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Holiday Newsletter
There are so many holidays celebrated around winter that it can be difficult to keep track. Consider having your class members design a newsletter highlighting a particular holiday, such as Christmas, Hanukkah, Martin Luther King Jr....
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Hoot: Anticipation Guide
Should companies be able to build wherever they want? Are animals worth protecting? Explore the literary themes from Carl Hiaasen's Hoot with an anticipation guide. Kids read ten statements and decide if they agree or disagree, then...
Arizona State University
Mining Shapes
Youngsters recognize and identify shapes. They draw, and use modeling clay to make shapes. They also identify shapes in their environment and in the Navajo culture, then compare the shapes and sort them into groups. This is the...
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King Richard III
After finishing this novel, have your 12th graders test their reading comprehension using this short quiz.
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Racial discrimination against the Chinese in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
Students examine the stereotypes of Chinese immigrants to Australia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They evaluate the validity of these stereotypes and investigate various pieces of legislation that discriminated against the...
Edgate
Discovering New Resources
What is a natural resource, and what resources did the Lewis and Clark expedition seek? After reading an article on the mapping of the west, learners get into small groups to discuss the important natural resources of the period. They...
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Musical Note Value
Students will identify each symbol by sight stating the value of each. They will use cardboard notes to who what they have learned so far about the note values creating 4 and 6 count phrases.
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Active/Passive Voice
Reinforce your lesson on passive and active voice with this grammar worksheet. Young grammarians review examples of active and passive voice, and then determine which voice is used in a set of ten sentences. Next, students rewrite...
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Noun Recognition Practice #1
In this nouns worksheet, students learn to recognize nouns in sentences. Students read ten sentences and look for the person or place or thing. Students write down the nouns they find in each sentence.
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Greek To Us - Comedy, Tragedy, and Satire
The history of Greek drama is the focus of this multiple-choice quiz. Ten questions ask about historical figures and the roots of tragedy and comedy in Greek religious festivals. While studying Greek drama, use this quiz to test your...
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Spanish Body Parts and Vowels
Play Simon Says with your young Spanish learners! First teach them body parts in Spanish, and then get them up and moving with this short activity!
Granite School District
Types of Ratios
Ratios can be written in a number of ways including whole to part, part to part, part to whole. For each problem, young mathematicians write the given ratio and classify it based on those categories.
English Linx
Commas Worksheet (Coordinate Adjectives L.7.2a Part 1)
Haven't seen enough commas lately? Make it clear to your learners that commas should be used between coordinate adjectives. They can practice their new knowledge with this learning exercise, which is made up of eight sentences to examine...
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Ben Franklin's Inventions
Students discover the life of Benjamin Franklin by studying his inventions. In this biography lesson, students identify the inventions of Benjamin Franklin and their impact on society today. Students create a commercial in an...
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Soccer
In this soccer worksheet, students read for information and assess reading and vocabulary comprehension. In this multiple choice worksheet, students answer twelve questions.
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It's Alive!! Or, Is It?
In this cell worksheet, students complete 5 word scrambles and 8 true-false questions about the characteristics of living organisms and compounds found within cells.
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Shadow Interlude
Students explore light and shadow and discover that the sun is the primary source of light. they explore the aspects of light and that the size and shape of a shadow depends on the proximity of the light source and create a sundial.
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Ghostbusters
Learners demonstrate proper overhand throwing techniques. They throw balls decorated like ghosts over a volleyball net, with each team trying to throw overhand as many ghosts into the other team's haunted house.
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Observing The Sky
In this space science worksheet, students find the words that are related to the observations made of constellations and other related puzzles.
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Protecting the Environment
In this environmental worksheet, students will read 2 different situations and decide whether it's an example of reducing, reusing, or recycling. Then students will give short answers to 3 questions.
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The Journey to Civil Rights
Students explore several significant figures and events of the Civil Rights Movement and sequence the key events to create a timeline. The lesson utilizes the story, "The Story of Ruby Bridges," the work of Robert Coles to introduce the...
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What is Entrepreneurship?
Eighth graders describe the entrepreneurial process and how it relates to the economy. They work together in small groups to answer questions and participate in small business groups. They use the internet to gather information as well.
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My Brother Sam is Dead: A study of the Revolutionary War
Fifth graders complete an analysis of the Revolutionary War through literature. After "My Brother Sam Is Dead," students create a time capsule containing items that would be relevant during the Revolutionary War. They identify key...
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Math Investigations
Students brainstorm how math is used in daily life. They develop a class list of different topic areas in which math is used and
work in small groups to think of specific examples of how math is an important part of their lives.