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Comparing 3-D Shapes

For Students 1st - 3rd
How is a sphere like a prism? Learners compare and contrast 3-D shapes, first drawing each in the boxes provided. If this is too advanced, supply pre-cut images of the shapes for learners to choose from and glue onto the worksheet. A...
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Text Structure: Features and Organization

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Teach learners how to interact with both fiction and non-fiction text with a packet of activities and worksheets. After looking over text structure and the difference in text features between different types of writing,...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Sorting (Pluckrose)

For Teachers K - 3rd
Find guidance to introduce math vocabulary in context using Henry Pluckrose's book Sorting. This text is an excellent cross-curricular resource for budding readers. Before starting, review some new vocabulary words: collect, common,...
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Common Core 1st Grade Workbook

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
You've found the first grade Common Core jackpot! English Language Arts and Math Common Core standards are addressed in a 74-page packet complete with standard text printables, activities, cut-outs for the classroom, and worksheets. 
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Activity Plan 5-6: Book-Character Homes

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use their creativity to build character homes. In this early childhood lesson plan, students develop creative-thinking, social, language, math, and motor skills as they work together to create buildings for characters from...
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What is Matter?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate what matter is and how it changes states.  In this physical properties lesson, students examine the vocabulary database and identify the characteristics of the three phases of matter.  Students perform a...
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Homophones Activities 1-5

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language arts worksheet, students discover that homophones are words that sound alike. Students complete 5 activities with homophones: matching words to pictures, completing sentences, explaining differences between words and...
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Time for All Ages

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover time keeping by analyzing technological advances in history.  In this time instructional activity, 4th graders create and complete a KWL chart based on their research of a famous timekeeping invention, such...
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Math and Literature

For Teachers K
Students listen to the reading of "The Button Box" and use buttons provided to tell a story about a chosen button, compare their own buttons to those in the reading. They estimate how many buttons are in a bag and sort buttons based on...
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We Are Alike, We Are Different:A Focus on Japan

For Teachers 1st
First graders develop a connection with students in a first grade classroom in Japan. They begin to develop a curiosity about Japan--the landscape, the people, and their culture, while developing an understanding of the Five Themes of...
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The Hunger Games

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Enjoy this exciting novel with your students, and bring the games to life in your classroom!
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I Am Special

For Teachers K
Students conclude and acknowledge that each person is unique and special. In this I Am Special lesson plan, students compare their digital photograph to pictures of people in magazines to determine likenesses/differences. They describe...
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Saving Makes Cents

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify ways families save money. In this financial lesson plan, students read the book A Chair for My Mother and discuss ways to save money. Students identify coin values and practice counting money.
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Apples Galore! (Elementary, Language)

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine and taste 7-8 difference apples, describe the flavor/texture, then graph the results of favorites. Finally students write a paragraph describing their favorite.
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School-Home Links: Correct Words in Context

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this word usage worksheet, students read several word pairs of words that sound and are spelled similarly. Students then place the correct word to complete the sentence. Parents or guardians must sign the worksheet.
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Summer Preparations for a Grade Level Change

For Teachers K - 6th
Changing grade levels can be a positive experience for new and veteran teachers alike.
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Making Mittens with The Mitten Book

For Teachers K
Students read and discuss the different animals in The Mitten book and then try to make mittens that are alike.