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Making Recycled Paper

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore the advantages of recycling paper. In this environmental lesson, students produce recycled paper by ripping up paper and putting it into a blender with water to create a mixture. Students use their recycled paper to...
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All About Aesop

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the genre of fables. In this fables lesson, 1st graders use various reading strategies to raise comprehension skills. Students make prediction and complete a prediction journal. Students understand that fables have...
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Sense of Touch

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify their five senses by reading a story.  In this human anatomy lesson, students read the book, Here Are My Hands by Bill Martin Jr, and touch a variety of objects.  Students describe and record each object they...
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Introduce: The Suffix -ed

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine language. In this word-making lesson, students discover the meaning of the suffix -ed. They work in small groups to create a list of words using this suffix. This lesson includes modifications for advanced students,...
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A Happy Time

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to stories about feelings and identify their own feelings during certain times of their lives. In this a happy time lesson, 2nd graders explore writing elements as a way to communicate with a variety of audiences...
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Math and Music

For Teachers 1st
First graders play a variety of learning games to reinforce addition and subtraction skills.
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Homonym Game

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use structural analysis and context clues to determine meanings of words. They play a game to decode, read, and comprehend written text . They treat others with kindness and fairness and include others in learning and play...
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'-in' as in bin

For Students Pre-K - K
For this recognizing -in words worksheet, students fill in the blanks with the ending letters 'in', answer yes and no questions about the words with pictures, and read sentences and draw the pictures. Students complete sixteen activities.
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Troublesome Verbs

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, young scholars work on knowing when to use troublesome verbs such as lie, lay, sit and set. Printable flashcards, and a wide variety of online quizzes are embedded in this fantastic worksheet. A terrific...
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Child Safety Brochure

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students practice communication skills through brochure writing.  In this child safety brochure lesson, students gather important child safety information and rewrite it into a brochure.  Students must use correct language....
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Mr. Gallon Lesson Plans

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Using Mr. Gallon to teach liquid capacity equivalents and conversions can provide a fun way to get students thinking about measurement.
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In Case of a Medical Emergency

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Studens identify the variety of services available to them at their local medical facilities. In pairs, they role play different conversations that can take place during a medical emergency. Young scholars create a brief description of...
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Light and Our World

For Students 5th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students solve a variety of curriculum related puzzles. They also practice basic mental math skills using four operations. The concept of light and color are explored and how it interacts with different objects.
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Cellular Respiration

For Students 9th - 12th
In this cellular respiration learning exercise, students answer 34 questions in a variety of types including fill in the blank, short answer and matching. All questions focus on specific parts of the respiration process.
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Verb Tenses

For Students 5th - Higher Ed
In this exploration of the use of verbs, learners complete a variety of activities involving 30 short answer and fill-in-the-blank questions. This worksheet would be appropriate for upper elementary and older students learning English.
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Pond-life Safari

For Teachers K
Students determine the living and non-living parts of pond life. In this pond life lesson, students examine the plants, animals, and insects that live in ponds. They look through a variety of print media, cut out pictures, and arrange...
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Problem Solving Process: One-To-One Correspondence

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe and demonstrate a variety of problem solving strategies to solve problems involving one-to-one correspondence and whole numbers to 100. They discuss the steps of the problem solving process, and solve a word...
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Reading Skills

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students read 10 sentences from a variety of topics. Students put a circle around the letter of the best answer to each question or comment.
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Gargoyles, Black Death, and Scary Music

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students research the Dark Ages using books, the Internet, and other media. In this Dark Ages lesson plan, students study poetry, music, art, and the architecture of the Dark Ages.
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Breaking News English: Angry Argentina Commuters Torch Trains

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this ESL/ELL reading and listening comprehension worksheet, students read or listen to an article entitled, "Angry Argentina Commuters Torch Trains." They complete a variety of discussion, grammar, and comprehension activities based...
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Expanding Journal Writing Entries For Beginning Writers

For Teachers 1st
First graders through a variety of strategies assess how to write in journals openly and effectively. Those strategies include integration of technology, story telling, group and team work, performance-based assessment/rubrics, visual...
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A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing!

For Students 7th - 8th
In this language arts worksheet, pairs of students brainstorm as many "clothes words" as they can and complete a variety of activities associated with clothing and clothing idioms. An interesting language worksheet.
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Taste Buds

For Teachers 1st
First graders taste a variety of items and record a full sentence about the way they taste.  In this taste buds lesson, 1st graders predict and then taste various items.  Students draw a picture of the tongue and show the part...
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Reviewing Facts Through 10

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Manipulatives are always fun for children to use. They use connecting cubes and blocks to solve addition and subtraction word problems with numbers up to 10. They then play a math game and use their cube to create number sentences....