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Intellectual Development (Piaget)

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students study an overview of intellectual development and Piaget's stages of development.
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Fiction and Poetry

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars explore fictional text and poetry. They explore the story structures used in the types of texts and examine the language patterns used. Students practice tracking text in the correct manner.
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Writing Bug- Let it Snow- Writing Prompt Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students write an essay that describes what it is like to be in an area of the world where it snows in the winter. They write the essay from the point of view of educating someone who has never seen snow before.
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Responsibilities

For Teachers K
Students identify different responsibilities they have at home and at school. In this responsibilities lesson plan, students identify the responsibilities they need to follow through on and what happens when they don't. They put...
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Minerals and Rocks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars identify and interpret various minerals and discover how to identify and classify them. They identify and discuss how people describe objects and how scientists describe objects. From there, students look at a set of...
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The Night Before Christmas Crossword

For Students 5th - 6th
In this literature crossword worksheet, students complete a puzzle based on a classic piece of Christmas literature, The Night Before Christmas. Students read 36 clues and solve the puzzle without a word bank.
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Building a Permanent Human Presence in Space

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners tudy space and what it takes to be an explorer.  In this space explorer lesson students examine the characteristics of explorers and create an exploration log. 
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Ray Charles

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners read the book Ray Charles by Sharon Bell Mathis. For this biography lesson, students read about the life of Ray Charles. Learners answer pre-reading questions about senses, strengths, and weaknesses they have. The lesson...
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The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 13 short answer and essay questions about Eliot's The Mill on the Floss. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.
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Improvisation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the concept of improvisation. In groups, they practice improvising a different scenario given to them and explore the various ways people communicate with each other. To end the lesson, they reflect on the...
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Eye Care

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils list different ways of caring for their eyes. They collect magazine photos of people wearing glasses. Organize eye exams for the class. They ponder the consideration that wearing eye wear protects one's eyes.
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Oobleck

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students incorporate within this lesson scientific observations, senses: touch, sound, smell and sight, classification, states of matter and surface tension. Students make a substance and use scientific observations, as well as their...
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Recognizing Right Angles

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this right angles worksheet, students analyze 9 geometric or irregular shapes. In the box below each picture, students put a "tick" if there is a right angle or a "cross" if there is not.
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Mixed Up Sentences

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students unscramble simple sentences using the sight words or spelling words currently being worked on. They unscramble sentences on the board, or hold word cards and move around to unscramble the sentence.
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Can You Match Them?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students find pairs of matching sounds by shaking lidded containers and listening to the sounds that are generated.
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Prairie Activity: Imagist Prairie Poems

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students write an imagist prairie poem. They explore various websites, view images of prairies, read examples of poems, and write an original poem that creates a mental image in the mind of the listener through the use of descriptive...
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Voices From Your Heart

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars create individual representations of Chinese calligraphy symbols in this cross-curricular lesson for the elementary Language Arts or Art classroom. One enrichment activity is included.
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Owl Pellets: A Fowl-Up, Chuck!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discover the world of owls as predators. After watching a video of owls hunting and eating, are introduced to owl pellets. Students dissect their own pellet and match the prey's bones to a bone diagram.
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Have a Ball with Poetry

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders brainstorm words pertaining to the senses about the beach. They write a free verse poem, using these words and adding a line about their feelings.
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Coin Investigation: How Can You Use Tools?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students, by exploring a simple investigation system, see how technology can allow people to extend their senses and "see" beyond the world of their natural vision.
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Eye Spy

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine how the human eye receives and transmits light from the environment. Through an activity, the students will discuss the importance of sight in our everyday lives.
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General Music Methods

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work as a class to compose an original four-measure rhythm. After a brief review of a sight reading Gordon rhythm patterns, students compose their own rhythm with each student selecting a part for the composition. All...
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Getting Oriented

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore the geography, culture, and philosophy of Asia using all five senses and information about China and Japan. This lesson plan is detailed and may take several days of in-class activities to complete.
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Outdoor Activities: Taking Science Outside

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students participate in various outdoor science activities to enhance their observation, classification, and analysis skills. In this outdoor instructional activity, students begin by observing a tree from a straightforward angle, then...

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