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The Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars investigate how warm air from a lamp affects a spiral of paper. They determine how the warm air rises while cooler air moves into take its place which creates wind in this Magic School Bus activity.
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Footbag - Lesson 2 - Toe Pick

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Footbag (hacky sack) lesson plan two of five is about learning how to do toe picks. Learn toe picks, practice toe picks, and then practice some more. Footbag is not as easy as some might think. Foot-eye coordination must be developed....
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Community Action

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Upper graders and middle schoolers engage in a lesson on community. A class discussion kicks off the lesson. Pupils share things that they do as community service after school or on weekends. They imagine an ideal community they would...
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Greek Geography

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A riddle and a class lecture kick off this lesson on Greek Geography and city features. Learners use a worksheet to answer questions related to what they learned in lecture and complete a homework assignment. Note: This is a lesson...
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Taking Action

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students use the net they make to dip macroinvertebrates at or below the surface. The flat side of the net allows pressure on the substrate so that organisms do not escape under the net. Two students hold onto the handles and submerge...
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Soccer - Lesson 3 - Dribbling

For Teachers 7th - 12th
The most important skill in soccer is dribbling. Most can do a decent job of kicking the ball around, but it takes a lot of practice to get good and make the ball do exactly what you want it to do. So this lesson plan on dribbling is...
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Tom Sawyer

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson kicks off with a PowerPoint presentation on Mark Twain. Learners examine the dialect, slang, viewpoint and setting. Then use e-mail to address three topics utilizing comprehension, synthesis, and evaluation skills.
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The Crusades: Routes of Two Crusaders

For Students 7th - 8th
Use these worksheets to kick off a great lesson on The Crusades. Eighth graders will analyze a map and four short passages to answer six reading comprehension questions.
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Arab-Israeli Conflict: Global Studies

For Teachers 10th - 11th
The presentation kicks-off with a challenge for upper graders to come up with a peace plan to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict. The causes and effects of the conflict are presented only briefly. Refugees and terrorism are two example...
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Idiom Dictionary

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Clear up some common idioms for your English learners (or any other class) with this presentation. Expressions such as "Go fly a kite" and "He kicked the bucket" are coupled with pictures, some of which are unclear and could be confusing...
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Homophones

For Teachers 2nd
Help your class understand homophones using this presentation. Learners discuss the difference between common homophones, such as son and sun, road and rode, and sea and see. This would be a great way to kick off a lesson on...
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My New Pet

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young children love talking about their pets. This presentation has learners answer a series of questions about their pets. It would be a great way to kick off a lesson on pets, animals, and pet care. After addressing the series of...
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Explanations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Have your learners explore the correct way to write an explanation using this presentation. They discuss explanations including the purpose, structure, and special features. There are examples and tips to make this idea easily...
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Words with the oi Sound

For Teachers 2nd
Review the use of the oi sound. Learners read a series of words that have the oi sound. Since all they do is review the words, use this resource to kick-off a lesson or as part of a center activity. It could also be employed as a...
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More Phonemes

For Teachers K - 1st
Practice basic reading skills. Learners use a set of letters to form simple words such as kick, drip, and mend. It is a quick and easy way to review this topic. The graphics are colorful and inviting.
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Sight Words

For Teachers K - 1st
Forty-five different words are listed in this vibrant PowerPoint. Review this presentation daily to kick-off your language arts lessons. Each word is presented on its own slide against a colorful background.
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Friends and Family: Learning about our Identities

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An enigmatic question kicks of this PowerPoint. The class answers a series of personal questions to help them consider who they are and what type of person they'd like to be. They define themselves in terms of who they live with, what...
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Vehicles That Travel on the Ground

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Ground vehicles are any mode of transportation that occurs on the ground. Cars, trucks, bikes, and vans are all depicted with colorful images and large easy-to-read print. This is a perfect way to kick off a preschool unit on...
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Shape Patterns

For Teachers K - 1st
Are you working on shapes and patterns? This PowerPoint kicks focuses on what comes next in a variety of shape patterns. There are four patterns for learner consideration.
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Special Olympics Young Athletes Activity Guide

For Teachers K - 3rd
From bunny hops and bridges to bean bag tosses and big ball catches, your activity toolkit will be overflowing with great new ideas for adaptive physical education!
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Soccer Dribbling

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders participate in a soccer activity to practice moving the ball around the field.  In this soccer dribbling lesson, 7th graders students try to prevent their opposing students from completing the filed exercise by...
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Halloween Carnival

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review previously taught movements of kicking, striking, throwing and catching while involving a Halloween theme. They go to workstations with names such as "Floating Ghosts," "Shadow Shapes," "Spider Web," &quo
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Soccer - Lesson 14 - Dribbling

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Soccer Lesson 14 is a combination of reviewing and playing. The skills that will be reviewed are: dribbling with the inside of the foot, dribbling with the outside of the foot, and corner kicks. Since these were previously taught there...
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Footbag - Daily Lesson Plans

For Teachers 7th - 12th
This page is a list of the five lessons in this unit on footbag, aka hacky sack. There are links to each lesson and to all the other components of the unit. It includes a block plan, instant activities for warm-ups, assessment...

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