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Jazzing Up Journal Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Journal writing lessons can become a whole new experience when students start to learn about the variety of options available.
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Going Beyond Basic Geometry Using Symmetry and Tesselations

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Using Bloom's Taxonomy you can help advanced students go beyond basic geometry.
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Solving Quadratic Equations

For Students 9th
In this quadratic equations worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 7 different problems that include factoring quadratics. First, they solve for the values of x that make the equation true. Then, students substitute their values into...
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Area of a Trapezoid

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online math worksheet, high schoolers practice finding the area of a trapezoid, given the height and length, This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into...
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Introducing the Narrative Account Web Page

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students complete a narrative writing assignment by critiquing a sample webpage. In this narrative writing instructional activity, students view the sample webpage and take notes. Students create a similar webpage that contains a...
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Working With Hypotheses

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students examine the topic in order to solidify knowledge covered in the curriculum using puzzles and creative games.
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Concrete Research

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore concrete. In this physical science and computer research lesson, students work in groups to answer specific  questions about concrete. Each group of students completes a different worksheet with a specific subtopic....
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Health Literacy and Drug Abuse

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars brainstorm about the different health issues facing teens today. In this health science lesson, students discuss the danger associated with drug abuse. They recommend ways to stay healthy.
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Class Quilt

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in a lesson which promote acceptance of diversity within the classroom through the creation of a class quilt. They evaluate the final product to find commonalities with other students.
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Winter Holidays Around the World

For Teachers 2nd
How much do you know about the holidays around the world? Second graders put their knowledge to the test with a 14-day lesson about global celebrations. They read informational text, employ KWL charts, and compare and contrast the many...
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the Whale Game

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students listen to whale stories and answer addition and subtraction problems in the stories.  In this addition and subtraction lesson, students receive 20 goldfish.  Based on the story they eat the goldfish. Students write...
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Desert Cinquains

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use the cinquain structure and correct parts of speech to write a poem with a desert theme.
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Fun With Verbs

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read 15 sentences about a variety of topics. Students underline the correct -ing word to complete each sentence.
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Conversation Map

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writing a conversation worksheet, students use the conversation map to identify the greeting, starting comment or question, body, short explanation, and farewell and then use them to create a written conversation. Students write...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Can We Can Bank on It?

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the American banking system. Students respond to 4 talking point questions.
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OF SUNSETS, SOULS AND SENSES: Science, Scientific Methods, Natural and Supernatural

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the realm and limits of science. Engages students to give examples of topics that can be studied by science, and those that cannot. This also takes a examine descriptive terms, which reflect the true nature of modern...
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North and South - Impact of the Abolitionist Movement

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine history of slavery in United States, discuss abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass who worked to end slavery, listen to excerpts from Douglass' autobiography, and visit interactive Underground Railroad web site.
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Picture This

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore finding facts from the Internet to create a nonfiction story. In this writing lesson, students fill out KWL charts and do internet research about the given topic of spiders. Students then create and illustrate...
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Breaking News English: Violence In Japan's Elementary Schools

For Students 6th - 7th
In this ESL worksheet, students read or listen to an article about increasing violence in Japanese elementary schools. Students complete all or some of the 100 activities available here including discussion, listening, vocabulary and...
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Skeletal System Song and Lesson Plans

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Teachers can use a skeletal system song to help students learn science curriculum in a way that won't be easily forgotten.
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Community Table-Community Ties: The Drive

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson plan, students consider the issues of hunger and homelessness. Students explore literature dealing with the topics and brainstorm ways they may be able to help...
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Making Life A Little Easier With the Right Math Lesson Plans

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
There are easy ways to integrate math lesson plans and activities into the regular classroom routines.
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An Author Study: Kevin Henkes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Kevin Henkes' books can be a great way to introduce students to an author study in the classroom.
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Holocaust Remembrance Week and the Chain of Causation

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Here are activities and lessons for examining the "chain of causation" leading up to the Holocaust.