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Modernism
Students engage in a study of the literature of modernism in America. They conduct research and read different texts for clarification of the genre style. Students discuss the background influences of culture that shaped modernism.
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Jane's Dress Worksheet Series
Students read a story from MotherGooseCaboose.com prior to answering a series of questions about it. After examining the story for patterns, they compose their own tale including a title and details.
Starfall
Xx is in Six
In this printing activity, students form the upper and lowercase letter Xx. Students also color in a picture of an ox pulling a wagon.
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Xx is in Six
In this language arts worksheet, students learn to print both upper and lower case letter Xx. Students trace several examples before forming their own letters in the unlined boxes.
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Science--"Water, Water Everywhere"--Exploring Liquids
In this water worksheet, students read a 1 page article on water, fill in the blanks of 3 words with their missing letters, fill in a crossword puzzle containing 5 clues about water and answer 1 short answer question. Students draw a...
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Power of Speech
Young scholars practice giving compliments and using words of praise. In this vocabulary lesson, students listen to the parable Yettle's Feathers and determine ways to use speech in positive ways instead of through rumors, tattling and...
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What's the News?
Learners investigate current events. In this current events activity, students identify current events from newspaper articles and place them on a timeline.
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Exploring Nonprofits
Students research nonprofit organizations. In this philanthropy lesson, students use the Yellow Pages to identify nonprofit organizations and graph the organizations according to category.
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Seasons of Trees
Learners examine how trees change over time. For this forestry lesson, students read the book The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree and choose three trees to observe over a period of time. Learners record observations and seasonal changes...
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What is Communication
Young scholars recognize the process of communication. In this communication lesson, students work in pairs and interview each other. Young scholars report on their two minute interview. Students participate in an activity where young...
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Power of Speech (Private-Religious)
Young scholars read a story. In this speech lesson plan, students read Yettle's Feathers and discuss what they learned from this parable. Young scholars discuss how the words we say have an affect on other people.
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Entrepreneurs are Born, but Can They Be Taught?
Pupils explore the concept of entrepreneurs. In this entrepreneurs lesson, students read an article about entrepreneurship and whether or not it is an inherent trait or a learned skill. Pupils discuss why entrepreneurship is important to...
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Circle Relationships
Students explore circles. In this geometry lesson, students explore the relationship between the circumference of a circle, the distance a ball travels, and the number of rotations the ball must make in order to travel a certain...
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More Monkeys, Fewer Monkeys, Equal Monkeys
Students compare sets of objects. In this identification lesson, students inspect sets of monkeys and identify them as more, less, or equal to the other sets. Students observe a video clip discussing comparisons.
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Conflict Resolution
Second graders discuss conflict resolution. In this conflict resolution lesson, 2nd graders look at conflict scenarios and act them out in front of the class showing how they would handle the situation. They write on a piece of paper 3...
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Understanding Bernoulli's Principle
Fifth graders explain why we fly. In this space science lesson, 5th graders discuss Bernoulli's prinicple and its relation to flight.
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Graphic Organizers Aid Comprehension
Students create story webs to aid comprehension of ecosystems. In this reading strategies lesson plan, students discover the importance of organizing information while reading a nonfiction text. Students produce story webs to communicate...
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Introducing George Washington
Students write down facts about George Washington. In this lesson on our first president, students listen to a story about George Washington and retell four facts about him.
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How Can You See Which Soda Has More Sugar?
Sixth graders weigh regular and diet soda to see which one is heavier and therefore which one contains more sugar. In this soda lesson plan, 6th graders discover that regular soda contains more sugar because it weighs more.
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Fractions, Decimals and Percents
Fifth graders describe parts of a whole as a fraction, decimal and a percent. In this math lesson plan, 5th graders practice converting fractions to decimals by dividing. Additionally, students explain how decimals are converted to...
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Map Keys
Third graders examine maps and map keys. In this locating map features lesson, 3rd graders use crayons, markers and colored pencils to label maps. Students work in partners to read map keys and locate given places and things.
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Shape Capture Game
In this shape capture game activity, 8th graders work in pairs to plot quadrilaterals, then guess ordered pairs for each other's shape in order to locate the vertices on the grid; can be used with other shape as well.
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Collections Connect Four
In this items that come in bunches learning exercise, learners play a Connect Four type game with vocabulary words that name things that come in bunches. They work with words to make matches such as geese/gaggle, and to get four card in...
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The Lesson: Bio-fuels
Students explore the pros and cons of bio-fuel use. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students visit selected websites to discover what bio-fuels are and the effect they may have on the environment.