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Clown Accordion Book
Students investigate the letters that form the word "clown". They draw the pictures that coincide with each letter. Students use construction paper for a background and then insert the pictures. Then they write the dialogue for the book.
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Chinese Zodiac
Fifth graders identify the basic elements of a narrative story, such as the beginning, middle, and the end; to analyze the character traits in the story to write a summary using the 5 Ws and How chart included; through sample stories...
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Linear Systems: The Determinant
In this determinant worksheet, students find the determinants of matrices. They identify patterns and their relationship to the canonical matrix. This two-page worksheet contains approximately nine problems, as well as examples and...
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Contractions: Combine Two Words
In this printing contractions worksheet, students read pairs of words and combine them to create contractions. Students write twelve contractions.
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In this vocabulary worksheet, 2nd graders write seven words out as they are called out, unscramble seven words and use each one in a complete sentence. Students work with the words rain, three, read, road, say, day and play.
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Newsworthy Fairy Tales
Third graders review common fairy tales and work in teams to rewrite the fairy tales as news articles. They answer questions using the 5 Ws (who, what, where, when, why). Student articles include eye-catching headlines.
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Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Students explore the concept of waste management. In this environmental stewardship activity, students study the nuances of the terms reduce, reuse, and recycle. Students investigate ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle many everyday items...
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Location of Electrons
In this location of electrons activity, students read about the quantum mechanical model of the atom and the location of electrons. They complete a table given eleven elements with the sublevel notation, the Bohr notation and the orbital...
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Probability
In this probability worksheet, students determine the empirical probability based on specific sample data. The one page worksheet contains three problems. Solutions are provided.
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Reader R.E.A.C.T.I.O.N.
Students practice their reading comprehension skills. In this reading skills lesson, students use the R.E.A.C.T.I.O.N. model to identify story elements in books that students elect to read independently.
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Numerical Analysis: Using the QR Algorithm
In this QR algorithm activity, students use the QR algorithm to solve an over-determined system of equations. This two-page activity contains 11 problems.
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Linear Systems: Definition of the Nullspace
In this nullspace instructional activity, students find the nullspace of matrices, write a rectangular matrix upper-triangular form, and convert augmented matrix to echelon form. This six-page instructional activity contains...
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Linear Systems: The Column Space
In this column space worksheet, students find the column spaces of given matrices. This two-page worksheet contains examples of and explanations. One problem is provided for students to complete.
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Applying the Activity Series
In this activity series activity, students read about single replacement reactions and are given a table with the activity series of metals and nonmetals. Students use the activity series to predict if reactions will occur and they...
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Vocabulary Building Activity
Four weeks of vocabulary words are provided here! Each week has between six and seven vocabulary words for your young learners to master. First they hear each word, and then they get a short definition for each word. The second activity...
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Vocabulary Building Activity
The four worksheets here are provided to introduce your learners to new vocabulary on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Each list contains seven vocabulary words focused on a specfic vowel pair. First the learner hears the word,...
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Lesson 3: Writing a News Story
Start a writing lesson by examining a news video that explains writing clearly, concisely, and correctly. Learners consider the importance of writing news properly to avoid breaking the law, then write their own weekend news stories.
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Robo-Lobster
Introduce environmental science or engineering explorers to different forms of sampling. They read an article about "Robo-lobsters," lobsters being studied to help design robots that can used to sniff out pollution in ocean waters. The...
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Lesson Ideas for Comparing and Contrasting Content
Here are three lesson ideas to help students learn how to compare and contrast information in any content area
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Question Words Review
In this questions words review activity, students read a newspaper story and write 6 questions regarding the story. Students begin the questions with who, what, where, when why, and how.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: short i
In this short i worksheet, 2nd graders list seven vocabulary words as they are called out, unscramble seven vocabulary words and then use each one in a complete sentence. Students deal with the words if, it, his, will, with, this and wish.
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Vocabulary Building Activity: OO
For this double vowel worksheet, 2nd graders write seven vocabulary words out as they are called out, unscramble seven words and use each one in a complete sentence. Students work with the words too, food, soon, foot, good, look and took.
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Vocabulary Building Activity
In this vocabulary worksheet, students write down 5 vocabulary words on the lines provided as the teacher reads them out loud. Students unscramble 5 vocabulary words and then write each one in a complete sentence.
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Hmmm...Who, What, Where, When, and Why
Young scholars practice reading comprehension by answering the 5 "W" questions. After reading "The Kissing Hand," they complete a class discussion addressing the questions who, what, when, where, and why. Students choose an...