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Balanced Assessment

Plenty of Pentagons

For Students 6th - 8th
Why are only four colors needed to color webs from regular pentagons, not five? An assessment task requires young mathematicians to first construct regular pentagons using a compass and straightedge, then has them consider a shape...
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Dick Blick Art Materials

Woodsies “Extraordinaire”

For Teachers K - 12th
"This looks like an owl!" Kids get a chance to create all sorts of things by arranging various shapes, painting them, and gluing them together. A great way to encourage creativity and spontaneity.
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Curated OER

Introduce /d/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Give youngsters a better grasp of the letter d by combining letter sounds, pronunciation, recognition, and word examples. Scholars examine the letter shape then listen to you make the /d/ sound and try it on their own....
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Curated OER

Reintroduce Soft-g

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Do your scholars know that the letter g sometimes steals the j phoneme? Explore the letter g using these strategies combining pronunciation, recognition, letter sound, and word examples. Scholars examine the letter...
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Curated OER

Introduce /h/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Explore the letter h using these strategies combining pronunciation, recognition, letter sound, and word examples. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /h/ sound. As you explain how this sound is...
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Curated OER

Introduce /j/

For Teachers K - 1st
Learn the ins and outs of the letter j using these strategies combining pronunciation, recognition, letter sound, and word examples. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /j/ sound. Use these tips to...
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Curated OER

Introduce /p/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Navigate the letter p without leaving anything out: combine pronunciation, recognition, letter sound, and word examples. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /p/ sound. As you explain how this sound is made,...
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Teacher's Guide

Synonyms and Antonyms for Valentine's Day

For Students K - 6th Standards
Celebrate Valentine's Day with a coloring page in which scholars decide whether a pair of words are synonyms or antonyms, and color them either red or purple depending on their decision. 
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Teacher's Guide

Addition Odd or Even Valentine's Day

For Students K - 6th Standards
Get in the Valentine's Day spirit with an addition worksheet. Scholars solve problems and color answers different colors depending on whether they are even or odd.   
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Curated OER

Geometric Patterns

For Teachers K - 2nd
Geometric patterns illuminate this colorful and interactive PowerPoint. First, patterns must be identified. Next, students discern the missing color in a block pattern. Lastly, they observe a figure to determine how many blocks are used....
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Reintroduce /l/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Connect letter recognition, pronunciation, sound, and word examples to give scholars a solid grasp on the letter l. They watch you draw a large l on the board and make the /lll/ sound. Using your tips, they try the sound on...
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Curated OER

Introduce /y/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
As you come to an end in your alphabet study, use these strategies to examine the letter y. Scholars examine the letter shape and listen to you pronounce the /y/ sound. Use these tips to explain how you do it as they try. Can they...
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Curated OER

Reintroduce /f/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Draw a large letter f on the board to begin this letter recognition and sounds activity, asking kids to identify it if they can. Demonstrate the /fff/ sound and explain how you are making it as learners try it out. What words can...
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Curated OER

Reintroduce /r/

For Teachers Pre-K - K
The /r/ sound can be a difficult one, but scholars use some helpful tips to get it right. After examining the letter shape they listen to you pronounce this phoneme and describe what you are doing to create the sound. They try on their...
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Curated OER

My Shape Book

For Students 3rd - 4th
In these shapes worksheets, learners identify, trace, and follow the directions to color numbers of plane and space figures. Students complete activities for twelve shapes and figures.
Activity
Curated OER

Color in 3-D: A Nature Design Project

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students view a film about Hans Hofman and consider his use of color and layering. They experiment with the concept of 'push and pull' by using warm and cool color schemes in a tracing of leaves and shapes. Students view their work using...
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Curated OER

Adventure Into The World of Shapes

For Teachers K - 4th
Students view Elmer Holtzrichter's work Mystery Planet and discuss basic shapes and patterns. They create their own collage. and discuss the patterning they created. Students demonstrate how this pattern would sound with clapping and...
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Curated OER

Square Shapes

For Students Pre-K - K
In this recognizing squares worksheet, students trace several sizes of squares and color the squares in a group of mixed shapes. Students trace and color sixteen squares.
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Curated OER

Jigsaw Puzzle

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this jigsaw puzzle instructional activity, students trace the letters around each shape, color each shape and then cut out the 12 pieces of the puzzle. Students shuffle the pieces together and then put the jigsaw puzzle back together.
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Curated OER

Shapes and Colors: Blue Rectangles

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For this shapes worksheet, students trace and color blue all rectangles found in a set of 10 shapes that include circles, triangles, squares and rectangles. Students also trace and color a "curtain" made of rectangles.
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Curated OER

Shapes and Colors: Blue Ovals

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For this shape worksheet, students trace all ovals found in a set of shapes and color them blue, then trace and color oval eggs in a basket.
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The Shape of Things

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this family activity worksheet, students work with family members to discover the various shapes of objects around them. Students complete the presented activity and respond to 2 short answer questions about what they have discovered...
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Curated OER

Geometric Shape Size Comparison Worksheet

For Students Pre-K - K
In this geometric shape size comparison worksheet, students name the shape in each of three rows. They circle the largest shape in each row. They see blue circles, green squares, and orange diamonds.
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Curated OER

Color More or Less

For Students 1st
Kids color the pictured groups according to what has more or less. They count the number in each group, then color each group as directed. They then solve a word problem by circling the image showing the answer.

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