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Mixing Colours
Students explore ratios and their relationships to fractions. They explain the process of identifying ratios and describe their comparison. Students write ratios as fractions and by using colons. They convert the ratios to percents.
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Small Busines Schemes
Students investigate a small business and its profitability. In pairs, as they research a business adventure, students consider the capital outlay, maintenance, office space, prices, insurance, and profit and loss statements. Students...
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Desert Animals
Learners are asked if they think a roadrunner is a bird that is a fast runner or a slow runner? They are given a copy of Roadrunner Display Sheet. Students are asked how does a roadrunner protect iteself? They are given the following...
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Fireworks: A Whole Group Activity for November Fifth, Diwali, New Year's Eve, or the Chinese New Year
In this holiday elapsed time learning exercise, students determine a method to calculate how much time it would take to set off a box of 28 fireworks if one must allow six minutes for each fireworks. They determine what time they would...
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Halloween Cakes
In this recipe worksheet, students will rewrite a Halloween cakes recipe that makes 12 cakes, so that it will make 16 cakes. Ingredient amounts are in metric units.
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Time Problems (Half Hours)
In this time problems worksheet, students read the eight word problems about telling time. Students list the answers by half hours.
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Thanksgiving Travel Activity
For this Thanksgiving activity worksheet, students make a large graph showing whether they would like to travel by plane, train or car. They discuss holiday travel and sing an associated song.
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Fold-Up Pocket Card
In this fold-up pocket card learning exercise, students follow the directions to make a card which can be used as a greeting card, a menu, or for a class project. They cut out the net and fold it as indicated.
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Arkansas and the Civil Rights Movement
In this Arkansas reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2-page selection regarding the state and the Civil Rights Movement and they answer 10 true or false questions pertaining to the selection.
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Visual Structures of Postulates and Axioms in Algebraic Operations
Students investigate Axioms and Postulates. In this proof and linear transformation of equations instructional activity, students explore axioms and postulates to solve linear equations. Students construct game cards to analyze the...
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Who Grows Cabbage?
Students use logic to solve the puzzle about vegetable farming. In this logical thinking lesson, students use the game board of various vegetable categories to define which farmer grows cabbage. Students use the clues to help them...
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Meter Reading Using Place Value
Fourth graders read gas meters to measure cubic feet and learn place values. In this place value lesson, 4th graders watch a video about meter reading and discuss place value on the gas meter dials. Students study a related chart and...
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Making a Pictorial Timeline
Learners create a pictorial timeline of a biographical character. In this timeline lesson, students create a slide show illustrating the life of the person from a biography they've read. Learners also use Kid Pix to create a pictorial...
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Show Me the Money!!!
Learners research employment rates in the United States with a focus on broadcast journalists. For this employment rate lesson, students visit the given websites to explore popular states to live in, highest and lowest unemployment...
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One Centimeter
In this centimeter activity, students read about and view examples of length in centimeters, then draw lines shorter and longer than 1 centimeter. A website reference for additional activities is given.
PreKinders
Pre-K Assessment Forms
This is a Pre-K teacher's must-have resource for pre-assessing learners at the beginning of the school year! Covering everything from alphabet recognition and sorting objects to social-emotional development and work habits, this resource...
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Teaching Students to Tell Time
Several activities are provided for your young learners to practice telling time. One suggestion is to provide each learner with their own clock. After you read the time, each learner must place the clock's hands in the correct place and...
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TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 15
What do a cheetah, Audi commercial, and air have in common? They're all topics of an engaging inquiry-based, hands-on workshop for educators about background knowledge, reading strategies, the CER model, and argumentative writing. The...
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Utah Pioneers
Learners will understand the hardships that were faced by the Utah pioneers.
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Ways to Extend the Learning With A Fraction Unit
Here are some ideas for extending the learning beyond traditional fraction lessons.
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Pumpkin Multiplication and Division Facts Puzzle
Fifth graders practice multiplication and division facts while completing a pumpkin coloring sheet. For this multiplication and division lesson, 5th graders color based on the answers and the color key.