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Buzzy, Buzzy Bee
Students simulate honeybees pollinating flowers. In this pollination lesson, students role-play the process of pollination over the course of several seasons. Students graph results and share their graphs with the class.
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Recognize Rectangles
In this shape identification worksheet, students are shown a page of different shapes and they are to colour all of the rectangles on the page.
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Making Addition Sums
In this addition worksheet, students are given a sum and they are to come up with two sets of numbers that make up that sum.
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Practice Writing the Number One
Students practice tracing the number "1" 5 times and the word "one" 2 times. They write the number "1" and the word "one" 5 times each on the lines provided. An excellent number identification and number writing practice worksheet!
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Practice Writing the Number Seven
Students practice tracing the number "7" 5 times and the word "seven" 2 times. They write the number "7" and the word "seven" 5 times each on the lines provided. An excellent number identification and number writing practice worksheet!
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Instructional Software Resources for Grades K-3
Students become familiar with teh selection, evaluation, and use of instructional software for 4-8 classroom. They download software demos from the web and discuss critiquing software. Students browse software evaluations on web sites.
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Splish! Splash! From the Bath to my Glass
An excellent lesson on the water cycle! In it, learners should gain a general understanding of the water cycle, along with how water first falls as precipitation, then ends up coming out of our faucets. This lesson nicely integrates...
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Technology Blackout Day
Students describe the impact of modern technology inventions on daily life. They create a graph of the class's favorite item of technology and draw a picture of their favorite piece of modern technology.
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Observing the Changes: The Warming of the North
After reviewing the causes and effects of climate change, students become observers for "Plant Watch," a program to monitor the effects of climate change on plants. Students record blooming and leafing dates for selected local species...
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The Human Memory
This is a well-designed, creative lesson to help students learn more about the human memory. Working in pairs, students complete tasks and gather data. Excellent websites for resources are also provided.
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Penny Panda's Sticker Store
Second graders practice counting money using nickels, dimes, and quarters. They review the value of nickels, dimes and quarters. They explore Penny Panda's Sticker Store, and talk a little about what the object of the activity is (save...
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Number Cognition Flash Cards to 100
In this 26-page flash cards worksheet, students cut out, shuffle and put each flash card in cognitive order from 1 to 100. Students drill with the flash cards with a classmate. Good resource!
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Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map
Second and third graders practice with basic map skills. They create their own map including a legend and a compass rose. This fabulous plan has many excellent websites linked which allow learners to explore maps of all kinds; including...
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Creating Musical Notation
For this creative music activity from Scientific American, young scholars learn about musical notation and then design their own notations. Great web resource links are alsp provided
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Shapes word search
In this shapes worksheet, students search for names of shapes in a word search. Students search for 8 names of shapes that are given to them on the page.
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How Many Ice Creams?
Students discuss their favorite ice cream flavors and read the math problem. They brainstorm the problem and brainstorm for ways to solve the problem. Students work in pairs and share solutions.
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Making Number Patterns
In this number patterns learning exercise, learners make number patterns for sets of rules given. A website reference for additional resources is provided. A website reference for additional resources and answers is provided.
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The Three Pigs
Second graders design and construct homes for the three pigs. Each of the homes is made and filled with patterns that we explore. They continue a sequential pattern and describe a rule for this.
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Strawberry and Chocolate Milk
Students listen to the math problem and discuss. They work alone or in groups to come up with the possible solutions and put their pictures of the bottle arrangements on the wall so that the class can refer to them.
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Magic Money
In this math worksheet, students use the images of the money in order to translate to the actual amount for the 22 problems.
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Come Together!
In this counting groups worksheet, students draw a circle around the groups of animals. Students count the number of animals in the groups and write that number on the line.
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Graphing Trash Material
Students investigate data and recyclable materials. In this math instructional activity, students save recyclable materials and create a graph of the materials. Students discuss how they could help the environment by recycling.
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Pirate Swords
Learners read the math problem and retell it in their own words. They brainstorm for ways to solve and use questions to focus on the steps used. Students could use other problems involving pirates from the given website.