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Falling Leaves Language Arts Lesson
Falling Leaves Language Arts Lesson
There are 4 mini books in this lesson. You can use them for different levels of reading in a K/1 class. These books focus on interpreting the tex...
By Sandra Farrell
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Subject: Basic Reading, Writing, Reading Strategies Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

Fables
Fables
This PowerPoint is designed to teach students the elements of a fable. There are a number of practice fables at the end of the presentation that a...
By Erin Vogel
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Subject: English Language Arts, Basic Reading, ESL / ELL / EFL Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A

Quotation Mark Activities and Worksheets
Quotation Mark Activities and Worksheets
Great activities and worksheets to teach and reinforce quotation marks. There are a total of 16 pages. There are two interactive cut and paste ac...
By Stefanie Bruski
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Subject: English Language Arts, Grammar, Basic Reading Level(s): 2nd, 3rd Duration: 1 Week

Dolch Sight Words List 1  (Power Point Drill)
Dolch Sight Words List 1 (Power Point Drill)
This is a Power Point program to drill the Dolch sight words. This is only the first list. ...
By Christi Squires
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Subject: Reading, Vocabulary, Basic Reading Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Literature Circle Sheets/Activities
Literature Circle Sheets/Activities
In this file you will find everything you need to hold a Literature Circle in your classroom. Roles include Artful Artist, Word Wizard, Discussion...
By Addison
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Subject: Basic Reading, For All Subject Areas, Writing Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A

Non-Fiction Graphic Organizer (Performance Indicator)
Non-Fiction Graphic Organizer (Performance Indicator)
Recording Sheet for topic, main idea, facts, including a checklist of what text features students used to locate information. **Performance Indi...
By Second Grade Cup Of Tea
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Subject: Reading, Basic Reading Level(s): 2nd Duration: N/A
Type: Assessment

Reading Strategy Character Bookmarks
Reading Strategy Character Bookmarks
Young readers require consistent language and visual clues to retain new learning. These adorable bookmarks have a character representation and la...
By Donna Whyte
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Subject: Basic Reading, Reading Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A

Phonics Fun Spiral - Blends - A 5 week Unit
Phonics Fun Spiral - Blends - A 5 week Unit
Wow! This 121 page pack comes with 5 weeks of phonics lessons for beginning and ending blend. This pack is "packed" full of activities! You will...
By Coconut Cuties
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We Remember - a Mini Unit for Vetran's Day
We Remember - a Mini Unit for Vetran's Day
This is a Language Arts unit for Early Primary. I have used these lessons for years in my own K to Grade 2 classes. I just "prettied" them all fo...
By Sandra Farrell
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Subject: ESL / ELL / EFL, Basic Reading, Writing Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

A SIMPLE HALLOWEEN POEM
A SIMPLE HALLOWEEN POEM
This is a quick and easy language arts lesson. There is a colour poem to print out or project for teaching. There's a blackline master of the poe...
By Sandra Farrell
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Subject: Basic Reading, ESL / ELL / EFL, English Language Arts Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: 45 Minutes

Halloween Alphabet Order
Halloween Alphabet Order
Ready to print and laminate. Children put the capital letters of the alphabet in the correct order. ...
By Amanda Myers
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Subject: Reading, Autumn, Basic Reading Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten Duration: N/A

Figurative Language Poster
Figurative Language Poster
Print and enlarge! Or use as a hand-out. Poster contains figurative language, definitions, and samples of hyperbole, simile, metaphor, personific...
By Michael Beyer
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Reading Strategies to Success
Reading Strategies to Success
This job aid will help students remember the steps that they need to follow to complete their reading strategies when they are completing a reading...
By Ana Garcia
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Subject: Basic Reading, Reading, Study Skills Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Rome: Carthage, ($0.99) What Was So Great About it? by Don Nelson
Rome: Carthage, ($0.99) What Was So Great About it? by Don Nelson
2 page text, maps & pics of why Carthage was a world power and a rival of Rome. Vocabulary, map, worksheet, comprehension questions, and photos wil...
By Don Nelson
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Subject: Ancient History, Basic Reading, Geography (k-12) Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A

PIT CREW - A Short I Sorting Activity
PIT CREW - A Short I Sorting Activity
This is a Short I Sorting Activity. The theme created activity contains words from the following word families: -in, -it, -ip, -ig, -ill, -ick, -i...
By Stephanie Kinley - First Grade
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The Outsiders Unit PowerPoint- Standards Based
The Outsiders Unit PowerPoint- Standards Based
A COMPLETE three week unit on S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders. Daily lesson plans including state standards, step-by-step classroom activities and all ...
By Liz Blackwell
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Subject: Basic Reading, English Language Arts, Film Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Short vowel A: Powerpoint Blending lesson
Short vowel A: Powerpoint Blending lesson
This is a PowerPoint presentation I developed to help my First Grade students learn to blend sounds together to read short-a words. Each word is co...
By Maria Manore
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Listening Center Response Forms
Listening Center Response Forms
There are four different types of response forms for the listening center. From beginning of the year to the end of the year. Response sheets inc...
By Skipper's Jungle
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Running Record with Reading Behaviors
Running Record with Reading Behaviors
I couldn't find the perfect running record sheet. I liked so many but decided to put them together. I especially liked the quick checklist of readi...
By Second Grade Cup Of Tea
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Subject: Reading, Basic Reading Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A

