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ESL Holiday Lessons: Biodiversity Day
In this language skills activity, students read an article about World Biodiversity Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30 short...
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Onion Cells
Students observe the cells of an onion by wet mounting it and viewing it in a microscope. In this hands on lesson students make their own wet mount slide of an onion and are able to identify the cells in it such as, the nucleus,...
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Soaring Towers
Students build towers from recycled materials. in this building instructional activity, students build the highest tower they can from varied materials. They focus on shapes and which items should go on the bottom to make a strong base.
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Create a Parts of Speech Newspaper
In this parts of speech worksheet, students write articles and include pictures about parts of speech to make a newspaper. Students write 8 articles about parts of speech and include examples.
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How to Write Your 60 Second Shakespeare Newsletter
Students become playwrights. In this Shakespeare lesson, students paraphrase familiar Shakespearian scenes that they perform for their classmates in 60 seconds.
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Citizenship in Action
Students discover citizenship at work. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about animal testing and discuss how to solve some of the issues associated with animal experimentation.
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Shattered Youth
Students examine the state of child labor in the world. In this global economy lesson plan, students consider the implications of child labor in the world as they research its prevalence.
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How to Make Homework Less Work?
In this homework worksheet, students read tips on how to make homework less work and fill in the blanks as they read them. Students read 6 tips and fill in 10 blanks.
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Introduction to Biology
Learners examine a microscope and learn its functions. In this microscope instructional activity students prepare a wet mount slide and complete calculations.
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Heart Disease & Stroke
Students study heart disease and how to prevent it. In this investigative lesson students list heart disease and stroke risk factors.
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The Active Learner: "Dia's Story Cloth" Literature Guide
Young scholars discuss pre-reading focus questions and complete a KWL chart. In this language arts lesson, students mark passages or words they are unsure of with post-it notes to discuss later and answer comprehension questions after...
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The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
Third graders complete activities for the book The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush, by Tomie dePaola. In this literature lesson, the students read the story and summarize the main events. They look for story elements focusing on the...
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Simulation and Statistics
Students perform simulation of video games as they explore statistics. In this algebra lesson, students relate concepts of statistics and data collection to solve problems. They decide their next step based on the previous assessment of...
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Using a Story: Miko the Monkey
Students discuss prior knowledge about monkeys with teacher and take a "Monkey Facts" quiz. For this language arts lesson, students make flash cards of vocabulary words and listen as teacher read Miko the Monkey. Students complete a...
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Writing a Social Studies Essay
In this social studies essay learning exercise, students follow the provided steps listed in the graphic organizer to write their own social studies essays. Students also read a sample essay about the U.S. government.
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Brainstorming: A Strategy for Creative Productivity
In this brainstorming activity, students read directions on how to brainstorm with a group or as an individual. Students read 7 tips total.
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Looking into the Past (Archaeology)
Students discover how to be an archaeologist. In this archaeology lesson, students research the basic information about an archaeologist. Students then observe different artifacts and learn what questions to ask in order to discover the...
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Southern Society during the Civil War: Plantation Society
Students investigate life on Southern plantation during the Civil War era. In this plantation lesson, students research the life of wealthy, white families on Southern plantations and the changes that occured as a result of the Civil...
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Spring Lesson Plans
Students complete activities for spring such as counting petals, tracing spring words, and going on nature walks. In this spring lesson plan, students also read spring stories.
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Where's My Name?
Students identify their name in print by picking it out of the group and attaching it to a picture of themselves. In this name lesson plan, students use print letters to focus on and identify their own name.
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Determining Needs Versus Wants
Students discriminate between a need and a want in home buying. They write a detailed description of their dream home. Finally they categorize each of their listed home features as a need or a want.
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The Art of the Quilt
Students examine why fabric was first sewn in layers and how it was used. They identify, compare and make 3 different fabric design types which will become a basis for looking at the quilts created by African Americans. They begin the...
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Wheat: From Field to Oven
How does wheat go from the seed to the table? While focusing on main ideas and supporting statements, class members read an excerpt about wheat production and complete a worksheet. The end goal is a display that shows the different...
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Exploring Film Genres for Telling Hero Stories: Experimental Shorts
Students design and create an experimental film to express a theme or concept regarding heroism. They establish shots of locations, write dialogue, create montages and subjective footage.