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Calendars

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read books and discuss the names of the days of the week, months, and their holidays and seasons. They discover the concept of the days in order, practicing sequencing using a pocket chart and perform a matching activity...
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Calendar Creations About the Civil War

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research key events in the Civil War and create a calendar with illustrations and key events listed throughout the year.
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Visiting Grandma

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the aspect of time, including days of the week using a calendar. They use problem solving strategies and a monthly calendar to find a solution to the problem.
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Create A DNA Fingerprint

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers engage in a lesson that is about the DNA molecule and focuses upon the sequencing of proteins to identify individuals. They conduct research using a variety of resources and then complete the activities included in the 3...
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The Artist As Storyteller

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students practice the art of storytelling by examining scroll writing techniques of Asia and applying them to a monthly story of their own classroom. This lesson is in two parts (Part II continues throughout the school year).
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Daily Journal

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Keeping a daily journal is fun. It builds strong writing skills and provides an expressive outlet. For children with visual impairments, it's even more important. It provides a way for them to connect written word with real events, which...
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The Little Star: Learning About Christmas

For Teachers K
Students listen to the story, discuss how Christmas is celebrated, and construct a nativity scene.  In The Little Star lesson, students hear the story showing Christmas as a religious festival.  Students act out the story and discuss the...
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"Andy Works for Charity"

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Explore a real-word math problem with your class. Strengthen their problem-solving strategies by coming up with an answer to a money question. They work in groups to determine the answer. Also, they share with the class the various...
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Sharing African Culture

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Students investigate African American culture by reading aloud an African folk tale and illustrating the tale. They use their illustrations to create a book or a bulletin board that retells the folk tale.
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Perkins School for the Blind

Student Store

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Vocational training activities are extremely important for learners with intellectual or physical disabilities. Here is a great idea that will help your class become skilled at money handling, basic economic concepts, interpersonal...
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The Gift of the Magi

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Test the true meaning of giving - and irony - with this lesson about "The Gift of the Magi." Using textual analysis, details, and text organization, middle schoolers make predictions about future events in the story and determine the...
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Numbers in Nature

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students identify numbers in nature. In this algebra lesson, students solve problems using Fibonacci sequence as it is expressed in nature. They research the Fibonacci's pattern as it relates to numbers.
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Birthday Moons

For Teachers K - 4th
Students examine the lunar phases by locating and graphing the Moon phase of their own birthdays. They listen to and discuss lunar myths and create their own Birthday Moon Stories.
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Activity
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Spring Bulletin Board

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create a Spring bulletin board. Students color and cut out frogs and attach them to pipe cleaners. The frogs then bounce and move. Students discuss frogs and how tadpoles become frogs.
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Using Holiday Songs to Enhance Lessons

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Holiday songs can be fun and educational.
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ELECTRICITY 1

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the importance of electricity to their everyday lives, practice plotting and interpreting data on a bar graph, and reflect in their journals about how their lives would change without electricity.
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How Hot Is It?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice estimating temperatures. They practice in Celsius and Fahrenheit.
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Water Anyone?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders measure cups, quarts, and liters.
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A Real Difference

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the Celsius and Fahrenheit thermometers to compare temperature readings. They use the Internet to find the temperatures of selected cities. After data is collected for five days, 5th graders graph the temperatures.
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Caterpillars To Butterflies

For Teachers K
Students gain an appreciation of nature by teaching them about the life cycle of the butterfly. They set up a terrarium so they can observe the changes a caterpillar goes through.
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Present Perfect Tense: Just and Recently

For Students 7th - 8th
In this present perfect tense:  just and recently worksheet, students read the explanations and examples of correct usage, then interactively complete 9 sentences with immediate online feedback.
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Worksheet
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The Grandchildren Problem

For Students 8th - 11th
In this grandchildren problem, students read facts about grandchildren.  They use logical reasoning to determine the birthday of four grandchildren.  Students predict the date of the fifth grandchild's birth.  This one-page worksheet...
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Blossom and Snappy Go to the Post Office

For Teachers 1st
First graders label three major holidays on a February calendar. In this calendar lesson, 1st graders watch a video about and discuss Valentine's Day, President's Day and Arbor Day. Students label these three holidays on a February...
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My Holiday Portfolio

For Teachers K
Students create a holiday portfolio by participating in these three lessons. They experience using the computer by using the provided student guides.