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Sim's Cities
Students investigate city management and government by creating a fictional city in groups. For this civics lesson, students create rules and a mascot for their fictitious city which they create from poster board cubes....
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The United States Flag
Students discover the meaning and symbolism behind the American flag. In this lesson on National symbols, students design a flag for their school, explain the symbolism they used, and distinguish the elements that constitute the US Flag....
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Sun Activity
In this space science worksheet, students find the answers to the questions concerning the topic of the sun and they label the diagram for the sun.
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Paramecium
In this paramecium worksheet, middle schoolers sharpen their science skills as they color the parts of a paramecium according to the instructions and then respond to 15 analysis questions.
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Thanksgiving Turkey Napkins
Students explore painting. In this Thanksgiving art lesson, students trace their hands on 4 cloth napkins sent from home and use fabric paint to decorate them as hand print turkeys.
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Don't Eat Your Words
Learners create punctuation marks using different sizes and shapes of macaroni. They show their understanding of proper use of quotation marks.
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Unit Fractions
In this unit fractions activity, learners solve the six word problems using the parts and wholes for each problem to help find the fraction number.
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The Structure of the Galaxy
Students infer the galaxy shape. In this structure of the galaxy activity students observe the distribution of objects in the sky and answer questions.
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American Flag Crossword
In this American Flag instructional activity, 4th graders answer 15 questions about the history and descriptive aspects of the flag to complete the crossword puzzle.
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Christmas Tree Calendar
In this Christmas worksheet, students cut out a large tree shape and starting on December 1, color in one ornament every day until Christmas Eve. Students can also print the numbers inside the ornaments. There is a star to cut out and...
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Winter Lights: A Season In Poems & Quilts
Learners read the book Winter Lights: A Season in Poems & Quilts and do language arts and math activities that go with the book. In this language arts and math lesson plan, students read the book given and do activities that include...
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Ss is for Snake
In this language arts learning exercise, students learn to print upper and lower case DeNelian letter Ss. Students trace several examples and then form their own letters in the unlined boxes.
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Problem Solving Strategies: Pre Test
In this problem solving worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about math word problems and choosing the best strategy to solve them. Students answer 10 questions total.
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Wearing My Genes: Basic Principles of Heredity
Young scholars explore heredity. For this science lesson plan, students examine what heredity is, distinguish the difference between the dominant and recessive genes, explain the difference between phenotype and genotype, and predict the...
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Autism Help Through PowerPoint
Students investigate the effects of autism by creating a slide-show presentation. In this special needs lesson, students define autism and the mental health problems it can cause young people afflicted with it. Students...
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Firefighters
Students read books, learn about the letter f, and eat ice cream all to learn about firefighters. In this fire fighters lesson plan, students also string beads to look like fire hose and visit a fire house.
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Frozen Film
Learners discover how light reflects off surfaces. In this hands-on demonstration, students examine how variations in color are produced by light interference.
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Night Hike
Learners explore Upham Woods at night and investigate about the special adaptations of nocturnal animals. They identify three nocturnal animals and how they are adapted to the night. Students explain what night vision is and how it works.
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Differentiated Learning
Students select a method of presenting on a given topic by rolling paper dice which have various presentation methods on them. They produce the activity and share it with the class.
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Make Your Own Quilt Square
In this quilting squares worksheet, learners follow the provided steps to create their own quilt squares. Diagrams are included as well.
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What's My Capital?
Students participate in a game about state capitals. They use two piles of cards, one with the capital name and the other with the state name and they match them. They can work together or alone in this instructional activity.
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Planet/Constellation Mobile
Pupils, through small group discussion, identify and share a rationale for shapes and patterns in the construction of a mobile that represents the solar system that makes them think of the creation of our solar system.
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Mother Earth - Father Sky
Third graders research and write about Cyrus Dillan. They explain one of Dillan's sculptures. Students locate six constellations and two planets. They research and write about the daily life of the Pawnee.