An Action-Packed Crossword Puzzle

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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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Exit Tickets for Middle School Classrooms

Exit tickets are a form of assessment that are often used informally to assess how well students grasped a lesson, what ...

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

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