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Jeopardy Game Template
Oh Boy! What you have found is not just another Jeopardy game, but a template you can use to create your own. Just imagine 25 students racing to provide the question for the answer, Manifest Destiny. Complete instructions for creating a...
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Five Little Monkeys
Reading this unique version of "Five Little Monkeys," by Dr. Jean out loud should have your students jumping and squealing by the end of the story. This PowerPoint includes large text for students to follow along, as well as eye-popping...
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The Oil Field Industry
A brief look at natural resources are described, prior to explaining the importance of oil in this 12-slide PowerPoint. Clear and colorful graphics are on each slide to keep viewers interested and more informed. Tip: Ask students how...
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Geometric Patterns
Geometric patterns illuminate this colorful and interactive PowerPoint. First, patterns must be identified. Next, students discern the missing color in a block pattern. Lastly, they observe a figure to determine how many blocks are used....
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Citizenship
Young students view this presentation which goes over the concepts of being a good citizen, what volunteers do, what our basic rights are, and what types of organizations in our society are considered to be led by volunteers. The last...
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“Wild Readers” Decoding Skills Lesson Plan
Set young readers on the path toward fluency with this phonemic awareness resource. Based on the award-winning children's book, Where the Wild Things Are, this lesson allows beginning readers to practice isolating phonemes and...
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Who Is Hibernating?
Young scientists explore the wintertime behavior of common animals with this presentation on hibernation. Offering clear explanations about the who, what, where, when, and why regarding hibernation, this resource is perfect for primary...
Orange County Schools
Piggybook
Summarizing text is a balancing act between being brief but thorough. You need to be short and to the point, but also cover all the important details, a task that presents a challenge for many young learners. In this lesson based on the...
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Ten Frame Practice
Ten-frames are great visual tools that support the development of number sense in young mathematicians. A multitude of ten-frames are included in this slide show that provide learners with practice with quickly and fluently identifying...
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Use of Water
What type of things can one do with water? You can swim in it, wash with it, drink it, and use it to do your laundry. It is also so much fun for swimming! Water is an amazing resource! Quiz your kids on all the different ways they use...
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Ordinal Numbers
Arranging things in the correct ordinal number is an important skill for youngsters to learn. Use this presentation to give your young mathematicians practice using this skill. There are 10 cars shown, and pupils must decide which car is...
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The Number Line
A simple idea is presented in this mathematics PowerPoint. Young learners see two number lines; 1 - 10, and 11 - 20. All of the numbers that belong on the number line are randomly scattered in the slides. Learners must place the digits...
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Halves
Here is a clever way to have young mathematicians practice halving numbers. In each slide, two identical dice are shown. For example, one slide shows two dice with four dots each showing. The question is, "Half of 8 is......?" A good...
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The Healthy Train
This presentation gives the lyrics for the song, "The Healthy Train." The song goes to the melody of the classic "The Wheels on the Bus" song. It's a clever song, in that the lyrics cover all of the basic food groups found in the food...
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Colors
When young learners practice color recognition they are also building skills in matching, identifying, and naming. Students will veiw several slides showing a color word writen in that color, then several slides showing just the word,...
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Our Five Senses
While students are at their desks, you can show this simple PowerPoint about the five senses. Each sense includes an activity for students to complete, like drawing something that smells good. This presentation calls for the following...
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English Literature - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Everything you wanted to know about the history of English literature and language but were afraid to ask. From Beowulf to Canterbury Tales, the Knights of the Round Table to Robin Hood, Addison, Fielding, Shakespeare, Swift, and many...
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The Writing Process
Introducing your emergent writers to the writing process? Consider using this presentation that gives a clear overview of the steps involved in producing a piece of writing. The elements of an essay are then introduced; however, the only...
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Exploring Descriptive Sounds
"The Carnival of the Animals" is a piece written by Saint-Saens, and is full of descriptive sounds that help tell a story through music. Included here are a set of images that represent the animal sounds in the piece.
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Sound Game
Get those little ears out and ready to listen to play a game! Youngsters listen to a variety of instruments, and then determine whether the instruments are made of wood or metal. This game is interactive with fun sounds.
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Music Patterns
Little ones can listen and follow along with the images to practice making rhythmic patterns. They clap and play to a variety of simple beats. This is a great way to build coordination, listening skills, pattern recognition, and music...
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Exploring Pulse & Rhythm
Your class can actually sing and clap along with this slideshow! Discuss the concept of rhythm or pulse, as it is called here. Learners will then clap out the rhythm to the songs, Fre-re Jacques and Row, Row, Your Boat.
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Count the Shoes - And Count by 2's
Young mathematicians practice counting by twos in this mathematics presentation. They are shown pictures above red boxes. First they say a number, and then a number is revealed inside the box. Great for young elementary learners who are...
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My Face
This simple collection of slides shows a graphic of a facial feature with its name printed below. It can be used with primary learners or with English language learners to associate names with features. Graphics are large,...