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Curated OER

Midnight Train To Freedom

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research, discuss and study about the Underground Railroad and examine the risks associated with escaping slavery by reading the article "North Toward Home." They create a museum book to accompany a teacher-created exhibit on...
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Curated OER

What's the Best Age to Retire?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the retirement age. In this global studies lesson, students read a selection (the selection is not included) regarding the retirement age in different countries and discuss the content of the reading selection.
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Curated OER

Measure Your Body

For Teachers K - 6th
Students measure their bodies. In this math activity, students record their height and weight. Students measure themselves in six months and observe any changes.
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Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Fun With Word Walls [Pdf]

For Students K - 1st Standards
A series of nine activities to use while introducing and practicing with words on word walls. Activities include Funky Cheers, Words Undercover, Magic Words, Finish My Word, Create Complete Sentences, Word Categories, Rhyme Roundup,...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Intro to Chemistry Tools and Vocabulary Through Word Walls and Centers

For Teachers K - 1st
In this activity, students will be exposed to introductory words along with names and pictures of tools in the chemistry classroom. They will be exposed to the vocabulary by looking at and reciting words from a slide show and then as a...
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Teachnology

Teachnology: Lesson Plan: Word Wall Madness

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
This lesson plan for grades 3-5 uses a team activity to focus on locating misspelled words on the Word Wall and spelling them correctly.
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Other

Laus Dnet: Kinder. Word Lesson Alphabet Potluck Feast [Pdf]

For Teachers K Standards
Students will create a class book (PDF) modeled after the book Potluck, by Anne Shelby, to identify the beginning sounds of words and the letter of the alphabet representing that sound (phonemic awareness). Contains links to step sheets...
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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Verb Activities

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
This articles discusses the use of grammar games to help students understand verbs; it describes several verb activities and games including verb activities with a word wall, Power Verbs, Nicky Noun and Victor Verb, and Fortune Cookie...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Dr. Seuss and High Frequency Words

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart highlights the 236 high frequency words Dr. Seuss used to write The Cat in the Hat. There is some brief biography information on Dr. Seuss taken from Seussville. It contains activities...