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Sippin' on Smoothies

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Why is calcium good for the body? Where is it stored? Young chefs discover the importance of calcium and review a list of foods that are rich in the material. They then make delicious smoothies high in calcium! Teaching kids how to make...
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Curated OER

How Do You Choose Snacks and Other Foods?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discuss peer pressure pertaining to healthy eating decisions.  In this personal health lesson, students identify reasons why they make poor eating decisions and how to ignore food temptations.  Students complete the "Rate That...
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Curated OER

What's the Big News?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate healthy eating by choosing a variety of foods.  For this personal health lesson, students read the story Big News! Straight from the Heart, and discuss which characters ate which foods.  Students list other healthy...
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Curated OER

How Do Foods Help Our Bodies

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the specific elements found in food that keep us healthy.  For this healthy eating lesson, students identify proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins as part of a healthy diet when consumed in moderation....
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Canine Companions

For Teachers K - 4th
How do you make a pet’s transition into your family a smooth one? Preparing for a pet and learning how to keep it safe is the focus of this research activity. After searching the Internet for tips on animal care, pet owners and potential...
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Pecans

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils explore human health by creating a food dish in class. For this nuts lesson, students discuss pecans and identify the benefits of eating nuts and vegetables. Pupils prepare a dish for their classmates using pecans in the recipe. 
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Plate and Planet

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars investigate the health hazards of modern agriculture and how we can choose better food options.  In this healthy eating lesson plan, students identify different indigenous people in photographs and discuss what they might...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Total English Upper Intermediate: Enjoying Food!

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this countable and uncountable nouns worksheet, students complete 8 sentences with the appropriate words from the word bank. Students also respond to 8 multiple choice questions involving countable and uncountable nouns.
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Oklahoma Stone Soup

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discover the history of the Oklahoma Territory and what foods cowboys used to eat while on the move.  In this culinary lesson, students read the ingredients to Oklahoma Stone Soup and prepare them in a crock pot over the course...
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Flower Pot Salad Bar

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students discuss the connection between a flower pot and wholesome food by creating a salad.  In this healthy eating lesson, students utilize numerous fresh vegetables to create a classic salad in a flower pot.  Students write the steps...
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Freshwater/Saltwater "Eggs-Periment"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore water properties by conducting a class experiment. In this buoyancy instructional activity, students utilize freshwater, saltwater, plastic cups, hard boiled eggs and food coloring to experiment with the floating...
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Make a Sundial

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore space science by conducting a sun experiment in class. In this time telling lesson, students discuss how the sun sits in our sky at exact times each day and how astronomy is based on our perspective of the solar system....
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Retelling Information

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This scripted instructional activity suggests using the journalist’s five W’s (who, what, when, where, why) to teach readers how to summarize a story and to how to distinguish between significant and supporting details. A template and...
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ESL Library

ESL Grammar Practice Worksheets: Future Tense

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Your class is going to get plenty of practice with these future tense worksheets, but will they enjoy themselves? You will have to find out! Learners practice using going to and will in various exercises, practicing with each type of the...
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Living in Space

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore space science by viewing a video in class. In this astronaut lesson, students identify the living habits of astronauts by researching the NASA website and observing a space science video in class. Students participate in...
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ESL Flow

Cool Jobs ‐ A Brainstorming & Debate Role Play Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students list the pros of various jobs and then debate which job would be the best one have.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Living In Space

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short text about living in space. Students then answer 6 multiple choice questions about the story.
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Be Considerate of Others

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the environment by participating in an outdoors activity. In this nature appreciation lesson, students discuss how to minimize their human imprint when experiencing nature. Students conduct a nature walk and plan out an...
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Introduce Vocabulary: a Day at the Apple Orchard

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a story book in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson, students read the book A Day at the Apple Orchard and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define the selected vocab...