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PRODUCTS
AGE/GRADE DISCIPLINE
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Dr. DooRiddles A1
My sound is a quack,
And I start with D;
I can fly or swim,
It is up to me.
What am I? .........................
What am I? .........................
What am I? .........................
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Gr. K-1
1. Look at each space creature above, then find its unfinished picture below. Use a pencil to draw in all the
missing parts.
3. Color the creature on the bottom row that you think looks the funniest, using three colors.
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3. Color the jet on the bottom row that has a b in the back, using three colors.
2. Circle the jet on the bottom row that has a p in the front.
1. Look at each jet above, then find its unfinished picture below. Use a pencil to draw in all the
missing parts.
Gr. K-1
Thinker Doodles A1
Gr. 1-2
ACTIVITY 17
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the chart using Y for yes or N for no as you solve
the puzzle.
3
6
10
11
Find the age of each cat.
1. The youngest has seven fewer spots on the side
you see than the oldest.
2. The striped cat and the oldest one are just a
year apart.
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Gr. 1-2
ACTIVITY 25
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the chart using Y for yes or N for no as you solve
the puzzle.
10 12 25 15
Gr. 1
15
Gr. 1
John Best
nickname
Dusty
initials
JB
titles
Doctor
abbreviations
Dr.
Boy Scouts
titles of books
Cinderella
names of places
United States
abbreviations
U.S.
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Gr. 2
Red Bird
Randy put some red berries in red bags. He put
10 in each bag. He wants to give 30 of the red
berries to the birds.
How many bags will he need? __________
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Gr. 2
Elephant
Edward and Ella went to the zoo. They wanted to buy
some peanuts for Elsie the elephant. Edward had 5
coins. He had 1 dime, 1 nickel, and 3 pennies.
How much money did Edward have? __________
Ella had 6 coins. She said, I have the same amount of money as you.
List Ellas coins. ___________________________________________
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Gr. 2-3
TUMBLINGDRAWING
DIRECTIONS: Color the figure to show what it will look like when it tumbles.
C-46 Color the figure as it will look when it is turned once to the right.
C-47 Color the figure as it will look when it is turned twice to the right.
Turned once
Turned twice
C-48 Color the figure as it will look when turned twice to the left.
Turned twice
Turned once
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Gr. 2-3
OVERLAPPING CLASSESINTERSECTION
DIRECTIONS: Notice where the shapes are placed in the circles at the top. In the
exercises below, use your pencil to darken the part of the circle's diagram to which
the figure belongs.
BLACK SHAPES
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RECTANGLES
D-128
D-129
D-130
D-131
Gr. 2-3
listen
talk
tell
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I-107
I-108
jog
run
sleep
chalk
crayons
pencil
fork
knife
scissors
spoon
reading
recess
spelling
writing
walk
ruler
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Gr. 2-3
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bill
duck
beak
chicken
pine
tree
daisy
flower
arm
body
branch
tree
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J-13
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Gr. 2-6
Balance
Benders
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
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Gr. 2-6
Balance
Benders
a.
b.
c.
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d.
e.
f.
Gr. 3
10
10x1
0=10
2 5 = ____
4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = ____
3 3 = ____
9 + 9= ____
4 4 = ____
3 + 3 + 3= ____
7 3 = ____
5 + 5= ____
2 9 = ____
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5= ____
5 5 = ____
7 + 7 + 7= ____
6 1 = ____
6 + 6 + 6 + 6= ____
4 6 = ____
1 + 1+ 1+ 1 + 1 + 1 = ____
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Gr. 1
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Gr. 3-4
Prefix
peri-
Lesson 1Roots
Root
Meaning
around, surrounding
Meaning
micro* small
scope
tele*
Plants are not the only things that grow from rootsso do words!
For example, lets start with the root, scope, meaning look at or examine.
Other roots or word parts can be added to this root to grow new words.
Often, when a word ends with a root, an e or a y is added at the end, as in the
words telephone and euphony. This added letter doesnt change the actual
meaning of the word. It is used to complete the word.
Some roots can stand on their own as a word. An example of this is the root
meter, which means measure. By adding beginnings (prefixes) or endings
(suffixes) to roots, you form different wordswith different meanings!
In the words below, we have used the prefix peri- and the roots micro, scope,
and tele to form words.
Activity A
Draw a line from each word to the picture which shows its meaning.
periscope
microscope
tele scope
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Gr. 3-4
Lesson 1Roots
Activity B
Underline the prefixes and circle the roots in the choice box below.
Then write the correct word at the end of its matching definition.
periscope
microscope
telescope
Activity C
Some roots can go together to form new words.
ROOT
ROOT
SUFFIX
+
+
-ia
(condition)
NEW WORD
Example
hydro*
(water)
+
+
phob
(fear of)
=
=
hydrophobia
(fear of water)
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Gr. 3-4
acrobat
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Gr. 3-4
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Lesson 2Prefixes
Gr. 3-6
B. Context: Read each of the following sentences and name the part of speech (noun,
verb, adverb, or adjective) for each vocabulary word. Then use each underlined
vocabulary word in a new sentence.
3. Shock and anger swept the North after Fort Sumters surrender.
4. ... that Union warships would begin stopping all vessels from entering or leaving
Southern ports.
