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Fragments Exercise
In this grammar worksheet, students read, locate and rewrite and fragments they find in fifteen sentences. Students check to make sure each one is grammatically correct.
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Greek Vase Patterns
In this patterns activity, students complete 4 Ancient Greek patterns on the lines provided. They then decorate the blank vase on the page and write about what is happening in their picture.
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Problem-Solving Decisions: Reasonable Answers 13.6
In this solving word problems worksheet, students read a problem and write word answers for each step to find the solutions and then apply these steps to solve a word problem to determine if the answer is reasonable.
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Banking Account Options
High schoolers explore and discuss the various account options available to them at the bank. They create a paragraph stating the pros and cons of each kind of banking account. This instructional activity is intended for students...
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The Business of Interest
Learners explore the concept of simple and compound interest. In this interest instructional activity, students discuss how interest works on a loan. Learners calculate simple and compound interest on loans of fictitious characters...
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Banking Services
Students analyze the banking services and complete related activities. In this banking lesson, students review the services available at a bank and interview people for about the banking services they use. Students shop for checking...
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Mathematics: Budgeting
Young scholars develop a month long budget. They use problem solving skills to adjust their budgets for unforeseen expenses. They use checks to pay mock bills.
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Maintaining Employment ESOL
Students discuss how Payroll deductions are used to pay for a variety of government services andncompany benefits. They practice reading a pay stub and writing amounts of money.
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Service Auction
Students work together to raise money for a community service program by auctioning their services. They brainstorm a list of services that they can provide to parents and other members of the school community.
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Banking Grammatically
Twelfth graders identify the different roles involved in banking. They list and create defintions for the different types of banking services offered at a branch office.
Students write sentences using verbs in present and past tenses....
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We Are Having a Party! Part II
Second graders, in groups, participate in a four-station rotation model to solve problems. They use coins and dice for stations one, two, and three.
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Defining Moments: Analyzing Data
Young scholars create an annotated bibliography on writings related to Japanese internment and analyze the writings for possible bias. They view a video on the Korematsu Internment case and use the internet to find print and non-print...
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Making Predictions
In this predicting outcomes instructional activity, learners use the information they already know and what the author is telling them to make a prediction. Students read several short passages and then write their predictions on the line.
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Make a Table: Worksheet 2
In this table worksheet, students write about 4 components to answer a given word problem: understand, plan, solve and check. Students use a table to help with answers.
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Subject-Verb Agreement
In this subject and verb agreement worksheet, learners read the sentences and find the errors in subject and verb agreement. Students draw a line through the errors and write the corrections in the provided space.
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City Spotlights
Students discover the names and history of cities in San Mateo county. Using the Internet, they research the history of their city and share their information with their classmates. They also write an essay in which they reference...
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Unit Pricing
Students explore unit pricing to determine the best buy for their money. In this personal finance lesson, students calculate cost per wear examples and create a list of criteria for picking clothes. Students visit a story and use their...
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History of Philanthropy
Young scholars identify events and organizations that involve philanthropy. They research one event and share their information with the school. They write journal entries stating ideas from the presentations.
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Math/Technology: Coin Combos
Second graders identify coin combinations needed to purchase items under a dollar. Using Kidspiration, they demonstrate three ways to purchase a pizza slice for 96 cents and choose an item which cost less than a dollar for other to...
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Fractional Parts Using an Area Model
Learners explore multiplying fractions and their relationship to parts of a whole. They draw and shade fractional parts to show parts of a whole and fractional parts of a fraction. Pupils also use an Internet site for interactive...
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Dividing with Fractions
Use paper strips or models to relate division problems to division of fraction problems. Since the materials can be broken up, it helps them to show how they can complete repeated subtraction with fractions and not just whole numbers.
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Fractions and Ribbons
Sixth graders explore using inverse operations to solve decimal and fraction problems. In this decimal and fraction lesson, 6th graders prepare ribbon for a part and need to cut it in equal lengths. Students analyze the problem.
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Music Advocacy
Students view part of a video about advocating for music education. They discuss the importance of supporting music education in schools and create a presentation for the PTO, a news release about a local music event and/or scripts for a...