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Describing Music

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders listen to the 9th symphony and identify the tiri-ti rhythm. They identify the number of times they hear a phrase "turn, turn, turn". They then describe the meaning of one song and answer questions in class discussion.
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Actions

For Students 6th - 8th
In this vocabulary worksheet, middle schoolers answer 8 yes or no questions about the action in the illustrations. Questions are simple in construction, illustrations are black and white.
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True or False Body Parts

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this picture and word comprehension learning exercise, students examine 7 pictures of body parts. Students read the question and from 4 choices, select the correct answer.
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Routing Explorers

For Teachers K - 4th
Students read excerpts from an explorer's journal and then become investigators and navigators themselves. Students answer questions about the difficulties and time it took for the explorers to travel from Washington to New Orleans and...
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What Do They Look Like?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students select the ending to each sentence that best matches the picture. There are eight multiple choice questions.
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Fruits

For Students K - 1st
In this preference worksheet, learners answer 8 questions about fruit. Students are asked to circle whether they like it or they don't like it for each fruit.
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My Worksheet- Action (What Is He/She Doing?)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this action words worksheet, learners examine 7 pictures that depict people in action. Students read the question "What is he/she doing?" and write the action word that describes the picture.
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How Many of Your Classmates...

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this surveying classmates worksheet, students examine 7 pictures depicting common actions. Students survey their classmates about what their personal leisure preferences are and record the results next to each question.
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Multi-Choice Elementary

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL vocabulary building worksheet, students analyze 7 pictures of common objects as well as pictures that show location of a ball in relation to a box. Students answer 7 multiple choice questions about the pictures.
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Plot and Conflict

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students review the literary elements of plot and conflict. In this plot and conflict instructional activity, students read a story and answer questions about the plot and conflict within. Students create a concept map for the novel to...
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Shapes Word Scramble

For Students 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, students unscramble words related to shapes and write them in the blanks provided for the 10 questions. The answers can be found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Stage

For Students 6th - 8th
For this literacy worksheet, students unscramble the words in order to create the correct spelling for each term and then write the word in the blanks provided for the 15 questions.
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How to Graph in Excel

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders construct data graphs on the Microsoft Excel program. In this statistics lesson plan, 4th graders formulate questions and collect data. Students represent their results by using Excel.
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Preserve is the Word

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars investigate a list of archaeological ethical questions. They select a question/issue and design a 3-minute (maximum) PSA to persuade the public to agree with their idea. They conduct research or interviews with experts to...
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James Welch's Fools Crow

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners explore the history of Montana's Native Americans by reading James Welch's Fools Crow. Set shortly after the Civil War, the novel focuses on a young Blackfoot Indian and his tribe. Over the course of several weeks, class members...
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My Tree Observations

For Students 5th - 7th
In this tree observation worksheet, students pick a tree that they observe over the course of a school year. They make observations, they sketch the tree, they take photographs of the tree, they get a leaf sample. They estimate the tree...
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I Want It All!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders understand the economics of choices in buying. In this goods and services lesson, 3rd graders participate in activities to make choices about purchases. Students write stories, answer questions, and complete worksheets to...
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How to Build an Electric Motor

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders build a working motor. In this lesson on motors, 6th graders use an inquiry method of learning to discover how to create a working electric motor with the supplies given to them. The teacher will guide them as needed....
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Market Prices

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders understand that prices change. In this business, price and labor lesson plan, 2nd graders define the words market and price. Students read Arthur's Funny Money and answer questions related to earning and spending money....
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Techno Movie

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore storytelling by using video editing software. In this movie making lesson, students identify the uses of PowerPoint and create a story using a digital camera which takes stills or video. Students combine this footage...
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Let Them Eat Pi

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Pi Day? Then this is the resource for you. From a scavenger hunt and trivia contest to PowerPoint presentations and skills practice worksheets, this collection of materials is a...
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Advocates for Human Rights

Human Rights in the U.S.

For Students 6th - 8th
Here's a fun, creative approach to the profoundly important issue of human rights. Young citizens do three activities, two of which involve them finding images from magazines that reflect human rights of their...
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Smithsonian Institution

Dia de los Muertos: Honoring our Ancestors Through Community Celebration

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Oral storytelling has been an important part of every culture. The time-honored practice uses stories as a conduit for a culture's values and customs from one generation to the next. Keep the tradition going with a family interview...
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Prairie Public Broadcasting

Egyptian Pyramids Virtual Field Trip!

For Teachers 6th Standards
A virtual field trip takes enthusiastic travelers to the pyramids of Giza. Using Google, scholars explore the grounds of the ancient pyramids found in Egypt then complete three worksheets: a photo analysis page, a reflection sheet, and a...