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Math: Mr. E Graphs
Second graders role-play as members of the "Math Graph Detective Academy" and assist in solving a mysteries. Once they have watched a "top secret" video, they sort objects according to traits into five categories. Throughout five...
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Lesson 8, Recycling
Learners examine recycling. For this environmental stewardship lesson, students practice persuading others to recycle as they collaborate to prepare small group skits. Learners discuss the issue and write reflections about the experience.
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Different Ways to Count
Fourth graders investigate various number systems and ways of counting. In this various number systems and ways of counting lesson, 4th graders discuss number systems from around the world. Students practice counting using the Mayan,...
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Book 1--Grade 7 (2006)
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts worksheet, students read several passages and two poems and answer reading comprehension questions. Students then write an essay response to one of the passages.
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Vehicles
Students develop appropriate vocabulary for identifying types of vehicles. After viewing pictures of automobiles, students work to create a brief, accurate description of the vehicle using proper vocabulary and grammar. Students then...
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Regional Songs in the Southern American Experience
Students write a song about transportation in 100 years after comparing and discussing "Proud Mary" and "The Midnight Special".
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Value: Non-Violence - Friendship With Animals
Students discuss the importance of respecting animals and properly providing for their needs. In a class setting, students read a story about animals and identify kind and caring actions toward the animals. After a class sing-a-long,...
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Living Sentences
First graders practice writing full sentences. In groups, 1st graders play a game in which they build sentences using nouns, verbs and adjectives. They investigate how to put a sentence into a meaningful order.
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The Great Depression Group Activity
Fourth graders work in groups filling in worksheets learning about and appreciating conditions during the Great Depression. They analyze the difference in the cost of living today versus the Depression years.
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GIPSE Lesson Plan
Students participate in a Chemardy game that shows what they recall from the previous year of Chemistry. They use the computer lab and various web sites to explore other areas of chemistry. Students discuss if they think that they...
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Finding Common Ground
Fifth graders write at least three descriptive qualities about themselves on a note card. The teacher then reads the qualities to the class, and the class members try to determine which student is being presented. They use the cards to...
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Presenting Ecology through Rodent Control
Students role play the member of a health department task force. In groups, they develop their own recommendations to control the rodent problem in the area. They email their local government official and research information about the...
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Spirit of Enquiry
The instructional activity includes guided questions to help students to think about their own behavior and purpose in life. They do this through a quiet time of reflection that can include the writing of ideas. Then students act out a...
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Songs that Bring Us Together - Lesson 5
Learners compose song as a classroom effort. They write a one-paragraph essay about "message" songs in 100 years and include three ideas for topics along with the style of music (such as folk, rock, blues, rap, etc.) that would match.
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Measuring in Inches
Third graders will sing 2 songs that are written and played by the teacher and relate to the task of measuring.They recognize and pick up a 1-foot standard ruler and be able to identify the marks on the ruler, including inch and parts of...
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Sight Word Soup
Students explore language arts by completing a vocabulary activity. In this sight words lesson plan, students discuss the commonly used words that are seen often in writing and define 10 new words each week. Students utilize flashcards,...
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Vocabulary Practice
In this vocabulary practice worksheet, learners use context clues to determine words or phrases to complete sentences. Students complete fifteen sentences.
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Things People Couldn't Do
In this things people couldn't do worksheet, students read context clues about famous people to determine which words in a word blank complete sentences. Students choose four answers to fill in the blanks.
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Chalkboard Challenge: 5th Grade Math Review
This math review PowerPoint engages fifth grade students in an interactive review of math concepts. This review game includes questions on numeration, data interpretation and number theory. This is in a "Jeopardy" style format.
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Family Traditions
Honor family traditions with a lesson that examines the variety of winter celebrations. Class members discuss their family's traditions then complete a cut-and-paste practice page in which they match a picture to the name of a holiday....
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Shakespeare and The Globe
A PowerPoint fill-in-the-blanks exam that tests learners knowledge of the life and times of William Shakespeare? Why not? The presentation could be used as a general review or as an introductory activity to assess prior knowledge.
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A Famous Person
In this famous person worksheet, students read a short passage about Pablo Picasso. Students respond to 13 short answer and 10 fill in the blank questions.
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Fragments
In this grammar worksheet, students rewrite twenty-four fragments into complete sentences by either adding a verb or a subject to each one.
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Things People Couldn't Do
For this expressing ability worksheet, students read 4 short passages about famous people who had something specific that they couldn't do. Students choose a word from the word bank and fill in the blank to complete the sentence that...