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Fish Book Report

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use previously prepared book reports about fish themed books to make a shoebox float that displays the theme of the book. Shoe boxes are decorated colorfully, using dolls or stuffed animals as the book character. They create a...
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Farmers Use Falcons to Protect Berries

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students share information about falcons, then read about how farmers are using falcons. In this falcon lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and vocabulary activity, then students read the news report and...
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Bridge Building lab

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate the 4 types of bridges and their strengths and weaknesses at an Internet Website. They describe one type of bridge that they have seen. Students pair off and face each other with their palms touching and feet flat...
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Amazing Australia (Grade K)

For Teachers K
Students listen as the teacher reads "Possum Magic" to them. They watch the movie of the book, and create a T graph illustrating the differences and similarities between the book and movie. They research an animal and print a picture in...
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Cluing into Symbols Robert Frost

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners use the Internet and video to discover how find evidence in poetry in order to discover the theme(s) of the poems. They are able to define poetic devices like simile, metaphor and repetition. Students identify themes in...
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Go Animate the 20th Century!

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners create animations to match their social studies. in this 20th century lesson, students work in groups to read and present to their classmates World War I, World War II, The Great Depression, The Space Race, or the Civil Rights...
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Where Did That Curly Hair Come From?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students pronounce (as best as they can) the scientific term used in explaining heredity. They study the meaning and/or significance of these genetic terms and use these words in sentences relating to the information taught in the unit.
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The Electric Hearth

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine popular media. In this media awareness instructional activity, students keep logs of their interactions with media and then write an essay regarding the data.
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Action Verb Lesson

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders become familiar with action verbs through the reading of To Root, To Toot, to Parachute: What is a Verb?  For this action word lesson, 2nd graders analyze sentences for the action verb. Students watch a video and...
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What's Up?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the vocabulary and objects associated with objects in the sky and weather. They observe the sky outside of their classroom and create a list of things in the sky. Students then analyze a poster, read and discuss key...
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Lesson 8: Summarizing Information

For Students 5th - 7th
In this summarizing information worksheet, students read a featured article, summarize the article, identify the story's five W's and one H, and identify appropriate relevant facts.
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What's the Weather?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore different types of weather and examine the elements in the sky that create weather. They create a class lift of weather words and examine and discuss a weather poster. Students then complete the "What's the Weather?"...
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Idioms H

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this idioms usage worksheet, students read idioms and their meanings, use them to write advice or answers to the people's exclamatory sentences, and fill in the blanks to complete sentences with correct idioms. Students write 6 answers.
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The Ultimate Guide: Human Body

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the body systems and their functions.  In this human body lesson students research the Internet on body systems and write a description of them. 
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News-2 You Weekly Activities

For Teachers K - 12th
Students complete activities from a special education newspaper.  In this News-2 lesson, students read the paper, play games, and complete worksheets. Subscription to newspaper is required.
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Sesame Street Letter Recognition

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students study the letters of the alphabet, explore different shapes, rhyme, and listen to the different sounds of the alphabet to help them sound out words and begin elementary level reading.
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I Need Money...I Need a Job

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars discover how to use a phone book and the want ads to find a job, how to fill out a job application, and how to write/type a resume. They participate in a mock job interview.
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The Earth, Sun Mood and Stars Unit (Planets too!)

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders prepare five activities to do then show their energy saving skills.  In this investigative lesson students create five projects then participate in an energy saving demonstration. 
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Time Frequency - "How Often ...?"

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
How often do you ride a bike? Time frequency words are featured in a lesson designed for ESL/ELD classrooms. 
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Why Here? Why Not There?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars analyze a map and graph information on eleven countries. Using the characteristics of the countries, they determine if they should host the summer or winter Olympic games. After viewing a video, they locate the latitudes...
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Advertisements

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students access a variety of resources on the Internet regarding advertising and identifying intended messages conveyed through the media. They play interactive games, view video clips, read guidelines, and explore a student-created...
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Defining Culture

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders define the term culture and are exposed to a variety of cultures from around the world. They read books, play Native American games, develop a class book that examines their own culture and, after examining currencies from...
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Color Your Summer

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore different artistic media and techniques used to capture, express, and share summer memories. They research art history and view video clips online to create a piece of online art.
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Looking for Lincoln During the Civil War

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the presidency of Lincoln.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders watch various videos on Lincoln and the Civil War.  Students read and answer questions.