Rule the Rainbow
Rule the Rainbow
Who will be the first to make good words using all six of their special beginning letters/letter blends - and be the first to rule the rainbow? ...
By Fran Lafferty
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Reading Strategy Character Posters in Color
Reading Strategy Character Posters in Color
Young readers require consistent language and visual clues to retain new learning. These adorable posters represent each character from the readin...
By Donna Whyte
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Subject: Basic Reading, Reading Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A

Fluency phrase practice with space themed game
Fluency phrase practice with space themed game
Promote reading fluency with phrases in a fun game format! This is a great alternative to practicing high frequency words in isolation, which can l...
By Heidi Weber
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Subject: Basic Reading, Reading, Vocabulary Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Socratic Seminar or Padaia Seminar Name Plate for Students
Socratic Seminar or Padaia Seminar Name Plate for Students
Socratic Seminar or Padaia Seminar Name Plate for Students Name should be written in this area upside down and folded along the line to lay over t...
By Mary Massey
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Fluency phrase practice with ocean themed game
Fluency phrase practice with ocean themed game
Promote reading fluency with phrases in a fun game format! This is a great alternative to practicing high frequency words in isolation, which can l...
By Heidi Weber
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Subject: Basic Reading, Reading, Vocabulary Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Centerfield Suffixes
Centerfield Suffixes
Suggested grade level: 2nd and 3rd Includes center sign, baseball cards and matching worksheet. Students match the cards to make words with -er,...
By Centers In A Bag
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Subject: Literature, Reading, Basic Reading Level(s): 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A

Elements of Tall Tales and Hyperbole
Elements of Tall Tales and Hyperbole
This PowerPoint is designed to teach the story elements of Tall Tales. It reviews the elements, gives a few practice slides, teachs hyperbole, and...
By Erin Vogel
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Subject: English Language Arts, Basic Reading Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Scarlet Letter Quizzes (4 Quizzes, 10 questions each, answer keys)
Scarlet Letter Quizzes (4 Quizzes, 10 questions each, answer keys)
Quiz 1: Chapters 1-6 Quiz 2: Chapters 7-12 Quiz 3: Chapters 13-18 Quiz 4: Chapters 19-Conclusion All my quizzes are easy to correct and chall...
By Eugene Wohlsdorf
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Subject: Basic Reading, English, English Language Arts Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education Duration: N/A

280 Phrase Flash Cards Using Dolch Words
280 Phrase Flash Cards Using Dolch Words
These downloadable phrases number 280 and are composed primarily of the 220 Dolch Words, which comprise 65% of all reading material. By focusing on...
By Nancy Meacham Cole
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Basic Reading, Reading, Study Skills Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, Adult Education, Homeschooler Duration: Lifelong Tool

Mixed CVCE Long Vowel Word Plot Games
Mixed CVCE Long Vowel Word Plot Games
These are word plot games that contain mixed CVCe long vowel words. Two vowels are paired together per game. [a-i; a-o; a-u; o-u; o-i] The last gam...
By Linda Whitman
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Subject: Basic Reading, Reading Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschooler Duration: 30 Minutes
Type: Games

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell Sequencing
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell Sequencing
This is a fun and quick sequencing activity for the fun book by Lucille Colandro. The cutting lines are simple and it is one sheet for easy student...
By Mary Amoson
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Subject: English Language Arts, Literature, Basic Reading Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

Introduction to Roots and Affixes PowerPoint Lecture
Introduction to Roots and Affixes PowerPoint Lecture
This is a 34-slide PowerPoint lecture on roots and affixes. It introduces the concept in the simplest possible terms, then builds in complexity as ...
By The Mr. G Show
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Long Vowel CVCe Word Plot Games
Long Vowel CVCe Word Plot Games
My students LOVE this game!! Students practice reading CVCe long vowel words in a fun game. These are board games for the CVCe Long Vowels, which...
By Linda Whitman
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Subject: Basic Reading, Reading Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Homeschooler Duration: 30 Minutes
Type: Games

Monster Sentences (Periods, Exclamation Points, & Question Marks!)
Monster Sentences (Periods, Exclamation Points, & Question Marks!)
**Free for the first 200 downloads!** Students work with various sentences with no ending punctuation mark. They are to match the sentence to th...
By Second Grade Cup Of Tea
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Subject: Reading, Basic Reading Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
Type: Activities

