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Calling in Sick
Students create a dialog for calling in sick to work. Dialogs must be created for single and multiple absences. Working with a partner, students practice their dialogs. This lesson is designed for students acquiring English.
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Shaving Cream Creativity
Students get the shaving cream and any objects to play with. In this art lesson, students can make faces and hair on the balloons or balls. Students can create a castle and can even decorate each other as long as they do not eat.
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THE JUDICIAL BRANCH
Young scholars create a series of drawings to show the process of how the Supreme Court does its work. The drawings may be in strip cartoon form or a series of separate illustrations.
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Football Bingo
Middle schoolers develop the football skills of passing, hiking, catching, and dodging. Student practice skills using a variation of Bingo.
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SPECTACULAR CARDS
Students get in on one of the hottest crafting trends today - handmade cards! My book explores numerous ideas for making and embellishing three types of cards - fabric, paper and board games.
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Going with the Flow
Students survey each other and determine their common interests. They examine the use of algorithms by various websites that are used to develop networks of interest groups among users. They then design proposals for a social networking...
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IDP Introduction
Fourth graders examine the three regions of North Carolina through class discussion of favorite places in the state and a review game based on the game of twister. The different colors on the twister sheet represent the different...
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The Wind-Up and the Pitch
Students consider how sound affects one's experience at a ballpark and the ways that the acoustics at a baseball stadium might be improved. Students then recommend their own designs for a "soundly built" baseball stadium.
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Day 1: IDP Introduction
Fourth graders locate the three regions of North Carolina (Coastal
Plains, Piedmont, and Mountain Region) and differentiate between the regions on a physical and cultural level. They identify a region based on characteristics through a...
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Upcycled Garment or Art Work
Students explain the importance of recycling waste products. In this art instructional activity, students research different upcycled fashion designs and accessories. They design their own product and present it in class.
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Human Features of Our Community
Learners investigate the human factors that create a community. They conduct research using a variety of sources. Students then create dioramas that depict a typical scene found in a community.
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Checkerboard
Students create checkerboards using paints, glue, rulers, and masking tape in this upper-elementary/middle level Art instructional activity. The instructional activity emphasizes the history of checkerboards, strategies and rules, and...
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Fraction Conversion Bingo
Students reinforce previous math lessons involving the relationships between fractions, decimals and percents.
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Reaching Students through Literacy Centers
Continue the celebration of literacy this month by integrating reading centers into the classroom.
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Know Your Cousins - Monotremas, Marsupials, and Placentals
Students discover various mammals. For this biology lesson plan, students recognize characteristics of mammals and categorize mammal groupings. Students describe how mammals grow inside the mother's body and resemble their parents at...
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City Quiz Series: Derby Industrial Museum
In this research skills worksheet on the Derby Industrial Museum, students use the Internet or library to answer questions about the Derby Industrial Museum at the Silk Mill.
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The Xmas Factor
Students examine the mass marketing of Christmas. For this gift giving lesson, students visit selected websites to discover the history behind gift-giving, research marketing techniques, and consider giving alternative gifts.
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Water Conservation
In this environment worksheet, students look for the facts of how to conserve water and help the environment. They complete the activities as part of the unit.
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Art Appreciation
Students analyze and critique famous art prints in this introductory lesson to the appreciation of Visual Art forms. Emphasis is on classroom discussions of cultural values, prejudice, and opinions. The lesson includes possible...
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The Earth, Sun Mood and Stars Unit (Planets too!)
Fifth graders prepare five activities to do then show their energy saving skills. In this investigative instructional activity students create five projects then participate in an energy saving demonstration.
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KNOW YOUR PLACE IN SPACE
Students examine the positions of the nine planets in respect to our solar system and explain the unique characteristics of each planet.
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Recycling Bingo
Learners participate in Texas Recycles Day. They discover the importance of recycling and how it helps the environment. They discover which products are recyclable and which ones are not.
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Mixed Factoring Review
Pupils solve quadratics by factoring. In this algebra lesson, students factor quadratic equations using two different methods. They solve the equations and graph using the intercepts.
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Finite Geometry
Students solve for the area and perimeter of polygons. In this geometry lesson, students identify repeated patterns and create formula to solve problems. They make conjectures and prove hypotheses.