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Minnesota Department of Natural Resoures

Tree Life

For Teachers 2nd Standards
The life of a tree is the focus of a packet consisting of several activities all covering a different subject. Second graders measure shadows, make pinecone critters, write poems, count rings, complete a word search, play tree tag, and...
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Curated OER

Learning About Trees

For Teachers K - 2nd
After looking at pictures of trees, discussing tree growth, and identifying the parts of a tree, lead your class on a nature walk and have them collect samples and record their observations. They then work in pairs to polish the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Parts of a Tree

For Students K - 2nd
In this locating words that are parts of a tree worksheet, students use the Word Bank to help them solve the word search. Students find 12 answers.
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Curated OER

Parts of a Tree

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners identify four parts of trees. In this plant biology lesson, students read the book Trees and conduct Internet research to identify the parts of the tree. Learners take notes from each website and complete an included worksheet.
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Curated OER

Affix This

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Wait, what am I supposed to affix? Explore the concept of roots/affixes with your class. They use discussion questions to discover the meaning and usage of specific roots and affixes. They watch a video explaining Latin and Greek roots...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Present Simple Exercise Review, 3rd Grade

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this nature instructional activity, students watch a nature video, answer multiple choice questions, complete word searches on trees and nature, and more. Students complete 6 activities.
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Curated OER

Better Vocabulary Through Derivatives

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners create a word tree poster that illustrates the way a root word can serve as the basis for many related terms. Although designed for a Latin language class, the concepts here could be used with any class study of Latin or Greek...
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Rainforest Alliance

Get in Touch with Nature

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Take a trip to the Colombian rainforest through the sense of touch. Here, class members discover what's inside a mystery box: wood, cinnamon, Brazil nuts, a banana, and orange. Then, the class takes a trip outside for a tree rubbing...
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Curated OER

Note Names and Note Values - An Interactive Smart Board Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Using the Note Names and Values SMART notebook file, review the whole, half, quarter and eighth note with students. Students sing "Apple Tree Song." They add body percussion, and then instruments. Students use the SMART apple tree, they...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

"Oa" Review

For Students K - 2nd
In this "oa" word search worksheet, students locate and circle the 5 "oa" words listed in the word bank within the word puzzle. Students also fill in the blanks in 4 words with the letters "oa".
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Interactive
Curated OER

ESL: Parts of a House

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this ESL house vocabulary worksheet, students listen to a video to learn parts of a house, complete a word search and crossword, then listen to a song. 
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Curated OER

Adverbs Sentence Search

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this adverbs practice sentence search worksheet, students connect the words using horizontal and vertical lines to form sentences.
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Lesson Plan
Civil War Trust

Genealogy

For Teachers 6th - 9th
The Civil War is undoubtedly a part of America's history, but could it be part of your pupils' history as well? Middle schoolers conduct research to discover a connection between their ancestors and the American Civil War. Whether...
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Virginia Department of Education

Organisms in Symbiosis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Searching for an activity that allows emerging biologists to explore symbiosis up close and personal? Pupils collect samples and view lichens through a microscope and conclude with a discussion about the relationship they have...
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Curated OER

Plant Life for Kids

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these plant life worksheets, students complete a instructional activity about parts of a plant, plant life, plant life cycle sequence, and then complete a plant life mini book.
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Curated OER

Action Verbs

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this action verbs worksheet, students look at a list of 4 words and circle the action verb and cross out the other words. Students complete 14 problems.
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Curated OER

The Case of the Broken Loop

For Students 4th - 5th
In this environmental awareness worksheet, students complete 8 pages pertaining to waste, landfills, recycling and composting. Included are: matching words and definitions, crossword puzzle, scrambled letters, a code, word search and a...
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Curated OER

Magic Tree House Story

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners, while in the computer lab assessing how to use Hyper Studio, utilize computer technology as a vehicle to telling an oral story. They create a title page for their Magic Tree House stories. A variety of technology tools are...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Commas exercise 5

For Students 4th - 6th
In this constructing complete sentences activity, students read parts of sentences including words and punctuation marks and rearrange them to create complete sentences. Students write twenty answers.
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Bee Pollen Popular

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
The world would be a much different place without the help of pollinators. Read about the important role bats, hummingbirds, and various insects play in plant reproduction, exploring the interdependence of living things in an ecosystem....
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Curated OER

Holiday: Christmas Games and Crafts

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students access a variety of Christmas themed websites. They play online games and send e-mail letters to Santa. They complete word searches and read Christmas stories.
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Desert Plant Adaptations in the Sonoran Desert

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars are able to identify adaptations that plants have developed to deal with harsh desert conditions, as well as explain how these adaptations help to protect these plants.
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Activity
GeorgiaStandards.org

Family and Friends

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Build your own Spanish unit about family and friends with these assessments and activities! Included here are several summative assessments to choose from and many activity ideas, cross-curricular tasks, and formative assessments...
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Where the Red Fern Grows: A 4th Grade Literary Focus Unit

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the human and animal connection along with the idea that death is a part of the life cycle. They read "Where the Red Fern Grows." Students examine the feelings and emotions surrounding death and they discover the...