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Multiplication and Division Gingerbread Fact Families
Multiplication and Division Gingerbread Fact Families
If your students need a little practice with multiplication and division fact families, and you want to get in the holiday mood, purchase my Multi...
By A Series Of 3rd Grade Events
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Subject: Math, Arithmetic, Christmas/Chanukah/Kwanzaa Level(s): 3rd, 4th Duration: N/A
Type: Worksheets, Printables, Minilessons

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French Pronoun Writing Activity (Powerpoint)
French Pronoun Writing Activity (Powerpoint)
Students enjoy practicing pronouns forms with this powerpoint activity. It is called "Contre la Montre." On each screen there are 4 sentences with...
By Jos76
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Subject: Foreign Language, French Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: 45 Minutes
Type: Activities, Minilessons, Power Point Presentations

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Blending and Segmenting Phonemes
Blending and Segmenting Phonemes
This is a phonemic awareness "ring thing" you can use to practice blending and segmenting phonemes in whole or small group. There are 12 pages of ...
By Tamara Lee
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Subject: Reading, Reading Strategies, Balanced Literacy Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A
Type: Flash Cards, Minilessons, Activities

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AIDS Pre-Assessment
AIDS Pre-Assessment
This is a twenty-two question pretest that students in middle school or high school complete on the first day of our health/science unit on HIV/AID...
By Mark Aaron
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Subject: Health, Science Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th Duration: N/A
Type: Activities, Minilessons, Worksheets

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Story Wands Comprehension
Story Wands Comprehension
Story Wands What better way to get children excited about reading…than with story wands that kids will love to use! The wands feature simple...
By Kestner's Kreations
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Subject: Reading Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A
Type: Activities, Minilessons

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Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing
This is just a cute printable to be used with paraphrasing. I use it by reading a passage with the students and then having them paraphrase the pa...
By Elementary Lesson Plans
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Subject: English Language Arts, Writing, Other Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A
Type: Activities, Minilessons, Printables

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Money Problem Solving
Money Problem Solving
Students will solve problems involving money thinking outside the box. Rather than just counting coins, students will have to think about how to m...
By Kristen Raxter
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Subject: Basic Operations, Arithmetic Level(s): 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A
Type: Activities, Minilessons

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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
Type: Classroom Forms, Lesson Plans (Individual), Minilessons

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Latin and Greek Roots and Prefixes
Latin and Greek Roots and Prefixes
Perfect for middle-schoolers, this is a collection of four documents which can help you introduce and assess Latin and Greek roots and prefixes. Th...
By Carolyn Anzia
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Subject: English Language Arts, Vocabulary Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th Duration: N/A
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"Poems For Idioms"
This ebook contains 45 poems to help students understand the idioms. Each poem explains the idiom in just four lines. For a sample and a list of ...
By Adele Tolley Wilson
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Subject: EFL - ESL - ELD, Other, Vocabulary Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A
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4 Lessons to use teaching Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
4 Lessons to use teaching Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
This is a bundle of 4 distinct lessons, designed for a 50 minute class period each. These lessons address the following skills/topics: Round vs. ...
By Ela Ms. P
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Subject: ESL / ELL / EFL, Literature, Reading Level(s): 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, Homeschooler Duration: 4 Days
Type: Lesson Plans (Bundled), Minilessons, Novel Study

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Talking to Others About my Connections to Stretch My Thinking
Talking to Others About my Connections to Stretch My Thinking
Our connections take us deeper into the story; however, alone, our connections will only take us so far. When readers share with others, they buil...
By Kim Yaris
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Subject: English Language Arts, Reading, Reading Strategies Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
Type: Lesson Plans (Individual), Minilessons

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Homophone Happiness Worksheet
Homophone Happiness Worksheet
A mini-lesson, which can often extend to a full class period, attacking student problems with homophones in a light-hearted way. Students work the...
By Jeff And Ann Northrup
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Subject: Vocabulary, OTHER Level(s): 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 50 Minutes
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Compound Words - words stuck together like a PB & J sandwich
Compound Words - words stuck together like a PB & J sandwich
Students will explore compound words with this hands on literacy activity. The peanut butter and jam cards are to be cut apart and scattered. Stud...
By Laureen
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Grammar, Reading Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
Type: Activities, Literacy Center Ideas, Minilessons

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Rounding numbers poster
Rounding numbers poster
Here is a simple poster you can use to help your students remember the 'rules' when rounding to the nearest tens and hundreds....
By Cmonke
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Subject: Math, Numbers Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th Duration: N/A
Type: Minilessons, Other, Posters

