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Interactive
Mr. Nussbaum

Money

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Young readers test their comprehension skills with an interactive practice. Pupils read a brief informational text about money then answer five questions. A detailed page appears at the end to showcase participants' work.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Personal Stories and Primary Sources

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
Young scholars will explore the value of personal stories and first-hand accounts when exploring history, in this case, the events of the early twentieth century, which included World War I and the Great Depression. Through this...
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Estimation (Elementary)

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
In this instructional activity students will practice estimation with computation, counting, length and area.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Acid Rain and Aquatic Life

For Students 2nd - 5th
Chemicals from the Earth's atmosphere are making their way down to the planet. Not in spaceships, but in rain. The acid rain can infiltrate ground water, lakes, and streams. How does acid rain affect aquatic ecosystems?
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Daisy Head Mayzie [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A reader's theater script for Dr. Seuss'children's book, Daisy-Head Mayzie, is provided on these pages. Sixteen character roles are needed in this activity.
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Activity
Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Little Red Hen [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 5th
A reader's theater adaptation of the folk tale, The Little Red Hen, is provided on this script. Five character roles are needed in this activity.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Incredible Equations [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This task challenges a student to demonstrate understanding of concepts involved in addition and subtraction.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Our Pets [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This task challenges a student to demonstrate understanding of concepts involved in representing and interpreting data.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Pam's Shopping Trip [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
This task challenges a student to demonstrate understanding of equal groups of objects to gain a foundation for multiplication.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Peanuts and Ducks [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This task challenges a student to demonstrate understanding of concepts involved in addition and subtraction. A student must be fluent with addition and subtraction within 100 and understand the relationship between addition and...
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Pocket Money [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This task challenges a student to demonstrate fluency in adding and subtracting whole numbers.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Sheeps and Ducks [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This task challenges a student to use addition and multiplication to think about and calculate equal sized groups.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Adding Numbers [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
This task challenges a student to use knowledge of place value to solve a problem using a variety of strategies.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Boxing the Pots [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
This task challenges a student to demonstrate an understanding of concepts involved in multiplication and division.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Parking Cars [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
This task challenges a student to use their understanding of scale to read and interpret data in a bar graph.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Time to Get Clean [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
This task challenges a student to use understanding of time to convert between hours and minutes to make comparisons of units of time.
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Lesson Plan
University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Which Shape [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
This task challenges a student to use knowledge of geometrical attributes to identify and describe shapes.
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Unit Plan
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: My Doll From the Memories of Yael Rosner

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
How do you teach the Holocaust to young children? The story "The Doll" is adapted for young children to help them understand the struggle and resilience of the Jewish children. The story omits all gruesome events. Use these teaching...
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Activity
Other

The World of Beverly Cleary: Teaching Resources

For Teachers 1st - 5th
A comprehensive guide to teaching Beverly Cleary's Ramona books. Includes material available as web pages as well as PDF formats. Also provides the words of Cleary herself when discussing characterization, as well as some unforgettable...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: A Genre Study of Letter With the Jolly Postman

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
In this instructional activity outline based on The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg, students learn about parts of a letter, the different genres of mail, and letter attributes by studying the letters included in the book.
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Unit Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Passages: Making a Storyboard

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a nonfiction text about a girl whose aunt is a children's book author and answer questions about comprehension, sequencing, supporting details, main idea, vocabulary, and more. Links to a...
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Unit Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Passages: A Playground Problem

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a nonfiction text about building a model for a new playground and answer questions about comprehension, supporting details, main ideas, vocabulary, and more. Links to a paired text and...
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Unit Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Passages: Grade 2: When Television Became Colorful

For Teachers 2nd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a non-fiction article about colored television and answer questions in comprehension, sequencing, inferences, main idea, transitions, and more.
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Website
US Geological Survey

United States Geoglogical Survey: Resources for Teachers

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
USGS provides lesson plans, activities, maps, podcasts, online lectures, videos and animations, and lots more. Covers all grade levels.