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American Museum of Natural History

What Do You Know About the Universe?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
The universe is full of a mystic matter people cannot see. Pupils respond to 10 questions about the stuff in the universe. Most of the questions involve the big bang theory and dark matter. Learners find out how astronomers have found...
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Fabric Scrap Flower Garden

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Crafting is fun, it increases eye-hand coordination, and it is a great way to accent any lesson. Celebrate Earth Day by creating scrap fabric flowers for a pop-stick flower garden. Children of all ages will love gluing, cutting, and...
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American Museum of Natural History

What's the Big Idea About Genetics?

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Here's a quick read on genetics. An engaging online resource provides six slides of information about genetics. Learners read about the meaning of genetics to information about DNA. They also learn about the study of genes and the...
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American Museum of Natural History

Journey to the Bottom of the Sea

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Follow the path to the sea floor. Pupils play an online interactive board game to reach the bottom of the sea. Participants must match descriptions of creatures to a property of water dealing with oxygen, food, light, or density to move...
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American Museum of Natural History

A Whale of a Tale

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
What's the most interesting fact about a blue whale? Learners read an interview about the similarities between the Titanosaur and the blue whale displays at the American Museum of Natural History. Pupils learn not only about blue whales...
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Thank You For the Get Well Card

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners are read books by various artists. They create activity cards or mini-books that are given to ill children in hospitals. They discover the health care system and share their experiences with afraid children.
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Bears in a Box

For Teachers 1st
First graders count bears to predict missing addends. They analyze the missing addend sentence: 7 + ? = 10 and count up from 7 to 10 and check to see if there are 3 bears in the box.
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Doc Says Open Up

For Teachers K
Students recognize the short /o/ sound in spoken words in this lesson. They say a tongue twister with words emphasizing the short /o/ sound. They then listen the the book "Hop on Pop" by Dr. Suess, and identify the words they hear...
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Pop, Pop, Popcorn

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the sound of the letter "P,p" and how to write it using a tongue twister. They examine how their mouths move when the make the letter sound before writing it on primary paper. While listening to a read aloud of William...
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Deal or No Deal

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars play a game based on the popular TV Show "Deal or no Deal." They have several envelopes labeled by their type of exercise such as "push-ups", "jumping jacks", "sit-ups, "mountain climbers", "jogging", etc. Students...
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Deal or No Deal

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners participate in a P.E. game based on television show "Deal Or No Deal." Students are offered deals by the teacher to do a set amount of sit-ups, push-ups, jogging laps, or jumping jacks, and they either select the offer or the...
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Americana Trivia Game

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this American history game, learners use the blank game board and the trivia question cards to play a board game that tests knowledge of American history. There are 28 trivia questions and full directions.
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Formal and Informal Language Resources

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Yo! Check it out. Here's a lesson on formal and informal language. And the packet includes a game. What fun!
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonics: Morpheme Structures, Compound Word Puzzles

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Putting word parts together to make compound words is like working on a puzzle; when two pieces fit together, you know! Invite learners to work with word puzzle pieces to create 12 different compound words. They record their findings on...
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Happy Moose Apps

Bitsboard - Education, Games, and Flashcards for Learning Reading, Spelling, and more

For Students K - 8th
Learn everything from sight words to French vocabulary with this versatile study app. While the material that comes pre-loaded on the app is mostly based on learning how to read and spell, the app has the potential to be useful for any...
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Memorial Day

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students explore the history and origin of Memorial Day. They conduct research on various websites, view videos, send an e-card to someone in honor of Memorial Day, and complete Memorial Day crafts.
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Learning American Sign Language (ASL): Using Alphabet Flash Cards

For Teachers K - 8th
Students participate in various alphabet flashcard games to study the sign letters used by the hearing impaired.
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Limu and ME!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore limu. In this cross curiculum botany and art project, students view a limu-picking film and then collect several species of limu. Students follow a sequence of instructions using limu, card stock and wax paper to create...
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Celebrating S.C. (Field Day Theme)

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students celebrate different field events that are celebrated in South Carolina. For the Freedom Weekend Aloft activity students line up in two teams with the first person from each team standing inside a starting hoop. The first two...
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Wisconsin Family Assistance Center for Education

Sight Word Lists and Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Scholars examine newspaper articles and highlight two sight words to discover which appears more frequently. They then glue sight words onto paper to make flashcards before composing, writing, and creating picture representations of...
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Growing a Nation

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the Dust Bowl in American History.  In this US History lesson, 11th graders read a transcript on the Dust Bowl.  Students analyze a video on the Dust Bowl. 
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Forests Need People

For Teachers 3rd
In this forests and people lesson, 3rd graders brainstorm what forests are used for, discuss forest habitats, and how human interventions have affected trees and animals that depend on the forest environment. Students read the books,...
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"101 Amazing Earth Facts" Game

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students read for comprehension, work cooperatively to learn "101 Amazing Earth Facts," and compete as teams in a Jeopardy-like game.
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What’s the Shape of Your Diet?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students analyze their diets. In this healthy diet activity, students keep food journals and examine their diets next to the recommended daily allowances of MyPyramid for Kids.

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