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Fraction Dominoes
Fourth graders participate in a math game that involves practicing their equivalent fraction skills in the advanced multiplication stage seven. They assess their ability skills of equivalent fractions to match twenty seven dominoes on...
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Cave Art
Students explore cave art. In this Neolithic Age lesson, students get into groups and research a given topic. Students create a poster with information and visual aids. Students then look a pictures and watch a DVD about artifacts found...
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Gingerbread Math
Students practice addition facts. In this addition lesson, students get an addition problem to solve. If they get it correct, they open up a door on a gingerbread house which gives a decoration to add to a gingerbread man.
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Animals in Inspiration
Students research information on a specific animal. In this animal lesson plan, students use books to find information about an animals diet, habitat, appearance, and any other interesting facts. Students will use this information to...
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Rare, Fat, Flabby, Big-Mouthed Sharks
Learners research Megamouth Sharks and write paragraphs based on their findings.
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Evaluating Informaton Quality
Sixth graders investigate the concept of the quality of information that is used to conduct research. They begin to conceive the differences between information that is fact or fiction. Students write a critique of an information source...
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Michigan Constitution and the Legislative Branch
Students explore online resources to compare and contrast the different constitutions the state of Michigan has had. They continue their exploration of various websites, focusing on the legistlative branch and the homepage of their local...
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Pocket Money
Students discover that the mathematics behind this question is a comparison of the rate at which adding a fixed number increases the total compared to continual doubling of a number. In fact no matter what whole numbers you start with,...
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Introduce Silent-letter Words
First graders are introduced to silent letter words and practice their silent sound. In this silent letter words instructional activity, 1st graders take turns reading words with silent letters. Students sound out words and recognize the...
ThoughtCo
How to Keep a Reading Log or Book Journal
This site gives step-by-step directions for keeping a reading log. Book journal directions are also provided.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Contempory Literature: The Novel Project: Journaling
This lesson focuses on journaling while reading a novel. It provides links to a journal example and an article about how to keep a reading log or journal. It also discusses the kinds of information that should be in a journal such as...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Classroom Strategies: Collaborative Strategic Reading Learning Logs
Collaborative Strategic Reading (CSR) is a technique that teaches students to work cooperatively on a reading assignment to promote better comprehension. CSR learning logs are used to help students keep track of learning during the...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Writers Contest: Story Central
Stories by young writers grades K-3. Students can log in and keep their own writing materials or create "mashups" using elements from the stories provided here.