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Opera

For Students 4th - 7th
In this musical opera worksheet, students fill in seventeen blanks from a word bank that describes the process of an opera and the roles found within each character.
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What is Opera? Fill in the Blank

For Students 7th - 9th
In this opera worksheet, learners fill in 17 blanks in an essay that explains the composition of an opera. They use the words given in two word banks which include recitative, chorus, solo, ensemble, scenes, aria, and duet.
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Why Does Money Have Value?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study money and its value and usage in the world today. In this economic lesson, students research money as they learn what it stands for, why it is important, how it is valued and what it represents in the United States.
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Optical Illusions

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students view, identify, and construct four optical illusions. In this optical illusions lesson, students are introduced to four types of optical illusions. They construct their own illusions.
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Partner Switcheroo Stunt Hunt

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice tumbling skills. In this physical education lesson, students use their flexibility skills in order to follow the provided procedures to play Switcheroo Stunt Hunt.
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Self Portraits Part 2

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the concept of Cubist art. In this visual arts instructional activity, 6th graders examine examples of Pablo Picasso's work and they create self portraits in Cubist style.
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Whole Number Sense

For Teachers K
Students find the shapes that are asked of them out of a bunch of shapes. In this shapes lesson plan, students find a specific number of a specific shape with a specific size and color.
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Journey to Understanding the Elements of Media

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the elements of film. In this media awareness lesson plan, students view film clips and discuss the impact of lighting, music, setting, and costumes on the films. 
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Body Math

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students solve simple math computations while practice their throwing skills. They explore how to subtract, add,divide,and multiply, while playing a fun fitness oriented game.
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Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke of Genius

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the tragic life and career of Vincent Van Gogh. Plagued by madness and depression, Van Gogh nevertheless produced revolutionary works of art that are worth millions today.
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The Math Poet

For Teachers 4th
Students use numeric operations and concepts to describe, analyze, communicate, synthesize numeric data, and to solve problems.
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Signs of Spring

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Pupils identify the first signs of Spring. They track birds and butterflies on their journey North.
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Introduction to Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars are introduced to poetry and music. They discuss what the two have in common. They identify a song as their favorite and explain why.
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Planning and Shopping for the Menu

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils plan a menu considering the number of people to be served and the amount of money they have to work with to buy the necessary ingredients.
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Rock Speaks

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students create primitive forms and caricatures to represent meaningful figures and/or events in their own lives, present their own works to the class, and attempt to interpret the relevant meaning from other students' work.
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Color Enhanced Maps

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students download or create maps with numerical weather data. They add isolines and color to create regions on their maps. They explore the visual properties of color palettes and create a visualization applying their knowledge.
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Brainstorming Research Questions

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students examine and participate in an inquiry process. They brainstorm recall, comprehension, and synthesis questions for a research topic, and write the questions on sentence strips.
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Homonyms

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students brainstorm a list of words and identify a homonym for each. They write definitions for each of the words and a sentence that uses each word. A list of common homonyms is attached.
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Responding To Rembrandt's Work Through Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students write poetry in response to Rembrandt's landscapes and portraits. They create accompanying illustrations based on interpretations of Rembrandt's work and present them along with the poems in book format.
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Archeology of the Future

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students are introduced to the basic vocabulary of archeology. Using the vocabulary, they classify artifacts and make inferences about their uses. In groups, they create a chart for the criteria needed to analyze artifacts and share...
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Art Appreciation

For Teachers K - 6th
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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Body Words

For Teachers K - 1st
Students use their bodies to form the letters to spell each of the five words that they were given. They must spell the word correctly and the teacher must be able to read the word from left and right on their "baseline." The teacher...
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No Title

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the role of music in a variety of situations including life experiences, celebrations, functions and special events. They also identify ways in which the principles and disciplines taught in school are interrelated...
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The Microscopic World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify magnification by first using a magnifying glass and then with photos taken through a microscope. They complete a handout that leads them through each activity stated. Finally, students use their microscope to view a...