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Story Writing

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars work in groups to create a story that will be presented to the class.  In this story writing activity, students complete a project planning sheet, work together to create a story that includes a hero and at least two...
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"Reviewing Facts Through 10" Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
Explore the joy of math with you little learners! They practice creating math problems with numbers from a fact family using numbers 1-10. They work independently with a set of connecting cubes to aid them in creating number sentences...
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Retelling the African Folktale Abiyoyo

For Teachers K
Act out the African folktale Abiyoyo. Kindergartners listen to the tale and discuss the characters, dressing as their favorite characters in order to retell and perform Abiyoyo using props. They will gain an understanding of...
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It's About Time

Circular Motion

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Lead your class in this exciting activity to learn more about motion and its importance. Pupils learn about a centripetal and why it is required to maintain a constant speed in a circulating moving mass. They apply the equation for...
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Water Tank Filling

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Grab your classes' attention with a video presentation of a problem to solve. Young scholars develop a plan to predict the time it takes to fill a tank with water. Video footage provides the statistics they need to make their conclusions.
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Good Citizenship and Philanthropy

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students discuss how to work together to solve community problems. In this community problems lesson plan, students discuss how their home, school, and community could benefit from group work and philanthropy. They read different...
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Developing Kids with Character Through Service Learning

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discover service learning and how it can help them build character.  In this community activity, students brainstorm ways they can assist their classmates with problems, and write about it in their journal.  Students...
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Tic Tac Toe, Get Off My Toes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders describe the importance of recognizing and forecasting conflict and taking steps to solving it. They analyze conflict situations, follow the steps for solving conflict, and provide solutions involving compromise.
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Preventing And Solving Conflicts

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine how to accept choices others make, about their belongings and how to prevent conflicts. They determine positive ways to solve conflicts in firm and positive ways through role play activities. In small groups, they...
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Pigs and Ducks

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use multiplication to solve problems. They use the multiplication facts for 2 and 4. Students combine operations to solve the problem and they devise and apply problem solving strategies.
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Handshakin'

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the concept of solving problems when given it in words and employing a wide variety of methods. They practice applying a logical sequence to find the solution to a problem while estimating possible answers to...
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Shaking Hands

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students use diagrams or lists to show relationships. They also identify the pattern of triangular numbers. The mathematics behind situations provide a way of problem solving to examine the answers.
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A Square of Circles

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice calculations and working with even and odd numbers. They perform mental calculations involving addition. Students devise and use problem solving strategies to solve problems.
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Express Yourself!

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine positive ways to express their emotions. They act out a song to the tune of "London Bridge" and discuss different scenarios. After discussion, they complete a worksheet in which they circle the best action to take...
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A Stranger Among Us

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders give their own definition to the terms race, religion, culture, character and ethnicity and write them on the board. As a class, they discuss the differences and similiarties between the terms. In groups, they complete a...
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Buckling Up May Not Help Bus Safety

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the issue of putting seat belts in all school buses. Using the internet, they research how other districts are solving this problem. They interview school administrators about the pros and cons of putting seat belts in...
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The Envelope Guessing Game

For Teachers K
Students work with a partner by using the symbol bracelets from lesson #1. They that has the number #1 look at the object keeping it hidden from student #2. Student number 2 then ask questions in order to determine the qualities and...
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Tony's Hat

For Students 9th - 12th
In this secondary mathematics instructional activity, students solve a riddle that involves a $20 bill and missing change from a sale. The one page instructional activity contains one problem with solution. 
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It Counts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how numbers can identify objects. In this math lesson, students determine how numbers are used to describe objects used in quantitative data collection.
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2nd Grade - Act. 01: Exploration Tubs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders communicate ideas, information, and feelings.
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Worth a Thousand Words-The Photography Essay

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners act as a public relations firm representing the school district and use photography to develop positive attitudes toward all programs. They brainstormed alternative methods to use photography and selected the photographic essay.
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No Valve in Vain

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students design and create their own heart valves out of a variety of materials. Their heart valves are one way valves designed for water flowing through a tube representing blood moving through the heart.
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Take Heed, Scurvy Dogs!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the use of ghosts in shipping stories. As a class, they assign roles and they act them out in a play. They make it seem as if they are in danger on their voyage and work together to create a script. They ask questions...
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Force Field Physics

For Teachers 8th Standards
Attracted class members to an activity-packed journey through the science behind the invisible forces at work all around us. From jump rope generators to junkyard wars, there's never a dull moment when eighth grade physics scholars...