Education Outside
Honey Tasting
Young scientists will be abuzz as they sample and compare the tasty treats produced by Apis Mellifera.
Avi Writer
City of Orphans: Teaching Guide
"Amazing things happen" in Avi's City of Orphans, and the suggestions in this teacher's resource will guide readers through through the many stories of the different characters living in the tenements of 1893 New York.
Reed Novel Studies
Dolphins of the World
Pair a novel study of Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell with a presentation on dolphins. The 37-slide PowerPoint shows different types of dolphins all around the world, includes a brief description of each, and provides a photo...
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Sand Table Fillers
Students play with different textures in the sand box or large bin. In this sand table lesson plan, students play with sand, corn soy beans, scoops, spoons, cars, and more.
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Animals A to Z: Shark
In this shark worksheet, 3rd graders will add pages to their "animal books." Students will read 10 facts about a shark to gain an understanding of the animal's characteristics.
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The Beagle Brigade
Middle schoolers develop an understanding of animal behaviors through reading a case study about detector beagles. They explore the interaction of innate abilities and learned behaviors.
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Animals A to Z: Vulture
In this vulture worksheet, 3rd graders will add pages to their "animal books." Students will read 10 facts about a vulture locating 10 errors of punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar while working toward gaining an...
K12 Reader
Adjective Antonyms
Easy or hard? Fast or slow? Invite your class members to practice with antonyms. They identify each adjective and then use provided antonyms to rewrite the sentences.
K12 Reader
Animal Adjectives
How would you describe someone who was acting like a dog or a chicken? Teach your class the adjectives that pair with 20 different animals. They'll be able to describe anything canine or crocodilian, and everything in between.
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The Shadow Knows - Creating Shadows
Young learners recognize a shadow and witness how shadows occur when light is blocked. They access streamed video, standard video, and websites in order to engage in their study of how light is naturally blocked to create shadows. An...
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Tree Identification - Up Close And Personal
Fourth graders go to an outdoor area and are assigned a specific native plant to observe. They read about and answer questions about their tree. They draw the tree. Finally, 4th graders teach the rest of the class about their tree.
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Reef Sharks!
Students visit an ocean aquarium exhibit where they can observe Black tip reef sharks. They observe the shark's behavior and read any information exhibited on the walls. They complete a worksheet based on information collected.
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Preserving Buds and Blooms
Students learn how to preserve flower buds and blooms. In this gardening lesson, students explore the methods of air drying, using drying agents, and pressing plants to preserve them.
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The Houdini Box: Compare and Contrast
How did Houdini do it? After reading a short passage about magicians and their tricks, readers are asked to compare and contrast some of the illusions these prestidigitators create.
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Balance in Visual Art
Students examine works of art to develop an understanding of the importance of visual balance in works of art and nature. Students research artists and their artwork for examples of visual balance. Students create works of art showing...
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Looking at Leaves Lesson 1
Fourth graders visit an outdoor area and compare/contrast two different leaves using Venn diagrams. They create tree leaf rubbings from their leaves and examine their vein structures or needle patterns.
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Using Imagery To Introduce the Endocrine System
Young scholars listen with closed eyes to a story that starts in a relaxed tone and ends in a scream. They list the body reactions they experience: fast heart rate, shaking, etc. and hypothesize the reason for the reactions. They explore...
Desert Discoveries
Creating a Garden Journal
Youngsters create science journals which are used to record observations from the school garden. The goal of this activity is to help kids tune into nature by making daily observations on the growth of the plants, and also to take note...
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Reading Examples
Young writers read excerpts from Gary Paulsen's memoir to identify figurative and literal language that contain sensory details. They determine which selections are examples of sensory language and fi the language is used literally or...
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Bradford England
Young scholars explore the locality and diversity of culture within the Bradford District of England. Through map activities and discussion, they identify the major forms of transport, people and places in the region. Students compare...
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A Smart Dot-to-Dot
In this farm animals worksheet, young scholars connect the dots in 1-2-3 order to figure out the animal that is even smarter than a dog and helps police find drugs.
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Chemical Wonders
Students read about and discuss how chemical engineers use different states of matter to create substances. In this chemical engineering lesson plan, students also give examples of the 3 kinds of matter.
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SAT Editing in Context Practice Test 01
Middle schoolers edit a draft of an essay, correct grammatical mistakes, and edit for unity and coherence. They answer 12 questions in 12 minutes in this SAT practice worksheet.
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Dogs
The 36 slides in this presentation will keep your students' attention with the flashy colors, fonts and cute pictures of puppies. The information is mostly about which breeds of dogs are best suited for particular jobs and...