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Graphing Our Favorites

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use a computer program to follow directions and graph their favorite things into a bar graph. For this graphing lesson plan, 2nd graders have 30 choices of favorite things to graph.
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Behind the Scenes -- Closing the Curtain on Stereotypes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine stereotypes in their community. They discuss the implications of having stereotypes and being prejudice against a group of people. They use a five step process in which to create another outcome to an experience...
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Christmas Words - Worksheet

For Teachers K - 4th
Students discover that the words in the given list are out of order and they need to unscramble the letters to form words that relate to Christmas. They then work on the worksheet independently.
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What is Physical Activity?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars describe how the heart needs to work and rest. For this lesson on the heart, students feel their heart working, play a game of "Wise Owl Says" about physical activity and complete worksheets about physical activities.
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THE 1800s EXPERIENCE

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore aspects of life in the 1800's. In this lesson on historical life, students move through various outdoor stations and meet with costumed re-enactors (parent volunteers) who lead students in 8 different activities geared...
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Blind Walk

For Teachers K
Students experience what it would be like to live without the sense of sight, identify three things on a blind walk by using senses other than sight, and discuss what they learned from the experience with the whole class.
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Classroom Rules

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils follow directions and adhere to the classroom rules while completing movement and equipment challenges. In this movement lesson plan, students follow the commands of the teacher and perform these movements safely.
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Presentaciones

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use five minutes to interview each other in Spanish and fill in their worksheet. At the end, 4th graders, in pairs, present each other in Spanish to the class.
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The World of Constitutions: Better Understanding the U.S. Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the purpose of constitutions. In this government systems lesson, students analyze the sections of the U.S. Constitution. High schoolers then compare the U.S. Constitution to the constitutions of other countries....
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Walden

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students participate in a panel discussion on materialism, assuming the identities of Henry David Thoreau and other experts on materialism.  In this Walden lesson, students create a panel discussion of prominent people, including...
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Money

For Students Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students study US currency.  Students respond to 20 questions orally and complete 4 various role play scenarios.
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Creative Body Movement

For Teachers All
At the end of this instructional activity, students will perform a brief dance movement and will demonstrate the use of the three postures correctly, safely, and creatively. Students observe group dances and are asked to recall...
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JANE AND THE DRAGON

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders act out a play called Jane and the Dragon. Students develop vocabulary through dialogue. They delve into the feelings of others through learning about the characters. They also identify the characteristics of various types...
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Relationships Among Arc and Angle Measures in Circles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers follow the directions on the attached worksheet to construct shapes using Geometer's Sketchpad. To start the lesson, it is suggested that the teacher guide the students through the initial problem. When constructions are...
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Chain Reactions

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a picture collage showing the cause and effect of events in the novel Holes. Given a set of pictures from the film adaptation, students place them in sequential order. They write a brief summary of the events and what...
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Falling Leaves

For Teachers K
Students create a painting of falling leaves. In this art lesson, students collect fallen leaves and paint over them using tempera or water color paint to make an outline. Students continue painting the leaves until their paper is...
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Eggs of the World (World Egg Day)

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students celebrate World Egg Day. In this egg-decorating lesson, students research egg traditions from other countries and then use their findings to decorate an egg in the tradition of the country they studied.
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Keeping Our Pets Safe In An Emergency

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars fill out worksheets that teach them how to prepare for emergency situations and how to enable animal safety in emergency situations. In this emergency lesson plan, students talk about different kinds of emergencies and how...
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Save the Earth: It's Everyone's Home!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students research ways to conserve and reduce energy and resources. In this reducing waste lesson, students work in teams to experiment with water and losing resources. students brainstorm about ways to conserve and reduce energy and...
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Nocturnal Animals Cloze Activity

For Students 3rd
In this science cloze activity, 3rd graders fill in the 9 blanks in a selection about nocturnal animals. They use the words from a word bank at the bottom of the page to complete the paragraph. They cut out pictures of nocturnal animals...
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Learning Cycle Lesson Plan #6 (Misconception)

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate evolution via natural selection and form an opinion. They support their opinion using scientific evidence and apply this to adaptations that have allowed certain organisms to survive.
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Pizza Box Projects

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use pizza boxes to draw and research their own Asian country.
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Watersheds and Wetlands Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the characteristics of wetlands and watersheds. In this wetlands and watersheds activity, students study the characteristics of wetlands. They investigate the plants and animals that live there and will tell the reasons...
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Tissue Paper Flowers For Valentines Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students make a Valentine's Day gift. In this gift giving lesson plan, students make a bouquet of flowers out of tissue paper to give to a love one.