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Mid-Unit Assessment: Text-Dependent and Short Answer Questions: Excerpts from “A Limited Supply”
There's no such thing as an unlimited resource. Scholars complete a mid-unit assessment by reading A Limited
Supply. They answer text-dependent questions and complete a graphic organizer about key terms in the text.
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Electrical Appliances
Students explore electricity in daily life by examining everyday appliances. In this electrical current activity, students identify the differences between watts, volts and amps and how they relate to the devices we depend upon. Students...
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Jobs
In this occupations worksheet, students match up ten pictures of people doing various jobs to their actual professions in writing.
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The Civil War: Learning from Our Peers
Fifth graders discover the Civil War as taught by their peers. In this Civil War instructional activity, 5th graders create their own lesson plans to teach the class about the Civil War. The students are monitored by the teacher but are...
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The House of Dies Drear
Students read The House of Dies Drear and understand how he filled a need and helped people. In this philanthropy lesson students understand how the people who helped on the "Underground Railroad" filled a need and helped others....
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Physical Geography of Africa
Fifth graders investigate the topography of Africa. In this physical geography lesson, 5th graders research the six regions of Africa and complete a physical map. Students locate various landforms in Africa. Students use their...
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Geometry of Democracy
Students explore the architecture of New England by identifying geometric shapes. In this architectural lesson, students examine photographs of classic building architecture and use a transparency to trace geometric shapes they...
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ESL: Practice Using Present Progressive Tense
Small, cartoonish pictures of people expressing emotions and actions (blowing his nose, holding her head and frowning, dancing, smiling) provide the basis for writers to describe the feelings and experiences taking place. Help your ESL...
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Writing with Vivid Verbs
Students find vivid verbs in literature and use them in their own writing. In this vivid verbs lesson plan, students use a 'Thinking Thesaurus' of major verbs to study common verbs. Students then practice rewriting sentences using vivid...
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Planning for the Voyage - Pilgrim Study Unit
Students locate Plymouth, MA, Hudson River, Cape Cod, Holland and England on a map. They identify the reasons the Pilgrims came to the New World and explain how the investors and the colonists would each benefit from a new colony. After...
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Plate Tectonics: An "Eggs"periment
Students investigate plate tectonics by observing a cracked egg shell. In this Earth science activity, students draw borders of continents on an egg shell, only to watch it crack in a glass. Students record the breakup of the "Earth"...
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Force and Gliders
Students explore physics by creating data graphs in class. In this flight properties lesson plan, students read the book Flying Machine and identify the force, resistance and construction necessary to keep a glider in the air. Students...
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Good Citizens
Students differentiate responsible from irresponsible behavior in their community. In this citizenship lesson, students use technology to organize lists of responsible and irresponsible behaviors, write about the effects these behaviors...
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Money Booklet
Young scholars practice handling money by examining different world currency. In this economics activity, students utilize a coin booklet to trace individual coins and draw bills, later coloring them in their traditional colors. Young...
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Report Writing
Students choose Native American tribe to research, develop ideas for five paragraph report, find information about chosen tribe's history and culture, compare historical life of tribe with contemporary aspects of tribal life today, and...
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ESL- Words That Describe Weather
In this ESL weather words worksheet, students look at 7 clip art pictures of weather scenes. They write words, in the space next to each number, that describe the weather shown in the picture.
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ESL "Where Is The Ball"" Matching Worksheet
In this ESL location word matching worksheet, learners examine the location of a ball in 9 clip art pictures. They match the picture to the description of the ball's location.
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ESL Opposites Matching Worksheet
In this ESL opposites matching worksheet, students examine 10 clip art pictures. They match the picture to the word that represents its opposite such as weak/strong, large/small, or hard/soft.
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ESL Irregular Verbs Matching Worksheet
In this ESL irregular verbs learning exercise, students examine 10 small, colorful clip art pictures of actions before matching them to the proper form of the verb that describes them.
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ESL Classroom Object Words Matching
In this ESL naming classroom objects matching worksheet, students examine colorful clip art pictures of classroom objects. They match the 8 objects to the words that name them.
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ESL Complete the Sentence- Idiom Worksheet
In this ESL complete the idiom learning exercise, students fill in the endings to common idioms. They see a small, colorful clip art picture that shows the meaning of the idiom before they complete the sentence.
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ESL Clothes 2 Picture/Word Matching Worksheet
In this ESL clothes picture/word matching worksheet, students examine small, colorful clip art pictures of clothing items. They match the 9 pictures to the word that names them.
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ESL Prepositions- Where is the Ball? Fill in the Blank Worksheet
In this ESL prepositions fill-in-the-blank worksheet, students examine 7 small pictures showing the placement of a soccer ball as it relates to a box. They answer the question, "Where is the ball?" on each blank line.
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ESL Matching Present Continuous Verb Worksheet
In this ESL present continuous verb matching worksheet, students match 8 verbs to the pictures that best express their meaning.