6. They called for a major battle that would end the crisis.
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Gr. 3-6
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Gr. 4-5
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Gr. 4-7
Dr. DooRiddles B2
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Gr. 4-7
Dr. DooRiddles B2
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Gr. 4-9
Cassie, August, and James found one of the beetles below in their backyard. Use the
evidence in their descriptions to find the beetle they saw.
A
It had orange on all of its legs. 2It had stripes on the underside of its body.
August: 3It had stripes. 4It was pretty big compared to most of the bugs we find in the
backyard.
James:
It was almost as wide as it was long. 6Its orange legs moved slowly as it
crawled across my hand.
Circle the sentence numbers that support each decision below. Then evaluate all the
evidence to find the beetle Cassie, August, and James saw.
A
This is the
beetle.
This is the
beetle.
This is the
beetle.
This is the
beetle.
This is not
the beetle.
This is not
the beetle.
This is not
the beetle.
This is not
the beetle.
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9. Number
Number Ninja
Ninja 22
Fill in
in each
each empty
empty circle
circle with
with aa number
number so that the
the sum
sum of
of the
the numbers
numbers in
in any
any two
two circles
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equals
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number
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1.
2.
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Gr. 5-7
The figures below are constructed from unit squares. Stage 1 has 9 unit squares:
TheThe
figures
below
are
constructed
fromfrom
unit unit
squares.
Stage
1 has
9 unit
squares:
figures
below
are constructed
squares.
Stage
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9 unit
squares:
8 shaded
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1 unshaded.
8 shaded
and and
1 unshaded.
8 shaded
1 unshaded.
stage 1
stage 1
stage 2
stage 2
stage 3
stage 3
stage 4
stage 4
6. Complete
the table
to describe
the pattern.
6. Complete
the table
to describe
the pattern.
6. Complete the table to describe the pattern.
stage
1
2
3
stage
1
2
3
# of unshaded
1
# of
unshaded
unit
squares
1
unit
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# of
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# of
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9
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4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
7. How
many
unshaded
squares
7. How
many
unshaded
unit unit
squares
7.
How
many
unshaded
unit
squares
are
there
at
stage
12?
are there at stage 12?
are there at stage 12?
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How
many
shaded
unitunit
squares
How
many
shaded
squares
8.are
How
many
shaded
unit
squares
there
at
stage
11?
are there at stage 11?
are there at stage 11?
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Gr. 5-12+
TREES A CROWD?
Read the true story below, then make an inference
based on the evidence in the story.
1
The Shelterbelt Project was a program established by the United States in 1934, four
years into a decade called The Dust Bowl. 2By the time this project was merged into
another government program in 1942, the project had planted 220 million trees on more
than 30,000 farms in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and
Texas. Can you infer why all these trees were planted?
Your conclusion: _______________________________________________________
Which sentence has the best evidence to support your conclusion? ______
80 feet
blue
fin
gray
right
sei
60 feet
blue
fin
gray
right
sei
55 feet
blue
fin
gray
right
sei
50 feet
blue
fin
gray
right
sei
1. The right whale is 5 feet longer than the sei whale and the gray whale is 5 feet shorter
than the sei whale.
2. The blue whale is twice as long as the shortest of the non-toothed or baleen whales.
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80 feet
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60 feet
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55 feet
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50 feet
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Balance
Benders
Which answer can replace the question mark?
a.
b.
c.
d.
2.
4.
for
3.
1.
on 2nd balance.
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Gr. 6-12+
Balance
Benders
Which answer can replace the question mark?
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b.
a.
b.
d.
c.
d.
for
c.
a.
Gr. 7-12+
DEGREE OF MEANINGSUPPLY
On each line, write a word that means less than and a word that
means more than the given word.
EXAMPLE:
LESS IN
DEGREE
GIVEN
WORD
MORE IN
DEGREE
plump
stout
huge
B-256
wet
B-257
angry
B-258
flow
B-259
willing
B-260
request
B-261
cry
B-262
scared
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Gr. 7-12+
Gr. 8-12+
CHAMBERLAIN
Union Troops
Confederate Troops
B. Vicksburg
27
Just as Lee was retreating from Gettysburg,
the South lost another crucial battle on the
Mississippi River. 28Vicksburg, Mississippi, was
a town on a high bluff overlooking the river.
29
Southern artillery placed on the bluffs controlled
all water traffic below. 30In May of 1863, Union
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Gr. 8-12+
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Gr. 8-12+
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Gr. 8-12+
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25
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9. 225 unit squares
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10. stage 17
The number of shaded unit squares equals 48 at stage 11, and increases by 4 with each
stage number: 52 at stage 12, 56 at stage 13, and so on up to 72 at stage 17.
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1. b, sentence 11
2. b, sentence 4
3. to cross into the North and try
to capture Washington, D.C.
or Philadelphia
4. d, sentence 13
5. a, sentence 24
6. a, sentence 33
7. d, sentence 35
8. c, sentence 44
9. a, sentences 48, 54
10. Key points:
The Battle of Gettysburg
stopped Lees invasion of the
North. It also inflicted great
damage to the South as 1/3
of Lees men were killed in
battle. Lincolns eventual
Gettysburg Address stirred
Northerners to continue
fighting for their cause. At
Vicksburg, Grant captured
over 30,000 CSA soldiers.
Most importantly, the victory
gave the North complete
control of the Mississippi
River. This allowed the
North to ship supplies the
length of the river. It also
divided Arkansas, Texas, and
Louisiana from the rest of the
Confederacy
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