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Standards Focus: Recognizing Vivid Details, Of Mice and Men

For Students 8th - 12th
In this recognizing details worksheet, students read 3 excerpts from chapter 3 of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, underlining each word that evokes some sensory stimulation (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste). Students also respond to...
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Forest Ecosystem Field Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate the environment by participating in a class field trip. In this botany lesson, students attend a field trip through their local park or forest while listening to a nature guide. Students practice using their 5 senses...
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Urban Biology: Can Fish Detect Odors

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars investigate how fish use their sense of smell. In this scientific method lesson plan, students design and perform an experiment to investigate how fish use their sense of smell. This lesson plan includes statistical...
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Ray Charles

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners read the book Ray Charles by Sharon Bell Mathis. For this biography lesson, students read about the life of Ray Charles. Learners answer pre-reading questions about senses, strengths, and weaknesses they have. The lesson...
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Put Yourself in the Picture Photo Analysis

For Students 7th - 11th
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students select historical photographs and then respond to 25 analysis questions that address the senses regarding the photograph they select.
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Oobleck

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners incorporate within this instructional activity scientific observations, senses: touch, sound, smell and sight, classification, states of matter and surface tension. Students make a substance and use scientific observations, as...
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Have a Ball with Poetry

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders brainstorm words pertaining to the senses about the beach. They write a free verse poem, using these words and adding a line about their feelings.
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Tastes Like Christmas, Exploring Taste

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the four familiar tastes and taste buds.
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Eye Spy

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the functions of the human eye and how it processes information.
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Dolphin Communication

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students listen to a lecture on dolphin communication methods. They consider ways in which humans communicate and participate in an activity to assess the role of smell in human communication.
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Coin Investigation: How Can You Use Tools?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars, by exploring a simple investigation system, see how technology can allow people to extend their senses and "see" beyond the world of their natural vision.
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Eye Spy

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine how the human eye receives and transmits light from the environment. Through an activity, the students will discuss the importance of sight in our everyday lives.
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Mixed Up Sentences

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils unscramble simple sentences using the sight words or spelling words currently being worked on. They unscramble sentences on the board, or hold word cards and move around to unscramble the sentence.
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Getting Oriented

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore the geography, culture, and philosophy of Asia using all five senses and information about China and Japan. This lesson plan is detailed and may take several days of in-class activities to complete.
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General Music Methods

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils work as a class to compose an original four-measure rhythm. After a brief review of a sight reading Gordon rhythm patterns, students compose their own rhythm with each student selecting a part for the composition. All completed...
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Long Vowel Phoneme - ea- 1 of 4

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use reading searchlights to work out new words and make sense of what they read. They compose own poetic sentences.
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Picnics-- Chinese Style

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore about the Chinese rituals of poetry competition. They compare and contrast Chinese picnics with American picnics. Students create short poems, celebrating their own spring poetry picnic. They discuss words or...
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Puzzles And Brain Teasers-- Rewriting a Poem

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students read a poem that seems absurd because the lines are not written with proper punctuation or verse spacing. Students rewrite the poem so it makes sense, changing only the punctuation and format on the page.
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Science

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study light and shadow, participate in mirror activities, and build a periscope.
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From Ordinary To Extraordinary Writing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the quality of writing while focusing on the use of sensory words to convey meaning and ideas. The power of similes and metaphors is emphasized while they create and edit works of writing. The skill of descriptive...
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Georgia CRCT Online: 8th Language Arts Quiz

For Students 7th - 9th
Review word choice and grammar skills with this practice test for the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT). Fifteen multiple-choice questions prompt eighth graders to recall writing strategies, grammar skills, and...
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Reading Comprehension 4: level 9

For Students 8th - 10th
Whether you use this reading comprehension worksheet as the basis for a short lesson on comprehension strategies or for additional practice, the passage about tricky octopi is sure to engage the interest of your young scientists. 
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How Do Authors Use Imagery to Shape Their Writing?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Esther Forbes' award-winning Revolutionary War novel, Johnny Tremain and excerpts from Julie Otsuka's When the Emperor Was Divine are used to model how imagery brings alive the setting of a story. The young writers then craft their own...
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Rejoice, It’s National Poetry Month!

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Cultivate an interest and enjoyment of poetry school-wide!

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