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What's Air Got to Do with It?
Young scholars use M&M's to create a pie graph that expresses their understanding of the composition of air. They watch and conduct several simple experiments to develop an understanding of the properties of air (it has mass, it...
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Benjamin Franklin: Colonial Printer and Journalist
Fifth graders explore how important print media is to everyone's daily life. Students use present daily newspapers and they are to reproduce weather forecasts.
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Conversation Lesson: First World Obligation
Students engage in a debate about the obligation each country has to help other countries in need in order to help build their conversation skills. The format of the debate is imbedded in this lesson plan.
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Abuela's Weave Teacher's Guide
Students read and response to the book, Abuela's Weave. In this African-American literature activity, students discuss pre-reading questions, that focus on family traditions and make predictions about the text. Students read the text and...
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7th Grade ELA "I Can" Statement Posters
Help your seventh graders relate the ELA Common Core standards to their own learning with these "I Can" statement posters. Each standard has been translated into a statement that pupils can understand and placed on its own page for easy...
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7th Grade ELA Common Core Checklists
Track your class's progress on all of the ELA Common Core standards with these handy charts. Along the left side, each seventh grade identifier is listed along with the full text of the standard. As you teach, reteach, assess, and...
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Fueling Extreme Weather
First graders identify the different stages in the hydrologic cycle. To study earth science, they investigate how sunlight affects the earth's temperature. They also discuss how the sun's energy is transformed.
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Paper Doll Project
Explore self and social construction with a hands-on art project. After studying and discussing bullying and other social experiences, individuals create three paper dolls that represent specific social constructions. Included here is a...
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Train at School
Keep your mind and body fit with a fun activity about the five food groups. After going over the functions of fruit, vegetables, grains, meats and beans, and dairy, as well as oils and fats, learners participate in a bean bag toss to...
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Comprehension-Note Taking Skills to Supprt Opinions and Panel Discussion
Fifth graders examine note taking skills in order to support opinions. In this language arts instructional activity, 5th graders read several newpaper articles and discuss a current issue. Students explore how to paraphrase so as not to...
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Sequencing
Second graders retell a story focusing on sequence. in this sequence instructional activity, 2nd graders read the story Carry Go Bring Come by Vyanne Samuels. They retell parts of the story and put them in the correct order.
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Math-Measurement
First graders examine measurement. In this measurement lesson plan, 1st graders practice using nonstandard units to help in measuring objects. Students listen to How Big is a Foot and complete an activity using unifix cubes to measure...
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Unit 1, Wk 5 Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy activity, students find the words that are in the word search puzzle that focus upon the vocabulary that is from the theme of the sheet.
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Unit 4 Synonyms Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy learning exercise, learners find the words that are related to the concepts that are the theme of the word search. New vocabulary is the focus of the puzzle.
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AWP Unit 4 Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are related to the concepts that are the theme of the word search. New vocabulary is the focus of the puzzle.
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AWP Unit 5 Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy activity, students find the words that are related to the concepts that are the theme of the word search. New vocabulary is the focus of the puzzle.
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AWP 2 Unit 6 Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy activity, students find the words that are related to the concepts that are the theme of the word search. New vocabulary is the focus of the puzzle.
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AWP Unit 7 Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are related to the concepts that are the theme of the word search. New vocabulary is the focus of the puzzle.
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Unit 4 Vocabulary
In this literacy instructional activity, students find the words that are in the word search puzzle that focus upon the vocabulary that is from the theme of the sheet.
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AWP 3 Unit 1 Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy activity, middle schoolers look for the words that are part of the word search puzzle that is focused around the theme of the sheet.
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Unit 1 First Half Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy worksheet, middle schoolers look for the words that are part of the word search puzzle that is focused around the theme of the sheet.
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AWP 3 Unit 6 Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy worksheet, middle schoolers look for the words that are part of the word search puzzle that is focused around the theme of the sheet.
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AWP 3 Unit 7 Word Search Puzzle
In this literacy worksheet, middle schoolers look for the words that are part of the word search puzzle that is focused around the theme of the sheet.
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The Wonders of Ancient Civilizations
Bring excitement and interest to your social studies with a unit on ancient civilizations.