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Pollination and Fertilization

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Save yourself time by using this concise arrangement of slides about pollination and fertilization in plants. Minimal wording is included, but the graphics are educational. You will also find charts for the adaptations of both...
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The Gene Scene

For Teachers 6th
Sixth-grade scientists gain understanding of how genetic traits manifest with simple experiments, such as determining whether their tongues are roller or non-roller, taster or non-taster. Extensions include performing tests at home with...
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Prose Styles: Tough, Sweet, and Stuffy

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Take a walk on the rhetorical side with this presentation, which discusses three styles of prose: tough (ethos), sweet (pathos), and stuffy (logos). The slide show provides thorough definitions and examples of each style, as well as...
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Connecting Letters and Memory

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Elementary learners with mild to moderate mental disabilities use a variety of tools to connect letter sounds to images. They use flash cards, posters, and writing while saying to connect letter image to phonemic equivalent. Then, they...
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Suffixes That Sound Like "Shun"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The suffix, -tion is used with great frequency in our language. This presentation challenges learners to fill in charts with words that use this suffix. They must think of words that end in -cian, -sion, -ssion, -tion, and even words...
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Counting on a 100 Square

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Counting by twos, fives, and tens is a great way to build the skills and number sense needed to better grasp the concept of multiplication later on. Here are six number charts to 100, each chart is highlighted and requires the class to...
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Mrs. Lewis's Pets: Tally Mark Activity

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
To cute to pass up! This slide show activity has learners count the number of pets Mrs. Lewis has using tally marks. As the show progresses, kids pay attention and make a tally for each type of pet they see. Suggested uses and audio are...
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Reading Bar Charts

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Help kids understand how to collect data through surveys, organize data in a bar chart, then analyze their findings. There are three different surveys for learners to conduct, a full description of all the parts of a bar chart, and three...
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Focus on Economic Data: US Real GDP Growth, August 26, 2011

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young economists answer a series of critical thinking questions as they analyze real data that shows GDP Growth. They examine the provided charts, read through the background information, and discuss changes that occurred in the third...
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TV Dads: Immature and Irresponsible?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Examine gender stereotypes on television, focusing on fathers portrayed in sitcoms and advertising. Questions on a handout direct learners to consider the types of fathers they see on television and one advertisement is highlighted as...
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Where We Live

For Teachers K - 2nd
Who has the most? Young learners practice charting data using familiar information. They help fill out a classroom chart by recording the number of people, pets, televisions, etc. in their home. Guiding questions help them investigate...
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Gustar and Similar Verbs

For Students 6th - 9th
The -ar verbs gustar and encantar are often confusing to non-native speakers, so give your beginning classes this reference guide to help them understand the shift in sentence formation. The well-organized charts are effective and clear,...
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El Tiempo Pretérito-Más Información

For Students 7th - 8th
Here's a great reference guide on the preterite tense! The spelling changes with infinitive endings of -car, -gar, and -zar are covered, and the charts provided are easy to understand.  
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Reading a Calendar

For Students 1st
Calendars are great for so many reasons. They keep track of time, can help teach children to read charts, show numbers in sequential order, and are perfect for word problems. First graders assess three different calendars to answer 11...
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Line Graphs

For Students 3rd - 4th
Let's take a look at Luis' bike ride! Scholars examine a line graph charting a 20-kilometer bike ride over the course of six hours. They answer six questions about the data requiring the understand the concepts of each axis and the line...
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Patterns of 2s, 5s, and 10s

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
In order to connect the dots in three images youngsters skip count by twos, fives, and 10s. Encourage them to look for patterns as work, and consider giving out hundreds charts for guidance. They can also color these in once finished!
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Using a Table

For Students 1st - 2nd
Tables are no help if your scholars can't read them; provide some excellent beginner-practice using this table example and accompanying comprehension questions. Learners examine the data first, which charts the number of glasses of water...
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Heart of Darkness: List Group Label Strategy

For Teachers 12th
Heart of Darkness can challenge even the best readers. Here's a pre-reading strategy that will engage class members and provide background and context for Conrad's study of racism, savagery and imperialism. Class members brainstorm,...
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Pudd'nhead Wilson: K-W-H-L

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Prejudice is the theme of this Pudd'nhead Wilson KWHL chart. Learners fill out their charts, discuss how to find the answers to their questions, and spend some time researching a topic they want to know more about.
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Building Vocabulary: Touching Spirit Bear

For Students 6th - 8th
Two activities are provided for you here as you start to read Touching Spirit Bear with your class. First, introduce them to some of the new vocabulary they'll encounter once they start reading. Then, complete two KWHL charts. For the...
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Talking with My Peers: Carousel of Reading Superheroes Around the World

For Teachers 3rd Standards
In many places in the world, people go to great lengths to get books to read. This beginning-of-the-year activity uses pictures of people reading in extraordinary situations to stimulate effective listening and speaking using the...
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Revisiting Big Metaphors and Themes: Revising and Beginning to Perform Two-Voice Poems

For Teachers 5th Standards
Now that your class has read all of Esperanza Rising, take the time to tackle big metaphors and themes. Pupils will participate in an activity called Chalk Talk, in which they circulate around the room in small groups and add...
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Humongous Vegetables

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
Humongous vegetables can inspire and awaken your mathematicians to the large math concepts in our Common Core standards. What is the secret to growing such gargantuan garden objects in Alaska? In the state that is closest to the...
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Reading Poems From the Academy of American Poets Chancellors

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Start a lesson on poetic voice with a peer to peer discussion on what characterizes the strength in the voice with which a writer chooses to express himself/herself. In pairs, readers are tasked with reading and creating T-charts for...

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