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Exploring Arthurian Legend

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to track the growth of the King Arthur legend from the Dark Ages to its arrival on the silver screen.
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Looks Like Christmas: Exploring Sight

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in various hands-on activities to determine what life is like without the sense of sight.
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Sort It Out! Size It Up!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, in groups, estimate amounts in various jars. They sort each jar from least to greatest amount.
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Gingerbread Genius

For Teachers K
Students sort gingerbread men, then identify the sorting rule that they used.
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Geometry Geopardy

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders participate in a game in order to review geometric concepts.
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Congruent Triangles Postulates

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars discover three lettered postulates that prove triangles congruent.
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Drawing Straws

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the Triangle Inequality Theorem by investigating possible lengths of the sides of a triangle.
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The Price is Right - Advertisements

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders design written advertisements using cut out items from catalogs or newspapers in order to persuade consumers.
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Autobiographical Writing About Memories

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Students reflect on fall memories in preparation for creating an autobiographical composition. In this composition instructional activity, students explore how many writers use the changing seasons, fall in particular, to describe a...
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The Calculus Whiz Who Loved Candy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop an equation for finding the volume of a commonly known piece of candy (M&M, Hershey's Kiss, Tootsie Roll Pop, Life Saver, etc.) by using calculus.
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Luscious Language Boxes

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students experience a writing activity aimed at spicing up their writing. They use the classroom Luscious Language Box to add creative parts of speech to their writing.
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Laundry List of Idioms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders think of idioms related to laundry as they create a laundry list of idioms.
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Word Play

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the Japanese folktale, Monkeys Grasp for the Moon. In this multicultural literature instructional activity, students discuss the theme of the folktale. Students choose animal folktales from other Asian cultures for...
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Mobile-ize

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, using a minimum of four space figures, create a mobile. They use a "Draw" program to first plan out their figure.
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Animal Actions

For Teachers Pre-K
Students practice various movements. In this locomotor lesson, students participate using various movements to move around an obstacle course created by the teacher.
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Suzi's Company

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The mean might not always be the best representation of the average. The assessment task has individuals determine the measures of center for the salaries of a company. They determine which of the three would be the best representation...
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Brainiac Tag

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a special game of tag while reinforcing the math skills they have learned.
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Cut It Out

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders derive an original formula for calculating the area of an irregular figure.
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Mine Is! Is Yours?

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in a lesson which teaches the concept of symmetry through the use of letters in the student's name. They use a piece of yarn to see if they can make symmetrical pieces out of their own names.
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Let the Light Shine Through!

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students display knowledge of line of symmetry by designing a geometric stained glass window pattern.
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Is It a Triangle?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Students explore the concept of triangle inequalities.  In this triangle inequality lesson, students cut spaghetti noodles into given lengths.  Students use the noodles to complete a worksheet about triangle inequalities. ...
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Fitness Lottery

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars practice fitness components at the beginning of class.
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Geo Jammin' - Day 5, Lesson 16: Capturing "Lions" of Poetry

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in the Author's Chair, which is placed in the front of the room. The puppet, Geo George, asks students to take out their poems, then brings them to the Author's Chair individually to share their poems with the...
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Turkey Feathers

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students demonstrate counting skills. In this number sense lesson, students glue numbered feathers onto a turkey pattern in numerical order.