors describe that topic using detailed language based on the five senses. Then, switch the senses to create a fanciful poem intended to add a touch of fun to the objective. 
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EngageNY

Author’s Read: Final Performance Task

For Teachers 5th Standards
Scholars submit their final performance task, a letter to a publisher about an athlete's legacy. As a culminating activity, they share their work with classmates in small groups. 

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