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Who Was Charles Darwin?
Students research the life of Charles Darwin and his voyage on the Beagle.
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Having a Great Time - Wish You Were Here
Fourth graders explore colonial life in America.
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One Word Substitution 26
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, learners match the 10 vocabulary terms in the word bank to the appropriate definitions. Students may submit their answers to be scored. All of the words...
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Word Families: A Kindergarten Experience
Students study rhyming words. In this language arts lesson plan, students participate in several activities in which they practice rhyming words. Students match onsets and rhymes and practice spelling words.
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Matching Clothing Words
In this matching clothing words worksheet, students match 10 pictures of articles of clothing with their names. They can match either the letter with the number, or the number with the letter.
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Pronoun Grid
For this grammar worksheet, learners fill in the blanks to make complete sentences with multiple pronouns missing. Six sentences are given with multiple blanks in each.
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Basic Crypto Systems
Pupils try to solve codes mathematically. The use of a code needs a key. Students try to decipher a code with a mathematical key. This requires focus and higher order thinking skills like analysis.
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Cinderbank
Fourth graders identify major components of a "Cinderella" story in order to create a database.
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Government
Second graders run for various offices. They dress up like a politician, pretend to be running for an office, and tell the students why they should vote for him/her. They explain why it is necessary for a community to have a government
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Discovering Dickens
Students restate facts and details in text to inform and organize ideas and have a choice of four activities to enhance learning,
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Dear Mrs. Roosevelt
Students develop an understanding of how the Great Depression impacted people. For this writing, analyzing and cooperative groups lesson, students inquire about the Great Depression. Students identify problems children faced during...
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Imaginary Insect Zoo
Students create imaginary insects that contain essential characteristics of an insect, such as six legs and three body parts. For this Science/Arts lesson, students distinguish between an insect and non-insect. Students create...
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Word Wall Activity List
Second graders perform a variety of activities with a dynamic, ever-changing classroom word wall as outlined in these lessons. They become less dependent on the word wall as the school year progresses.
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Defending Great Literature
Students defend Mark Twain and the study of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn using persuasive techniques, appropriate word choice, and correct letter format, in response to a fictional letter by an upset parent.
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Brown Bear Phonics
Students listen to Brown Bear, Brown Bear and imitate the style of Eric Carle in writing a sentence. In this writing lesson, students use the beginning and ending sounds of words to write an Eric Carle type sentence. ...
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Dinoset 2: Counting By 2's And 5's
Second graders practice counting by 2's and 5's. They complete five math problems counting by 2's and five math problems counting by 5's. They play a game by typing in a number that belongs in an egg and play By Five's to a 100.
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Thematic Unit: Beginning Holocaust Studies
Fifth graders discuss concepts of diversity, culture, and prejudice, gain understanding of harm caused by prejudice, and demonstrate ability to think critically and a desire to act morally.
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Quotation Marks
Seeing multiple quotation mark mishaps in your class? Show them how to use quotation marks properly with this handout. While this is not an interactive activity, it could act as a reference sheet for writers as they compose and edit...
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Learning to Interview
Second graders view and discuss a modeled interview presented in class. They interview their families and gather data that is later compiled and analyzed as a class.
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Spanish Through History - Web de Anza
High schoolers examine the history, economics, and geography of the Anza era. They read primary source journals, diaries, and letters, conduct Internet research, and write a research report.
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"The Three Billy Goats Gruff:" Retelling the Story
Youngsters retell the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. They write a sentence for speech bubbles for a character in the story, identify the phrases that can be used for retelling a story, and in small groups write a sentence for the...
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Writing Skills: Fables
Use fables as a fun way for English Language Learners to gain confidence and fluency in their reading and speaking skills. After reading a fable in class, they retell their story to a group of their peers. When this jigsaw activity is...
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Stand Up For Verbs: Learning About Action Verbs
In this action verbs worksheet, learners read 12 sentences and underline the action verb in each one. Students check over their answers with accuracy.
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ESL: Action Verbs: Using Hands
In this ESL action verbs worksheet, students match verbs to pictures and fill in blanks in sentences with verbs that describe something done with hands.