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Count and Color Dogs
Who is top dog? Primary mathematicians count a pyramid of 15 dogs, write the total, and then color it. That's all you will find on this assignment, but you can use it to practice counting and cardinality standards for the Common Core.
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Chairs, Corduroys, Cottages, and Cars: Exploring the Diversity of Design
Students create and present a theme-based exhibition. In this design lesson, students categorize objects to reflect a specific design theme and create their own theme-based collections. Students research a museum collection to discover...
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Summer Health Activity: Visiting the Doctor
Learners play with dolls to act out feelings about a common experience. In this early childhood lesson plan, students use social, language, and fine motor skills while developing an understanding of their own bodies and the role of an...
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Dot-to-Dot Puppy
Connect the dots to complete a huge puppy! What preschooler or kindergartener wouldn't find such a task rewarding? The dots are numbered from 1 to 30, so this will definitely meed Common Core counting and cardinality standards for...
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Fill in the Blanks to 20 Worksheet A
Kindergarten and first grade classes can practice counting, not starting at the number one. Seven rows of blocks have randomly-spaced numbers to help them get started. Learners fill in the missing numbers for each row. This simple, but...
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Count, Color, and Add Dogs: Seven Worksheets
Go, dog! Go! Math minors count the running dogs and count the sitting dogs, and come up with the total. These straightforward worksheets are a splendid tool for introducing little ones to addition. Add them to your arsenal when striving...
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Amazing Animals
What do the words dog, drink, play, and sitting have in common? They are the words that little ones will use as they read and complete four different sentences. They can use and color the helpful images related to each...
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Here's an Instant Activity for February 17, 2003
Eighth graders discuss common grammatical errors made in spelling. In this spelling lesson, 8th graders examine homophones and homographs to discover the reason why they are often misused. Students create sentences using...
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Farm Animals: blind folded
Students yell out their farm animal noise while being blind folded and have to find their animal group. In this group activity lesson plan, students learn how to work together to achieve a common goal.
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BL to the Ends (blends)
Students examine word blends. In this word blends lesson, students investigate common word blends. Working in pairs, students analyze words containing blends and generate a word list.
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Science: Daily and Seasonal Cycles
First graders use their observations to describe daily and seasonal cycles. through a demonstration using a suspended ball and flashlight, they determine the time of day in various locations. Next, 1st graders participate in a...
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A Stroll Down Memory Lane
Students examine the functionality of different types of computer memory (RAM) as a springboard to researching the definitions, uses and functions of different common computer terms. The class creates a computer terminology guide.
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Raindrops Keep Burning On My head
Students investigate the effects and causes of acid rain. They test pH of household items to familiarize themselves with pH scale and compare that information with acid rain solutions. They investigate impact of acid rain via internet...
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Writing: Planning and Organizing
Twelfth graders examine the five step prewriting process used before writing essays. They select a common topic and determine the purpose,and audience for the essay. They list examples in daily life where planning and organizing are...
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Classroom Composting
Students discover the benefits of composting. They identify the steps of decomposition as well. They are read a book and discuss what items decompose.
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Fraction Clue Box
Students distinguish between proper and improper fractions. They create a "Character Clue Box" that represents a fraction. Fractions are picked from a hat and then groups go outside and search for items that represent their fraction....
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Pirate Plays
Learners performing a scene about pirates and spend time making a measuring meters incorporating the main character, Captain Blood to add interest. They use meter sticks measuring items from the play and record their answers in meters.
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Architecture And Math
Students investigate the ties that architecture and math have in common. They focus on works of architecture in the world that is considered of great significance. Students use the internet to find building images from around the world....
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Geometric Solids
Students identify and create simple geometric shapes and describe simple spatial relationships. Through discussion, hands-on activities and show and tell, they identify geometric solids in real life and create graphs of commonly found...
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Make a Rain Stick for Earth Day
Young scholars construct rain sticks. In this ecology multicultural lesson, students use recyclable items to construct a rainstick. Detailed instructions for making and decorating the rainstick are given.
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Chemical Changes
Students compare types of chemical change. In this chemical reaction lesson, students use a variety of household items to investigate different types of chemical change. Students will engage in a discussion about the dangers of chemicals...
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Measuring to the Nearest Half-Inch
For this measuring to the nearest half-inch worksheet, 4th graders solve 4 problems about measuring pictures on the page and common objects, then write the data in a chart.
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Rethink Your Drink
Students examine the sugar content of common beverages. In this adult health lesson, students convert grams of sugar to teaspoons. They discuss the benefits of drinking water instead of soda and juices.
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Leaf Patterns
First graders explore the existence of patterns in everyday items. In this science and math integrated lesson, 1st graders match leaves with a name word card and organize them into four patterns. This lesson includes a reading of And the...