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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

After the Test: Activities for Worn-Out Afternoons

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Finish the day strong with these ideas for the post-testing let down, while still keeping the focus on academics.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Second Semester's Biggest Struggle: Motivation

For Teachers 6th - 10th
How to induce teenagers to stay engaged and learning despite the arrival of spring.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Team Efforts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teamwork and cooperation are two of the more important skills for young learners to acquire. Here, three in-class cooperative games are described for you to use in order to address these concepts. The game caled "Ants in a Line" is an...
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Other

Kim's Korner: Icebreakers and Energizers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site discusses how icebreakers and energizers can be used in a variety of ways. They can be used for beginning of the year activities, energizers for breaks during standardized tests, team building activities, etc. They work for...
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Lesson Plan
Econoclass

Econoclass: Resources for Economic Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A site with resources for teachers teaching high school economics.
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Website
Other

English & Fun: Photocopiables Games

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
30 printable games, activities, and worksheets you can use to practice English. Includes themed activities -- the World Cup, Halloween, New School Year, Dinosaurs -- and activities related to specific skills like learning the alphabet,...
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Website
Other

Esl Kid Stuff: Classroom Games & Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Great variety of classroom games and activities for PK-2 ELL/ESL students, submitted by teachers. Organized alphabetically by game name, the current collection includes activities designed to help the student practice a wide range of...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Playing Name Bingo With

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Contains plans for two lessons of get-to-know-you activities that use a Name Bingo Game to help young scholars break the ice with each other. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used...
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Other

Games Kids Play: How to Pick the It

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
With a lot of games you need an "IT". Here is a list of some of the most popular ways in which to figure out who "it" is going to be.
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Article
Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Games for Grammar Usage

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This article discusses games for learning grammar usage including classroom games like Invisible Grammar Guy, Rhyme That Word; how teachers can make their own games using online word search and puzzle makers; and online grammar game...
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Article
Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Fun Language Arts Games

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This article discusses reasons and suggestions for teaching the language arts curriculum through playing games including dictionary races and alphabetical order races, Mad Libs, punctuation games, crossword puzzle, word searches and...
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Other

Games: I Spy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This fun game is designed for children 3 and up. Game encourages students to use their knowledge of objects and colors.