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Weapons in school: Protection or danger?

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students write an editorial (staff opinion) or commentary (writer's opinion) if they/he or she believe the school rules are either too strict or too lenient when addressing weapons possession. Students research past situations in their...
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Castles On The Ground (2D & 3D Shapes)

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Explore the relationship between 2D and 3D shapes by having your class view representation of shapes and investigate their symmetry. They will create a solid object from diagrams and describe the reflection or rotational symmetry. In the...
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The Ladder of Torture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The awful practice of torture is the focus of this sociology lesson. Young scholars examine their own personal values regarding torture. They participate in a class discussion that considers the moral issues surrounding the use of...
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Orienteering - Lesson 4 - Distance and Height

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pretend that you've been dropped onto a mountain, in the middle of nowhere,  and all you have to find your way is a topographical map and a compass. Could you find your way to the nearest town? Orienteering teaches the skills of map...
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Soccer - Lesson 15 - Practice Games

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Here's lesson 15 of 20 in this soccer unit. This lesson has the players practice shooting on goal from different distances. The focus is on accuracy. After a bit of shooting practice, they gather with their team and play some practice...
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Calculators

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils investigate the four basic operations of mathematics that are addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The use of a technology game is part of the lesson plan. They demonstrate the proper use of a calculator as part of...
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Suffix Addition: Dropping Silent "e"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of using the silent "e" in certain words. They practice using the rules while reading them in a review. The application of the rule is given in the lesson and can be...
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Nutrition in Me

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners discuss and complete activities to further their knowledge about nutrition in their diet. In this nutrition lesson, students discuss their diets and the amount of vegetables and fruits they are consuming daily. Learners...
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Prefixes -"re"

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
The prefix, re- is the star of this basic language arts presentation. Learners are introduced to the prefix by reading a variety of words that use it. They discover that it means to do something again. As the PowerPoint goes on, learners...
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The Outsiders: Directed Reading Thinking Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
It can be difficult to begin a novel when you don't know what it's about. Take the opportunity to begin S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders slowly, making predictions and answering questions about the book's first nine pages.
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Pride and Prejudice: Concept/Vocabulary Analysis

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Clarify the setting, literary themes, and potential vocabulary issues with a concept analysis resource. With thoughtful explanations of many parts of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the reference sheet will be a great...
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Pumpkin Math

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this thematic Halloween math worksheet, students will use pumpkin seeds to complete the fourteen questions. Using the seeds, the students will work on addition and subtraction word problems, place value, and decipher odd and even...
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Study Buddies: Subtracting Three-Digit Numbers

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this math worksheet, students will work with a coach to solve a story problem in which they must subtract three-digit numbers. Students will follow a step-by-step process and notes are provided for the coach.
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Study Buddies: Dividing Two-Digit Numbers

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this math worksheet, students will works with a coach to solve a story problem in which they must divide a two digit number by a single digit number. Students will follow a step-by-step process and notes are provided for the coach.
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Spring Themed Math Word Problems -Up to 100

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spring themed word problems learning exercise, students problem solve. In this short answer learning exercise, students write two answers.
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Study Buddies: Dividing by Two-Digit Numbers/One-Digit Quotients

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this math worksheet, students will work with a coach to solve a two-digit division problem. Students will follow a step-by-step process and notes are provided for the coach.
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Grouping Numbers

For Students 2nd
In this grouping numbers instructional activity, 2nd graders study 3 groups of numbers, circle the sentences that best describes the numbers and then write another number that fits the group.
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The Castle

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students build a castle to Ravi's design using the cubes. Students then make an original model of a solid object from diagrams which show views from the top, front, side and back. Students describe the reflection of rotational symmetry...
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Project Interactive--Stem and Leaf Plotter

For Students 4th - 6th
For this excellent stem and leaf plotter worksheet, students construct, arrange and write a report of how to interpret the leaves they collect in this data analysis. Students answer 4 detailed questions regarding the data analysis...
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That's Not a Noun!

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this grammar worksheet, students read a list of 12 words that can be verbs or nouns. Students use the words to complete 12 sentences.
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Conversation Map

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writing a conversation worksheet, students use the conversation map to identify the greeting, starting comment or question, body, short explanation, and farewell and then use them to create a written conversation. Students write...
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The Grouchy Ladybug

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners listen to the book, "The Grouchy Ladybug" by Eric Carle and sequence the events in the story. Using a graph, they draw and color the animals that the ladybug meets next to the corresponding time from the story, and conduct...
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Away We Go!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students study types of transportation. In this transportation instructional activity, students survey several classes to gather data on how they get to school. Students create a transportation graph.
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Are U Nuts?

For Students 8th - 10th
In this conversion worksheet, students solve 9 problems where they convert from one unit of measurement to another using a given table with conversion factors.