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Vocabulary Plus K-8: A Source-Based Approach
Vocabulary Plus K-8: A Source-Based Approach
By Alleen Pace Nilsen and Don L. F. Nilsen
Vocabulary Plus K-8: A Source-Based Approach is a goldmine of activities, examples, and workshops that provides teachers with ways to teach specific vocabulary words by presenting sound theory combined with practical teaching materials and friendly advice.

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History of Earth Day Reading Passage and Quiz

ACTIVITIES

Earth Day Activities: History of Earth Day Reading Passage and Quiz

Help your students work on their reading comprehension skills while learning all about Earth Day with this reading compr...

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Elements of Poetry Workbook

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Elements of Poetry Workbook

Use this poetry toolbox workbook to support your students to learn different poetic terms and devices, and then practice...

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Test Prep Strategies and Practice for Students

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Test Prep Strategies, Tools, and Practice Questions

Help set your students up for academic success with this packet of test-taking tips, test preparation strategies, and pr...

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BOOK GUIDES

Body Parts and Actions Vocabulary Lessons—Teacher's Guide

In this compilation of lessons, activities, and worksheets, students learn that vocabulary words normally used to descri...

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GAMES AND APPS

Individual Room Temperature Controls Puzzle & Reading Passage

This article depicts the story of Alice Parker, an African-American woman who invented a gas furnace for central heating...

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The Modern Street-Cleaner Puzzle & Reading Passage

Florence Parpart invented the first modern street-cleaning machine.

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Survival Actions Vocabulary Lesson

Students learn the different terms for the unconscious actions our bodies do in order to survive.

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Hostile Actions Vocabulary Lesson

Speakers adapt hostile words to many situations as a way of exaggerating the importance of whatever we want to draw atte...

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Gobblefunk Word Puzzle

Inspire students to invent their own Gobblefunk by playing with words in the spirit of The BFG by Roald Dahl.

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