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Curated OER

Photo Tinting

For Teachers K - 12th
Encourage your artists to go wild with their color choices in this fun art lesson. Similar to the pop art by Andy Warhol, your class will color ordinary black and white photos with vibrant colors to simulate photo tinting. What a fun way...
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Curated OER

Gwendolyn the Library Fairy

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read a story.  In this rhyming words lesson plan, students learn what rhyme is, read Gwendolyn the Library Fairy and identify rhyming words.
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Curated OER

Burlap Weaving Gone Wild

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Explore art using fabric with this resource. Learners talk about weaving and create art work after discussing this important technique. This is a great way integrate art and history.
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Curated OER

Earth's Water: A drop in your cup

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students complete activities where they observe the amount of freshwater in the world as a fraction of the actual amount of water using different mixtures. In this freshwater lesson plan, students brainstorm on how to preserve...
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Curated OER

Blow the Best Bubbles

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Here is an exciting, and meaningful science lesson on the formation of bubbles! Young scientists have three cups with a variety of solutions in them. One cup has detergent only, one has glycerin added to it, and the third has corn syrup...
Handout
K12 Reader

5th Grade Master Spelling List

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Here's a spelling program that includes 36 lists of 21 words and 20 suggestions for weekly activities. Each list includes common and proper nouns, sight words, academic vocabulary, and words built on a specific Greek roots.
Worksheet
K12 Reader

United States Geography

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Encourage reading for information with a text about United States geography. Kids read a short passage about the landforms in the United States, including mountain ranges and natural resources, and answer five reading comprehension...
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K12 Reader

Eastern Woodland Natives

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Supplement your social studies instruction with a reading passage about the Eastern Woodlands. After reading the passage, learners respond to five related questions.
PPT
Power Show

Out of the Dust

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Is your class reading Out of the Dust? If they are, or if this is your first time teaching Karen Hesse's Newbery Medal winning novel, check out the ideas in a presentation that outlines what you and your class can do while reading about...
PPT
Curated OER

Out of the Dust: Background notes about the novel, The Great Depression, and The Dust Bowl

For Teachers 5th - 7th
If your class is reading the historical fiction novel, Out of the Dust, then you are in luck. Here are a few slides that will help you provide historical context for the book, as well as define main characters, setting, symbolism, and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Antonyms 2

For Students 9th - 11th
Explore 10 different antonyms with this vocabulary development worksheet. High schoolers explore words like amnesty, charity, and motley. The answer key is particularly helpful, as each word option is defined. 
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Curated OER

Antonyms 5: Level 10

For Students 10th - 11th
Ensure that your class's vocabulary development doesn't become stagnant with this antonym practice! Learners review 10 vocabulary words, identify the antonym of each, and check their answers on the detailed guide provided. Example words...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Sentence Completion 16: High-Intermediate Level

For Students 8th - 10th
More sentence completion practice! The strength of this worksheet lies in the lengthy answer and explanations key included with the resource. The key explains in detail how to approach each problem, what strategies to employ, and why...
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Curated OER

Sentence Completion 6

For Students 9th - 10th
Your class must use the subtle clues in each sentence to select the word that best fits in each blank. While multiple options are present, the correct answer is not impossible to find. Use this for some test prep before state testing!
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Worksheet Web

Burrowing Animals – Ground Squirrels

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Why do ground squirrels build their homes in the ground? What's so unique about these burrows? Have individuals read about this burrowing animal, and then respond to five short answer questions that assess their comprehension of the...
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Best Websites to Explore the Common Core

For Teachers 2nd - 11th
Are you familiar with the Common Core State Standards, but want to dig deeper? Check out some of these helpful websites.
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Shmoop

ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.1

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Does your ELA class need some practice with the specific skills outlined in the Common Core standards? Then this is the perfect resource for you! One in a series of connected lessons that cover the standards for reading literature,...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Counting Cup

For Teachers K Standards
Help your kindergartners develop counting skills using a 24 oz. plastic cup, counting manipulatives, and a paper plate. Start with a small group of learners and place a quantity of counting objects between the range of 5 to 10 into each...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

More and Less Handfuls

For Teachers K Standards
Working as a pair, two kindergartners will sit at a table and will pick two handfuls of counters. They will combine their individual handfuls into one, and count their own selection. They will then draw and record their count on a record...
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Polar Trec

Mini-Ocean Bathymetric Mapping Research Cruise

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Middle or high schoolers transform into oceanographers in a week-long simulation. To begin, each group follows directions to create a model of the ocean floor with specified features. Next, the groups prepare to set sail on a research...
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University of Washington

Kepler’s Laws

For Students 9th - 12th
Introduce your physics or astronomy class to Kepler's laws of planetary motion with this straightforward worksheet. It covers the basic concepts of each and has learners answer questions to demonstrate their grasp on them. You could use...
Printables
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Catch My Party

Back to School Printables

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Prepare your classroom for Back-to-School Night with this collection of printable displays. Including a Welcome Back sign, labels for classroom supplies, and table markers for a back-to-school buffet, this resource helps support...
Handout
Weebly

Ancient China

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
From China's physical geography and earliest beginnings of civilization to the Qin and Han dynasties, here is a nicely designed worksheet on ancient China, which includes a graphic organizer and timeline to summarize the reading...
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Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory

Writing Prompts for Elementary, Middle and High Schools

For Students 3rd - 10th Standards
Work on descriptive, narrative, persuasive, and expository writing with 110 prompts! The writing prompts are organized by type of writing. Several are separated into collections for younger students so you can find prompts for your...

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