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Lions at Lunchtime

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this lion shaped word search worksheet, students find and mark 15 words in a puzzle. The words pertain to the book Lions at Lunchtime.
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Vacation Under the Volcano

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this volcano worksheet, learners locate 15 vocabulary words in a clever volcano shaped puzzle. It is unclear if this is related to a book.
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The Sky

For Teachers K - 5th
Students view artwork that contains scenes of the sky, and create images of the sky that express their moods and feelings.
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What's Your Symbol?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate how colors, objects and geometric shapes have been used symbolically in art during specific time periods. They use this information to create symbolic artwork and write a descriptive/informational piece...
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Polar Bears Past Bedtime

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this sled shaped word search puzzle worksheet, learners find 12 words from the provided word bank. All pertain to the book Polar Bears Past Bedtime.
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Dolphins at Daybreak

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this science related worksheet, students locate and circle eleven words associated with dolphins in a word search puzzle in the shape of a dolphin.
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Detectives Word Search

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this word puzzle instructional activity, students locate and circle 16 detective-related words in a jey-shaped word search puzzle. A word bank is provided.
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Story Mapping

For Teachers K - 12th
Students prewrite a story using graphic organizers. In this prewriting lesson plan, students create a story map before they start their writing.
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Contour Hand Gestures with Text

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine different types of hand drawings. They create their own 3-D contour drawings. They also discuss the use of symbolism in art.
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Foil Tooled Masks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the process of mask-making. Using different cultures, they examine how masks have changed over time and identify the reason for them. They create their own mask with tooling foil and decorate them using...
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Sketching Spheres

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate spheres through sketches. In this geometry lesson, students sketch two and three dimensional shapes creating nets. They find and differentiate between the nets for prisms, pyramids, cones, cylinders and spheres.
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Surface Tension and 3D Soap Films

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students are introduced to the concept of surface tension, its dependence on material composition, and how it can produce uniquely shaped surfaces.
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Pretty Patterns

For Teachers K
Students discuss shape and number patterns and play a game practicing completing patterns. Then they rotate through five workstations that reinforce the concept of patterning.
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Magnetic Bookmarks

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students design magnetic bookmarks with healthy living messages. They decide on the shape, length, color, and type of material to use for creating their bookmark. Students write in an "inventor's journal" about their design and...
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Knock On Wood

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils investigate the trees of the Mississippi Valley, specifically looking at the coniferous and deciduous forests. The research of the area is part of a field study when students conduct a survey of local forests in order to create a...
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Match The Nets

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students match the drawings that are in pieces in order to create three dimensional geometric figures. They match the nets with the shapes.
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Nature's ABC's

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners will recognize objects in nature that are similar in shape to the letters of the alphabet. For this digital camera lesson, students will find objects in nature that look like letters of the alphabet. They will create a poster of...
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Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th
In this geometry worksheet, students identify the different shapes created by nets. They also identify the intersection of lines and planes. There are 5 questions with an answer key.
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Technology Integrated Lesson

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate symmetry in the real world. In this geometry lesson, students inter-relate math and technology. They create and name a variety of polygons.
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What I Want to be When I Grow Up

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover different careers in music. In this career exploration lesson, 6th graders explore four different categories of music careers: music education, music performance, music business and music therapy. Students...
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Pick's Theorem

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate Pick's theorem by completing a lab. In this geometry lesson, students construct polygons using cabri software. They calculate the area of polygons and identify the vertices of each shape.
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Perspective

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explain what is near and far in respect to the horizon line on a 2-d surface. They blend and use oil pastels correctly and explain the concept of a horizon line.
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The Yesterday's Tomorrow Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Pupils explore the future and the importance of the past. In this futuristic lesson, students create a future city and identify traditions of their heritage that they feel should be passed on to future generations. They also assess the...
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Noun/Adjective/Subject/Verb Agreement

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a wheel from construction paper to use to create sentences. The wheel consists of four concentric circles, beginning with the largest being 8 inches in diameter. Each circle represents one part of a sentence. Students...