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Castle Builder

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss the importance of castles in medieval times. Using the internet, they research the parts of a castle and design their own using the components. They use everyday materials to build the castle to a specific scale.
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All About Trees

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the artwork of Robert Harris and discuss how trees are an important part of their lives. In groups, they discover how people's use of the environment has changed over time and describe the climate and vegetation...
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Counting Coins

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify the different types of coins. They practice buying objects in the classroom with their coins. They must use different combinations of coins in all situations.
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Using Reported Speech

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students fine tune their communication skills to include expressing the ideas of others, as well as their own opinions. They must practice a number of times before feeling comfortable using them in every day conversations.
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Exploring Literature And Weather Through Chirps

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners explore using crickets' chirps to calculate temperature. They read "Cricket in Times Square" and "The Quiet Cricket," read and discuss a Cricket eBook, develop a formula and calculate temperature using cricket chirps, and graph...
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Stone Fox and Economics

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Pupils read the novel Stone Fox and review economic concepts including income, goods, and services. They define the following terms: capital, credit, credit risk and summarize their reading by reading several chapters at a time. They...
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Altogether, Now

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils apply their five senses to science, math, drama, and writing center activities.
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Introduction to Fractions Using Cuisenaire Rods

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use Cuisenaire rods in order to discover how to represent fractions with real objects. In this lesson on fractions, 5th graders first examine and learn the colors, lengths, and numerical values of each rod; then, students...
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What Is It?

For Teachers 3rd
 Students explore the likelihood of events.  In this logical thinking lesson, 3rd graders are given several scenarios and determine whether the possibility of the described event actually happening is likely, unlikely, or...
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Congruent Shapes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this geometry instructional activity, students trace the capital letter "T" in different directions to learn how a shape is congruent. Students trace this letter on a sheet of paper, then turn, flip it, and trace it in...
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Coordinates on a Grid

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders find places on a coordinate grid.
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Identify Cones

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders evaluate the attributes of cones. In this space shapes instructional activity, 3rd graders analyze three-dimensional shapes. Students explore the faces and edges of a cone.
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Calder's Balancing Acts

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students learn the vocabulary of contemporary sculpture and distinguish between abstract and realistic sculpture, mobile and stabile, biomorphic and geometric. They write equations using Calder's mobiles
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I Can Average Grades Like My Teacher!!!

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the mean of a data set.  For this fifth grade mathematics lesson, 5th graders determine the mean of sets of numbers using a calculator.  Students use a blank role book page to create grades for...
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Character Education: Perseverance

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders develop long term finance goals and understand why they are important. In this character education lesson, 6th graders compare the benefits of perseverance versus impulse spending. Students set five personal goals.
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Iditarod-Statistics and Rates

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars analyze data from the Iditarod race. In this data analysis lesson, students work in pairs to analyze data and answer several questions such as, "what is the difference in the rate of travel" and "how much more prize money...
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Fractions - One-Half and One-Fourth

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify and create the fractions one-half and one-fourth. The teacher first demonstrates how to create the fractions on a geoboard. The students then create one-half and one-fourth of a square, triangle, and a rectangle on...
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Number Strips

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice recognizing numbers with number strips.
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Yummy Shapes

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners explore space shapes learning about edges, corners, and faces. They enjoy shape soup as a culminating activity.
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Play Dough Pizza Party

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students review fractions using a visual display. They receive a can of Play Dough and have to complete a worksheet figuring out how to divide up a pizza for a specified number of guests.
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Pizza Fractions

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify a whole and the fractions 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 using pizza. This is a very nice instructional activity, in that not only do students practice their fractions, they also get to eat the pizza at the end of the...
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Thirsty for A Liter or Milliliter?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders work with liters and milliliters for measurement.
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Marathon Trick or Treating

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students use fitness skills to solve basic math problems.
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Solving Inequalities By Using Addition And Subtraction

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders solve inequalities using addition and subtraction. They write number sentences based on word problems.

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