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Real Number Sense
Fifth graders put each number they receive in the appropriate order in a number line or a number circle. In this numbers lesson plan, 5th graders develop number sense and manipulate the numbers in order.
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Sharks in Decline
Students investigate common fishing methods used to capture sharks. They decide why these methods and the shark's reproductive biology are contributing to the quick reduction in the shark population.
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Representing Rational Numbers
Seventh graders explore rational numbers. For this fractions, decimals, and percents lesson, 7th graders identify and compare equivalencies between fractions, decimals, and percents. Students use hands-on activities to investigate the...
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Part-Part-Whole
First graders work with partners, using cubes to make addition sentences. In this math lesson, 1st graders separate cubes into 2 parts and discuss the relationship to addition sentences. Students practice separating cubes. Students make...
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Worksheet 1: Converting Roman Number to Standard Numbers
In this worksheet converting Roman numbers to standard numbers, students convert 20 numbers. Worksheet is in graphic organizer form.
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Converting Standard Numbers to Roman Numbers
In this conversion worksheet, students convert 20 numbers from standard to Roman notation. Worksheet is in graphic organizer form, 2x2.
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Food - What's in It for You?
Students examine healthy eating and nutrition. They read and discuss articles, and create a list of ten healthy eating tips in the form of a poster, newspaper article, or presentation.
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Air and Water in the Environment
Second graders participate in a three part lesson in which they identify and describe forms of moisture in the environment. Part one of the lesson involves the three stages of the water cycle, part two focuses on creating humidity by...
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Number Forms and Order
For this number forms and order worksheet, 5th graders answer 10 multiple choice questions, not interactively, with answers available online.
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How Much Is A Million
In this millions worksheet, students solve and complete 4 different problems that include counting large numbers. First, they identify the patterns found in the table illustrated. Then, students place the correct number on the dotted...
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Keeping students engaged after standardized testing
Instructional strategies and lesson ideas to keep students excited about learning, while reviewing and preparing for the next grade level.
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Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages Got You Down? "Tri" This!
Students explore number sense by creating a math presentation in class. For this parts of a whole lesson, students define and discuss the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages before completing a problem worksheet in...
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From George to Martha: Writing a Sonnet Using Primary Sources
What was the relationship like between George and Martha Washington? To protect their privacy, Martha Washington destroyed all her husband’s letters after his death so historians have little evidence of their lives together. Two letters...
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Capitalism and Socialism
Capitalism, socialism, communism ... these may seem like a whole bunch of isms to your scholars. High schoolers won't confuse them after completing an informative resource. Your class masters how to use primary sources to...
Star Wars in the Classroom
"Shakespeare and Star Wars": Lesson Plan Day 3
To make the point that there are many forms of language, each with its own purpose, class members select 10 lines from Doescher's play, translate these lines first into contemporary English and then into "SMS/Tweet."
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Number Theory: Scientific Notation
In this scientific notation activity, students solve a total of 10 problems, writing numbers given in problems using scientific notation, then numbers given in scientific notation in standard form.
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House 2: Answering Questions in Complete Sentences
In this ESL question answering worksheet, students examine the 7 pictures of household objects and read the question, "What is this?" Students answer each question in a complete sentence on the line.
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Objects in a House
In this ESL objects in a house worksheet, students will focus on basic vocabulary development pertaining to objects found in a house. Students will complete 6 matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them...
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The Elimination Method
Tenth graders investigate the Elimination Method in the solving of equations. They solve the equation using this method in examples with the teacher and then transfer the new knowledge to independent practice.
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Counting Chart
Elementary learners discover counting through a counting chart. In this math lesson, students identify numbers 1-100. They then point or recite their counting numbers.
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Arts of the Gilded Age
High schoolers study the art forms of the Gilded Age. In this integrated arts lesson, students research the art, music, dance, and drama of the historical era and then create their own personal projects that exemplify the time period.
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Can You Compose?
Fourth graders investigate musical notes. In this music lesson, 4th graders compose a short song while clapping the rhythm and singing the syllables using the appropriate notes or rests.
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Polynomials Degree and Finite Differences
In this algebra worksheet, students identify polynomials and state the degree and rewrite it in standard form. There are 32 questions ranging from polynomials to graphing a quadratic.
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Scientific Notation
In this scientific notation worksheet, students write answers to multiplication problems using decimals and exponents in standard form, and decimal numbers in scientific notation.