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NS 7 Fungi , Protists
Students identify characteristics of kingdoms Protista and Fungi. They complete a worksheet of protists and fungi. Students review the familiar characteristics of plants, animals, bacteria and viruses. They need to familiarize...
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NS 6: Monerans, Viruses
Students compare the structures and functions of viruses and bacteria relating their impact on other organisms. They review the main vertebrate groups. Students are describing the characteristics of the main group of vertebrates: ...
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Organizing Ideas
Students organize facts into categories and list the structure of a five-paragraph essay. They identify the main idea and outline the supporting details. In the class, students discuss how they organized their ideas and begin drafting...
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Cell Review Test
Seventh graders engage in a lesson that is concerned with the basic structure and function of the cell. They systematically cover the different parts of the cell that includes active transport, organelles, mitosis, and meiosis. The...
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Comparisons And You
Students examine the structure and language of sentences that are used for making comparisons. They drill through a series of sentences for a model and practice. Then students write sentences that make comparisons after brainstorming ...
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Conversation Flowcharts
Students practice speaking more fluently in a conversational way. They are given a variety of scripts with missing parts in order to carry on a more fluent conversation with others. Students can change the flowcharts to help make them...
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Pythagorean Theorem
Seventh graders practice calculations using the Pythagorean Theorem to find the missing side of a right triangle. Through guided practice, 7th graders explore how to apply the Pythagorean Theorem to solve for a missing variable. ...
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Rules and Procedures
Eighth graders complete a brief introduction to the rules and procedures of the class. Through lecture, 8th graders review the rules of the class and the procedures that make the class run smoothly. They participate in a discussion of...
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Literature: Poetic Devices Review
Tenth graders examine poems by Shel Silverstein and identify literary elements in them. The exercise is part of an examination review about poetic elements. The review concludes with students writing nature poems displaying the devices...
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Literature: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Character Analysis
Seventh graders read the story "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" and analyze one of its characters. After completing a story element worksheet, they identify their favorite character. In several sentences students give reasons for their choices with...
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Simplifying Expressions (Multiplication and Division)
Seventh graders simplify algebraic expressions using multiplication and division to combine like items and solve for the variable. They work with inverse operations to solve equations with guided practice. Students complete various...
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Subject Verb Agreement
Seventh graders engage in a lesson that investigates the concept of identifying prepositions and their coinciding phrases. They also develop the skill of connecting the right form of a verb with its subject. Then students take a quiz...
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Let's go shopping
Middle schoolers work in groups to write a skit in the target language (in this case, English) in which they are on a shopping trip. The teacher plays the part of the clerk. Students practice the vocabulary required, and perform their...
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Fish, Fish: Teaching K Students About Things That Live in the Sea
Students participate in activities designed to help them connect the words to the animals they are studying. Octopus is reinforced through playing a game, "Octopus Tag." Students play a cooperation game of passing bean bags from student...
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Perimeter and Area
Seventh graders develop strategies for finding the perimeter and area of large geometric figures. Through lecture and guided practice, 7th graders practice the strategy of dividing a geometric shape into smaller more manageable shapes...
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Plot Structure
Ninth graders review the parts of a plot sequence for a short story. They think of a famous Disney movie and plot the events of the movie in the correct plot sequence. They do the same for a comic strip, labeling the exposition, rising...
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Stock Character Lesson Plan
Students examine multiple types of media in order to properly define different types of character that include static, stock, and dynamic characters. They respond to the question of finding someone they respect. They give examples of...
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Computer Language Laboratory First Lesson
Students in the English Language Learners classroom utilize the computer for a variety of review activities. The teacher uses e-mail to send students D.O.L. (Daily Oral Language) sentences, a quote or passage of interest, or a website...
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Questions, Questions, ...(Practicing Question Words)
Ninth graders participate in an activity about question words such as who, what, when, where, and why. Working in groups, they are given strips of paper with partial sentences on them and match them together to make a sensible question.
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Slice & Dice
Third graders participate in a variety of activities to practice grammar and sentence structure. Words are typed up and put in a hat for them to draw from. Once their word is selected, they write several sentences including that word. ...
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Song Lyrics Scramble
Students who are learning English play a game in which they hear pop music lyrics (in English) and they must identify the song from which the lyrics come. This activity encourages students to listen to all words being said, not just the...
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Talking In Class
Students in an ESL class practice speaking in front of others. In order to build up confidence for speaking out in class, they practice asking other students in their class simple questions such as What is their favorite hobby? They...
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That/Which/Who Game
Third graders play a game to practice speaking the target language (English). They are divided into teams. One student from each team sits at the front of the room. One student reads a clue (in English)-there team receives one point for...
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You Must, You Must Not
Students participate in a game in which they practice the grammar point "You must and You must not". They play a board game where they pick up a "You must" card when they land on the appropriate square. The "You must" cards have simple...