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Volleyball Bonkers
Students practice aiming with the underhand hit in striking with short-handled implements to introduce them to a underhand hit in volleyball. They encounter the manipulatives of tape, hula hoops and a variety of balls to assist them with...
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Sky Quest
Learners identify constellations in the evening sky. In this Sky Quest instructional activity, students create their own star patterns using a star map worksheet. Learners explain how different celestial bodies in space are viewed...
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Shapes
Discuss the properties of 2D and 3D shapes in order to help learners understand the concept. Learners will participate in an interactive whiteboard lesson to develop understanding of 2D and 3D shapes.
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What is Trash?
Students consider what garbage is and where it ends up. In this recycling lesson, students read excerpts from Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little as they consider methods to reduce wastefulness.
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Using Words to Work Things Out
Young scholars explore appropriate ways to communicate feelings. In this character development lesson, students listen to Hands are not for Hitting and several other books about expressing emotions appropriately. Young...
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Wealth and Power: United States v. Microsoft
Pupils explore wealth and influence in the United States. In this Bill of Rights lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of the United States v. Microsoft case. Pupils examine...
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Assessing Public Opinion Polls and Building Them
Students explore the role of public opinion polls in America. For this public opinion polls lesson, students discover the steps of analyzing poles before they create and conduct their own polls.
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Fish Eyes Lesson Plan
Students practice counting and matching quantities using paper fish. In this early mathematics instructional activity, students create a fake fishing pole and attempt to identify numbered paper fish they acquire from a bucket....
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What is Physical Activity?
Students describe how the heart needs to work and rest. In this lesson on the heart, students feel their heart working, play a game of "Wise Owl Says" about physical activity and complete worksheets about physical activities.
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Rainbow Joe and Me
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Rainbow Joe and Me. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have discussions,...
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Subway Drawings
Students create oil pastel paintings where they cover the whole paper with oil pastels and outline and smear with black. In this oil pastels lesson plan, students first study the Subway Drawings done by Keith Haring.
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Bullying and Teasing
In this bullying and teasing worksheet, learners read a set of guidelines on how not to bully, then complete a set of discussion questions based on a referenced DVD. Suggestions for writing assignments and activities are also given.
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End Mark Dominoes
In this punctuation learning exercise, students match sentences and ending marks together to make complete sentences. There is a learning exercise provided in order to play this game.
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Hector's World - Lesson Plan Episode 3 - "It's a Serious Game"
Students analyze how to tell if an adult is trustworthy. In this trustworthiness lesson, students watch an episode of "Hector's World" and discuss how to tell if an adult is trustworthy or not. They draw a picture of a person who they...
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The Info Gang
Students watch a video and discuss emotions and physical sensations we get when we have certain emotions. In this feelings lesson plan, students discuss the importance of listening to others.
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Addition & Subtraction Properties With Integers
Sixth graders use a number line to solve addition and subtraction problems. In groups, they play a game of "Human Number Line Relay." They use a deck of cards to randomly create addition and subtraction equations and physically walk a...
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Looking At Leaves
Learners investigate the different leaves of Wisconsin. They gather samples of leaves in order to compare to the samples taken from Puerto Rico. They make observations and collect data recording the size, shape, and texture of the...
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The President’s Cabinet
In this presidential cabinet worksheet, students read the 15 descriptions of Cabinet positions and match them to the appropriate titles.
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Rain Formation
First graders investigate the different water formations by conducting an experiment. In this water properties lesson, 1st graders examine jars filled with ice, rain water, air and snow in their class. Students predict what...
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Reforming Wall Street & its Booms, Bubbles & Busts
Learners examine Wall Street Reform. In this current events instructional activity, students read the provided articles "Why a Financial Crisis?," "Deception and Leadership Failure=Boom, Bubble, Burst," and "How Can a Future Financial...
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Introduction to World Religions - Christianity
Sixth graders explore Christianity. In this world religions lesson plan, 6th graders listen to a lecture about the attributes of the religion and then listen to and then conduct independent research on Christianity. Students also...
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Orienteering II
Students name the parts of a compass and comprehend the function of each part. They define paces and tallies and use them in a real world situation. Students are shown the proper use of radio terminology. They use a map and compass to...
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Orienteering I
Students are introduced to compass work. They name the parts of a compass. Students describe how the parts of a compass are used. They are shown the proper way to hold a compass. Students are shown that-a-way arrow and its purpose.
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Big Steps
Second graders practice developing strategies for mental calculation when counting in 10s and 100s. They mentally perform calculations involving addition and subtraction to be able to state the difference between numbers by counting in...