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Real-World Probability

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore the concept of probability.  In this probability instructional activity, students create a video, poster, or podcast explaining what experiments, sample space, events, and outcomes are in relation to probability. ...
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Homophones

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this homophones worksheet, learners circle the correct one to complete a sentence. In this multiple choice worksheet, students complete ten sentences.
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Producer to Consumer Fun

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students research about producers and consumers. They examine how products become available to consumers and participate in one of the activities listed such as: tour a farm or a factory, go on a scavenger hunt at a local store, or have...
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Financial Wizard

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students determine the best way to earn money.  In this financial wizard lesson plan, students read a story.  They compare different jobs, the rate of pay for each job and the number of hours required to do the job.  Students analyze...
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Respect

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students engage in a instructional activity that teaches about respect for self and others. They read a story that illustrates the concept of respect. The story follows with questions and a song to help increase comprehension through...
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Collecting Stamps

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders observe and demonstrate how to count by hundreds and the process of using ones, tens, and hundreds to make numbers. They read and discuss a story from their Math Storybook, and follow along with problems on an activity...
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Identifying Types of Irony Using "The Gift of the Magi"

For Teachers 8th - 12th Standards
O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" is the classic example of irony in literature. Teach young writers about the ways irony can engage their readers with an activity in which they write scripts using dramatic irony, situational irony, and...
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Scooter's Good Book

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short story about a dog named Scooter. Students demonstrate understanding of the story through multiple choice and short answer questions.
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Thinking About Money

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of a personal budget. In this philanthropy lesson, students use a Venn diagram to compare 2 stories in which the main characters spend money in different ways.
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Do it With Dominoes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore modes for addition.  In this K-2 mathematics lesson, students investigate the four models of addition (counting, sets, number line, and balanced equations) using dominoes.  Students examine the relationship between...
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Adventure and Escape

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students are exposed to literature that is focused on the theme of adventure and escapism. They are encouraged to enjoy the story and remember times of play with significant others.
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Give Me Five A Day!

For Teachers K
Students engage in a instructional activity lead by the teacher to discover the diet plan of increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables. They conduct discussions in class with each other, at home with parents, and in the...
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Subtract to Find a Part

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this early childhood math practice worksheet, students practice using counters to solve 6 subtraction story problems.
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Language Arts: Word Recognition and Mental Images

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read short stories containing Dolch sight words and describe the scenes and answer comprehension questions. After relating the stories to their own experiences or observations, they draw pictures illustrating a scene from the...
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I See Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore shapes through literature. For this language arts lesson, students read stories about shapes and discuss the shapes they see in the stories. Students find shapes around the room.
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Do Tigers Like Monkeys?

For Students 1st
In these reading comprehension worksheets, 1st graders read the story about a tiger and monkey. Students then answer 5 reading comprehension questions.
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Whole Language Approach in Solving Word Problems

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars explore the concept of word problems. In this word problems instructional activity, students read a version of the Three Little Pigs. Young scholars discuss what math vocabulary words such as 'in all' and 'many more'...
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Bath Time

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars strengthen reading comprehension skills with the guided reading of Bath Time. They practice literacy skills like reading a patterned sentence with the help of the teacher for scaffolding. Students also recognize the...
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Long Vowels With Clifford

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners recognize long vowel sounds by reading and listening to a story that highlights words with long vowel sounds. They then construct an original story. They use picture clues to aid comprehension, and match words with similar vowel...
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Before You Were Mine

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars discuss animal adoption and pet care. In this pet instructional activity, students listen to the story Before You Were Mine by Maribeth Boelts. They discuss animals body language, feelings, and how to best car for them. 
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Interactive
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English Exercises: Reading Comprehension

For Students 3rd
For this reading comprehension worksheet, 3rd graders interactively match 6 words with pictures, read a story and answer 28 comprehension questions about the story, with immediate online feedback. 
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A View from Overhead

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the concept of mapping. Using given illustrations, students observe views of a park from above the ground. They compare and contrast the different views. Students discuss uses for maps. Using a resource from the...
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Celebrate La Posada in Mexico!

For Teachers K
Students locate and identify Mexico on a world map. They develop an understanding of celebrating La Posada in Mexico as they listen to a story about the tradition of La Posada. They create a representation of a pointsettia. They act out...
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Sharing, caring

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students hear the story, "The Sand Castle" and answer a given set of questions. They discuss their answers and then perform a skit of the story, "The Sand Castle." Students practice and sing a new song about sharing and caring.