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The Civil War Homefront
Students examine the human cost of war on both sides of the Civil War. Using the internet, they research the role of women on the homefront and the impact the war had on families. They also read the novel "Across Five Aprils" and discuss...
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Maps
First graders look at their classroom or school setting. They use positional word to describe where things are located in the school. Students discuss a map and why they are important. They read the story "Taylor's New School" and...
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Read a Tonsil Poem
Students examine a poster to determine where the tonsils are located and listen as the teacher explains what the tonsils are used for. They read along as the teacher reads a poem about tonsils aloud. They discuss the poem to check for...
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Surviving the Depression- 1930-1939 Lesson 1: Life During the Depression- Picture
High schoolers examine and analyze primary source documents and pictures from the Great Depression Era. They consider ways in which the suffering of the Era could have been alleviated.
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Literature - Overview - May
Third graders study sayings and phrases, poetry and stories in this month's activities.
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William Howard Taft National Historical Site
Students examine the role William Howard Taft played in American History. They analyze his background and how he got to be president. They compare qualities of leaders today to Taft.
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Winds of Destruction
Fourth graders discuss the problems that have arisen from the lastest string of hurricanes and tsuanamis. They watch a video about severe weather. After the film, 4th graders write four facts they found out about severe weather. ...
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An Emergency Father's Day Card (Teddy Bear)
In this Father's Day worksheet, students cut out and color a small card that has the words "Happy Father's Day" and a teddy bear holding an ice cream cone.
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Rainforest Creatures
In this rainforest creatures instructional activity, student cut out and color two sets of fifteen rainforest creatures to scramble up and then match up to their identical twins.
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Help the Bunny Deliver Eggs
In the Easter Bunny worksheet, students fill in the missing addresses of each house in order to help the Easter Bunny deliver the eggs. The first two digits of the addresses of 10 houses are given. The final two digits are in small boxes...
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The Months of the Year
In this months of the year worksheet, learners cut out the three names of the months February, May and October and put them in the correct places on the calendars.
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Grocery Shopping Trip - Coin Values
In this coin value matching instructional activity, students cut out pictures of coins that show the monetary amounts on them. They place the coins on the instructional activity to show what is needed to pay for each grocery item.
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Make Some Valentines
In this Valentine's Day activity worksheet, 2nd graders use the clip art to make a Valentine's Day card. They use the verses and pictures in their card.
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Help the Train Get to the Station
In this train maze worksheet, students help a train get to the station by tracing a path in an easy maze. Students may color the train picture.
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Scavenger Hunt - Helping Out
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a story and then look for vocabulary from the story. Students complete a chart for the vocabulary they find.
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Fun Facts About China
In this China worksheet, students read 5 facts about China and look at a map, then write 2 "fun facts" about China on lines provided.
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Breaking News English: Outsourcing on the Increase
In this English activity, students read "Outsourcing on the Increase," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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How Things Fly
Students observe photographs of selected twentieth-century aircraft at the National Air and Space Museum and note differences in the design of aircraft wings, fuselages, and engines.
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People & Trees
Students see that people have developed new technologies and new products that increase efficiencies and maximize the productive use of each tree harvested. This lesson provides many good ideas across the curriculum to study forestry.
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Hats off to you!
Students learn about cultures through hats. Students complete "hat" writings, puzzles, and language games around the theme.
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Selavi
Students read the novel "Selavi". They relate the story to their own experiences. They also make predictions as they read the story. They research a specific aspect of Haiti once they have finished reading.
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Work and Play: Today and Yesterday
First graders investigate the concept of play and work. They use primary and secondary resources in order to find the information of comparing the concepts in the context of the past to present day. Students brainstorm to find the...
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A Day in the Life of an Employed Child
Second graders compare/contrast their lives with those of children who work. They develop a generic daily schedule of their activities, compare it with the daily schedule of a child that is employed, and answer discussion questions.
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Technological Developments
First graders discuss household tasks, and identify differences between how things are done now, and how they were done when their parents and grandparents were little. Students then predict how tasks will change in future, and visit...