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Curated OER

Fabric Construction Chart

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners in sewing class review the various types of natural and synthetic fabrics. They take notes about fabric construction and match woven, knit, and non-woven fabric samples to fabric construction charts. They make specific...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Look and Write

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this descriptive writing instructional activity, students look at pictures of a child on a scooter, a woman knitting, and a fairy tale shoe and write descriptive sentences about them. Students write 3 descriptions.
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Activity
Scholastic

Make Hooting Owls with Your Class!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Kids create their own hooting owls using the template provided and art supplies. Pair the activity with the book, 10 Hooting Owls as suggested here, or on its own as part of a unit on owls or nocturnal animals. 
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Activity
Tangle Crafts

Bookmark Weaving Loom

For Students K - 12th
Combine class members' love of crafts and reading with one innovative lesson. Scholars create a one-of-a-kind woven bookmark using cardstock paper, yarn, and a needle. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Baa, Baa, Black Sheep Nursery Rhyme and Coloring Page

For Students Pre-K - K
In this nursery rhyme coloring page, students see the nursery rhyme, Baa, Baa, Black Sheep. They color the cartoon-like black line picture of a woman knitting as she talks to a sheep. There are no directions given with this learning...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Lions and Tigers and Wolves, Oh My!

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
New picture books will tickle the funny bone while indulging a child’s love for animals.
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Lesson Plan
Digital Public Library of America

Teaching Guide: Exploring Little Women

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Louisa May Alcott's Little Women is a literary masterpiece as well as a timestamp of the formative mid-nineteenth century in America. Using a primary source set of photographs, letters, and portraits, readers discuss the ways...
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PPT
Curated OER

Spelling - Adding -ing to Verbs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this language arts presentation, learners are coached on the proper ways, and proper times, to add -ing to a verb. Clear instructions, and engaging examples are embedded in each slide. A very good PowerPoint to use when teaching this...
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Printables
Curated OER

Talk to Mom, Dad, Sister Worksheets

For Teachers K - 5th
Help learners with special needs recognize the interests of their family members and build a foundation for conversation practice using worksheet activities and social prompts. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Gerund as Subject

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Working in groups, learners practice using gerunds as subjects by talking to one another. Then, independently, they write sentences using a subject, a verb, and a subject complement from a given list of each and in their own words. They...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Made from Animals

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Here is a terrific lesson for elementary schoolers on products that come from animals. In it, pupils discover that we get a lot more than just food from animals. After a class discussion and teacher-led demonstration, learners utilize...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Building Bridges for Young Learners -- Community

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners compare and contrast communities.They explore factors that influence how people live, the roles of adults and children, and the interaction of people who live and work within a community. The lesson focuses on the country of...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Shared Reading Activities

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Shared reading is a way to bond together as a family and learn key literature concepts. Great for parents or teachers who want to bring the shared reading experience into the home or classroom. The article offers several tips on what you...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

National Craft Month

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Incorporate National Craft Month into your daily lessons with these great ideas.
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K12 Reader

Reflexive Pronouns

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
I, myself, like a straightforward grammar exercise, and here is one about reflexive pronouns! Learners identify the reflexive pronoun in each of 20 sentences and indicate the subject that the pronoun refers to.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Avoiding Run-On Sentences (II)

For Students 6th - 9th
Polish the writing skills of your emerging writers by eliminating run-on sentences in their work. Discuss the ways to correct run-ons before releasing your class to work on this 20-sentence worksheet independently. An answer sheet is...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Direct Object

For Students 6th - 9th
What exactly is a direct object? Use this resource to introduce direct objects to your middle and early high school classrooms. The section at the top explains the part of speech, and then there are 20 sentences below for learners to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

From Sheep to Rug

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Ever wonder where wool comes from? How it is used to make a woven rug? Introduce the Native American craft of rug making to your preschool or kindergarten class with a discussion. Learners examine and discuss images of a Native American...
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Worksheet
Collège Saint Charles Garnier

Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS)

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
For, and, nor... Spend some time getting coordinating conjunctions just right with your class. Included here are three exercises to practice using these seven connecting words correctly; each activity includes a fun image and plenty of...
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School Improvement in Maryland

Smart Growth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
New roads, new businesses, new developments, new mass transit systems. All growth has both positive and negative effects on communities. Government classes investigate the principles of Maryland's 1997 Smart Growth program and the...
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Lesson Plan
Peace Corps

Community

For Teachers K - 5th Standards
What is a community? Find out with a lesson plan that sheds light onto the different types of communities—school, local, and global. Scholars read informational text detailing the life of a young girl from Cape Verde and take part in a...
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Lesson Plan
University of Connecticut

Building Your Own Biosphere

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
On September 26, 1991, four women and four men entered the scientific experiment, Biosphere 2; the doors were sealed for two years in order to study the interactions of a biosphere. In the activity, scholars explore biospheres by...
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Organizer
Curriculum Corner

Book Study: The Mitten

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Looking for a set of resources to compliment a reading of The Mitten by Jan Brett? A fun winter resource has everything from story sequencing and writing prompts to a parts of speech sort and a mitten flap book. The activities are great...
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Activity
PBS

Primary Source Set: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What did Jo write her stories with? How did the March sisters dress? A primary source set designed for Louisa May Alcott's Little Women prompts learners to look over images of household items and clothes from the 1860s before engaging in...

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