Language Arts Activity - "Word Up With the Power of Words"

Word Up With the Power of Words

by Connie Casserly

Grades 6-12

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This quartet of activities- two for individual study and two for teams- will allow students to show their prowess with words in a variety of contexts while exhibiting their range of thinking skills from simple to complex. With these activities they will reveal their understanding of the nuances of various vocabulary words as well as their creative and analytic writing skills. Best of all, by completing these activities, students will boost their word banks and will have the power of words to rely on in the world outside of academia.

 

Be sure to check out the Teachers Notes on page 2 for the Who, What, Where, When and How details for this lesson.

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FREE MATH LESSON - “FREE Valentine Hearts Data Analysis”

by Laura Candler

4th - 6th Grade

Are all boxes of candy hearts the same? This Valentine Hearts Investigation created by Laura Candler engages the class in collecting data from 10 boxes of colored valentine heart candies to answer this question. As students work, they apply statistical concepts such as range, mode, median, and mean. This activity comes with a Smartboard Notebook 10 file, but the Smartboard is not a requirement for teaching the lesson. Promethean boards users should be able to convert this file, and the lesson can also be taught with an overhead projector or chalkboard. 

In this zip file, you'll find teacher directions, student activity pages, a class data chart, and a pdf file showing a typical classroom's results.

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ELA Writing Activities - "Talk to Me!"

Talk to Me!

by Connie Casserly

Grades 6-12

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The two Language Arts activities in this post, Acting Out and Quote Journals: He Said…She Said, will untangle students from their Smart Phones, and will wire them into speaking, listening and writing.  After completing the work, they will be better prepared to interpret what people mean when they speak and to show how they speak by writing dialogue right.

Students will understand how word choice, tone, inflection and body language can cause a wide variety of emotions, as well as a whole gamut of reactions. Go to http://teachitwrite.blogspot.com/2013/04/talk-to-me.html  for more details on the activities Quote Journals: He Said…She Said The Teachers Notes page reveals the Show Me, Help Me, Let Me teaching philosophy that I follow in all of my lessons.

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON--Winter Language Activities

by Daria O'Brien
http://speechpaths.blogspot.com/

Another snow day!  Here in the Northeast we are in the middle of what is being labeled a "snow trilogy" or the "snow apocalypse".  All I know is that the schools, including mine, are WAY over on their snow days--and it's only the beginning of February!

Also, many of us are beginning to experience cabin fever!  Well, when life hands you snow, make snowmen!  I got up early and created this fun activity packet for language arts teachers, speech therapists and parents (click my TpT store for your FREE copy):

Included are lesson outlines, photos and printables.  Target vocabulary, sequencing, and expository writing with "Make Your Own Snow Globe".

Watch "The Snowman" and highlight comprehension, social cognition, predicting and making inferences.

Stay warm and THINK SPRING!

Fuel Vocabulary Study Fires with Word Clouds

 Fuel Vocabulary Study Fires with Word Clouds

by Connie

Grades 9-12

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Change vocabulary study from lackluster to luminous with Word Clouds.

This product includes

• 480 words
• 32 SAT vocabulary-inspired designs
• 30 writing activities will increase the students’ understanding of these 480 words,will increase their ability to use them correctly, and will make these words a part of their lives.

·         Teachers can choose an exercise to focus on a needed area of comprehension

•  to accompany a literature-based writing assignment
•  to accompany a general writing assignment, or
•  to utilize during a study of the parts of speech.

·         Each Word Cloud corresponds to the Vocabulary SAT Word Lists and Quizzes product

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Galvanize students’ love of words, words, words  with Word Clouds.

Happy Teaching,

FREE MISC. LESSON - "Won’t You Be My Valentine (A Valentine Memory Booklet)"

by Ky McLaren

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

“Won’t You Be My Valentine” is a little memory book for young children. There are 6 different choices of front covers for the little memory book included in this freebie. 

Each child will have a Valentine memory book to collect all of their Valentine cards from their friends. Instead of throwing away their cards after they open them they will have a little keepsake book to read over and over! 

We glue their cards into their books and they write the name of each child they received the card from. What a great idea for Valentine parties and meaningful too!

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Language Arts Activity - Celebrate President's Day With this Novel Project

Celebrate President's Day With this Novel Project

by Connie Casserly

Grades 6-12

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If a character from a novel could be the president of the United States,

Who would you choose?  

Who would your students choose?

This project is a great way to engage students in a presidential campaign, an inauguration, or to celebrate 

February's President's Day 

For this project, students choose a character from a novel to run for President of the United States. This character can be from a book they read in class or from their independent reading. All information that the students include must reveal the author's presentation of this character as well as the student's analysis and interpretation of the person. Students will create a whole campaign for this character.

