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Mama, Do You Love Me?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /m/ letter sound. They participate in a class "I Spy" game and identify objects in the room that contain the "m" sound, then as a class recite a tongue twister. Students then...
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Completing a Piece of Text

For Students 5th - 6th
Here's a worksheet to help advanced ESL learners work on reading comprehension. Students read an article about Google and decide where in the article each of the missing sentences belong.  
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Theatre: Persuasive Explorers

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students act like a famous explorer. In this explorer lesson, students research an explorer and act out persuasive arguments in which that explorer might be involved.
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Welcome to the Class

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read "The Brand New Kid" and identify the behaviors of a student who helps others with their work. In this conflict resolution lesson, students predict what will happen and how the problem will be resolved. Students discuss the...
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French Fry Run

For Teachers 2nd
Student explore estimation and measurement. For this measurement lesson, 2nd graders measure french fries, graph their data, and determine the size of french fries that is the best value. Students practice how to add prices and calculate...
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Consumer Society

For Students 5th - 6th
In this consumer society activity, students think about where and why they buy goods and the difference between needs and wants. Students read a text and answer 30 varied questions.
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Dig It Up

For Teachers K - 6th
Learners participate in an archaeological excavation to determine how archeologists make inferences about various cultures. They reconstruct the site using layers of drawings. They discuss the kinds of information they learned.
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Modern Day Pilgrims

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore how modern day immigrants may be pilgrims in their own respect. They learn what immigrants and pilgrims are, and be assigned to demonstrate learning about an immigrant in their ancestry.
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Puzzling Perimeters

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use estimation, fractions and decimals to determine the perimeter of objects in the classroom. They are given a worksheet with a list of the items on it. The worksheet has columns beside each of the items for estimation and...
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Closer To the Ground Lesson 1: Sharing the Wealth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the meaning of philanthropy. They look at specific needs and determine the process of requesting grants from various foundations. They determine a need within the school community and write a grant application or...
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Energy Busters: Home Energy Conservation

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Young scholars survey home energy use and develop an energy conservation plan.
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Coast to Coast Virtual Trip

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners complete a variety of exercises and activities as they plan a coast to coast trip across America. They keep a journal that includes where they went, what they did, what they saw, etc. They compare two cities they visited along...
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Defining success: A debate about success encourages critical thinking skills

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students develop critical thinking skills while exploring new ideas about success, discuss people they consider to be successful, and identify how they measure or define their own personal success.
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Forensic Detectives: Who Did It?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore forensic science and its uses in criminal investigations. They solve a fictional crime by identifying and analyzing the fingerprints, strand of hair, and thread samples for evidence. After completing charts for each,...
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Eco-Warrior

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students recognize that a man's actions in changing his environment can have drastic results for their world. They discuss the use of energy conservation and the use of recycling materials to improve our environment.
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Every Day is Mother's Day

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Mother's Day reading comprehension worksheet, students read a short page with a story pertaining to Mother's Day. Students answer 5 questions about the story.
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Counting and Calculating

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this math worksheet, students follow the basic activities that are shown in the planning guide written for the teacher. The plan is written in the form of a unit.
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Agony Aunt Letters

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL reading comprehension worksheet, students read four letters that have been written to an advice columnist. Students match these to four replies. Students discuss whether or not they agree with the answers.
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I Feel Angry or Sad When...

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify inclusive procedures for activities. In this social skills lesson, students perform skits that illustrate inappropriate as well as appropriate classroom behavior.
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Helping Countries in Turmoil

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover the struggles of emerging democracies. In this service learning instructional activity, students research a non-profit agency that is assisting the people of an emerging democracy and create and advertisement.
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Helping Countries in Turmoil

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create an advertisement that promotes a nonprofit. In this service learning lesson, students research emerging democracies and brainstorm ways to help local nonprofit organizations.
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Math for the Frontier

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of inflation. In this inflation lesson, students compile a list of necessities they would need to take with them if they were moving to a new state next month. Students compare their list with that of a...
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Math Investigations

For Teachers K
Students demonstrate how math is used in everyday life. In this math investigation lesson plan, students develop a class-list of ways they use math everyday. Students define math vocabulary words, such as "counting," "daily life," and...
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Working for Water

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners examine the ways that government works to help improve aquatic habitats. In this water habitats instructional activity students view a video and plan a school restoration project.