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Protestant Reformation - Role Play + Interview Activity
Protestant Reformation - Role Play + Interview Activity
This is an activity in which students will play two roles. First, they will become one of five historical figures during the Protestant Reformatio...
By Leif Roberg
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Subject: European History, Social Studies - History, World History Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 2 hours
Type: Activities, Fun Stuff, Minilessons

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Connotation and Denotation Activity
Connotation and Denotation Activity
This handout helps to explain the difference between connotation and denotation, offering definitions, examples, guided practice, and critical thin...
By Melissa Soeltz
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Subject: For All Subject Areas, English Language Arts, EFL - ESL - ELD Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
Type: Handouts, Minilessons

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Nonfiction Text Features SMARTboard lesson
Nonfiction Text Features SMARTboard lesson
This SMARTboard lesson introduces or reviews nonfiction text features such as headings, diagrams, bold words, and more. There is one page in the f...
By Erin Mcgrane
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Subject: Reading Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th Duration: N/A
Type: Activities, Minilessons, SmartBoard Lessons & Whiteboard Activities

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Interesting vs. Important Graphic Organizer
Interesting vs. Important Graphic Organizer
This activity helps students separate INTERESTING information in a story from that which is truly IMPORTANT. This can be done first as a guided ac...
By Kristin Dahl
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Expository Writing, Reading Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th Duration: N/A
Type: Minilessons, Activities

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Interesting Sentence Beginnings Smart Board Lesson
Interesting Sentence Beginnings Smart Board Lesson
This smart board lesson gives students strategies for adding interesting sentence beginnings to their writing. For each strategy, an example is giv...
By Kpops
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Subject: Writing Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: 40 Minutes
Type: Minilessons, SmartBoard Lessons & Whiteboard Activities

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Presidents' Day Alphabetical Word Sort
Presidents' Day Alphabetical Word Sort
Another resource in my Presidents' Day range of activities. Sort the words into alphabetical order. Can be played as a timed game with two children...
By Sos Supply
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Subject: Spelling, President's Day, U.S. History Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler, Staff Duration: Lifelong Tool
Type: Activities, Games, Minilessons

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Extended Response Rubric and Grading Sheet
Extended Response Rubric and Grading Sheet
Worksheet students use to grade each others' Extended Response essays. It will help guide their writing and thought process for the Extended Respo...
By Michael Beyer
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Subject: English Language Arts Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Duration: N/A
Type: Minilessons, Worksheets, Examinations - Quizzes

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Paragraph Development
Paragraph Development
Defines the term "paragraph" plus how to build paragraphs along with different types of paragraphs and relationship words for each. Included are: ...
By Beth Hammett
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Subject: Expository Writing, English, Writing Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschooler, Staff Duration: 90 Minutes
Type: Minilessons, Power Point Presentations, Study Guides

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Sounding Out Words- Short e Sound
Sounding Out Words- Short e Sound
Teach reading with phonics and decoding! Slides introduce the sound of short e and have students practice blending short e sound with consonants to...
By Happyedugator
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Subject: Reading, English Language Arts, Reading Strategies Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
Type: Minilessons, Power Point Presentations, SmartBoard Lessons & Whiteboard Activities

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Mini Lessons: Main Idea
Mini Lessons: Main Idea
This product includes two mini lessons and a graphic organizer for teaching main idea. It will work very well in a classroom that uses reading and ...
By Brenna Kendrick
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Subject: English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
Type: Activities, Minilessons

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Mrs. Brown Went to Town ~ Wong Herbert Yee ~ Language Arts Workbook
Mrs. Brown Went to Town ~ Wong Herbert Yee ~ Language Arts Workbook
This is a 20 page workbook to accompany the story "Mrs. Brown Went to Town" by Wong Herbert Yee. Skills covered include: author's purpose, context ...
By Christie Uribe
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Grammar, Reading Level(s): 2nd, Homeschooler Duration: 1 Week
Type: Activities, Minilessons, Workbooks

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Grade 3 Scott Foresman Unit 2 Building Background/Vocabulary
Grade 3 Scott Foresman Unit 2 Building Background/Vocabulary
Using your Smartboard, enhance Scott Foresman/Grade 3/Unit 2 stories: Penguin Chick; Prudy's Problem; William's House; A Day's Work; Tops and Bott...
By Kk's Korner
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Subject: English Language Arts, Reading Strategies, Vocabulary Level(s): 3rd Duration: N/A
Type: SmartBoard Lessons & Whiteboard Activities, Minilessons

