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Circle Circus

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders find the radius and diameter of a bubble. For this radius and diameter lesson, 3rd graders create bubbles on their desk and find the radius and diameter of the bubble. Students work in partners to define circle terms and...
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Computer Technology Bingo

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students review new vocabulary from their computer technology class. In groups, they participate in a bingo game in which they define terms from a worksheet. They are assessed based on an attached rubric and discuss any terms they are...
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What Can You Do With Money?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students watch a Biz Kidz video about money, learn what they can do with money, and fill out worksheets on what they learn. Students learn about spending, saving, donating, and investing.
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Income and Expenses

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Young scholars discuss income and expenses. In this lesson on money, students define income and expenses, after whith they keep track of their income and expense transactions on a basic ledger.
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Bird Banners

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create banners for their classroom that contain the same information as field guides.
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Homophone Cartoons

For Teachers 5th - 7th
A terrific lesson on homophones awaits your youngsters. First, pupils access a website that contains lists of homophones. Then, it's time to get creative! Everyone gets a piece of poster board and they create a homophone cartoon -...
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Ready Reference Treasure Hunt

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete an Internet treasure hunt. They define terminology related to the Internet and after reviewing the various ways to conduct an internet search, they complete an Internet treasure hunt provided by the instructor.
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Word Art

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this word art worksheet, students color or paint the pictures of life experiences through language bubbles. Students complete 14 problems.
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The Highwayman

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders re-read the story "The Highwayman" understanding the term "narrative verse". As a paired activity, they predict who or what might be the audience and provide feedback.
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Outlandish Landforms

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine landforms. In this world Geography lesson plan, 7th graders research and create a physical model of a chosen landform. They then draw a 2-d paper map of that model.
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Online Reading Logs

For Teachers Pre-K - 7th
Students record book reading and practice spelling and vocabulary on this free online reading-log site.  In this instructional activity, students work online to complete reading logs. Students are assigned 30 minutes a...
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"My Holiday Diary"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a variety of shared reading and writing activities related to the book "My Holiday Diary" by Jason Telford. They scan the text to locate specific information, write a statement taken from the text and change it...
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Extension Activities Mr. Popper's Penguins

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read Mr. Popper's Penguins.  In this Mr. Popper's Penguins lesson plan, students record descriptive clues from the book.  Students research Adelie penguins and compare and contrast to their local community. Students...
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Starship English and Math - Online Lesson Plans

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Two online lessons, one in math and one in language arts, are here for you. In them, learners play online games which reinforce important skills in literacy and numeracy. The thing I like about both of these lessons is that they get the...
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Reading Assessment/ Test Preparation

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading test preparation worksheet, students read the stories and answer 36 multiple choice questions about them. This is an on-line interactive reading comprehension test.
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What Do Halloween Costumes Say?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
  Students analyze Halloween costumes they find in magazines to categorize their findings.  In this holiday lesson, students discuss their findings about the costumes based on four different elements.  
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Where Will I Go and What Will I Be?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Help your future college graduates prepare for higher education with this series of lessons. High schoolers complete research projects about the colleges they would like to attend, and create PowerPoint presentations about their careers...
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Dark Water: Lesson Plan 3 - Grades 6-12

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
After watching the documentary Dark Water about a traditional Chumash ceremony and reading a Chumash origin story, viewers are asked to create a coat of arms and to craft an essay that details a family tradition or their own origin story.
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Evaluating Sources: How Credible Are They?

For Teachers 7th Standards
How can learners evaluate research sources for authority, accuracy, and credibility? By completing readings, discussions, and graphic organizers, scholars learn how to properly evaluate sources to find credible information. Additionally,...
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Geographically Speaking

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars play a matching game to reinforce the retention of vocabulary words. In this geography lesson, students watch a PowerPoint to define vocabulary words associated with geography, play a memory game with the words, and...
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"Inside Parts of a Computer Project" WebQuest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a role play situation in which they act as a private investigator to determine the parts found inside a computer. They complete web based research. They create a slide show that describes inner workings of a...
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Shapes word search

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this shapes worksheet, students search for names of shapes in a word search. Students search for 8 names of shapes that are given to them on the page.
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It's Raining Cats and Dog: Studying Idioms

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders determine the literal and figurative meanings of idioms and research the history of idioms. In this idioms lesson, 7th graders read two books by Fred Gwynne and select two idioms from the texts to research. Students...
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Adjectives Cloze Exercise

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students insert appropriate adjectives in 14 sentences with missing words. A picture clue at the end of each sentence will help students choose an adjective to put in the blank.