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Similar and Different
Fourth graders observe a pair of students standing in front of the class and compare and contrast them using a Venn Diagram using these guidelines: eye color, hair color, older/younger, tallest/shortest, gender, favorite food, favorite...
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Charlotte's Web
Students compare the differences in insects and spiders and design a worksheet that teaches the differences.  Students record on chart
organizing the information about the pet, its food, habitat, exercise, and other ways to care for...
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Safety With Animals
Young scholars investigate and become aware of when a dog is about to bite. In this safety and dogs lesson, students discuss dog bites and when they occur. Young scholars complete a related worksheet and create a bulletin board about...
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Life Science- Learning About Tadpoles
Learners investigate a frog's life cycle. In this tadpole lesson, students observe tadpoles in an aquarium and record results. Learners fill in a KWL chart as an assessment.
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Dogfighting Lesson Two - Bite Prevention and Community
Students discover how to prevent dog bites by completing worksheets and watching a video.  In this animal safety lesson, students view a video called Dogs, Cats and Big Kids, taking notes throughout.  Students take a quiz...
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Temperature Affects The Heart Rate
Students relate heart rate and development to environmental conditions through experiment.  In cooperative groups, students record the heart rate in developing zebra fish.  Groups create a standard curve to predict the temperature at...
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What's Being Done?
Middle schoolers explore the concept of animal welfare. In this philanthropy lesson plan, students examine legislation that supports animals in their state as well as the role of the  American Society for the Prevention of...
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Where the Red Fern Grows: A 4th Grade Literary Focus Unit
Fourth graders explore the human and animal connection along with the idea that death is a part of the life cycle. They read "Where the Red Fern Grows." Students examine the feelings and emotions surrounding death and they discover the...
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A Response to 9-1-1
When you get hurt, who are the people who help you? Learn about first responders, support services, and public health with a reading passage. Kids read the informational text and answer reading comprehension questions about the...
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Learning About Philanthropy - Diocesan Standard
Students identify the concept of stewardship. In this stewardship lesson, students create stewardship lists, complete stewardship surveys, and learn six new words related to stewardship by listing them in acrostic poem.
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Reading Comprehension Activity
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read 3 different passages and answer a set of multiple choice questions for each. Answers can be submitted and scored on line.
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Fish Activities
In this fish activity worksheet, young scholars learn a counting rhyme about fish. They then discuss the best way to care for fish and they learn 4 different types of fish. On the second page, students count lines of fish and color them...
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Desert Tortoise Tale
Students listen to a reading of the "Desert Tortoise Tale" and complete a maze that highlights the different threats the baby tortoise faces along the way.  They discuss the reasons the Desert Tortoise is becoming endangered.
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Easter Animals Worksheet
In this science worksheet, learners take the time to think of why animals should not be given as gifts on the Easter Holiday. They fill in the letter with the appropriate vocabulary word.
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Be Responsible at School Poster
In this poster worksheet, students read a poster that gives them ways to be responsible while getting ready for and while attending school. They think of times when they have been responsible, how to stay organized, and how to be honest.
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You Can Change the World
Students discuss ways they can help protect the environment.  In groups, they examine various types of animals and identify their characteristics, food and habitats are compared.  They create a Hyperstudio presentation in which they scan...
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Gender Shouldn't Limit You
Pupils decide what gender should be their classroom president.  In this gender role lesson, students debate on the roles of the genders, and if they ever intertwine.  
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Stormy Weather
Fifth graders demonstrate their knowledge for how animals survive in natural environments when a storm occurs. For this science/writing lesson, 5th graders engage in a listening activity with the teacher. Additionally, students write a...
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Math Maven's Mysteries
In these story problem worksheets, students read the story problem 'The Case of the Virtual Pet 2000' and use the information within the story to help them find which character had enough time to take the toy. Students use subtraction to...
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Jane Goodall
Students identify Jane Goodall as a scientist who studies the behavior of chimpanzees. They listen to a biography of Jane Goodall and review the location of Africa. Then students participate in an animal observation activity.
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Idioms Quiz: Weather
In this English idioms about weather worksheet, middle schoolers interpret sayings about weather and complete sentences using them correctly.
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Connectives Worksheet
In this ESL completing sentences activity worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 15 sentences with the correct connectives or conjunctions.
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Using My Money Wisely
Students discuss the costs and benefits of spending and saving their money. They identify a decision-making process to money decisions. They also examine their opportunity costs.
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Snail Observation Exercise
Students are given a pond snail in a clear glass and asked to make observations on the snail's form and behavior.  One of the key ideas is that seemly common subjects (like snails) often have surprising or interesting properties.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
