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Clifford Phonics Fun
Students develop phonemic awareness skills. They recognize consonant sound spellings and distinguish easily confused letter pairs. Students examine common short and long vowel sound spellings. They read stories containing high frequency...
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Lessons in Loss, Year of Impossible Goodbyes
Students determine how the Korean people dealt with the loss of their land and traditional lifestyle in response to invasion and emigration. They create a list of items and people they have lost. From this they complete a journal...
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Red: Learning Colors
In this worksheet on the color red, students look at a set of 10 pictures and color red those things that could be red. [All 10 items COULD be the color red]
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Limu Party
Students explore limu in their everyday lives. In this science lesson, students identify various uses of limu and discuss common household products that contain limu. Students participate in a limu party.
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Classification is Sweet
Students classify, weight and organize items during this lesson. This lesson works great as or with an introduction of the Periodic Table of Elements.
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Tear + Net = Gross
Second graders find the net weight of a grocery item by weighing it with the tear. In this weight measurement lesson, 2nd graders bring in cans of food and watch a video about weight measurement. Students review the meanings of gross,...
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Solar System Fun
Looking for some vocabulary for your unit on space? Check out this 25-word solar system crossword puzzle for ideas. There is no word bank for this puzzle, so pupils will either need prior instruction or a reference material that they can...
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Easter Count and Color
Mostly a holiday coloring sheet, kindergarteners also count and write the number of jellybeans depicted. Though there is only one set of objects to count, the activity does, indeed meet the stated Common Core standards. Ask individuals...
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ESL Vocabulary-Computers and Technology
In this ESL computer and technology vocabulary worksheet, students choose the correct name for pictures of technology related items, fill in blanks in sentences, watch a video and "discuss with friends."
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Saint Patrick's Day Ordering Numbers Worksheet 2
Lucky learners practice reading and ordering two-digit numbers on this shamrock-themed sheet. As you are working on the Common Core initiative with your class, this assignment provides much-needed practice with this new level of number...
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Herbal Medicines
Students become critical thinkers about substances that are called medicines and it guides them into an inquiry process of carrying out their own investigations of the attributes of some common herbal remedies.
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Particulate Observation Lab
Students collect samples of common dust from their homes and school for examination under a microscope. They identify the components of their samples using the provided "Atlas of Indoor Dust Particles." Pupils take samples form a variety...
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The Estimation Station
Students challenge "common knowledge" against newly learned estimation strategies and put those strategies into use. They consider variables in estimating different groups of objects and practice skills of representing numbers.
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American Folktales and Tall Tales
Learners explore the elements of American folktales. They discuss how they are passed on from generation to generation, how they use exaggeration, and how they convey a message or make a point. Students identify common elements of tall...
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Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Students discuss biodiversity and how to preserve it before examining biodiversity first-hand in an area close to their school. They collect as many leaves as possible from trees and plants and research them when upon returning to the...
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Larger and Smaller Numbers with Bear
A teddy bear tops the page, for no other reason than to look cute. Ten pairs of boxes follow. For each of the first five, learners color the box with the smaller of the two numbers. For the final five, they color the larger. This is a...
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Halloween Add or Subtract
A jack-o-lantern containing a ghost top this page, making it a seasonal addition to your math lessons. On it, your little goblins will practice addition and subtraction of three-digit numbers. A terrific tool when working on Common Core...
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Who Has Hair?
Students explore similarities and differences. For this Teaching Tolerance lesson, students read literature and participate in activities that features mammals and their hair. Students learn that they share things in common while we are...
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Estimate Products of Mixed Numbers
Practice, practice, practice! There are 35 problems to solve on this handout, all of them involving the multiplication of mixed numbers. Although the publisher has tagged it as designed for several Common Core standards, there are no...
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Fraction Review Worksheet 1
An answer key is included with this fraction review assignment. In it, fractioniers simplify large fractions, convert mixed numbers to improper fractoins, and change improper fractions into mixed numbers. Though the publisher states that...
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Throwing It All Away?
Students read a New York Times article as part of their investigation as to what happens when an item is thrown away or recycled. They analyze the relationship between a product's ingredients and its effect on the Earth and healthful...
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Science Careers Want Ads
Sixth graders examine the important items that need to be included in a want ad. They create a want ad for a career in science.
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Estimation
Students estimate quantity, length, and area. Students practice making comparison estimations of different items and estimate whether or not the amount is greater or less than a certain amount. Students practice making estimations.
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Banking And Making Change
Twelfth graders simulate making purchases based on infromation located in supermarket flyers. Working in groups, 12th graders alternately make purchases and calculate change from a given amount. Students role play common bank...