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Lesson Plan
Edgate

Learning From the Past: Origin of the Modern Summer Games

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Where did our beloved Summer Games originate? Kids look for the origins of the Summer Olympics in our ancient past. They research how the Games came to be and how they have changed. They'll complete Venn diagrams to compare and contrast...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reading Comprehension 3 - A Lazy Holiday or an Exciting Holiday?- Test Your Reading Skills

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short passage about a young girl's plans for her summer holidays. They write the answer to 10 questions based on the reading.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

The Season of Snow...and Learning

For Teachers 6th
Winter-themed language arts lessons that will keep pupils reading and writing.
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Bulgarian Creative Writing Competition

Creative Writing Prompts For Every Season and Month

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Winter, spring, summer, and fall! Every season is covered in a 14-page list of writing prompts. Included are story starters, reflection questions, poetry topics, and more.
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Assessment
Fluence Learning

Writing About Literature: Nature in the Writings of John Muir and Emily Dickinson

For Students 11th - 12th Standards
As an assessment of their skill in crafting a compare and contrast essay, class members read and compare the portrayals of nature in excerpts from naturalist John Muir's My First Summer in the Sierra and from poet Emily Dickinson's "The...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sand & Water: Arctic in the Sun

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students chill out on a hot day with this outdoor activity. For this early childhood physical education lesson, students have fun experimenting through play with ice and toy animals in water.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Booting Up For Summer

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore personal interests. They examine summer computer camps. Students write proposals to their school to sponsor the programs. Students develop a list of Web sites that support the designed programs.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

From Light to Dark and Back

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Experiment with light and dark in a series of interactive activities that lead up to reading and writing poetry. Class members have the opportunity to observe their feelings while sitting in the light and dark and to play with shadow...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Great Picture Books to Teach Social Studies for Grade K-3

For Teachers K - 3rd
Every class enjoys reading new books at the beginning of a unit. Use this resource to identify a variety of books for kindergarten to third grade that can be used to complement social studies standards. The books can kindle learners'...
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Lesson Plan
University of Kentucky

Beneficial Bug Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Many people think of bugs as annoying pests to be squashed, but most insects and spiders are beneficial, eating the actual pests or pollinating plants. After reviewing some of the common bugs in your area (they may differ from those...
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Lesson Plan
National Geographic

The Monsoon

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Few things are as fascinating as the challenge of climbing Mount Everest. This lesson investigates how monsoon weather impacts climbers. To begin, you are instructed to show various video clips. The only one directly provided, however,...
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Study Guide
Curated OER

Study Guide for Where the Red Fern Grows

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
One of the best fourth grade books of all time is Where the Red Fern Grows. Provide your class with interesting background on the book and the author as well as worksheets for every five chapters of the novel. The first part of the guide...
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Exploring Borderlands

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What motivated Europeans to explore the New World, and what effects did their exploration have on Native American populations? The second installment of a 16-part American Passages series prompts pupils to watch a video and read several...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Summer School Rules and Procedures

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the rules and procedures involved for taking summer school. They determine the consequences and rewards surrounding the compliance or non compliance with school expectations. The features of rules and expectations are...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Origin of the Modern Summer Games

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students research the ancient Olympic Games. In this Olympic Games lesson, students discuss Pierre de Coubertin, Greek culture, and ancient Olympia. Students complete two readings. Students write an essay about the spirit of Olympism,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Turtlehead Summer - Math Quiz

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math quiz worksheet, students read the word problems and turtles and use math skills to solve the problems. Students answer 10 questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Alice in Wonderland Chapter Activity Worksheets

For Students 10th - 11th
In these Alice in Wonderland chapter activity worksheets, students complete several chapters worth of questions that help advance their reading comprehension of the text.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Four Weddings and a Funeral Activity Worksheet and Progress Test

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Four Weddings and a Funeral activity and progress test instructional activity, learners respond to a total of 17 multiple choice, matching, and fill-in-the-blank questions pertaining to Four Weddings and a Funeral.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Reading Comprehension

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students complete activities such as reading a passage, answering multiple choice questions, question words, opposites, and more. Students complete 4 activities total.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Chateau de Mores Coloring Activity

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this Chateau de Mores coloring worksheet, students color an image of the summer home the de Mores family and read a brief paragraph pertaining to the home.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mountain Man Measurement Activity

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover the history of the Utah Mountain Men and utilize their math skills simultaneously. In this cross-curricular history and measurement lesson, 4th graders read about the Utah Mountain Men and the challenges they...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Summer Counting Worksheet

For Students 1st
In this counting practice instructional activity, 1st graders read the directions in each of the boxes and then circle the correct number of summer pictures.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Puttin' On the Hits

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore "summer songs." They compose a list of songs that they would put on a summer CD and write an essay that explains the images they would choose for the cover for this CD. They also create collages that represent their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Olympics (Grade 4)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars research information about the current Olympic research. In this Olympic research lesson, students take a pre-test to determine their knowledge about the current Summer Olympics. They choose one of three areas to research...