Which character will 

each of your students choose 

to be the next 

President of the United States?

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Happy Teaching,

February Frenzy - "Fabulous Five Packet"

February Frenzy: Fabulous Five Packet

by: Connie Casserly
Grades 6-12

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This packet offers FIVE activities for Developing Reading Comprehension, Writing and Higher Level Thinking Skills. 

What is Included? 

Reading Comprehension
1. This is What I’m Hungry For!
Thirty Discussion/Writing Topics for Literature, and
2. Friend or Foe?
Writing and Higher Level Thinking Skills
1. Then and Now Prewriting Activity
2. Playing With Color Worksheet, and
3. Brain Bumps:Twenty Writing Suggestions to End Idea Vacuums.

 

 


When to Use the Activities: The teacher chooses when the activity will enhance lesson content and will develop reading comprehension as well as writing and higher level thinking skills.

Why to Use the Activities: Students will exhibit their range of thinking skills from knowledge through evaluation. These activities allow them to show their understanding of all aspects of the elements of literature as well as their analytic and critical-thinking skills in their writing and talking.

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Happy Teaching,

FREE SOCIAL STUDIES LESSON - “Executive Branch”

by Smart Apple

5th - 12th Grade

GREAT FOR PRESIDENTS' DAY!

Overview of the executive branch. 8 slide powerpoint and 2 page cloze notes sheet. This is a condensed version of EXECUTIVE BRANCH: powerpoint & cloze notes sheet. Teacher notes included with each slide. Great for many grades and ages.

You also can purchase THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT BUNDLE at a discounted price which is the full version of this product along with the JUDICIAL BRANCH and the LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.

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LANGUAGE OLYMPICS

by Daria O'Brien
http://speechpaths.blogspot.com/

The 2014 Winter Olympics are beginning soon and I've created an activity I'm sure your students will enjoy!  Students in grades 4-6 compete in four "events" targeting vocabulary, sentence structure, oral comprehension, and associations--while increasing their knowledge of the games!

The player or team with the most points earn medals.  Get your students ready for the Olympic games while targeting language skills!

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “FREE Valentine’s Day Center Activities {Short / Long Vowels and Math}”

by Piece of Cake First Grade

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

Have fun this Valentine's day with love letter sorts. There is a sort for ELA and one of Math. 

ELA- Sort long and short vowel words. Also includes a recording sheet.

Math- Sort greater than, less, addition, subtraction, tens, and ones into whether it is true or false. Also includes a recording sheet.

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Students Build Durable Academic Homes with The House of Comprehension

Students Build Durable Academic Homes with The House of Comprehension

by Connie Casserly

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Grades 6-9

My book, The House of Comprehension, is a resource for English Language Arts teachers that

•  offers a complete Common Core and Bloom’s Taxonomy aligned curriculum
• shows students the importance of every element of literature
•  reveals how each element is crucial in building a sound comprehension structure
•  includes planning charts
•  uses the building blocks- character, plot/conflict, setting, theme, symbols, point of view, and tone to increase comprehension
• provides step-by-step instructions for teachers on how to use the activities
•  features 40 printable activity sheets for students
•  coordinates the activities with the story’s progression

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “We Heart Books”

by Runde’s Room

3rd - 6th Grade

This fun little freebie celebrates the love of books. Included in this file is a Heart Art optical illusion activity and a We Heart Books writing activity which will be completed using a special website that will create student answers in a heart shape. We used this activity for Valentine's Day, but the LOVE of books is something that can be celebrated at any time of the year.

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FREE MISC. LESSON - “‘Love Birds’ Valentine’s Day Craft”

by Vilena Hamilton

2nd - 4th Grade

Valentine's Day is just around the corner! Here is a cute and simple craft for your students to make on this special day. 

This product includes: 

* Instructions Page

* Bird Cage Template

* Birds and Heart Template

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FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “Love Is Valentine’s Day Freebie”

by Janet Rainey

2nd - 4th Grade

Here are a couple of cute templates to get you ready for Valentine's Day. They are both perfect for having students write metaphors and similes but can really be used for any writing activity.

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English Analysis Activities Duet - "Characters + Conflict = Comprehension"

English Analysis Activities Duet - "Characters + Conflict = Comprehension"

by Constance Casserly

Grades 5-12
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Love may be entwined hands, an arm in arm stroll on a sunlit beach or a conversation showing forgiveness.

The desire for love might fan the flames of revenge, loneliness or fury.

With this Valentine's Day duet of activities, students will bolster their reading comprehension by analyzing character and conflict in the literature that they have studied in school.

Read the full post on these lessons on http://teachitwrite.blogspot.com/2014/01/valentines-day-activities-duet.html.

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