National History Day
Uncovering a World at War
Has media always had an influence on public policy? After researching and reading news articles written during World War I, learners understand the influence of communication and media. They discuss articles in small groups and as a...
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Mantle Motions
Students define vocabulary words associated with lithospheric plate motions. They create and write down a motion to act out each vocabulary word, and participate in a game of demonstrating the actions associated with each word.
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Intellectual Property
To prepare for a study of intellectual property rights, (or an assessment) introduce your learners to the legal concepts and key vocabulary associated with the debate. After defining intellectual property, copyright, fair use, and...
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Alphabet Vocabulary
Third graders explore the biodiversity that exist on the prairie. Through reading or listening to books, they keep track of vocabulary words associated with the prairie on an 'Alphabet Poster'.
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Advertising
The activities in this packet are designed to ensure that all class members have the necessary background knowledge to successfully engage in an assessment of advertisement appeals. After examining a series of ads, individuals use the...
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View Through a Telescope
Preparing for an assessment? Here's an activity that will ensure that all class members have the background knowledge they need to demonstrate their skills on a performance task related to the solar system and the tools astronomers use...
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Holidays: Word Partners
For this language arts worksheet, pairs of students, explore, discuss, and complete a variety of activities associated with holidays and traveling on vacation. There are matching and fill-int-the-blank questions.
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Word Search Puzzle: October
In this word search online instructional activity, students search (across, up and down, diagonally) for 18 words, from the wordbank, associated with the month of October to complete the puzzle.
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Sounding out accuracy, Word Potato
Learning to sound out CVC words can be fun, when you turn skills practice into a game. Kids play "Hot Potato" by passing a bucket filled with phonetically regular words on cards. When the music stops, students choose a word and sound it...
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Making Multiplication Number Stories
In this multiplication worksheet, students solve 2 simple problems and make up a short story about each. A website reference for additional activities is given.
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Ch7 Civics Word Search Puzzle
In this chapter seven civics vocabulary terms worksheet, students review, explore and discuss twenty vocabulary terms associated with civics. Students find and circles those twenty terms in a word search puzzle.
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Cell 5 Diffusion and Osmosis
Students distinguish between active and passive transport. Students identify key words associated with active and passive transport. They draw and explain the structure f the cellular membrane. They are able to define phospholipid...
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Categories Game: Ten Words
Students, in groups, create lists of vocabulary words related to a particular subject. They are given points for each correctly spelled word that matches a list written by the teacher.
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ABC Bookmaking Builds Vocabulary In the Content Areas
Students create an ABC book using vocabulary words from content areas. They use each word in context and create an illustration for each word to further demonstrate their knowledge of its meaning.
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Letter Pronunciation - "b" sound
In this letter pronunciation /b/ sound worksheet, students use pictures to identify b words and create sentences. Students complete seven activities.
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Letter Pronunciation - "a" sound
In this letter pronunciation /a/ sound activity, students use pictures to determine words and write complete sentences. Students complete seven activities.
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Simile Bingo
In this simile bingo worksheet, students play bingo with words and pictures on it and fill in the blanks to similes with those words. Students play with 4 players.
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Summer Word and Picture Matching
For this summer vocabulary worksheet, students draw a line from the 6 summer words on the left to the matching summer picture on the right.
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Memorial Day Word Search #2
In this word search activity, students find and circle the words associated with Memorial Day in the word search puzzle. Students locate 20 words.
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Matching Words and Pictures, A to Z
In this matching words and pictures, A to Z worksheet, students match words to pictures for every letter of the alphabet, printable either in black and white or color version.
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Create Your Own Sporting Event
Combine vocabulary development and a study of verb tenses with a general introduction to sports. Class members get acquainted with the language associated with sports, and then complete a project to design and describe their own version...
Mathematics Vision Project
Circles: A Geometric Perspective
Circles are the foundation of many geometric concepts and extensions - a point that is thoroughly driven home in this extensive unit. Fundamental properties of circles are investigated (including sector area, angle measure, and...
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Classifying Vertebrates
What features do scientists use to classify animals into groups? Class groups examine a series of paired images of vertebrates (a bass and a trout, a toad and a newt, a crocodile and a tortoise, an owl and a robin, a tiger and a bear)...
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Grade 10 ELA Module 2: Unit 2, Lesson 1
Rafael Trujillo was president of the Dominican Republic in the 1930s. Pupils read and analyze the first six paragraphs of Julia Alvarez's autobiographical essay "A Genetics of Justice," in which the author describes Trujillo's impact on...