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Shooting Civilians
Learners examine world conflict issues. In this global conflict lesson, students listen to a story that puts them in the shoes of an army soldier ordered to shoot civilians. Learners discuss the plight of the soldier and discuss the...
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Arithmetic Sequences 1.6
For this arithmetic sequences worksheet, students solve 45 short answer, multiple choice, and graphing problems. Students find the nth term of an arithmetic sequence. Students solve systems of equations using elimination. Students find...
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Measures of Central Tendency
Learners analyze data using central tendencies. In this statistics lesson, students collect and analyze data using the mean, median and mode. They create a power point representing the different measures of central tendency.
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Life In Space
Students figure out how to design their own space station. They take a tour on the International Space Station to see what living there is really like, and how lessons learned on the ISS help pave the way for future space tourists.
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"Every Breath You Take"
Students examine the future continuous tense using the song "Every Breath You Take," by The Police. They identify the future continuous tense in the song, write sentences, place the song lyrics in order, and complete a worksheet.
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Verb SOS!--Using Helping Verbs
In this helping verbs worksheet, students fill in 7 blanks covering the rules of how to use helping verbs correctly in sentences. Kids underline the main verb in 8 sentences and write the helping verb on the lines provided. Students list...
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Verb Review 1 (Present/Past)
Using a fill-in-the-blank format learners explore the use of present/past/future verbs. This 41-question activity upper elementary and older students in an ESL class would get a good background in the use of verbs.
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Budgeting
Students explore what butgeting means. In this mathematics lesson, students determine that certain things need to be part of a budget like food and clothing by answering real-life types of questions on whether one should save money and...
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Imag(in)ing History Across Generations
Students find an image depicting events of September 11 or after and write a letter to their future grandchldren explaining the image and why those chose to preserve it for them.
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Revive Reviews With Student-Created Study Guides
Students work cooperatively in small groups to practice note-taking and outlining skills which are applied as student create unit Study Guides for their classmates. They demonstrate critical thinking skills as they decide the most...
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THE SWEET TASTE OF SUMMER
In this reading of text worksheet, students read and analyze a short story about watermelons and then answer eight questions in complete sentences.
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Capitalization
In this capitalization activity, students learn about when to capitalize words in sentence writing and when not to. They then use what they learned to answer 12 questions. The answers are on the last page.
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It's Goin' Down; The Rain Forest
Learners discover the global problem of deforestation. In this environmental lesson, students identify organizations on the quest to stop deforestation. Learners also discover what they can do to solve this global dilemma.
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Ben Franklin and the Rising Americans
Students prepare for and learn through a walking tour of Philadelphia. In this history instructional activity, students support their studies with a field trip. This instructional activity could be adapted to suit regions with other...
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Breaking News English: Junk Mail
In this junk mail activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write, and more...
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Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise
In this interactive grammar worksheet, 3rd graders select the appropriate gerund or infinitive from the drop down menu in order to complete the given paragraph. There are 16 fill-in's to complete.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Constitutional Battleground
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about the Supreme Court and Constitutional issues and respond to 5 talking point questions.
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Project Terrorism
If you're looking for possible topics related to terrorism, or a list of online sources of information, you may want to take a look at this resource. However, it is too under-developed to be useful without additional work. The...
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Numbers Beyond Reason!
Fourth graders use the story of the discovery of irrational numbers to explore the different classes of numbers, the different ways in which numbers may be represented, and how to classify different numbers into their particular class.
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A Christmas Celebration in the Black Culture
How much does your class know about Kwanzaa? Using the Internet, pupils practice using the Internet to find information. They then compare and contrast the similarities and differences between Kwanzaa and Christmas.
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Border Forum
Students read, analyze, and synthesize news reports on a current border issues. They prepare an oral presentation and written support documents which must clearly and accurately explain an issue to an audience which may be unfamiliar...
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Level One Fraction Questions- Short Word Problems
In this fraction activity students solve 8 fraction problems. They read a short word problem, solve, and choose the correct answer from four multiple choice answers.
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Building a Butterfly Garden
Students examine the habitat and life cycle of a butterfly. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify the parts of a butterfly, as well as the stages of the butterfly life cycle. Students also plant a garden in which they...
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Home Inspection/Interview Regarding Lead Poisoning
In this home inspection and lead poisoning worksheet, students read 3 different scenarios about family homes and their children with noticeable amounts of lead in their blood. Students identify the risk factors in each scenario and...