Honeycomb making words game
Honeycomb making words game
Use the letters that touch each other inside each honeycomb to make sight words!...
By Miss B, Busy Bee
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Subject: Spelling, Reading, Basic Reading Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Nonfiction Review
Nonfiction Review
This is a great review packet for a nonfiction unit. It covers a variety of nonfiction elements, including: context clues, generalization, organiza...
By Heather Reilly
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Subject: Basic Reading, English Language Arts, Reading Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, Adult Education Duration: N/A

Rudolph's Christmas Recipes using an index
Rudolph's Christmas Recipes using an index
Students use Rudolph's cookbook to answer questions about the index. Match each question to the correct reindeer answer card. Then students recor...
By Dana Freeman
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Subject: Reading, Reading Strategies, Basic Reading Level(s): 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A

Reading Journal
Reading Journal
This file is for making a chart on which to log a student's reading. It has 4 columns: Title & author, # of minutes read, # of pages read, date, ...
By Sallie Ditsch
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Subject: Basic Reading, Reading Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A

Book Report (First Grade)
Book Report (First Grade)
This is a simple book report for primary grades. Students must identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story they read....
By Jenna Festa
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Subject: Basic Reading, English Language Arts, Reading Level(s): 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A

CVC Flower Game
CVC Flower Game
Help students learn to read common CVC words with this fun game. Simply print, laminate, and cut out the cards. Place the cards face down in a ba...
By Katie Appel
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Subject: Reading, Balanced Literacy, Basic Reading Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: Lifelong Tool

Consonant Sounds Phonics Assessment
Consonant Sounds Phonics Assessment
Finally. A reliable, whole-class multiple-choice assessment for consonant blends that is kid-tested and teacher-approved. Written by Mark Penningto...
By Mark Pennington
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Subject: Basic Reading, Reading Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Adult Education, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
Type: Assessment

St. Patrick's Day Literacy and Math Activities
St. Patrick's Day Literacy and Math Activities
Seventeen activities to go with St. Patricks Day. Literacy activities include: Beginning sounds, middle sounds, ending sounds, cvc words, syllables...
By Alaine Grunow
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Subject: Basic Math, Basic Reading, Writing Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

Explicit Instruction Lesson Plan - Making Connections (Text to Self)
Explicit Instruction Lesson Plan - Making Connections (Text to Self)
Scripted Lesson Plan for teaching the Comprehension Strategy of Making Connections (Text to Self)....
By Julie Hansen
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Subject: Reading, Basic Reading Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: N/A

Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Toolkit
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Toolkit
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Toolkit provides the diagnostic assessments, materials, activities, and worksheets that classroom teachers and speci...
By Mark Pennington
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Subject: Basic Reading, Reading, Spelling Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Adult Education, Homeschooler Duration: 1 Semester

Paideia Seminar Lesson Plan Template
Paideia Seminar Lesson Plan Template
Paideia Seminar Lesson Plan Ideas and Values Teacher Name: Seminar Text Covered: Date of Seminar: Pre-Seminar ...
By Mary Massey
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Create A Sentence
Create A Sentence
Students make up sentences using pictures and words then practice writing the sentence to anchor their learning. Christine Putzulu...
By Cputzulu
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Subject: Grammar, Writing, Basic Reading Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A

Explicit Instruction Lesson Plan - Compare and Contrast
Explicit Instruction Lesson Plan - Compare and Contrast
Scripted Explicit Instruction Lesson Plan for teaching Compare and Contrast...
By Julie Hansen
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Subject: Reading, Basic Reading Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: N/A

Decoding Stratgies Beanine Babies
Decoding Stratgies Beanine Babies
Decoding Strategies: (1) Chunky Monkey, (2) Eagle Eye, (3) Flippy Dolphin (4) Helpful Kangaroo, (5) Lips the Fish, (6) Skippy Frog, (7) Stretchy S...
By Teaching Monkey / Head Monkey
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Family Fun Activities With Pixar's Wall E
Family Fun Activities With Pixar's Wall E
A printable flyer of activities, story book suggestions, and menu to expand the entertainment value of Wall E into an educational and memorable sch...
By Happinesshomemade4u
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Subject: Basic Reading, Education, English Language Arts Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A

The Enormous Turnip By Alexei Tolstoy - FCAT Stem Question Test
The Enormous Turnip By Alexei Tolstoy - FCAT Stem Question Test
This is a teacher made test using the FCAT Stem questions from the FCAT specs. It is higher order thinking questions and has various types of quest...
By The Teacher
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Subject: Reading, Education, Basic Reading Level(s): 2nd Duration: Lifelong Tool
Type: Assessment

Henry & Mudge:The Starry Night by Cynthia Rylant Fluency Practice
Henry & Mudge:The Starry Night by Cynthia Rylant Fluency Practice
Houghton Mifflin® (2003)support for 2nd grade story Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night by Cynthia Rylant. There are 3 sheets which include a flu...
By Stefanie Bruski
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Subject: Basic Reading, English Language Arts, Reading Level(s): 2nd, Homeschooler Duration: 1 Week