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Beautiful Birds
Students explore the traits of birds to uncover information about their eggs, feathers, beaks and other characteristics. The data is probed through a variety of exploration centers.
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Child Nutrition Unit
How much fun can you have teaching adolescents about nutrition? Try taking them to work with preschoolers for an hour! This 4-day mini-unit about the importance of nutrition early in life culminates with a field trip. It was written for...
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The Giver
The world in Lois Lowry's The Giver is one without pain or suffering. Similiarly, your classroom review of the novel can be painless with a simple and straightforward crossword puzzle that covers characters, details, and setting details...
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Physical Education Unit Plan: Soccer - Lesson 7
Attack and defend are the focus for this instructional activity, seventh in a series of 10. It basically pulls some of the skills together that have already been taught and allows the players to practice their specific skills in a...
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A Series of Bible Study Lessons: Easter
Designed for a Christian Sunday school class, this unit includes eight lessons for introducing youngsters to the Easter season and its connection to Jesus Christ.
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Collaborative Year-End Projects
Coming up with a menu of engaging year-end projects can be a challenge. Never fear, help is here with an article that suggests eight projects sure to capture the interest of learners of all ages.
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Brain Anatomy
Young scholars explore the brain. In this brain anatomy lesson plan, students explore the brain, identify the parts and neurons. They identify nerve pathways involved in daily activities.
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INVENTION CONVENTION
Students examine inventions with this lesson. They contract for a grade and then decide which assignments they plan on doing. There are no objectives for this lesson to critique or review.
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The Taxpayer's Responsibilities
Students explore system of voluntary compliance, and describe taxpayers' responsibilities related to filing a tax return.
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The Big Green Monster
Students practice rereading selected passages to improve their reading fluency. Working in pairs, students read and reread decodable, leveled passages. They complete center activities in groups of four in order to aid in decoding and...
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Understanding Equivalent Fractions
In this understanding equivalent fractions worksheet, 5th graders use a computer program for instruction, then answer 15 questions about equivalent fractions.
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Headbangers' Radio: As I Lay Dying
Challenge the research skills of your High school pupils with this on-line activity. They must search the Internet for answers to questions that have to do with the band, As I Lay Dying.
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A Child's Christmas in Wales Quiz
Examine Dylan Thomas' poem "A Child's Christmas in Wales" with this quiz. This quiz refers to the narrator as the poet, which is largely agreed upon.
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Industrial Revolution & Climate Change
Students examine the Industrial Revolution and write an essay about the problems it brought to cities. They also examine the environmental impact of the Industrial Revolution. They take a quiz to test for comprehension.
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We Must Forgive
Students discover forgiveness. In this forgiveness instructional activity, students examine the Lord's Prayer. Students deconstruct the theme of the Lord's Prayer and examine forgiveness of self and forgiveness of others.
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Branches of US Government
Learners research the responsibilities of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. In this U.S. government lesson, students research the jobs of those in each branch and present their finding to their classmates.
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The Renaissance Lesson Plans
The Renaissance, Michaelangelo, DaVinci and the Divine Proportion offer Many Exciting Teaching Opportunities
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Francis Scott Key
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students enjoy a biography of Francis Scott Key, the author of the National Anthem. The students then answer 20 questions, some of which call on them to recall the words to the song.
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Adele
Learners will love completing this quiz about the singer Adele. This 10-question resource could be a great way to help your class practice research skills. They could use the Internet to find the answers to the questions.
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Let's Relate It
Students relate pirate history to present day locations. They stimulate background knowledge established through the research project. Students exercise communication skills as a means of discovery. They create their own trading cards...
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The Giver Chapter 16
In this chapter 16 of The Giver worksheet, students complete a chart, filling in the emotional reactions of and changes the main character undergoes during particular scenes of the story.
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Slumdog Millionaire
In this Slumdog Millionaire worksheet, students read the book Slumdog Millionaire and complete fact and opinion, character detail, and short answer question activities. Students complete 26 questions.
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Grandma Thinks It's Cake Baking Weather
Second graders listen to a read aloud of Patricia Polacco's book "Thunder Cake" to explain how daily life has changed over the past 150 years.
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Spooky Notes
Second graders move to, sing, compose, and interpret various musical techniques through the use of "America", Tchaikovsky's "Waltz of the Flowers", and a song called "Skin and Bones". Emphasis is placed upon identifying names and values...