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Magic Tree House - Afternoon on the Amazon chapter 8

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this comprehension worksheet, students read the book Afternoon on the Amazon chapter 8 from Magic Tree House, and answer short answer questions and define vocabulary words. Students complete 8 problems.
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Caught 'Ya Vocab #1

For Students 9th - 10th
In this word search worksheet, learners locate twelve vocabulary words. The word list includes useless, humorous, adept, dread, and slovenly.
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Maniac Magee: Magic Number Strategy

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Take a break from reading to find the magic number with this vocabulary game using words drawn from Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee.  Participants match the definition to the word in each numbered square of the puzzle, then add...
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Vocabulary Strategy Instructional Routine: Maus I and II

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pogrom, schlepped, meshuga. Kapo, reich, Wehrmacht. As part of a unit study of Maus I and II, readers use a list-group-label (LGL) strategy for vocabulary drawn from Art Spiegelman's famous graphic novels. The focus of the activity is...
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Words In The News

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A complete resource from BBC World Service provides informational text for English or ESL classes to teach vocabulary, grammar, and reading skills. Learners participate in small group work, whole class discussions, and role-plays to...
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Knowledge Rating

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Evaluate vocabulary by writing definitions of known words and finding out those that are unknown. As an anticipatory set, the class fills out an agree/disagree chart discussing vocabulary. While reading about the American dream, kids...
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Beginner's Guide to Arabic

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Introduce your language learners to Arabic. The most useful portion of this resource is the detailed information on the Arabic alphabet. Each letter is placed in a grid that shows the various ways to write it based on the situation...
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Pirate Words and Phrases

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Avast, ye mateys! A full dictionary of pirate phrases and words is sure to get your little pirates in a mood for sailing, reading, or writing. It features a basic list of terms as well as a more extensive dictionary for your class to be...
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Tennessee Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this recognizing proper nouns about the state of Tennessee activity, students read the names in the word bank and match them with their descriptions. Students match 10 answers.
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Vocabulary Development

For Teachers K - 2nd
By utilizing a graphic organizer called a bubble map, young readers work toward developing their vocabulary. After reading a story, a word that has something to do with the story is put in the middle circle. Then, other words that have...
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Introduce Vocabulary: a Day at the Apple Orchard

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a story book in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson plan, students read the book A Day at the Apple Orchard and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define the selected...
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“Wild Readers” Decoding Skills Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Set young readers on the path toward fluency with this phonemic awareness resource. Based on the award-winning children's book, Where the Wild Things Are, this activity allows beginning readers to practice isolating...
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Vocabulary Building: Final-e Rule

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this recognizing words with the final-e spelling worksheet, students write the words from dictation, unscramble letters, and create sentences using the words name, home, here, like, and some. Students write fifteen answers.
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Vocabulary Building: Fine-e Rule 2

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this recognizing words spelled with the final-e rule worksheet, students write words from dictation, unscramble letters, and create sentences using the words five, gave, take, came, and come. Students write fifteen answers.
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The Man and the Dog

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this long vowel activity, learners complete the short story "The Man and the Dog" by filling in the five blanks from the vocabulary words found in the word bank on the activity. Students then put the four pictures in chronological...
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Hippo Word Search

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this hippopotamus worksheet, students search words relating to the hippopotamus, its environment, eating classification, baby to adult names, and animal classification. Students conduct a word search for fourteen hippopotamus review...
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Vocabulary - Unfolding Meaning

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students write the "word for the day" onto a note card. They add a definition, discuss in class and file the card in their own metal box. At the end of the week students play a game with the words from that week.
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Vocabulary Lesson (Color Words) Using Various Books by Eric Carle and Internet Sites

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students investigate color words. In this vocabulary, high frequency words, and technology lesson, students visit various websites to practice reading color words. Students listen to Eric Carle books and observe the illustrations,...
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Vocabulary Building Activity

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this vocabulary worksheet, students learn 6 four letter vocabulary words. They practice writing the words, do a word scramble and then write sentences using the words. There is a "review word" on this page as well.
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Gummy Bear Song with Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this songs worksheet, students listen to the Gummy Bear Song by Hannah Montana and choose the correct words to complete the song and choose the correct words that mean the vocabulary words in the song. Students complete 23 problems...
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Words Ending in -Ful Cards

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match vocabulary cards to cards that have their definitions. Students complete 10 matches total.
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Word Construction #9

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this word construction worksheet, students use the 6 provided letters to form as many words as possible in 5 minutes. Letters may only be used once. Students write the words on the lines.
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Word Search #12: Sports

For Students 3rd - 4th
ESL learners can practice sports vocabulary by searching for 8 sports related words in this word search. The worksheet is very basic and might be used as extra credit or bell work.
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Elements and Compounds Vocabulary List and Definitions

For Students 6th - 7th
In this chemistry worksheet, students read ten vocabulary words and definitions pertaining to elements and compounds. There are no questions to answer.