Illustrative Mathematics
Pizza Place Promotion
The longer you wait to try the new pizza place, the more it's going to cost you! This real-world problem about how the cost of pizza varies with respect to time is a good example of how piecewise functions are used to describe...
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What Are Your Chocolate Eating Habits?
Young scholars design and conduct a survey as an investigation of chocolate eating habits. They pool and analyze their results and consider which companies are making the largest profits based on the information gathered from their surveys.
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Inserting Formulas in a Worksheet in Excel
Ninth graders study the vocabulary necessary to create formulas in Microsoft Excel. They complete assigned problems from the textbook for each type of function demonstrated by the teacher until they have developed competency with each...
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English Vocabulary Skills: AWL Sublist 10 - Exercise 1a
For this online interactive English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 matching questions which require them to fill in the blanks in 10 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Making Decisions
What economic factors can influence personal and financial decisions? In an effort to understand opportunity costs and the time value of money, pupils engage in role-playing activities and discussion, as well as view a PowerPoint...
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Breaking News English: Disney in Talks to Buy Pixar
In this English instructional activity, students read "Disney in Talks to Buy Pixar," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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A Present for the Teacher
In this math word problems worksheet, students read the story about Gina and the gift she wants to buy and make for her teacher. Students then determine if she has enough money to make the specific patterned necklace.
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The Eyes, Nose, and Taste Write It
Third graders generate a list of adjectives about a Reese's Cup using their sense of sight, touch, and taste. Then they write a descriptive paragraph about the Reese's Cup.
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RISKY BUSINESS--OR NOT!
Learners learn about the importance and risk that stocks carry within a business. In this financial management lesson plan, students use role play and case scenario situations to decide what stocks are best for given companies. Based on...
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Past Simple and Prepositions
In this past simple and prepositions worksheet, students put prepositions into sentences, put sentences into the past simple tense, and more. Students complete 5 activities.
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Phonics -- Alphabet Activities for Letters Aa and Ii
Students practice saying the letters "a" and "i". They examine and identify objects that begin with those letters and sponge paint the letters. They practice with all the letters in the alphabet this way.
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Shop 'Til You Drop
Students compare food prices to find the lowest unit price and make choices about where to shop and what to purchase on weekly items, cost comparisons and items needed. They collect grocery ads and weekly sale flyer's to expedite their...
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Wacky Water World
Eighth graders calculate a system of equations to find the best ticket price for a ticket at a water park. They explain how the equations helped them make their decision on the best price.
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Fashion Sense and Dollar Wise
Students work in groups to show understanding of the relationship between fractions, decimals, percentages, and the application of ratios and proportions. In this decimals, fractions, and percents lesson, students use real life consumer...
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Fashion Sense and Dollar Wise
Students find the cost of an outfit. In this percentages lesson plan, students look at ads, pick out an outfit, and find the sale price. They create a commercial and complete 4 included worksheets.
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Read That Label!
Young scholars explore reading nutritional labels and making good food choices through simulation. They prepare and design a label for a product. In addition, they create packaging and advertising to ensure access to the population.
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Wacky Water World: Student Worksheet
In this math worksheet, students will work alone or in pairs to determine which theme park ticket package is a better deal. Students will use data provided in the worksheet and a graphing calculator to make the decision.
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Exercise on Parallel Structure
Learners examine 10 pairs of sentences. Then, they identify the sentence in each pair that has parallel structure.
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Scarcity and Choice
After reading the book A Bargain for Frances, young economists discuss how money is exchanged for goods or services. They demonstrate effective financial decision-making by listing ways to save money for a product they would like to buy.
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Going Great Guns?
Working with a partner, middle and high schoolers complete a variety of activities associated with types of guns. They list different phrases and connotations that include the word "gun" in them.
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Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet 16
In this ESL vocabulary multiple choice instructional activity, students read 8 sentences that have a missing word. From 4 choices, students fill in the word that best completes each sentence.
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Total English Elementary: Which Ones?
A reading paragraph to correct, and nine questions related to possessive pronouns awaits your budding grammarians. This two-part worksheet includes a page for the class and one for the teacher. Don't you just love teacher notes?
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ESL Advanced Level- English Grammar Cloze Worksheet
In this ESL open cloze worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 8 sentences. They use words related to English grammar, not vocabulary words, to fill each blank.
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Transition Words
Do your emergent writers need extra practice using transitions? After reading a brief definition, learners select a transition from the provided word bank that best completes the sentences in each set. No answer key is provided.