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Word closet
Word Closets give students an additional classroom resource for “researching” the correct spelling of words to use in their daily writing. Word Closets are particularly focused toward concept words, season words, and favorite words that students like to use in their writing but may need help with spelling.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 English Language Arts)
By DPI Writing Strategies.
Using reference materials
In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 1.1
In this lesson for grade 6, students gain an understanding of how classified ads are used to search for jobs.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
By Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.
Exploring place value with M&Ms
This lesson will use M&Ms to explore place value. The students are given 8-10 M&Ms and assigned a value for each color from one to hundred thousand. The students will then write their number in standard, written and expanded form. The students will also identify the place and value of various digits.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Mathematics)
By Amy Bullins.
Civil rights protest chart
Used in the Civil Rights Protests and Dilemmas lesson, in this chart students fill in basic information about famous protests of the civil rights movement and rate the risk to the protesters.
Format: document
Finding rhyming patterns with The Crooked Man
In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 13
In this kindergarten lesson, students will use the nursery rhyme "The Crooked Man" to recognize rhyming patterns, practice writing the letter "i", and discuss different kinds of animal homes.
Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Mathematics)
By Lisa Wright.

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Graphic organizer, shaped like a “T,” used to separate information into two categories. A T chart can be used to compare and contrast two things, to list advantages and disadvantages, to separate facts from opinions, etc.

See also graphic organizer.

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