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Cinderella Project

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners compare and contrast the stories of "Cinderella" and "Little Gold Star." Students discuss the magic helper in both stories. Learners become the magic helper by bestowing random acts of kindness on others. Students receive stars...
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Science Crossword Puzzles: Constellations

For Students 4th - 7th
If your class is studying constellations, you might consider this crossword puzzle as a light activity to go along with your lesson. Learners solve the puzzle using 9 given clues. You could have your pupils look up the constellations and...
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The Counting Caterpillar

For Teachers K
A daily counting routine builds a caterpillar with 100 body segments (marked with symbols to indicate 2s, 5s, and 10s) by the 100th day of school. Provides structured repetition as part of the morning routine so that by 100th day,...
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The Purpose of Summaries

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
How can you tell the author's purpose from just a short summary? Kids read three different summaries of books to determine whether the author meant to entertain, persuade, or inform.
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A Closer Look at Mars

For Students 6th - 12th
A website looks at how we know so much about Mars—telescopes, robots, and spacecraft—and the search for martian life. Following the informational text are three questions that quiz pupils about possible life on Mars. 
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Fitness Stars

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars participate in an at-home physical fitness program. They draw "fitness slips" and complete the activity on the slip at home. The activities include fun sports-like activities, but also household chore activities like...
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Master Artist Star Book

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research a famous artist. They create a star book in which every fifth page must contain information about the artist in an envelope they made.
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Shooting for the Stars in Presidential Fitness

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify and explore how to set goals for their individual fitness tests, as well as to practice a positive work ethic towards completing those goals. They identify what the Presidential and National test scores are for their...
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Math Stars

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study addition math facts up to 20. They have 15 seconds to answer each problem using the number keys on the keyboard to type the answer. They may choose Change Settings to make the game harder or easier. Answering them...
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Let the North Star Tell You Where You Are

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars participate in activities in which they find the Big Dipper and locate the North Star in the night sky, examine the relationship between the angle to Polaris and latitude, and determine latitude by using an astrolabe.
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Circles and Stars

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students solve multiplication problems utilizing virtual manipulatives, express multiplication problems in form of expressions, enter data into a spreadsheet and analyze results, and play game Circles and Stars.
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Agility Ability Stars

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners practice agility moves timing various locomotor skills (slide shuffle, sprinting, backwards jogging, fast walking), over a star pattern in pairs.
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An Email about My Favorite Pop Star Writing Exercise

For Students 4th - 6th
In this pop star worksheet, students correct the sentence mistakes written about the pop star, and fill in the blanks to the letter. Students fix 10 sentence mistakes and fill in 12 blanks.
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Eight Stars in the Night Sky

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the day and night sky. They complete a number 8 page for their counting books.
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One Sun, One Moon

For Teachers 1st
First graders read "Ten Black Dots" by Donald Crews and then create their own counting books focusing on the number 1 (one) and using yellow dots to represent the sun, moon and stars.
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Lisa Leslie - Women's Basketball Star

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read from their textbooks about Lisa Leslie, the famous American women's basketball star. They discuss the overall disparity of attention and salaries in women's sports compared to men's. They write facts and opinions...
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The Earth, Sun Mood and Stars Unit (Planets too!)

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders prepare five activities to do then show their energy saving skills.  In this investigative lesson students create five projects then participate in an energy saving demonstration. 
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Counting to Five

For Students Pre-K - K
In this math worksheet, students count the numbers of stars in each box. They connect pairs of boxes that have identical numbers of stars by drawing a line between them.
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Ten Fingers Ten Toes

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the number 10 by completing a page for a counting book. They add the page to the first nine pages.
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Nine in the Sky

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the day and night sky and complete a page for the number 9 for their counting book.
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Add One, Add Two

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this add one, add two worksheet, learners follow the directions to add a certain number of geometric shapes to four mathematical equations.
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Dividing by Ten Riddle

For Students 3rd
In this dividing by ten riddle worksheet, 3rd graders solve ten word problems, all dividing by ten, then use the answers to solve a riddle.
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Shaquille O'Neal: Using A Basketball Star To Motivate Readers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read two different versions of a story--the classic version of Jack and the Beanstalk and the version written by Shaquille O'Neal, Shaq and the Beanstalk. Students gather ideas and compare and contrast the different versions of...
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Second Star To the Left and Straight On 'Till Morning" - Spreadsheet Driven Exploration of Pacific Asian Geography

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the geography of Pacific Asia. The class is divided into two groups to participate in a role-play activity where they act as European explorers. Students utilize mathematics, spreadsheet and internet technology to make...

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