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Chapter 12 Writing: the ABCs of Language
Providing a thorough presentation on the art of written language (and not just English), this slideshow will open your students' eyes to the sociological and linguistic issues surrounding writing systems, both modern and historical. The...
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Hollywood's Top Ten
Young scholars gather data on top 10 highest grossing movies, and make a bar graph and a pictogram.
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Pictograms
Have your class practice using a pictogram with this resource. Learners count tally marks, and answer a few questions related to the graph. Afterwards, they could create their own pictograms.
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Graphs and Pictograms
In this graphs and pictograms worksheet, students analyze both a graph and a pictogram and then answer 11 questions about them. Students can click on the Check button to determine whether their answers are correct or not.
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Bird Pictogram Page 2
In this math worksheet, students examine a pictogram which shows the 4 most common foods of wild birds. Students analyze the pictogram and answer 8 questions about the data displayed.
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Pictograms: Animals in the Zoo
In this math instructional activity, learners examine a pictogram which shows data about how many of 5 species of animals live in the zoo. Students answer 7 word problems about the pictogram.
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Pictograms of Haircuts
In this math worksheet, students convert the data into numbers from the pictograms. The graphic organizer gives information for the 8 follow up questions.
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The Indus Valley Civilization
For this social studies word search worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms related to the Indus Valley Civilization. There are 17 words located in the puzzle.
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The Garden
Students talk about the types of insects that you might see if you looked in the garden. They then brainstorm for ideas about how to solve the problem, sort objects into categories and display the results and count the objects in a...
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The British Museum: Mesopotamia
This beautifully crafted site on Mesopotamia has selected information on Assyrian palaces and warfare, Babylonian astronomers, trade and transport and Sumer, Royal Tombs of Ur and Ziggurats.
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World History Project: Cuneiform
Read a brief history of cuneiform, the most widely used and historically significant writing system of the ancient Middle East. Also learn about how cuneiform spread from one ancient culture to another.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Kids Rebus Puzzle
This article focuses on children solving rebus puzzles, puzzles that are a combination of images and letters. It explains the benefits and history of the rebus puzzle and provides examples.
BBC
Bbc: Representing Data
This BBC Math Bite tutorial for line graphs, pictograms, and frequency polygons features an exam in which students draw and interpret statistical diagrams.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Apples a Peel to Me
This lesson plan helps children understand how to graph data by using both real objects, apples, and pictures of apples. Great activity for a variety of themes.