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A New Planet
Young scholars, in gorups, develop a Bill of rRghts for a newly discovered planet. They give the planet a name and they decide upon ten human rights they think are the most important. Then they compare their list with the lists of...
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Boundaries That Inspire: The Sestina
Students study the poetic term "enjambment". They use one word as more than one part of speech and let words (instead of ideas) inspire lines and non-sequential, dreamlike, compulsive narrative.
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Oooohhhh Nooo, My Nose!
First graders relate the long o sound to the sound you make when you finally understand something and say, "Oohhh". They practice the tongue twister for the day saying it together holding out the /O/ sound as it appears and practice...
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Pythagorean Theorem
Young scholars investigate the concept of the Pythagorean Theorem. After conducting independent practice to find the hypotenuse of a triangle, they work with the teacher using examples in the lesson plan. The direct instruction is...
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"COUNTRY" CHRISTMAS AND OTHER HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS
Sixth graders develop an understanding of Christmas traditions of other countries and well as the United States. They discover the meaning of other holiday celebrations and utilize computers and other technology as an integral part of...
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Science: Planet Sizes
Students compare planet sizes using class members holding fruit to represent the planets. They arrange the nine students in planetary order and compare and contrast the planets. Working in groups, students color and decorate planet...
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Homonym Baseball
Sixth graders are introduced to the characteristics of homonyms. In groups, they are given points in the baseball game when the homonyms are matched to the correct definition. To end the lesson, they practice spelling the different...
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The Prairie Dog That Met the President
Students identify and interpret the relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts. They identify and relate to music in relation to history and culture. Finally, students gain knowledge of the history of...
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Compare and Contrast Composers
Students identify various pieces of music that are familiar to them and define how the music made them feel. Then they select their favorite piece of music heard and the activities in which they like to do. Students also attend a...
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Let's Build
Students observe and discuss a picture of Curious George building a bridge and discuss what it means to build, plan and design a project. As a class, they list things they need to do in oder to build something and explore how a compass...
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Fingerprinting
Students create a fingerprint card of each of their fingers using a pencil, special paper and tape. A comparison is made with their fingerprints to that of their classmates. They have to analyze how the prints are similar and different.
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What's In A Name
Second graders read Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. They then discuss where various names come from. They create a individualized biopoem and publish it on word processing software. Their poems are compiled into a class book and presented...
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Health: The Three Dimensions
Pupils examine the three dimensions of health, wealth, and happiness from both emotional and social perspectives. Among the week-long activities are discussions about good and poor habits, minimizing risks by proper planning and...
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More empty number lines
Third graders are encouraged to focus on the order of numbers and to explain the meaning of the digits in any whole number. They utilize a number line to order numbers to one thousand and higher. Each student begins with a number line on...
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Monarch Migration
In this science and geography worksheet, students read a short passage about the migration pattern of the monarch butterfly. Students trace a path on the U.S. map showing the winter and spring migration.
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Qq is for Question
In this literacy worksheet, class members look at the formation of the letter and practice creating it. Then they use the pictures to make cognitive connections to help with spelling.
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Qq is for Question
In this literacy worksheet, students look at the formation of the letter and practice creating it. Then they use the pictures to make cognitive connections to help with spelling.
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Worksheet 18
In this math worksheet, students graph the function. Then they determine the altitude in relation to the graph of the function using point (2,1).
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4-H Horse Activity Page
As part of a unit on animals, this activity sheet could be used to spur a discussion on horses. There are 15 questions for learners to answer about horses, involving how to take care of them, and the necessary equipment.
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Parallel Lines and Transversals
In this parallel lines and transversals activity, 10th graders solve eleven problems that include identifying and defining transversals and parallel lines. First, they state the transversal that forms each pair of angles and then...
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Birthdays Survey and Tally List
In this birthday tallying worksheet, students survey classmates and fill out a tally chart of what day every person's birthday is on. Students also make a tally chart about birthday months and years. This page is intended to be an online...
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Unit 10 Section 2: Finding Outcomes With Two Experiments
In this experiment activity, 5th graders study 5 examples and their outcomes. Students then respond to 8 questions, completing the responses to outcomes and probability.
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Paragraph Lesson
Young scholars write paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting details. In this paragraph writing lesson, students fix sentences and paragraphs. Young scholars also write a paragraph that includes an introduction, supporting...
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Making a Bar Graph
In this bar graph worksheet, students analyze a data table and bar graph depicting information about stickers collected. Students answer 5 questions about the data displayed.