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Dependents and Tax Credits

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students identify "count" and "non-count" nouns, and examine and discuss the Earned Income Tax Credit. They define key vocabulary words, complete various worksheets, read a newspaper article, and answer discussion questions.
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Winer Survival

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students study how animals need water, food, shelter, and space to survive. They also study what animals need to survive in the winter. They play the part of animals and winter "threats" in a game of tag to reinforce concepts.
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ESOL Basic numbers and SHapes

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students review then recognize the letters A-Z both uppercase and lowercase and the numbers 0-100. They practice letters orally then play a letter writing game and number game as a class.
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Writing Algebraic Expressions for Words

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the concept of algebraic expressions. In this algebraic expressions lesson plan, students convert pictures and word problems into algebraic expressions. Students play a game where they tell the algebraic expression...
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Drugs

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students participate in various activities dealing with prescription drug bottle vocabulary and modals. They discuss legal and illegal drugs, complete a vocabulary worksheet, and write sentences using the correct form of modals.
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West Virginia Quarter Reverse: Over, Under, In, and Out

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the images on the West Virginia quarter reverse. Using the quarter design as a model, the discover the meaning of directional terms. They play a game where they have to listen to and follow directions and complete a...
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Culture Challenge

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify and classify characteristics of the four pre-European cultures in Wisconsin. They playing a game about the different characteristics that belong to each of the cultures studied.
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Concepts of Time and Money

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students review a calendar and the days of the week along with their abbreviations. They practice identifying, writing and recognizing the days of the week and months of the year by playing the game of "concentration."
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Through The Looking Glass

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the time period of westward expansion. In groups, they use the internet to research the reasons why people moved west during the 1800s. They write their own narratives playing the role of a member of a pioneer family...
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Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literacy worksheet, students find the vocabulary words that fit the definition for the 15 questions in the crossword puzzle.
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Mystery Words - Part Two - School Terms

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students increase their vocabularies with the mystery words activity. In this vocabulary lesson plan, students solve the mystery words using clues.
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Compost Tag

For Teachers K - 5th
Students identify biodegradable items. In this environmental lesson, students participate in a game of tag. A student's name is called out along with a biodegradable item and the student is tossed a ball.
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Integrated Skills and Speaking

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students work in pairs to decode a message that uses character adjectives vocabulary and counting skills. They design an "ideal friend" by listing their top five desired character traits.
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Valentine's Day

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students study the topics of love and romance as they are related to the Valentine's Day holiday. They think of associated vocabulary, read well known quotes, and discuss how people in their own country meet. They read about contemporary...
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Gambling and the National Lottery

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the vocabulary and consequences of gambling and participating in the national lottery in the UK. They play bingo, read about the National lottery, take a magazine quiz to see if they are risk takers, and write about what...
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Dress Code

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study British dress codes by examining pictures of people in the UK in a variety of situations. They use appropriate vocabulary to describe the situations by leaving messages at message board. They participate in role play...
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Natural Disasters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss natural disasters and the emergency responses that are appropriate for the situation. They take dictation using appropriate vocabulary, complete sentence and participate in role play activities.
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Getting Old

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students explore the topic of aging. They study vocabulary related to various age groups, discuss getting old, and role play people of diverse ages. They read the poem, "Warning", by Jenny Joseph and discuss ways to live longer.
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Escape From Slavery

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students make a timeline of Frederick Douglass' life. They role play your favorite scene from the story. Students write at least 5 journal entries from Frederick Douglass' point of view.
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The Emperor's New Clothes

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students read The Emperor's New Clothes. In this language arts lesson, students reconstruct the story. Students play a game to recall words they heard in the story. Students discuss how the story might end.
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Where Am I? Determining Relative Location

For Teachers K
Students use position words to describe where their teacher is sitting and read a story that makes use of position words. In this spatial lesson, students make a stick puppet and play Simon Says focusing on using position words in the...
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Checkerboard

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils create checkerboards using paints, glue, rulers, and masking tape in this upper-elementary/middle level Art lesson. The lesson emphasizes the history of checkerboards, strategies and rules, and the checkerboard as an example of...
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Know Your Polygons!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students identify and categorize different polygons. In this polygons lesson plan, students research and identify properties of polygons,  identify different polygon shapes, and categorize different triangles and quadrilaterals.
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Get More Sleep

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Help learners identify habits that interfere with sleep and to understand the importance of adequate rest and its impact on not only physical health, but also emotional wellbeing.