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In Advance
The best way to avoid being stymied when a moment of bigotry occurs is to prepare yourself and your students. Here's how.
July 30, 2012
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Word Work
Vocabulary Frames
Students use this tool to identify a word’s meaning, its parts and its opposite. After organizing the information on an illustrated flashcard, students practice using the word in a sentence.
July 19, 2014
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