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Seasons

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the four seasons of the year. For this seasons lesson, 1st graders identify the correct order of seasons, discover different climates, and examine how to dress appropriately for each season. 
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Earth Day and "The Lorax" Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Earth Day can be a way for students to explore their relationship to the world around them and read great literature like "The Lorax."
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Give Credit to Sources

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice referencing material. In this giving credit to sources lesson, 3rd graders explore ownership of words and images by drawing and labeling a picture then problem solving how to identify the author. 
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Syber-Silverstein: Poetry in Motion

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the writing of Shel Silverstein. They listen to the story, The Giving Tree, explore the Shel Silverstein website, read poems, and create and write a humorous poem.
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Under the Lemon Moon

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students become familiar with Hispanic heritage and discuss others using your belongings through the reading of Under the Lemon Moon. In this onatatopeia lesson, student set a purpose for reading, find phrases using onomatopoeia, and...
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Exporing Our Community

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore attributes of the community in which they live. They compare rural, urban and suburban communities and attempt to classify their own community. Each group illustrates their assigned area by drawing buildings, trees,...
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Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions based on Beckett's Waiting for Godot. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Hands on Biome-Building: Build a Forest

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore Earth science by identifying environmental factors. In this biome lesson, students discuss the importance of a functioning ecology and design a biome diorama. Students utilize images of trees and plants which represent a...
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"Visiting Family at Christmas" Social Skill Story

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Holidays bring their own special joys and stresses. Prepare learners on the autism spectrum for Christmas family get togethers using this social story that not only lets them know what may happen, but also details how they should behave.
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12 Days of Christmas 12 days of Christmas, Christmas, number sequence, numbers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
It's time to celebrate the 12 days of Christmas with this fun set of full-color printables that would be ideal for early readers and counters during the holidays.
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Look At Those Leaves!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils observe, measure, and sort tree leaves. They examine leaves individually, in groups, and in relationship to the entire tree. Pupils take a walk outside for a "Leaf Walk." Students are each given a lunch size paper bag, so that...
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School Forest Lesson- Looking at Literature

For Teachers K
Students compare what they learned though literature to the school forest. In this environment lesson, students visit the forest surrounding their school to listen to literature and identify objects in nature.  Students create a display...
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Leaf Unit

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a unit on leaves and their functions. They identify leaves and the trees they belong to, read various books, observe the process of photosynthesis on a flannel board, and create a leaf collage.
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The Earth's Rain Forests

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the importance of the world's rain forests. In this rain forest instructional activity, students read about the role of the rain forests in the world's environment. Students then write a formal letter to a member of...
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Diversity of Families

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students discuss the word "family" and examine the various types of families, focusing on those of students in the classroom. They create a "School Family Tree" that builds on the diversity of students in the classroom.
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ESL Holiday Lessons: Plant Appreciation Day

For Students 7th - 11th
In this language skills worksheet, students read an article about Plant Appreciation Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30 short...
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South Caroline Voices: Lessons from the Holocaust

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners consider voices of the Holocaust. In this human rights lesson, students discover several brave individuals who are now honored for their humanitarian efforts during the Holocaust. Learners read and engage in class discussions...
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Total English Intermediate: Getting on With People

For Students 5th - 8th
For this phrasal verbs and vocabulary practice worksheet, students discuss questions with their partner giving full answers to one another. Students also write a paragraph and questions using phrasal verbs.
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Appreciating Our American Heritage

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students learn about the Chinese culture via literature. They read the poetry of Cathy Song, considering national pride as Americans and Chinese.
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Identify Narrative Perspective 3

For Students 5th - 10th
In this point of view worksheet, students read passages and then write the narrator's point of view and how they know it is such. Students do this for 6 passages.
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Human Beings / Human Rights

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students brainstorm and discuss what it means to be "human." They relate human rights to human needs and discuss what a universal right is and read about Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Why We Save

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students discover how to save money. For this financial planning lesson, students read the story Spend or Save? and discuss ways to save money. Students choose a character from the story and write about a financial decision they had to...
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Trustworthy Images

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate metaphors. In this writing lesson, students brainstorm traits of a trustworthy person and create a metaphor for a trustworthy person.
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Poetry

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners read poems from the book Runny Babbit and do language arts activities based on the book. In this language arts lesson plan, students read poems from the given book and do activities that include a word finder, rhyming...