Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Earth, Sun, and Moon

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in a demonstration and complete an online activity that illustrates the earth orbits the sun once a year, and that the moon takes approximately 28 days to orbit the earth.
Worksheet
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Endangered Species

For Students 9th - 12th
In this geography worksheet, learners identify how to manipulate data on a range of endangered species. They create a bar graph of endangered animals from Africa, Asia, Australia, North America, or South America. Students use a...
Lesson Plan
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Friction

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students compare and contrast the movement of objects on different surfaces, experimenting with friction and forces of motion. This friction lesson has numerous online tools including worksheets and virtual activities; the option is also...
Lesson Plan
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Guide Words

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate guide words. In this library lesson, 3rd graders investigate guide words in reference materials and complete an alphabetizing worksheet.
Worksheet
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Word List Group Sorting

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, students practice two-stage sorting by examining a list of 21 words. Students sort the words according to beginning letter (there are 7 possible here) and then alphabetize them.
Worksheet
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Where Does the Bee Live?

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this alphabet worksheet, students connect the letters in order to discover the bee's home. This activity is not difficult because all of the letters are already in alphabetical order around the hive.
Worksheet
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Which Comes First?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Hanukkah activity worksheet, students read the words that relate to Hanukkah. Students write the words that comes first on the line for the 15 words.
Worksheet
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High Frequency Words: Bone/Box/Draw/Pictures

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this high frequency words learning exercise, students alphabetize the words: bone, box, draw and pictures, then use the words in a sentence and color code by consonants and vowels.
Lesson Plan
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Alphabet Organizer

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students practice organizing their vocabulary words in an online organizer tool. In this vocabulary lesson, students read a text and take notes. Additionally, students organize their vocabulary words into an online "Alphabet Organizer"...
Printables
Reading Resource

Ways to Practice Words at Home

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Looking for more ways to practice writing words? A list of 27 strategies will engage learners of any level. Kids can choose between writing their words in peanut butter, criss-crossing them with words that share common letters, and...
Activity
Computer Science Unplugged

Lightest and Heaviest—Sorting Algorithms

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
How do computers sort data lists? Using eight unknown weights and a balance scale, groups determine the order of the weights from lightest to heaviest. A second worksheet provides the groups with other methods to order the weights. The...
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Sound it-Bag it

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Scholars sort picture cards based on the initial phoneme they hear as they say the name of each image. They pick a card, say its name, then place it in one of five bags based on how its initial phoneme matches the initial phoneme...
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonics: Letter Recognition, Alphabet Tiles Name Sort

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Beginning readers practice identifying alphabet letters using upper and lower case letter tiles. Each class member is given a T-chart, letter tiles, and a name card. They then separate the letter tiles in their name from those not in...
Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonics: Letter-Sound Correspondence, Letter Sound Match

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Scholars match initial, medial, and final phonemes to individual graphemes. They pick a card, say its name, then find the letter that makes that sound. If the card is a monkey, the learner finds the letter m, matching the grapheme to the...
Lesson Plan
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Zoo-Goers Ready to Greet Baby Panda

For Students 2nd - 6th
The Smithsonian's National Zoo, also known as the Washington Zoo, is one of the oldest zoos in the United States. Youngsters read and discuss a news article about Tai Shan, baby panda that was one of the zoos most famous residents. They...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 5 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 4)

For Students 4th
A set of 49 cards can enhance fourth graders' math vocabulary. It provides a pair of cards on each sheet, one with the word printed in bold text, and the other with the definition of the word. Topics of the cards include mostly...
Lesson Plan
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Give Me Your Vital Statistics

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students get to know each other and while giving them an opportunity to practice their logical thinking skills.
Worksheet
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Skateboarding: Draw and Write

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this writing worksheet, students are given space to draw a picture of skateboarding, then to write about their picture on 6 lines beneath.
Lesson Plan
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The 50 States and its Holidays

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Though the format of this ELL lesson is confusing (the standards listed are for plate tectonics, yet the objectives are for American geography and holidays), a teacher could glean some ideas from the main idea. Here, pupils complete a...
Organizer
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Supermarket Floor Plan

For Students 4th - 6th
For this alphabetical ordering activity worksheet, students alphabetize stock in a new store and explore how to arrange the new stock by enlarging the floor plans for the new supermarket.
Worksheet
T. Smith Publishing

Vowel and Consonant Mail

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Clarify the difference between a consonant and a vowel with an activity inspired by mail. Learners help out a confused mail carrier by categorizing and alphabetizing words by writing them on the corresponding mailboxes. One mailbox is...
Worksheet
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National Dictionary Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this National Dictionary Day worksheet, students complete activities including reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, correct word choosing, multiple choice, sequencing, unscramble the sentences, write questions,...
Unit Plan
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Unearthing the Secrets of the Garden

For Teachers 5th
Students analyze the literary class, The Secret Garden. In this literature unit lesson, students complete a unit of activities to help them with their reading comprehension of the book The Secret Garden. Students complete webs,...
Worksheet
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Intervals! (Seconds) | Free Music Theory Worksheet (Digital Print)

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this music intervals worksheet, students learn the exact size of an interval by counting the number of notes from the first to the last. They write seconds up and down from the printed note in the treble and bass clef. Then, they...