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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 3, Lesson 16: The ABC of Symmetry
Pupils follow directions in the ABC of Symmetry to make a butterfly which shows a line of symmetry.
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Everybody Move Who....
Young scholars are placed in a circle seated in a chair. They follow directions from one student who is in the middle of the circle. They discuss how each of them are alike and how they are different.
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Parade of Colors
In this American holidays worksheet, students follow directions to make a wand using construction paper and crepe paper streamers. Background information on Memorial Day and Independence Day is provided for teachers.
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Attributes of Plane Shapes
In this math worksheet, students study a grouping of random geometric shapes including circles, squares, rectangles and triangles. Students follow directions to color all the similar shapes the same color.
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In Arctic Waters
In this reading comprehension and following directions worksheet, students read facts about Arctic waters, the Inuit, Arctic animal adaptations, polar bears, walruses, seals, narwhal, Beluga whales and create a mix-and-match animal...
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Garden Pests & Problems: Toad Town
In this garden pests & problems toad town activity, students read and follow directions for building a home and a pond for a toad to help with insect control in a garden.
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Energy Activities
Students conduct a variety of experiments related to solar energy, heating, cooling, gravity, physical insulation and wind. They consider how the experiments relate to energy and the consumption of energy and then participate in a class...
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Going Places
First graders study directional words such as North, South, East, West, up and down.
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Strategy for Spelling Success Instant Activity
Second graders write to dictated sentences. In this high-use words spelling assessment, 2nd graders respond to three dictated sentences. Following the assessment lesson, students self-check the sentences and respond to a question on...
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Hand Built Tea Bowls
Students follow directions to create clay bowls. In this pottery instructional activity, students use clay and the pictured tools to follow the directions and create a fire baked tea bowl.
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Missing Instrument Beginning Consonant G Ending Consonant X
In this phonics activity instructional activity, 2nd graders follow directions to color a picture. They color yellow the words that have the same beginning sound as queen and color red the words that have the same ending sound as fox.
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Writing for the Real World: Get Well and Sympathy Card
In this writing worksheet, students follow read about features of a get well/sympathy card, then follow directions to make a card, and choose another occasion and make an appropriate card.
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Let's Find the Missing Piece
In this missing piece activity, students follow directions, determining which piece shown was the piece cut out of a picture shown above the "missing piece" choices.
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Halloween Counting Worksheet
In this Halloween counting worksheet, students follow directions and circle a given number of Halloween related objects in sets. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Hurricanes and Climate
Feeling under the weather? This lesson on hurricanes can whip things up! With professionally designed maps and handouts, teach your future weathermen (or women) where, when, and how hurricanes occur. They identify hurricane regions and...
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A New Era for Palestinians
Get a global perspective and examine the challenges facing Mahmoud Abbas, the newly elected president of the Palestinian Authority. Thoughtful classroom citizens write letters to Mr. Abbas, asking him questions and suggesting advice....
Propaganda Lesson
This lesson can be used as a standalone lesson or as an introductory lesson. There is also a PowerPoint Presentation that includes videos and an internet-based interactive activity provided by Holt, the textbook publisher. Click the...
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Emotion Card Games
Emotions come in all shapes and sizes, and can be difficult for young learners or students with special needs to identify. Support them in gaining the valuable social skill of recognizing emotions and understanding empathy with this...
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Seasons and Day Time
Learners label a diagram of the Earth rotating about the sun and indicate the direction of the rotation and the seasons at each location. They indicate the seasons, the poles, the hours of daylight at each pole, the direction of rotation...
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Clouds
Get your little readers moving with a fun instructional activity about Eric Carle's Little Cloud. After reading the book together, they engage in a series of locomotor and manipulative activities to illustrate how different elements...
Mathematics Vision Project
Module 6: Congruence, Construction, and Proof
Trace the links between a variety of math concepts in this far-reaching unit. Ideas that seem very different on the outset (like the distance formula and rigid transformations) come together in very natural and logical ways. This...
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You Really "Affect" Me
Middle schoolers examine the effects of variables. They view a video which introduces the concepts, take part in an internet-based activity, then engage in a hands-on activity which allows them to practice what they have been studying.
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Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
For use with a TI-nspire calculator, this instructional activity focuses on adding and subtracting polynomials. Learners use calculator to add and subtract polynomials using both the vertical method horizontal methods. A class discussion...
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Biopoem: Ender's Game
Here's an activity designed to encourage character analysis. Readers craft a biopoem for a character in Orson Scott Cards' popular science fiction novel Ender's Game.