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Alphabet Poem

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create an alphabetized list about their favorite topic using the Alphabet Poem Brainstorming worksheet or creating a list on the board with the class. They think of a word that starts with their letters that relates to the...
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South Carolina Crazy Paper Quilt of Facts

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders listen as the teacher reads a book about quilts, before they discuss the craftsmanship used in making quilts. They study the regions and symbols associated with their state. They make a quilt square using one of the facts...
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"Afternoon on the Amazon" by Mary Pope Osborne

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students read and complete activities dealing with the book "Afternoon on the Amazon". They create webs of words used in the book and write about what they have read.
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Digestion - Part 3

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the human body by reviewing the digestive system. In this human anatomy lesson, students identify the elements of human digestion by completing two body system worksheets. Students read the story What Happens to a...
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Analyzing Story Structure

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils explore language arts by completing a graphic organizer in class. For this story structure lesson, students read the poem "Sick" by Shel Silverstein and discuss the different elements in the piece which make it an effective...
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Solving Problems With Decimal Notation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students find the solutions to the problems that use decimal notation. They decide which operation is necessary for each word problem.
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New York State Testing Program: Mathematics Book 3, Grade 4

For Students 6th
In this 4th grade math standardized test practice worksheet, students solve 6 multiple-step open-ended math problems based on New York academic standards.
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Sentence Puzzles

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this sentences activity, students write 2 complete sentences in a puzzle where they create one to be up and down, one to be across, and both share one word.
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How Rich Is Rich?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read "Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich, Last Sunday" by Judith Viorst. They watch a video of the book and identify and record amounts of money mentioned in the story. They investigate money-related websites.
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A Separate Peace Bingo Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete an activity with the book A Separate Peace.  In this vocabulary lesson, students get a list of vocabulary words to find the definitions of. They make a bingo card with the words and the teacher reads the...
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Making a Grocery List

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students make a list and decode words that are related to grocery shopping. In this grocery shopping lesson plan, students discuss what you do at the grocery store.
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Pigs: Facts And Fun

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete a unit on pigs. They take a field trip to the fair and zoo, watch the video of "Charlotte's Web," create a poster, read and analyze "The Three Little Pigs," write a storybook, participate in a reader's theater, and make...
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Study of New York City

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read A Cricket in Times Square and examine the essence of living in New York City. They examine subway maps and other resources concerning NYC and then complete several writing activities about the city. They also create...
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Use a Picture

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this problem solving instructional activity, students learn to use a picture to solve a story problem. Students read one problem and analyze the picture. Students answer 4 planning questions and then solve.
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Equivalent Fractions: Halves

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this equivalent fractions worksheet, students read about and see examples of shading to arrive at equivalent fractions, then complete a set of 5 activities finding equivalent fractions.
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Visualizing: Hill Fire

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students use visualization while reading Hill of Fire. In this language arts lesson, students read the story and draw a picture of what they see while listening to the story. Students use manipulatives to create the figures described.
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How Many More on a Graph?

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine data on a graph and determine which variable on the graph has more. They draw pictures of their family members and determine which families have more members than other families. Using squares of paper to depict...
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Fractions - One-Half and One-Fourth

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify and create the fractions one-half and one-fourth. The teacher first demonstrates how to create the fractions on a geoboard. The students then create one-half and one-fourth of a square, triangle, and a rectangle on...
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Castle Blue Eagle

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read the legend of King Arthur. They complete comprehension activities and research life in the Middle Ages. In groups, 6th graders complete several projects including making shields, crowns, and stained glass art designs.
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Business & Statistics: Final Exam

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
In this business and statistics worksheet, students read real-life business problems, arrange data, and identify the probability method best used to determine the answer. They identify the type of random sample, draw stem-and-leaf plots,...
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Be the Kiwi: History of New Zealand

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover details regarding the settlement of New Zealand. In this New Zealand history lesson, students read about the Maori people in their textbooks and then complete a vocabulary square activity worksheet.
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Pent-up Pentominoes

For Teachers 1st
First graders are introduced to pentominoes in this lesson. Using the Internet, they match pentominoes with the same shape and use a grid sheet to make their own. They are read books by their teacher and they identify the pentominoes in...
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Shhh! I'm trying to learn this digraph

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the digraph /sh/ in written and spoken language. After a brief discussion of the independent and combined sounds of the phonemes /s/ and /h/ students practice identifying initial and final placement of the new...
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Heirlooms

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students design a quilt square to reflect their special memory. For this family heirlooms lesson, students read The Patchwork Quilt and discuss the importance of family involvement in creating a family heirloom. Students write and...