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All-Star Award
Students review classroom rules. They are awarded class points each time all students are dressed appropriately for class. Each time the class scores five home runs they receive a choice of class rewards (such as treat box, choice of...
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Occupations - Matching Exercise
Pupils participate in a discussion about occupations and what type of transportation they use, the equipment they use, or the building they have. They then complete the worksheet provided.
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Olemmpics
Students explore Olympic sports and competition. After a brief discussion of the structure and purpose of the Olympics, students complete an Olympic themed competition complete with games, ceremonies, and medals.
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Hoosier Trading Cards
Fourth graders create a trading card depicting information about a famous Indiana resident. Using traditional and internet research, they gather information about a famous Hoosier of their choice. Students use their information to...
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Sports and Geometry
Pupils investigate shapes in sports. In this geometry activity, students identify geometric shapes in sports equipment, fields, etc. Pupils present their findings.
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Promoting Yourself Through Advertising
Tenth graders design their own ads and complete a full-size comprehensive of the final ad which showed color and final layout of the printed piece.
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Nonprofit and Profit Careers
Students examine the difference between profit and nonprofit organizations. They identify careers that are available in each sector as well. They develop their own questions and interview people who are in those careers.
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Not Just an Average Class
Fourth graders work together to find the median, mode, and mean of their first and last names using a numerical code in this fun, interactive lesson. After a lecture/demo, 4th graders utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to gain...
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Haitian Immigration: Twentieth Century
Young scholars read a narrative about the culture, heritage and history of Haiti including the contributions of Haitian immigrants in the U.S. They conduct further research on Haitian culture and prepare a presentation for the class.
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Albatross Eye Shadow
Students practice shading techniques to mimic the exquisite shading of the Albatross eye (eye shadow). Extension for students skilled in computer art included.
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Alphabet Soup
Students play a game in which they use the letters of the alphabet and different motor skills for review.
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The Shortest Distance
Students, working on their GED, examine the steps used to resolve the unknown sides of a right triangle. They express the square root function as an exponential function and derive the distance formula using principles of geometry.
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Using Circumference
Students participate in a lesson that covers the concept of finding the circumference of a circle. The teacher covers relevant vocabulary with the students. They work in groups to measure objects and calculate the formula to find the...
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Fractions-Word Problems
Students participate in completing a math worksheet of word problems that involve fractions. The worksheet is included in this lesson plan along with the answers to the word problems. The worksheet can be used as the assessment piece...
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Historical Scavenger Hunt
Learners engage in a game of History Scavenger Hunt to research significant figures found in History. The focus of the lesson coincides with the curriculum being studied for review.
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Travel Buddies
A travel buddy is some sort of animal or stuffed character that is transported from one school to another and another. A journal accompanies the buddies and the students make journal entries as if they were written by the buddy at each...
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Leaves
Pupils explore, observe, and collect leaves from outside. They make journal entries, discuss the differences and common features of leaves and what function leaves serve. They will discuss the plant and tree leaves. Students draw...
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Mean, Median, and Mode
Students calculate the mean, median, and mode in a set of numbers. In this data analysis lesson, students put a set of numbers in ascending order and perform calculations to find the mean, median, and mode.
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Where Will It Go?
Students predict the path of a ball bouncing off an object. In this physics activity, students conduct the rolling ball experiment to test their prediction. They perform several trials for accuracy.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "How Jackie Robinson Changed Baseball" by Jessica Mc Birney
A learning module that begins with "How Jackie Robinson Changed Baseball" by Jessica McBirney, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Baseball: Fractions & Money
Have you ever been to a baseball game? Meet Zoe and help her solve some fraction and money problems.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Baseball: Time
Benny invites you to a baseball game. Along the way, he'll help you to calculate hours and minutes using analogue and digital clocks.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Baseball: Fractions and Decimals
Explore fractions and decimals with Tony at the baseball field through these leveled learning exercises.