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Geometry and Quilting
Students create a quilt square for a class quilt using at least three, two-dimensional geometric figures. They research and write a brief description of at least two different quilt patterns that they find. Pupils discuss that quilts are...
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Egyptian Mummification
Students explore Egyptian mummification and burial practices. They conduct research on gods, goddesses, afterlife, and mummification. Students dissect and mummify a frog "pharaoh and create a tomb wall for their frog "pharaoh."
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Landforms Acrostic Poetry
Fourth graders apply scientific information about various landforms. They use the information to write and word process acrostic poems which they illustrate with clip art or pictures from magazines.
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Luscious Language Boxes
Students experience a writing activity aimed at spicing up their writing. They use the classroom Luscious Language Box to add creative parts of speech to their writing.
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Cell Pizza
Students identify parts and functions of microscope. Students watch video, Cells and Life about cell parts with actual pictures and actual cells. Students discuss video and identify parts of the cells that animals and plants have in...
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Language Arts: What Makes an Individual
Third graders listen to the teacher read "The Sneetches" prior to creating charts about their individual characteristics. After numerous examples of individuality, they compile them on chart paper. As an extension, 3rd graders write...
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So What's New?
Students write a story telling the news to someone who has not been around for three years.
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Word Wall, If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon
Third graders use vocabulary from "If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon" to play a game.
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The American Dream
Students are given the opportunity to interact with college students and or co-workers, and explore, single-handedly, the different ideals, goals, dreams, and views regarding the American Dream. They interview three people-Any citizen -...
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Basic Handwriting for Kids: Cursive
Great place to go for help teaching basic cursive writing skills. Printable resources available include blank lined paper of various sizes, alphabet and number tracing guides, "make your own" traceable worksheets, and more. There's even...
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Design a Study: How to Teach Handwriting
Very specific advice on teaching the skill of handwriting to young children. Making correct letters, making letters the same size, and the slant of the letters are all stressed.
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Abcteach: Handwriting Worksheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] Handwriting worksheets are available in several different styles to help students learn to correctly form cursive and manuscript letters, words, and numbers in English. It also offers left-hand friendly...
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Handwriting for Kids
At this site students can improve their handwriting skills. It provides printable worksheets, lesson ideas, and interactive activities.
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Class Flow: Handwriting Exercises
[Free Registration/Login Required] This series of pages is designed for students to practice the fine and large motor skills to prepare for cursive writing. Occupational therapists say that working on a vertical surface is optimal for...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Reading Basics: Writing
Provides articles, parent tips, research briefs, and a video on how to teach children to write.