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Math Review (Preparing for CST)
Students integrate Math and Music to practice the concept of adding and subtracting decimals. In this math review lesson plan, students explore music as a way to build math skills. Students listen to the "Decimal Song" and then write a...
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Making Sense of Censorship
Students create their own ratings systems with which to classify current pop cultural fare as suitable or unsuitable for Students.
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Oh Say, What Can You See?
Pupils take a walk outside and use their sense of sight to discover things in their world. They record their observations and compare their observations with those of their classmates.
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Talk-About-It
Students follow guidelines to meet with others and discuss individual complaints or small problems.
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Seltzer Breath
High schoolers investigate "indicator" (Bromothymol Blue or BTB) to test for the presence of certain chemicals in liquids and gases. They compare distilled water and seltzer water for presence of carbon dioxide.
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Geography: Analyzing the Local Environment
Students, in groups, explore the school grounds and organize their findings according to the five themes of geography. They take notes and sketch the grounds. Students divide the school and grounds into regions based on use.
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The Skinny on Sororities
Students explore the boundary between membership exclusivity and illegal discrimination in private organizations by examining a recent case of alleged discrimination in a college.
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Respect and Care of the American Flag
Students properly fold the American Flag and demonstrate proper care and use of the flag to younger students. They properly raise and lower to the flag on a flagpole and demonstrate care and use to younger students as well.
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Take Me Out of the Ballgame
Students examine their own views on cheating. They explore the history of cheating in baseball by reading and discussing the article "Cheating Matters (Sometimes)." They create proposals for an exhibit that documents and explains the...
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Got the Time? (2)
For this telling time worksheet, students analyze the time on each of 16 standard clocks. Students write the correct time to the nearest five minutes under each clock.
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My Family
In this family worksheet, students color 6 pictures that depict family members of different generations. Students are instructed to cut out the pictures.
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Write the Command Under the Picture
For this ESL worksheet, students examine 8 pictures that depict an action that could happen at school. Students write "the command" under each picture. Example: Open the book. Sharpen the pencil.
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Christmas List
In this ESL Christmas worksheet, students create a list of gifts they would like to receive. Students illustrate the list and write why they would like to get each item.
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Drawing Body Parts
In this ESL instructional activity, students read the words for 9 parts of the body. Students draw a picture to illustrate each word. This is for ESL students.
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ESL Self-Portrait Worksheet
In this ESL self-portrait worksheet, students first answer 10 short questions about themselves and then draw a self-portrait.
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Creating Context
In this ESL word and picture comprehension worksheet, students examine 6 pictures that tell a story. Students decide what is happening in each picture and write down the situation.
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Describe the Animals
In this ESL animal description worksheet, students analyze 6 pictures of common animals. Students are directed to tell about each animal by writing a simple description.
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At the Park!
For this ESL vocabulary and drawing worksheet, students read the word labels under 7 empty picture frames. Students illustrate the nouns which name things found in a park.
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ESL School Objects Illustration
In this ESL school object vocabulary worksheet, learners read 6 labels under blank picture frames. Students draw the school supplies that are specified in the frames.
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ESL: Menu Vocabulary
In this ESL menu vocabulary learning exercise, students read the names of 8 items that could be on a menu and illustrate them in the empty frames.
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Four Corners Spelling
Second graders participate in a spelling activity using clapping and rhythmic patterns. In this ongoing spelling lesson, 2nd graders practice various spelling words in groups and using rhythms. Students then independently spell words.
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Fractions and Measuring in Cooking
Sixth graders explore cooking by creating food in class. In this ingredient measurement lesson, 6th graders discuss some of their favorite foods and review the proper recipes to cook them. Students utilize fractions to create a new...
C-SPAN
C Span Classroom: Teaching About King v. Burwell
Learning module with lesson plan in which students learn about the various for and against positions of the A.C.A. (Affordable Care Act) by watching C-SPAN videos and reading related articles, then participate in a classroom deliberation...
University of California
Berkeley: Teaching Discussion Sections
This site focuses on group discussion-style teaching. It provides links to topics such as follows: Creating Discussion Guidelines, Classroom Activities, Group Work, Group Work: Techniques, Group Work: Design Guidelines, Encouraging...