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Invent a Holiday
Students compare their own special holidays and traditions and then use their imaginations to create their own holiday.
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Thanksgiving Web Quest
Students review the reasons why Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States. Using the internet, they research the history of the holiday and discover what the first Thanksgiving was like. They also examine a typical menu for a...
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Practice Idioms in English!
In this idioms learning exercise, students fill in the blanks with the correct verbs, nouns, colors, and more to make idioms. Students complete 30 problems total.
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Brainstorm This!
Students discuss the advantages and types of brainstorming as a prewriting tool. They experiment with different styles of brainstorming and produce prewriting samples for assessment.
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HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?
Students observe the construction and workings of an aquifer. They record and react to the effects of pollution on the aquifer.
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We the Past
Students study philanthropy related terms and philanthropy in the United States and their local community. In this philanthropy lesson, students study pictures of present and past Americans and discuss their philanthropic acts. Students...
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Animal Character KWL Charts
In this KWL worksheet, students complete a KWL chart for an animal character using guiding questions given, complete on-line research and repeat for a 2nd character.
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How is a Human Vacation Like an Animal Migration?
Young scholars compare animal migrations with human vacations. They consider the preparations involved, the purposes of travel and the consequences of any mistakes.
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Using My Senses
Students observe crickets in the terrarium. Have them record in their journal any evidence of crickets having senses. Then they answer questions like these: How do they use their sense organs? Where are they are located?
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Dear Mr. Henshaw
Students read Dear Mr. Henshaw. For this language arts lesson, students answer Mr. Henshaw's ten questions using detailed paragraphs. Students create a lunch box alarm.
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Building a Mini-park And Bird Sanctuary Lesson 2: Helping Others With a Garden
Students investigate how gardening can help others through sharing by listening to a read aloud of Shea Darian's, Grandpa's Garden. They examine at least three purposes of gardens and their importance to people.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Space Food [Pdf]
"Space Food" is a one page, nonfiction passage about how astronauts prepare and eat food and clean up afterward to stay healthy. It is followed by an open-ended question which requires students to provide evidence from the story; it...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Digestive System Adventure
During this lesson students adventure through the digestive system via the Internet. They then use their knowledge of the digestive system to create an original story about their favorite food's adventure down the digestive track.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Rock Residents: What Lives Under a Rock?
For this activity, students first listen to a story about animals that live under rocks, then go on an exploratory nature walk to see what animals they can find, living in their own small habitats. They write about their discoveries in a...