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Translating Science Into Public Policy

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students role-play participants at a panel on climate change. They represent either scientists or policymakers. "Scientists" use the information they've learned in other classes and assignments to present information to "policymakers,"...
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Letter Error Correction

For Students 1st
For this editing worksheet, 1st graders read, edit and correct a letter written with both present simple and present continuous tenses from Jane to her pen-friend in Australia.
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Going Fishing

For Teachers K
Students constructaA fishing game that reinforces number recognition,and some basic addition.They use foam sheets to make fish cutouts of different colors and with a addition problem on the bigger one's and the answers on the smaller one.
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We Are History: Family Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine their own family heritage and share family stories with the class. They differentiate between primary and secondary sources, and bring in and write about three artifacts from their family. They conduct an interview...
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Beginning with Bosch

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore surrealism through the artwork of Hieronymus Bosch. In this surrealism lesson, students understand the characteristics of the art of Bosch and create an original artwork and poem to go with it.
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A is for Area, B is for Billion

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners interact with math terminology in preparation for standardized assessment. In this math terminology and online storybook instructional activity, students create their own booklets of math terms based on each letter of the...
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The Civil War

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students are able to describe all of the Civil War terms. They are able to wonder why things happened. Students are able to tell that the United States used to be two countries.
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Grandparents Are Grand

For Teachers K
Students to interview their grandparents. It uses the book, "Just Grandma and Me." students brainstorm and select the questions they each ask their grandparents.
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Positively Respectful

For Teachers K - 8th
Create a positive environment by teaching students to show respect and share compliments. Students use drawing paper and create a self-portrait. Students are encouraged to discuss things they like about themselves. As students share...
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Story Dolls

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students express themselves through art and writing at the same time in this lesson. Students create paper doll versions of themselves. Students write a biography of their dolls.
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Are You Emotionally Smart?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this emotional intelligence worksheet, students read 10 situations or problems, with 3 possible solutions with a missing word in each. Students fill in the three missing words and then check the solution that they would most likely use.
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Revising Comma Splices, Fragments, and Run-on Sentences

For Students 8th - 11th
In this grammar activity, students correct any comma splices, fragments or run-on sentences found within twenty-five sentences. Students mark the correct sentences as correct.
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"The Catcher in the Rye" Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
"The Catcher in the Rye" lesson plans can get students interested in a famous novel.
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Mildred Taylor: Understanding the Author of "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers complete various activities related to the analysis of the novel "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry." They create a collage of words and images of what it was like to live in the South in the 1930's, conduct Internet...
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My Favorite Things

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this survey of favorite things worksheet, students complete the sentences with their personal favorite things. Students write seven short answers.
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Activity Plan 3-4: Still Life Artists

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students find that still life's are a great way to jump-start art. In this early childhood art lesson, students examine famous still life paintings, discuss still life art, and create their own still life piece.
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You Are Smarter Than The Ads

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine advertising techniques and create original designs for advertisements in this three day, 4th grade art/social studies lesson plan. The lesson plan includes assessment ideas, resource information, and learning...
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Digging Into Science Lesson Plans

For Students 5th - 7th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and write the various species that are still present today. Then they define evolution using three words. Students also describe what a fossil is and give some examples related to a particular...
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My Family

For Teachers Pre-K
Students examine the different kinds of families. In this family lesson, students discuss who is in their family, talk about how families should treat each other and how they feel about their family. Students make posters that show...
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My Kindergarten Portfolio-My Birthday

For Students K - 1st
In this kindergarten birthday worksheet, students fill in blanks, writing their birthday and how old they will be, then color a picture of a birthday cake. Worksheet has links to additional activities.
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My Kindergarten Portfolio

For Students K
In this portfolio worksheet, students print the My Family page and get help from their family to fill in the number of siblings and color the pictures. Students glue a family picture to the appropriate place.
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Build Mastery: Fact and Opinion

For Teachers K - 3rd
Is it a fact or an opinion? Get your kids up and moving during this reading comprehension activity. They listen to you read a book or passage (consider writing something yourself to get the ideal text), listening for facts and opinions....
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My Summer Vacation: Traveling

For Teachers K
A classic lesson idea, kindergarteners share stories about their summer vacations on their first day of school! First, your young learners will listen to you talk about your summer vacation, making sure to use plenty of visual aids. Then...
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Context Clues

For Teachers 9th
Work on context clues with your ninth graders in this lesson, which focuses on identifying and analyzing clues to define unfamiliar words. They identify context clues in a passage to recognize words they haven't seen before, and then...