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Service Learning Project-American Civil War
Tenth graders study the American Civil War. As part of a service learning project, they volunteer to help preserve or promote a local Civil War site. They conduct research and write letters or lobby legislatures on behalf of historic...
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Thanksgiving Friends
Students listen to teacher read alouds of books that include facts about Thanksgiving. They discuss what they are thankful for and share this discussion with another class through e-mail.
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Idea Generator
Second graders listen to a story about gift giving and letter writing and generate a class list of presents they have received.
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Ta-Ta- Timer
Students identify a letter of the alphabet. They recognize this letter in print and in spoken language. The letter and phoneme chosen is the letter t and /t/. They write the letter in both lower and upper case. They read 'One Tiny...
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Tick Tock /t/
Students review letter recognition for the letter /t/ and the sound of the letter /t/. They write an upper- and lower-case /t/ and recognize the sound of t as well as the letter when combined with other letters in the form of a word.
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D says DUH! Duh?
Young scholars identify the letter D, both upper and lower case and recognize and identify the letter d in various words and illustrations. They identify how the mouth moves with the letter D through various word pronunciations. ...
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Writing Process
Second graders create a Mother's Day Writing Project in this lesson. They review the assignment's expectations, and develop their rough draft letters and illustrations. They then peer edit their rough drafts and write their final copies.
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Math Maven's Mysteries
In these story problems worksheets, students read the math problem story about 'The Secret of E. Quation the Great.' Students solve the question about the secret weights by using a letter to represent the unknown and circle the equation...
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Odd and Even Numbers
In this math learning exercise, students examine 2 number grids. In one puzzle, students color only the odd numbers. In the other, students color the even numbers. There will be a mystery message or letter in each.
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Clean Water Act
Students write a letter to their legislative representative or the EPA for a copy of the Clean Water Act. They create a class mural of the Nashua River in a dead state and the river coming to life again, and discuss the role of Marion...
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Fieldtrip Chaperone
In this fieldtrip chaperone worksheet, the teacher completes a letter to the chaperone, which includes the chaperone's name, the location of the fieldtrip, when to arrive, the date, and the cost. There are four copies of the letter per...
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Alphabet Tag
Students work on letter recognition as they play a game of tag. To get unfrozen they make a letter with their body and a free runner guesses the letter.
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Heart Message- Write the Word That Completes the Sentence
In this heart health fill in the blank worksheet, student use words from a word bank to complete sentences about heart health. They take a circled letter from each word to make a new word that is a "heart message."
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Alphabet, Vegetable, and Chicken Noodle Parachute Soup
Students throw in their letter or vegetable when the said object or letter is said by the teacher. They also explore how to make a parachute ripple and make waves.
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Bounce to Spell
Students are in their own personal space with a playground ball and a partner. They are given a spelling word from their classroom or shoolwide list. They bounce the ball to their partner saying a letter as they pass the ball.
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Subject Poetry
Students examine subject poems and brainstorm a list of possible topics for their own poems. They create a poem using the letters of the subject they are writing about to begin each line. Then they present their work to the class.
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The Joy of Community Field Day
Pupils engage in community related activities to recognize and thank local merchants. Merchants raise awareness regarding what resources are available in the local and neighboring area for students and their families.
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DNA Challenge
In this DNA learning exercise, students are given the word deoxyribonucleic acid and they have to find as many words as they can using the letters in DNA.
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Partner Match Up
Students are randomly paired up. Then using cards they start to find their match as a partner for the day. They then return their cards as soon as they've found their match. Examples of matches can be: states-capitals, upper-lower case,...
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Hana Matsuri (Buddha's Birthday)
Students write a haiku about the Hana Matsuri, then write a letter to a Japanese pen pal asking them about their experiences at the Hana Matsuri.
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Short E Word Practice
For this short e word practice worksheet, students will cut and glue final letters to make short e words that begin with m, b, p, j, l , and w.
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Play Therapy Activities to Enhance Self‐Esteem
Discover activities to help learners increase self-awareness, build peer and family relations, and develop positive self-esteem. Here you'll find six suggestions for instilling a sense of confidence and self awareness in youngsters. Each...
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Pilgrim Projects
Finally! Here are some new and fresh ideas, across the curicullum, that can be used around the Thanksgiving holiday. The lesson is divided up into two sections: Beyond Turkey - Activities for Younger Students and, Beyond Turkey -...
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October: Respect for Self and Others
Students realize their worth and dignity as human beings and account for their strengths as well as display their weaknesses. They display good manners and politeness, showing the respect for others as they would wish for themselves....