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Scroll Me A Quote
Scroll Me A Quote
Scroll Me A Quote Scroll Me A Quote is a simple program for students to practice reading. It emphasizes concentration, spelling, reading, and atte...
By Albert Baggetta
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Subject: EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
Type: Activities, Minilessons, Software

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Aunt Lizzy Finds Her Cake Activity Sheets ~ HM® Phonics Library
Aunt Lizzy Finds Her Cake Activity Sheets ~ HM® Phonics Library
This is a set of 3 activity sheets to accompany the Phonics Library story "Aunt Lizzy Finds Her Cake" from the Houghton Mifflin reading program. Ne...
By Christie Uribe
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Subject: English Language Arts, Grammar, Reading Level(s): 2nd, Homeschooler Duration: 45 Minutes
Type: Activities, Minilessons, Worksheets

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Everyday Math Grade 5 - Unit 10 Lesson Plans
Everyday Math Grade 5 - Unit 10 Lesson Plans
Lessons Plans in Workshop Model format that correlate directly with the Grade 5 Everyday Math book. There is a separate lesson plan for each les...
By Melissa Dean
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Subject: Math Level(s): 5th Duration: N/A
Type: Lesson Plans (Bundled), Lesson Plans (Individual), Minilessons

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Christmas Around the World Scrapbook
Christmas Around the World Scrapbook
Take your students on a trip aboard Christmas Airlines to learn about Christmas in other countries! The Christmas Around the World Scrapbook is a ...
By Sarah Cooley
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Christmas/Chanukah/Kwanzaa, Social Studies - History Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Duration: N/A
Type: Activities, Minilessons, Printables

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Math Daily Routines - Secret Number of the Week
Math Daily Routines - Secret Number of the Week
***If you have already purchased this, I just fixed an error found on the clue card for the #60. My sincerest apologies!*** This pack provides 1...
By Melissa Mcmurray
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Subject: Basic Operations, Math, Numbers Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: N/A
Type: Activities, Minilessons, Worksheets

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Kreative in Kinder's My Elf is
Kreative in Kinder's My Elf is "hiding" On A Shelf Unit
Dear Educator, This packet correlates nicely with the book, Elf on a Shelf. It is a must read and so much fun for kids! I love the DVD too. :) In...
By Kreative In Kinder
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Subject: English Language Arts, Holidays/Seasonal, Math Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Duration: N/A
Type: Minilessons, Printables, Thematic Unit Plans

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Write a Biography, Suggestions, Questions and Rubric
Write a Biography, Suggestions, Questions and Rubric
Need a great ice breaker for the beginning of the year? I used this lesson during the first week of classes. I had the students write biographies o...
By Ritasue29
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Subject: English Language Arts Level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education Duration: N/A
Type: Lesson Plans (Individual), Minilessons, Projects

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Penguins - Fun Facts About the Life of a Penguin PowerPoint
Penguins - Fun Facts About the Life of a Penguin PowerPoint
Are you using a penguin theme in your classroom? Learn about penguins! This penguin powerpoint has 14 slides of fun facts about the life of a pengu...
By Happyedugator
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Subject: Reading, Science, General Science Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
Type: Minilessons, Power Point Presentations, SmartBoard Lessons & Whiteboard Activities

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Fabulous Fables
Fabulous Fables
I created this fables mini unit to teach figurative language. Included are fables and figurative language posters, two concept maps, four differen...
By Primary Graffiti
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Subject: Literature, Short Stories, Vocabulary Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: 1 Week
Type: Minilessons, Posters, Printables

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poetry comics: metaphors with Robert Frost
poetry comics: metaphors with Robert Frost
This is a free file from a larger product called Poetry Comics! These lessons follow the same format as the free sample, except a worksheet is add...
By David Rickert
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Subject: Literature, Reading Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
Type: Fun Stuff, Minilessons, Worksheets

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Being Different is Being Special: a Balanced Literacy Resource
Being Different is Being Special: a Balanced Literacy Resource
A fantastic introduction to Black History Month! This resource has been developed primarily as a way to begin discussion about multiculturalism and...
By Shelley Gray
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, English Language Arts Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Duration: N/A
Type: Activities, Guided Reading Books, Minilessons

