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Vetern's Day, A Chance to Honor Those Who Served Our Country

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine some of the symbols, songs, and pledges that represent our country as well as the liberties they enjoy today due to those who served. They discuss the rules for displaying the United States Flag, practice folding the...
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Cinco De Mayo

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this Cinco de Mayo worksheet, students read a detailed history about the holiday. There are then 8 pages with 10 activities on each page to correct. There are some math problems as well, which pertain to Cinco de Mayo.
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Dia de los Muertos: Celebrating and Remembering

For Teachers K - 2nd
Help scholars understand the history, geography, traditions, and art of Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead. Find background information for your reference as well as a detailed cross-curricular lesson plan. Learners compare...
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Family

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use Microsoft Word to create the family newsletter which can be mailed out with the family Christmas cards.
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Upper Intermediate Review Quiz

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language arts worksheet, students read 5 sentences which have missing verb phrases. Students choose the best answer to fill in the blank and make the sentence complete. This is intended for ESL students.
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Winter Holiday Attitude Adjustment

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create kind sentences or compliments for each classmate in this feel-good lesson plan ideal for a Language Arts classroom just before Winter break. The lesson plan includes examples of positive comments and detailed instructions.
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Happy Holidays!

For Students 4th - 6th
In this report writing worksheet, students select a holiday and read a nonfiction book about it in preparation for writing a report. Students write a report including answers to all the questions listed.
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Which or What

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this which or what learning exercise, learners fill in the blanks to the sentences with the words which or what. Students complete 13 sentences and write 4 of their own.
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Five Fat Turkeys

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners sing a Thanksgiving song called "Five Fat Turkeys." In this holiday lesson, students create a Turkey acrostic poem then memorize and sing a turkey song. Learners will focus on singing on key, pitch , and seeping a steady...
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Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students research the importance of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. In this holiday instructional activity, students are introduced to the meaning behind these Jewish holidays and identify geography of Israel.
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English: Vocabulary Development

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these vocabulary acquisition worksheets, students use the definitions to help them spell the words. Students spell 50 words and write the letters on the lines.
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Traditions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the vocabulary of philanthropy and the tradition in their community of altruism. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students discuss traditions and philanthropy. They create a class dictionary of...
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Fill-In Sentences About Christmas--Various 54

For Students 4th - 6th
In this holiday sentence completion instructional activity, students choose the correct word to use in the ten fill-in sentences about Christmas. This is an interactive instructional activity.
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Katie's Diary

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL instructional activity, students read an excerpt from a woman's diary. Students write 150 words describing what they imagine her life to be. Students also read a list of questions to help them get started.
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Analogies-Valentine's Day

For Students 7th - 9th
In this Valentine's Day analogy worksheet, learners respond to 7 questions by writing the most appropriate word in the blank to complete the analogy.
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Countable and Uncountable Nouns 3

For Students 4th - 8th
In this ESL countable and uncountable nouns learning exercise, students examine the list of 30 nouns and identify those that are uncountable nouns. Students may also write sentences using each of the words
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Participles

For Students 5th - 6th
In this participles worksheet, students complete a ten question multiple choice on-line interactive worksheet. Students choose the best word to fit into the sentence.
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Online Project Center

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write two haiku poems in appropriate form. Writing haiku allows students to practice in the skills of dividing words into syllables, counting syllables, and searching for words to fit a structure.
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Courageous Voices that Shook the Nation to Action

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars study Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. In this Martin Luther King, Jr. day lesson, students learn about the holiday for Dr. King through literature and music. Young scholars learn the lyrics to Stevie Wonder's 'Happy...
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Fun with Phylogenetic Trees

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders differentiate angiosperms and gymnosperms. In this biology lesson plan, 10th graders construct a musical phylogenetic tree from information they gathered on resource websites. They present their project in class.
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Fill in the Blank Winter Songs

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this winter songs worksheet, students read (or sing) the words to 7 popular winter or Christmas songs. Then students fill in the blanks in the same songs, trying to remember the missing words.
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Holidays Around The World

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the different holidays that are celebrated in cultures around the world. They identify the different symbols used in celebration and differentiate the interpretation. Students demonstrate in writing how the...
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Answering Carnival Questions with the Scientific Method

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Through the use of a Reading Rainbow episode, clever in-class games and activities, and an ITV Series video, second and third graders engage in a study of the scientific method; what it is, and how scientists use it. This well-designed...
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Celebrating Groundhog Day with your Students

For Teachers K - 4th
Celebrating Groundhog Day in your classroom is a fun-filled way to explore science, art, and literature.