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Baseball Stories, Cards and Interviews

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Everyone can be an MVP! Young learners create their own baseball cards about themselves in this autobiographical activity. They use information about their lives to create a baseball trading card. They make flash cards using baseball...
PPT
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South Carolina Jeopardy

For Teachers 4th - 5th
One of the better PowerPoints I've come across is a "Jeopardy"-style game whose focus is South Carolina. Some excellent photographs and maps make the slides especially good. The "Final Jeopardy" clue is especially challenging. An...
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Forest Foundation

Exploring Heat & Energy

For Teachers 4th - 8th
How does fire keep itself going? Explore the ways that heat uses fuel and energy with a instructional activity about the fire triangle and combustion. Several activities demonstrate how heat moves from warmer objects to cooler objects,...
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6th Grade: Express Yourself, Lesson 1: Poem

For Teachers 6th Standards
While originally created to accompany The Cay, this poetry lesson could be used on it's own, especially if you are working on dialect. Class members conduct a close reading of "When Malindy Sings" by Paul Laurence Dunbar and listen to an...
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TED-Ed

A-rhythm-etic. The Math Behind the Beats

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Your learners will dance in their seats as this talented drummer connects math to music in a short video clip. Clayton Cameron shows how math puts the "cool" in various genres of music, including jazz, hip-hop, pop,...
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

Take the Climate Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
Climate and weather are often confused. Pupils answer questions online to review concepts related to climate and weather changes. They get immediate feedback and additional facts with each question. The lesson is appropriate as a remote...
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Missouri Department of Elementary

My Conflict Shield

For Teachers 8th Standards
As an exercise in self-awareness and improvement, class members create a Conflict Shield listing 12 skills they believe are the most useful in conflict resolution. They then color the ones they have mastered while leaving uncolored those...
Worksheet
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Iwo Jima

For Students 5th - 6th
Here is a crossword puzzle on some of the more important aspects of the Iwo Jima conflict during World War II. There are four words to compose going across, and eight words going down. An answer key is on page two of the worksheet. Good...
Worksheet
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Internet Fact Hunt at the "Fact Monster" Web Site- Hunt #35

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Internet fact hunt worksheet, students access the "Fact Monster" web site to find the answers to 5 multiple choice questions. They answer questions about Canada, using e-mail, inventions, and Ecuador.
Worksheet
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Inspiration from the Classics

For Students 11th - 12th
Even cartoonists can take inspiration from the masters. Learners will learn about Fuseli's The Nightmare and compare it to the cartoon it inspired. They'll analyze the cartoon in relation to the original piece as well as the political...
Lesson Planet Article
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A Play Can Be a Way to Review Any Topic

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students can write plays to reinforce and review any topic.
Lesson Planet Article
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Delving Into Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Rhetoric

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech can inspire students to explore the world of rhetoric.
Lesson Planet Article
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Life and Landscapes in the Classroom

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Celebrating Robert Frost's birthday by engaging students in the sights and sounds of his lyrics
Lesson Planet Article
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Exploring Women's History Month

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Explore and celebrate the contributions of women past and present.
Lesson Planet Article
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Sally Ride: Forging a Path to the Stars

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Carry on the legacy of the heroic astronaut/educator who spent 30 years nurturing science learning for young girls.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Sentence Completion 17

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
These words are tough! Very advanced English language learners or native speakers will still be befuddled by some of these vocabulary words. For each of the six sentences provided, learners must choose the correct word to complete the...
Organizer
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The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

For Students 10th - 12th
Provided here is a packet of worksheets to accompany The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. To start, readers research words commonly associated with the time period. Then, a list of 30 tough vocabulary words are listed (including...
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Poets.org

Love as a Two-way Street

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Create an abundance of understanding, as your high school learners learn to analyze multiple love poems. Part one of this resource has learners define what love is, examine art that reflects the love between Robert and Elizabeth...
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Ruby Bridges

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students think about differences and equality as they compare their life to that of Ruby Bridges.
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Andrew Young

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils explore Andrew Young and his role alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during the Civil Rights Movement.
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Margaret Mead: Anthropologist

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the life, travels, and cultural experiences of Margaret Mead. They participate in group work and inquiry activities about the qualities that Margaret Mead possessed and the places she traveled to. They distinguish...
Worksheet
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Language Arts Test B-Grade 6

For Students 6th
In this grade 6 language arts test worksheet, 6th graders complete a 30 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 6 concepts. 
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Curated OER

Voices of History: Relating Historic Events to Current Events

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss the current events affecting the country today. In groups, they relate a historical event to a current event. They research and present the point of view of a historical figure in an interesting way. They compare and...
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Curated OER

Born on a Mountaintop? Davy Crockett, Tall Tales, and History

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students name tall tale characters and locations, which are based on actual people and places, and describe how they are used in an exaggerated way. Students name created characters and events from tall tales. Students write a tall tale.

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