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Lesson Plan
California Department of Education

Studying for Careers

For Teachers 5th Standards
How can good study habits set someone up for a successful career? Learners explore the relationship between study skills and job skills in the fourth installment of a five-part college and career readiness lesson plan series. The group...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

What Is a Euphemism?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this euphemism worksheet, students study about this writing convention. Students guess what 5 euphemisms mean, then complete some writing and evaluating questions about euphemisms.
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Lesson Plan
Internal Revenue Service

Module 1: Payroll Taxes and Federal Income Tax Withholding

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete lessons and worksheet to identify the different types and uses of payroll taxes. They examine how federal income taxes are used, determine the difference between gross and net pay, and determine how employers withhold...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Word Search: Verbs

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this word search worksheet, students find 15 verbs. Verbs are all from three to five letters and include eat, drink, play, drive, sleep, laugh, etc.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Conservative Era

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Conservative Era worksheet, young scholars write definitions for six terms, examine five pairs of sentences then determine which one is false, then link two sets of words together by identifying which historical theme they share...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

George Washington's Foreign Policy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners compare George Washington's foreign policy to the policies of presidents who followed him. In this primary source analysis lesson, students compare Washington's Farewell Address to the Roosevelt Corollary, the Monroe Doctrine,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Triple Digit Subtraction W/carry

For Students 4th - 9th
In this triple digit subtraction worksheet, students problem solve twenty five subtraction equations with carryovers. Students show each step of their work as they go.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

W.W. Jacob's "The Monkey's Paw" Theme

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify the theme of "The Monkey's Paw" and relate it to prior knowledge.  In this "The Monkey's Paw" lesson, students discuss fate and coincidence and debate which one controls destiny.  A test is chosen as the winner based on...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Presidents and the Constitution: George W. Bush and the Case of Bush v. Gore (2000)

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the impact of court decisions. In this Supreme Court lesson, students read the Bush v. Gore case study regarding the presidential election of 2000. Students take notes on the case and respond to discussion questions...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Spelling List 17: Sight Words, Double "w/-ing," and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this spelling list worksheet, students practice spelling words that are sight words, double with -ing, and vocabulary. Students practice spelling 21 words total.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Word Recognition: W

For Students K - 2nd
In this word recognition worksheet, students examine 5 pictures and select the words that represent each of the pictures from the listed possibilities.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

WORKSHEET # 8 [4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, & 4.8]

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
In this college prep algebra worksheet, students combine like terms in 15 polynomial expressions. Students multiply polynomials in 18 expressions. Students divide 6 polynomial expressions. The rest of the 48 problems relate to the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Peter and the Starcatchers: K-W-H-L Strategy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Bookend your study of Peter and the Starcatchers with a KWHL centered around treasure and power. Pupils work in small groups to compile knowledge and questions and then revisit this chart after reading and research.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Shizuko’s Daughter: K-W-L

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What would your class like to learn about Japanese culture? Prepare them for a novel unit about Kyoko Mori's Shizuko's Daughter with a KWL chart. After listing what they already know about Japanese culture, they write questions about...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Am Special and You Are Special Too #5

For Teachers K - 3rd
The student create a drawing of themselves through the use of multicultural people color crayons. They explain to a teacher what makes them special. Young scholars investigate family types, skin color, eye color, hair color, and favorites.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Clifford And the Big Parade

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Five worksheets are included in this resource based on Norman Bridwell’s, Clifford and the Big Parade. Class members complete a vocabulary word search and a crossword puzzle, sequence the events in the story, answer eight comprehension...
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Lesson Plan
US Department of Energy

Geothermal Energy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
With Earth Day quickly approaching, as well as many science fairs, why not challenge your class to investigate geothermal energy or other renewable energy resources? There are five driving questions explored in depth here, as well as...
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Lesson Plan
California Department of Education

I Have “M.I.” Strengths!

For Teachers 6th Standards
There are so many ways to be smart! Can your class identify their intelligences? The third of five career and college lesson plans designed for sixth graders challenges them to assess their unique skills. Once they determine their...
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Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program

The Columnist Project

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Imagine a list that includes Alan Abelson of Baron's, Bob Woodward of the Washington Post, and Mother Jones. High schoolers select a national columnist, read and annotate five columns by this author, noting the rhetorical strategies,...
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Unit Plan
Core Knowledge Foundation

Unit 1: Contemporary Fiction - They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid’s Poems by David Bowles

For Teachers 5th Standards
They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems by David Bowles is the focus of a five-week language arts unit unit. Fifth graders listen to various poems and participate in thoughtful discussions, examining vocabulary and learning new words in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Explore Chapters 1 - 5

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students preview the novel, "Dragonwings," by Laurence Yep, make connections between the novel previewed and their prior knowledge, other texts, and the world. They utilize graphic representations including charts, graphs, pictures, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Laws of Motion

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Do you need some new ideas for teaching Newton's Laws of Motion? This series of activities will spring your curriculum to life! Choose from five activities to demonstrate or have your science stars perform. As a result, they will have...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Mid-Unit 2 Assessment: On-Demand Informational Writing

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Lesson 7 focuses on building academic vocabulary and writing an explanatory letter with supported textual evidence. For the first five minutes of the instructional activity, the educator reminds the class of how to read and refer to the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Law of Conservation of Momentum

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A suggested sequence of events lays out five hands-on activities and four creative assessments on the conservation of momentum. Using spring scales and mail scales, junior physicists examine Newton's Third Law. After you have taught the...