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Making Magic

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners assess the elements of J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series that have made it such a success. They incorporate these elements into a short film, incorporating such concepts as pop culture mythology, urban legend and archetypes.
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Read, Write and Talk

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore electricity by reading a story in their class. In this research technique lesson, 4th graders read a Magic School Bus book together and decide which elements of the story are the most important when asked about...
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Exploring Adaptations: Magic Tree House Polar Bears and the Arctic

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this animal adaptations activity, students respond to the facts presented in the Magic Tree House book Polar Bears and the Arctic. Students cut out cards with animal adaptations. Students cut out Arctic animal picture cards and...
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Magical Oaxacan Animals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students engage in a lesson that is about the imaginary creatures that are made with Oaxacan wood. They conduct research in order to view samples of art to create the context for the lesson. Students decorate their own animals in the...
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Metamorphosis Magic

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students make different motions for each stage in the butterfly life cycle and plant a garden. In this butterfly life cycle lesson plan, students can take the mini gardens home and discuss how butterflies help gardens.
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Metamorphosis Magic

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students play rock-paper-scissors and create a play to demonstrate the butterfly life cycle. In this butterfly life cycle lesson plan, students also plant a butterfly garden with plants that attract butterflies.
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The Magic School Bus Wet All Over Clean-up!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the water cycle using activities from The Magic School Bus series. They determine what happens when water is heated and cooled by observing two different experimental set-ups.
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The Magic School Bus Goes on Air

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners conduct an experiment to determine the properties of air based on a Magic School Bus adventure. They inflate and deflate zipper plastic bags to show that air takes up space and holds objects. They associate this with riding a...
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The Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate how warm air from a lamp affects a spiral of paper. They determine how the warm air rises while cooler air moves into take its place which creates wind in this Magic School Bus activity.
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The Magic Hooey Stick

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the use of a "magic hooey stick". They discover the concept of illusions and how science can reveal them. They answer discussion questions to end the instructional activity.
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Survival in Extreme (Magical) Circumstances

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this creative writing worksheet, learners work in groups after reading Harry Potter and compose a chapter about wizardry and survival in extreme magical circumstances using 'The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook.'
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Magic Bubble Prints

For Teachers K - 1st
Students use magic bubbles to create designs on paper, and they are encouraged to relate their designs to objects they have seen in the world. They create a bubble print painting using a bubble and liquid watercolor mixture.
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The Magic Orange Tree

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders provide examples of folktales and their themes. They define a moral and give an example of a moral of a story. They read the story "The Magic Orange Tree" a Hatian folktale. They discuss events of the story and complete a...
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The Elvis Magic Square Problem

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics learning exercise, students are provided with clues about Elvis’ life that are used to solve a magic square in which the sum of each row, column, and diagonal must all be the same.  The one page learning...
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"A Magic Trick" (Understanding Verbal Directions)

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students practice their listening skills by listening to the teacher give directions for a magic trick and trying to complete it successfully.
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The Letter M: Magic Monster

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this letter m activity, learners color every M they find in the Magic Monster picture yellow, and any other letters they see are colored black. Students count the M's and write the number they find, then practice writing the letter at...
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Multicultural Fairy Tales -- The Stuff of Magic

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to the characteristics of fairy tales. After being read some examples, they write their own fairy tale based on their adventures on a magic carpet ride after making a chart to organize their thoughts. To...
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Jack's Journal: Magic Tree House series

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this fact and opinion worksheet, students list 5 facts they learned in a Magic Tree House book. Students also list 5 opinions.
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Magic Monster Letter M

For Students K - 1st
For this letter m worksheet, students use a yellow crayon to color every letter m next to the Magic Monster and use a black crayon for any letter that is not an m. Students count the yellow m's and write that number in the box. Students...
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Magical Images of the Estuary

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate picture taking techniques while visiting an estuary. In this picture taking lesson, students examine the "Magical Images of the Estuary" handout. They think of and list important picture taking techniques before...
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Magic Math Work

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this magic math work worksheet, students follow the steps for 2 math puzzles where they pick a number, and perform some computations with it.
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The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students are introduced to "The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean". They should have been studying the ocean. They have heard and read many books on the topic. This software will bring the ocean to life and provide information to...
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Mixed Problems- Logical Reasoning

For Students 3rd
In this mixed math problems worksheet, 3rd graders complete 8 logical thinking problems. They solve patterning problems, magic squares, mystery numbers, and geometry problems.
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Harry + Charm + Ginny + Ron = Magic

For Students 6th - 8th
In this cryptarithm worksheet, middle schoolers solve 1 cryptarithm involving adding names together.  Students add the names, Harry, Charm, Ginny, and Ron together to get Magic.  Middle schoolers determine the numbers that correspond...

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