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Snap Associations

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice reinforcing and recycling a large amount of vocabulary terms by utilizing a set of pictures and then dividing into groups to begin their task for the day. They explain the connections to each other between their terms...
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Aztec Empire

For Teachers 7th - 11th
To set the stage for a study of the Aztec Empire, groups use the provided definition of civilization and generate a list of elements that make up our modern day civilization. The whole class then examines an image of an Aztec city and...
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Word Detectives!

For Teachers K
Students recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching activities, students discriminate the short vowel e from the long vowel o. They associate the phoneme with its letter representation and identify the...
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Halloween Picture Test

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this Halloween activity worksheet, students read the words related to Halloween and match the words and pictures together.
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Easter Picture Test

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this Easter activity worksheet, students study the 10 pictures in each box and circle the Easter vocabulary word that matches each picture.
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Water Pollution Graphing Activity

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students describe and identify the link between land use activities within a watershed and water quality. They evaluate the quality of a "water sample" ( a bag of skittles), graph their results, and form a hypothesis about the land use...
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Halloween Animals Picture Test

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this Halloween animals worksheet, students identify the various Halloween animals and circle the word that matches the 10 animals.
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ABC Searching

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Students explore English by completing an interactive computer activity. In this alphabet lesson, students research the Internet to create a picture dictionary which they share with classmates. Students locate digital images of words...
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Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Thanksgiving learning exercise, students complete a 6 clue crossword puzzle. They look at 6 black line pictures associated with Thanksgiving, match them to the words in the word bank, and insert the words into the crossword puzzle.
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Ancient Mesopotamia, social studies, literacy

For Students 6th - 8th
In this social studies activity, students find the words that are associated with ancient Mesopotamia and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Famous Composers

For Students 6th - 8th
In this music worksheet, students find the words that are associated with the naming of famous composers. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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La Cadena rota by Gary Soto

For Students 9th - 12th
In this foreign language worksheet, students find the words that are associated with the practice of learning of Spanish. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Daily Routine English Exercises - Simple Present Tense

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this English verb tense interactive instructional activity, students fill in the blanks in 6 sentences using vocabulary associated with daily routines. They choose between two words and tick the box in front of the correct answer.
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Issues Poll

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students chart out what an opinion poll is and its effects on issues in society. They view an authentic poll to compare/contrast. In addition, they type out a word association key to help assemble a poll and then take a survey on...
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Spelling Activities wk 1

For Students 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are associated with learning new vocabulary and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Bombs Away!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students design and build a device to protect and accurately deliver a dropped egg. They review and study a number of vocabulary words that are associated with this lesson. They work in a small group in order to develop a successful...
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Learn-to-Read Pumpkin Patch

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice identifying and pronouncing the short letter "u" sound. In this phonetic awareness lesson, students access the Starfall.com website and follow the directions on the screen to reinforce the short "u" sound. Students can...
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Alphabet Poems

For Teachers K - 1st
Develop fluency with a variety of works. Help kindergartners use multiple strategies to understand text and decoding. They will create an alphabet poem book on Kid Works 2 to illustrate and write their own poem. In the end, they will...
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Lively Math

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Scholars realize the importance of reading and correct interpretation when engaging in mathematical problem solving. This begins with the understanding of vocabulary and the translation from numeric to algebraic and algebraic to numeric.
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Light Intensity Lab

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Let there be light. The last installment of a seven-part series has pupils conduct an experiment on light attenuation through different numbers of transparency sheets. They then relate the results back to how X-rays measure bone density.
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Snack Smart, Move More

For Teachers 5th - 12th
What do lowfat yogurt, baby carrots, fresh fruit, and rice cakes have in common? They are all healthy snacks that can be eaten daily. Investigate healthy eating/snacking guidelines, learn how to make lowfat ice cream and practice some...
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A Place to Call Home

For Students 3rd - 7th
Lots of animals live in the forest, and some are easier to spot than others! Locate 12 animals and their preferred habitats within the forest with an engaging worksheet. After learners fill in the correct animal for each area, they...
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Daily Academic Language Development

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Five minute mini-lessons designed to expose learners to high-frequency academic language.
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Gone to the Dogs

For Teachers 3rd
Approach vocabulary through decoding and chunking. Your class breaks up words into basic syllables or chunks then engages in a decoding activity. Useful for a variety of language levels and grades, just modify to fit your class.