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Gone Fishing
Pupils practice decoding words phonetically. The teacher discusses the association between spoken and written language. After the discussion, each student is given a word that is spelled phonetically. They decode the word by playing a...
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Water Facts And Media
Young scholars engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with the facts surrounding water. They conduct research using a variety of resources to gather facts for the game of trivia. The information is used also to create a...
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Day Five - Bible A Noble Cause - Thessalonica
Students analyze, compare and contrast success and failure inside the kingdom and outside the kingdom. For this Bible study lesson students read Act 17:1, plays games, engage in discussions and complete a written activity to complete...
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Australia
Sixth graders study the continent of Australia. For this Geography lesson, 6th graders create an Australian city using their knowledge of Australian cities. Students participate in a game about the continent.
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Nutrition (Low Fat/High Fat Foods)
Learners explain that a low fat diet, accompanied by being physically active, help them live longer and healthier lives.
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Kwanzaa Flash Cards
Students study Kwanzaa. In this art lesson, students compare Kwanzaa with the American holdiay known as Thanksgiving. Students decorate seven cards with the seven lessons of Kwanzaa written on them.
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Teaching With Documents: U.S. Constitution Workshop
What does it mean to be American? Explore the constitution and what it really means to be a citizen here. First, learners of all ages will investigate different primary source documents. Then, they establish each document's...
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I Wonder What An Important Observation Is...
Students discover the importance of descriptions and detail in their writing. They write in their scientific journals and are evaluated by the teacher. They write a descriptive piece and evaluate their own writing as well.
ARKive
Adaptations for Movement
What animals are best suited for moving around a rainforest, or a desert? Design your own animal species based on a particular habitat, focusing on the characteristics it will need for optimal movement. Great as a group lesson or...
ESL Kid Stuff
Time Frequency - "How Often ...?"
How often do you ride a bike? Time frequency words are featured in a lesson designed for ESL/ELD classrooms.
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Survey Says...
Young statisticians collect, organize, and present data to illustrate responses to a survey question. They write and conduct the survey. They finish by presenting the results in the form of a graph.
Teach Engineering
The Energy Problem
Think you can solve the energy problem? You'll first need to know about current energy use. Analyzing a set of circle graphs lets scholars see where energy consumption is the greatest, both by sector and by household use. They develop a...
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Visual Aural Impressions
Students view a piece of impressionist art, listen to a piece of jazz music and then write a piece about the picture in the style of beat poets. They compare their writing and look for differences in their perceptions.
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Persuasive Writing
Eighth graders study persuasive writing. They analzye an editorial for introductory,body, and concluding sentences. They develop arguments for and against various topics in small groups.
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When I Was Young In Appalachia
Students comapre and contrast the lifestyles of the people of the Applachian region with their own community through in-class discussions, creative projects, hands-on activities, food preservation, homemade remedies, home construction,...
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Blackboard Scavenger Hunt
A literacy PowerPoint leads students on a parts of speech scavenger hunt. Students view 32 different questions, and they must find the part of speech used in each slide. Students will also be asked to match synonyms, and finish...
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Volunteering as Good Work
Students discuss the various jobs at a school. In this school jobs lesson, students recognize the way people in the school are helped by others. Students are assigned a job and write about the help of others. Students pages are put...
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Know Your Cousins - Monotremas, Marsupials, and Placentals
Students discover various mammals. In this biology lesson plan, students recognize characteristics of mammals and categorize mammal groupings. Students describe how mammals grow inside the mother's body and resemble their parents at birth.
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Historic Wilkes County
Third graders visit their local historic buildings. In this local history lesson, 3rd graders take a trip to their local Heritage Museum and visit a historic building. While on the trip students take pictures. Students then create a...
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Guess Who? Coral
Fourth graders identify and group coral formations. In this coral identification lesson plan, 4th graders examine coral pictures, discuss vocabulary, and provide similarities and differences in the growth formations.
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Math Investigations
Students brainstorm how math is used in daily life. They develop a class list of different topic areas in which math is used and
work in small groups to think of specific examples of how math is an important part of their lives.
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The Fall of Rome
A study of the fall of the Roman Empire can lead students on an interesting exploration of history.
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Romeo & Juliet (Drama)
Ninth graders read and internalize the drama Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Many intriguing and thought provoking assignments are waiting for the completion of students within this instructional activity profile.
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Healthy Heart
Students discover the power of their heart and provide an opportunity to talk about ways to maintain good health. In this early childhood heart activity, students diagram a human heart, identify exercises that promote a healthy heart,...