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Word Wall "Active-ities"
Students build word walls using a variety of fun games and activities.
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Species Interactions in the Yucatan Peninsula
Sixth graders explore how organisms interact with one another other in their environment. In this organism lesson, 6th graders understand abiotic factors and or biotic components of their environment. Students decide if the interactions...
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Maggie's Adventures Grades 3-5
Young scholars, while in the computer lab, utilize technology to practice math, science, Spanish and grammar skills. They build on math skills and attempt to improve their grammar skills as well as make connections between English and...
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"Newsinary"
Here is a good way to use newspapers in the classroom and build a functional vocabulary. Learners are given 26 cards, they write one letter of the alphabet on each. They search the paper to find a name, place, or word for each letter,...
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RNA
Learners explain how cells reproduce. In this biology instructional activity, students transcribe and translate a gene. They discuss and compare their answers in class.
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Many Kinds of Bridges
Young scholars examine how there are many elements that need to be considered before building a bridge. Groups are given materials and they are to make a structure that can hold an object in suspension.
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Online Words
Young scholars define spelling/vocabulary words using an online dictionary. In this Internet resources instructional activity, students learn how to use an online dictionary to look up the definitions of their spelling or vocabulary words.
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Cool Words to Share
Fifth graders use teacher-selected vocabulary to present a written story to a first grade student. The book include a glossary of terms and illustrations of the terms. This is a great instructional activity for big/little buddies to do...
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Online Words
Students use an online dictionary to discover the meaning of vocabulary words. The use of the internet is a skill that is developed for the integration of technology into the curriculum.
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FREE STANDING STRUCTURE
Students demonstrate basic construction skills by building a free standing structure. They compute the cost of the structure.
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PHONEMIC AWARENESS INFUSION
Students practice and utilize phonograms (word families) found in the patterns of frequently used words. They assess strategies to assist them in dividing long words as well as to develop their phonemic awareness to new vocabularies....
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Rome's Influence
Students identify ancient Roman influences in the modern world. In this ancient Rome lesson, student research the government, religion, economy, inventions and contributions of Rome.
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Class President
Fourth graders develop vocabulary to aid in comprehension as they read the novel, Class President.
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Reading for Tone and Inference
Using a reading passage, this lesson leads learners through an exploration of a text. This activity focuses on identifying what the reading passage is about, its tone, and key elements.
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First Place Foods
First graders identify healthy foods. In this nutrition lesson plan, 1st graders create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast healthy foods. Students place foods in the proper circle.
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The Process of Design?
Students analyze the architecture of Louis I. Kahn. In this architecture analysis lesson, students analyze how a design is conceptualized and compare examples. Students complete image based discussion and two related projects.