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The Sound Monster - Words That Make Sounds
Students watch as the teacher makes sounds with her hands. They think of a word to describe the sound. Students discuss the way the word sounds like the sound. They complete the "The Sound Monster Activity." Students are told that...
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Caldecott Medal Winners
In this Caldecott medal winners worksheet, learners read the list of Caldecott medal winners. Students read the year, book, and author for years 1938 through 2008.
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Worksheet 20 Fall 1995
In this math worksheet, students describe a step by step method to solve rate problems. Then they state the time derivatives of different quantities.
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Global Peace Lesson Plan
Fifth graders recognize the characteristics of poetry. In this poetry lesson, 5th graders listen to poetry by Dionne Brand and discuss the meaning of the poems. Students construct their own poems and present them as an assessment.
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Striking Out Stress- A "Gallery Walk" Activity
Students discuss ways to cope with stressful situations. In this mental health lesson, students identify stressful situations and how they would respond to them. Students discuss their feelings.
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Native American Storytelling
Eleventh graders examine the background of Native American myths and legends. In this American History activity, 11th graders read a myth out loud to their classmates. Students compare and contrast their myths with other...
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Triangulation
Students calculate the triangulation of a box. In this triangulation lesson plan, students participate in an activity to find the calculate and then perform triangulations. They create a box and use formulas to determine the...
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A Hodgepodge of Literature
Students complete multiple lessons to study various literature including poetry, fiction, tall tales, and phrases. In this literature lesson, students complete six lessons about poetry, fiction, and idioms.
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Walk and Talk Health and PE Activity
Students practice concepts they are studying while exercising. For this health and fitness lesson, studnets walk and job while discussing current classroom lessons.
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Capturing the Moment in 3-D
Students analyze the sculpture "Rearing Horse" by Adriaen de Vries. In this visual arts instructional activity, students examine the sculpture and then draw and sculpt animals from life, trying to capture a moment frozen in time.
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Making Connections
Seventh graders relate patterns with higher math. In this 7th grade math lesson, 7th graders analyze different methods of portraying data. They relate the data to real life scenarios.
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ESL: Verb Tense Activity
In this ESL verb tense worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences using the correct form of a verb shown in brackets., 10 sentences total.
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Green Apples
Third graders brainstorm the effects of light on the growth of plants. In groups, they participate in various activities in which they grow alfalfa sprouts and lima beans. They complete a worksheet on how the varying amount of light...
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Classification of Living Things
Students classify organisms according to the rules of taxonomy. In this biology instructional activity, students name organisms using binomial nomenclature. They create a new organism and explain which specific group it belongs to and why.
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Train Talk
First graders retell specific information. They listen and interpret train whistle signals and work cooperatively to play the game, I'm Going on a Train Trip.
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The Big Blue
Third graders create paper mache globes with balloons. They label the 4 oceans on their balloons with reference to large wall map, classroom globe, and Encarta Virtual Globe CD-ROM projected on large screen TV with Tvator or other...
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Savings and Stocks
Work together to brainstorm answers to different questions related to the savings of American people. Draw a bar graph representing stocks. Practice using new economic terms as well.
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Codebreakers
In these code breaking activity worksheets, learners complete 9 pages of activities for math puzzles and code breaking activities.
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Deconstructing, Decomposition and Compost
Students create and tend to an outdoor compost pile. They research about decomposition and composting. They create two activities for their peers to complete.
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Your Story, My Story
Students write from differing points of view, and act out stories in pantomime as another student narrates.
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Decomposition
Students are introduced to the concept of decomposition. They examine decomposition in their school orchard. They write about their findings in a journal.
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Wetlands/Watershed Model
Young scholars make a model that will demonstrate the flow of surface water across the land in Texas and how materials that originate many miles away can end up in the wetland along the coast.
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Zoo Parade Days
Young scholars practice proper throwing and catching activities, different locomotor activities and cooperative activities.
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Germbusters
Pupils identify various germs and discuss how germs are spread. They examine and identify materials in the daily environment, germbusters, which are useful in fighting germs, then play a fun germbuster game to help them remember how to...