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Flower Pot Salad Bar
Students discuss the connection between a flower pot and wholesome food by creating a salad. In this healthy eating instructional activity, students utilize numerous fresh vegetables to create a classic salad in a flower pot. Students...
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My Friend's Sister is a Pole Dancer!
Eighth graders explore the workout that is provided by pole dancing. For this lesson, 8th graders read an article then complete several activities that check their comprehension of the article, such as answering questions that can be on...
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Emergency Preparedness
Students take a closer look at emergency preparedness plans. In this writing skills lesson, students evaluate the severe weather, natural disaster, and threat plans in place at their school and then write their own improved emergency...
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Carrot Bunch
Second graders solve a variety of math addition word problems related to planting and cooking carrots. They discuss a story from their math storybook, then read and solve a carrot word problem on a worksheet as a class. Students then...
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Sum of Angles on a Triangle
Use this lesson for a basic review of angles. While the activities discussed are outlined, there are no materials provided to make implementation possible. When using this resource, it is necessary to create worksheets and other...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Students participate in activities associated with the book, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". They practice using new vocabulary and the days of the week. They create a book about what they ate on the different days of the week and how the...
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Beneficial Bug Scavenger Hunt
Going on a scavenger hunt sounds like a great way to spice up any lesson plan. To better understand how beneficial insects are, the class goes outdoors to search for and observe a bug that has big benefits. Included in the lesson are...
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The Living Edens: Virtual Yellowstone Tour
Students take an online virtual tour of Yellowstone National Park. They act as park rangers to research geological features of Yellowstone, locate these features on maps, and describe and define associated geologic terms.
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Silent Spring
Students read background information about Rachel Carson found on the listed website links. They analyze and answer questions about her work and how it is linked to science then they research pesticide usage and alternative methods.
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Ict Activity 9
Fourth graders experience and study electronic conferencing as a means of communicating with other European schools. They assess various ways of communicating with other students to compare similarities and differences between...
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Understanding Seasons
Learners study the four different seasons: fall, winter, spring, and summer. They match the seasons with pictures that relate to them developing an understanding of the differences. They then complete the worksheet about the seasons.
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Focus on Friction
The students learn about friction and forces through direct instruction and an investigation. They use measurement skills, observation skills, predicting, and drawing conclusions based on data collected during the investigation. Students...
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Kamchatka: Just Gushing with Geysers!
Students explore geysers. They identify the parts of the geyser and how it works. Students create a working model of a geyser. They write a brief summary about their geyser.
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Using Best Newspaper Writing in a Journalism Class
Students explore the genre of journalism. In this journalism lesson, students examine newspaper articles and identify reporting techniques. Students collaborate to identify excellent pieces of newspaper writing.
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What's the Rub? It's All About Friction!
High schoolers determine the coefficient of friction for different surfaces. In this physics lesson plan, students identify the factors that affect friction. They collect data and write a formal lab report.
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Study Guide for Lelavision's Physical Music
Pupils complete activities for physical music analysis. In this physical music lesson plan, students read the biography for Lelavision musical sculptures, complete a sound and motion activity, and a making music activity. Pupils also...
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Multiple-Meaning Words
Eighth graders answer a riddle to explore multiple meanings in words. After discussing the riddle, they match the definition on their card with another student who has the word. Students use their words with different meanings in...
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A Seed for All Needs
Students identify uses for plants. For this agricultural lesson, students read the book Spring Gardening and distinguish between food plants and flowers. Students plant flower in cups as a follow-up activity.
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Poetry Interpretation and Figurative Language
Fifth graders discover how figurative language is used in poetry. They read selected poems and identify the figurative language with handouts and worksheets included in the lesson. They write poems of their own using figurative language.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-In The Small Small Pond
Learners read In The Small Small Pond by Denise Fleming. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of the pond ecosystem. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library...
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The Viking Legends - In the Beginning
Students listen to a broadcast with two stories on a radio that deals with Viking legends: The Building of the Wall and a creation story similar to Genesis. They discuss each story, write a short scene from one of the stories and then...
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Todd Hido
Young scholars do many activities and study one of Todd Hido's photographs to investigate composition and a sense of place.
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The Grouchy Ladybug By Eric Carle
Second graders complete a unit about ladybugs based on Eric Carle's, The Grouchy Ladybug. They complete comprehension questions, categorization activities, Venn diagrams, and choral readings of Susan M. Paprocki', Little Red Bug. As they...
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One Windy Wednesday
Students read and discuss the novel, "One Windy Wednesday." They complete a variety of activity cards and assignments associated with this novel. Each student draws windy day pictures, make a kite and record weather and kite observations.