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How to Address a Prompt Using a 3-part Strategy
How to Address a Prompt Using a 3-part Strategy
This presentation addesses the proper way to attack a prompt or comprehension question, and then details the 3-part strategy for answering it. Con...
By Melissa Soeltz
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Subject: English Language Arts, Reading, Social Studies - History Level(s): 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschooler Duration: 30 Minutes
Type: Minilessons, Power Point Presentations

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Inferences PowerPoint- A Reading Lesson for Third Grade
Inferences PowerPoint- A Reading Lesson for Third Grade
This file is an 18 slide lesson with modeled and guided practice in making inferences. The font used for this file is Impress BT....
By Tbsrwilson
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading Level(s): 3rd, 4th, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
Type: Activities, Minilessons, Power Point Presentations

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Beauty & the Beast
Beauty & the Beast
This 17 page unit includes: *venn diagram comparing story characters. *flash cards to 100 counting by 5s & 10s. *hidden sight word picture. *...
By Kristin Young
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Subject: Numbers, Reading, Writing Level(s): Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschooler Duration: Other
Type: Minilessons, Printables, Word Walls

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Number Sense and the Days of School
Number Sense and the Days of School
Using just 5 minutes a day, this unit will reinforce number sense. Each number day of the school year (up to 180), students start the day by listin...
By Chris Casey
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Subject: Math, Fractions, Numbers Level(s): 5th Duration: Other
Type: Activities, Printables, Minilessons

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Penguin Fluency Weeklong Packet
Penguin Fluency Weeklong Packet
This packet includes 5 original fluency passages. Each passage includes Power Words (vocabulary), comprehension and phonics work along with a home ...
By Jodi Southard
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Subject: Reading, Vocabulary Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd Duration: 1 Week
Type: Minilessons, Printables

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Word Work Activity Cards (Great for the Daily Five 11 pages)
Word Work Activity Cards (Great for the Daily Five 11 pages)
Word Work Activity Cards (Great for the Daily Five) Common Core Reading Standard: 4 This 11-page Microsoft 2003 document contains 18 word work ...
By Wise Guys
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Subject: English Language Arts, Vocabulary, Writing Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th Duration: N/A
Type: Activities, Minilessons, Printables

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United States Regions Power Point
United States Regions Power Point
United States Regions Power Point by Erica Introduce the regions of the United States through this colorful power point. The power point begins ...
By Erica
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Subject: Geography (k-12), Social Studies - History Level(s): 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: N/A
Type: Minilessons, Power Point Presentations

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The First Twenty Days of Writers Workshop K-5
The First Twenty Days of Writers Workshop K-5
Get writer's workshop off to a great start in your elementary classroom. This document has detailed lesson plans for the first twenty days to ensur...
By Amy J Wright
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Subject: Writing, Education, Writing Level(s): Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Duration: 3 Weeks
Type: Lesson Plans (Bundled), Minilessons, Teacher Manuals

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Valentime! Telling Time to the Nearest 5 Minutes
Valentime! Telling Time to the Nearest 5 Minutes
This telling time activity is aligned with Common Core Standards for 2nd grade. It includes 36 time cards- each with a different digital time repr...
By Mary Lirette
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Subject: Valentine's Day, Math Level(s): 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschooler Duration: N/A
Type: Activities, Math Centers, Minilessons

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What Is Tone? Power Point
What Is Tone? Power Point
Tone is difficult to teach students. This is a simple power point that gives a definition, words that describe tone, practice identifying the tone...
By B A Burke
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Subject: Balanced Literacy, English Language Arts, Reading Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschooler Duration: 40 Minutes
Type: Activities, Minilessons, Power Point Presentations

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Satire Terms & Examples with images & links
Satire Terms & Examples with images & links
To introduce the world of satire, this powerpoint presentation contains over a dozen terms & examples such as homerian, burlesque, utopia, caricatu...
By Jocelyn Hieatzman
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Subject: English Language Arts Level(s): 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: N/A
Type: Minilessons, Power Point Presentations

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ee cummings PowerPoint : The Far and the Near
ee cummings PowerPoint : The Far and the Near
Enjoy a taste of my fastastic powerpoint presentations. I love to use images to help students get engaged with material. Here is a sample of my pr...
By Powerpoint Guru
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Subject: English Language Arts, Literature, Short Stories Level(s): 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th Duration: 30 Minutes
Type: Minilessons, Novel Study, Power Point Presentations

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