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A County Fair Can Lead to an Exploration of Math, Science, and Literature
A county fair can provide an educational experience for students.
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County Fair Puzzle
In this county fair puzzle, students identify terms related to a country fair. Examples include raffle, tickets, tents and games. A list of 44 words is provided to assist students in their search.
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A Day at the Fair
Students explore the American tradition of state and county fairs. In this American fairs lesson, students read an article about American fairs and complete a five senses table for experiences at fairs. Students role play a family...
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Money Makes the Fair-Go-Round
Students explore the value of money. In this money lesson, students investigating combining amounts of money and making change. Students count sets of money and make fair trades. Resources are provided.
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Abolition and the Underground Railroad in Essex County
Fifth graders investigate the end of slavery and the hidden paths slaves used to travel. In this U.S. history lesson, 5th graders examine the travel routes slaves used in Essex County known as the Underground Railroad. Students write a...
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Paragraph Review
Writers are asked to examine four sentences that contain details and craft a topic sentence for a paragraph that encapsulates the main idea.
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Targeting Young Speeders
Students research the police ticketing of teens in their city or county. They determine if the police are targeting teens and why. Students explore other ways the community tries to ensure safer teen drivers. They survey teens in school....
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A Trip To the Animal Fair
Students share their experiences they have had with animals. Using photographs of their own pets, they create a booklet out of construction paper in which they identify the pets needs. They also compare and contrast what they need to...
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Predicate Adjectives
Focus on identifying predicate adjectives in sentences. Use the first sheet to review adjectives and predicate adjectives. Several examples are provided along with brief explanations. Then, move on to the second sheet to put this...
College Preparatory Mathematics
Geometric Probability
In this geometric probability worksheet, students solve and complete 12 different problems that include determining the outcomes of various types of probability. First, they use a tree diagram or an area model to compute the desired...
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Paragraph Review
Use a activity to help learners identify the topic sentence and transitional words. They eliminate sentences that do not belong in the paragraph and name the pattern of organization used. Great for homework or extra credit.
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A Seashell Lesson: Writing for Detail and the Scientific Process
Practice descriptive language in this lesson, which prompts elementary and middle schoolers to write detailed descriptive sentences describing a seashell. They write a description of a shell, create an illustration, and other students...
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How to Write a Limerick
Add a little fun and fancy to English language arts with an activity that challenges scholars to write a limerick. Authors follow five rules in order to compose an original poem that contains a specific rhyme scheme.
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Me, Mr. El and the Princess
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a story of 3 teachers who go out for ice cream and have their actions misinterpreted. Students answer 3 essay or discussion questions.
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Samuel Clemens: His Autobiography and Famous Quotes
A discussion of Samuel Clemens autobiography and quotes is a must for any high school English class.
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Get Out of the Box
Third graders think outside the box with this lesson in organization through webbing. After a lecture/demo, 3rd graders utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan which guides them through creating a writing web.
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Animal Plurals
In this animal plural form instructional activity, students complete a chart in which singular or plural forms of animal names are filled in. Some plurals will be irregular: mouse, head-lice.
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Author's Calendar: Sherwood Anderson
This site, compiled by a public library in Finland, contains a brief biography of Anderson and a discussion of his major works. It also has a chronological list of his works.
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