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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Alexander Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Study Guide
Spark Notes

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd: Study Guide - Mini Essays

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees. Students may check some of their answers online.
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Interactive
Curated OER

This Boy's Life Quiz

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about Tobias Wolff's This Boy's Life. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Lesson Plan
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The Life and Times of George Washington

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders take a tour of the home of George Washington, Mount Vernon. They are to keep a list of objects they see on the plantation. They are to write an essay about their tour.
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Bringing Household Items to Life

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use folk tales as inspiration for learning about and using personification in creative writing. Learners brainstorm together in order to practice personification before writing their own poems or paragraphs about a household object.
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Lesson Plan
Learning for Life

Trust Me - I Won't Let You Down

For Teachers 4th - 5th Standards
What is fairness? What does it mean to be trustworthy? Learners explore these concepts in an important life skills lesson, which includes reading a story, responding to sample scenarios, and classroom discussion.
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Lesson Plan
California Department of Education

Choosing My Lifestyle

For Teachers 10th Standards
How much does it cost to live the life your dream life? Scholars explore the pitfalls of personal finance through planning, discussion, and research. The first lesson plan in a five-part series tasks individuals with determining an...
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Activity
American Museum of Natural History

Web of Life Game

For Students 6th - 12th
Get caught in a web of learning. Classmates play a game to build a web to model the interaction of species that live in a specific ecosystem. They each assume the role of one species and work together, passing a ball of twine to indicate...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vocabulary 1a: Life Science: Living Things

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Life science vocabulary comes alive through repeated exposure. With the instructor, words are defined and posted in the classroom. Learners repeat the definitions in their own words and review them often. Extension ideas and links are...
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Lesson Plan
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From Caterpillars to Butterflies: Life Cycles

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a read aloud of the Eric Carle's, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and talk about the life cycle of caterpillars. They draw illustrations of the life cycle and compare it with the life cycle of another familiar...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Ocean Life Zones

For Students 7th - 10th
In this ocean zones activity, students determine the factors that influence life in the different zones. Students list and explain the major ocean life zones. This activity has 6 short answer questions.
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Lesson Plan
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Butterfly Life Cycle

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students identify the stages in the butterfly life cycle. After completing a KWL chart, students participate in a brief lecture on the stages of the butterfly life cycle. Using reading books and Internet research, students complete an...
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Curated OER

Folk Groups and Community Folklife

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore folk groups and traditions in their local community. In this folklife lesson, students list the folk groups they belong to and its traditions. Students write about their favorite tradition and may complete extension...
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Curated OER

Decomposition, Soil, and Life Cycle Research

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students conduct background research on the decomposition process, soil composition, and the life cycle using the resources provided for Internet searches. They work in collaborative groups to research topics as a particular plant, soil...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Lifecycle of a Star

For Students 6th - 8th
In this space science worksheet, students complete each statement with the correct word or phrase that related to the life-cycle of a star. Then they list the correct order of a stars life cycle. Students also define supernova and pulsar.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Life Skills - "Do You Feel Like I Feel?" - Understand And Expressing Emotions

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this life skills worksheet, students learn how to understand and express their emotions. They then answer the 10 questions in the packet.
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Curated OER

Biology - Life Cycles Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers develop a working vocabulary of terms related to the life cycle. In small groups, students play the life cycle's game which consists of matching and defining vocabulary. Directions for creating the game board are...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

All About the Human Life Cycle

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this life cycle worksheet, students read about the butterfly life cycle and draw pictures about it. Students draw 2 pictures and answer 2 short answer questions about the life cycle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Life Cycles: A Never-Ending Story

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders describe the sequence of events in the life cycles of a butterfly, frog, and a deer. They observe the differences and similarities of parents and babies. They also discover that at different stages the animals can be...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vocabulary: Life Science: Animal Life Cycles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read and discuss vocabulary words about animal life cycles. In this animal life cycles lesson plan, students use the bulletin board for repeated use in referring to their vocabulary words.
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Curated OER

Understanding Folklife and Folklore

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Student examine the basic characteristics of folklore. In this folklore instructional activity, students complete activities to identify two kinds of folk, folk groups, and folklife. Students list daily activities in their home, identify...
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Curated OER

Life Cycles

For Teachers 2nd
Using computers, Students work in small groups and progress through the roles of Explorer, Researcher, Designer, and Evaluator as they study the life cycle of plants, insects, butterflies and frogs.
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Curated OER

Ocean Life

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students research and identify ocean animals characteristics and life styles using the Internet and books. They create a PowerPoint presentation and an iMovie to present to the class.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring Marine Ecosystems in the Caribbean and Maine

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students compare the marine habitats of Maine and the Caribbean using temperature, tides, ocean currents, latitude and longitude. In this marine ecosystems lesson, students analyze maps to complete graphic organizers that evaluate the...