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Introduce Vocabulary: Icky Bug Colors

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the story Icky Bug Colors.  In this language arts lesson plan, students listen to the story and discuss the vocabulary words. Students discuss the word meanings and use them in a sentence.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Make Way for Ducklings

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners examine Make Way for Ducklings. In this language arts lesson, students listen to the story and discuss the vocabulary words. Learners identify the word meaning and use the word in a sentence.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Night Shift Daddy

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this story vocabulary lesson, students read the book Night Shift Daddy and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students utilize the vocabulary terms to...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Swimmy

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the story Swimmy. In this language arts lesson, students listen to the story and discuss the vocabulary. Students discuss the word meanings and use them in a sentence.
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Circus is Coming

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a story book in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson, students read the book The Circus is Coming and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define the selected vocab words...
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The Crayon Box that Talked

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore The Crayon Box that Talked. In this language arts lesson plan, students listen to the story and discuss the meaning of the vocabulary words. Students use the vocabulary words in a sentence.
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Great Kapok Tree

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this tier two vocabulary lesson, students read the book The Great Kapok Tree and identify the use of vocabulary terms. Students define the selected vocab words and...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Grouchy Ladybug

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this vocabulary identification lesson, students read the book The Grouchy Ladybug and answer study questions about the story. Students define a list of vocabulary...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Itsy Bitsy Spider

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this story vocabulary lesson, students read the book The Itsy Bitsy Spider and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Pupils define the selected vocab words...
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Polygon Necklaces

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore geometry by creating jewelry in class. In this polygons instructional activity, students identify different shapes and characteristics while creating polygon figures from construction paper. Students utilize a...
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Making Magic

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students assess the elements of J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series that have made it such a success. They incorporate these elements into a short film, incorporating such concepts as pop culture mythology, urban legend and archetypes.
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Shoeless Math

For Teachers 1st
First graders sort and classify, and complete a T-chart using Students' shoes.
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Design Details (Fashion Lingo)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify and define fashion details that are used in garment design. They play Bingo with fashion detail terminology. They create a fashion sketch using fashion details and write an essay.
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Bountiful Biomes

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students research five different biomes while working in groups. They complete a graphic organizer with the information.
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Colonization: Africa

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze maps of Africa. They label physical features, tribal kingdoms, and European settlements, among other topics on the maps. They write reflective paragraphs on their work.
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School-Home Links: Prefixes

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this prefix worksheet, learners review the definition of a prefix and several examples. Then students change the words in the given sentences by adding the prefix re- to the underlined words and rewrite the sentence. Finally, learners...
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Lesson Plan: Global Warming

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of global warming. In this climate change instructional activity, students explore the provided links to PBS NOW sources and research the greenhouse effect and the effects of global warming. Students...
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Coalition or Division?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research and write essays on contemporary Italian politics and their roots to explain the prime minister's recent resignation in context. They explain why coalition governments are formed.
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The Giver

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars read the novel The Giver and complete six tasks. They identify vocabulary that they did not recongize, create a different ending for the book, produce character cards and pick important events and objects from the novel.
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Begining Reading: Antonyms

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils create and play a game called Antonym Match-up. They create twenty cards with ten pairs of antonyms. In pairs, They mix up the cards and compete to see who can match all of the pairs the fastest. A video segment from the...
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Energy and the Environment: What Can We Do?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students consider the impacts of global warming and brainstorm ways to help decrease their contribution to the problem.  In this climate change lesson, students are exposed to facts concerning global warming and think of ways to...
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U.S.-Cuba Relations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the history of United State/Cuba relations. In this diplomacy instructional activity, students research selected websites to gather information regarding various topics of significance between the U.S. and Cuba since 1868....
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Personal Interviews

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students interview a person in a career field they are interested in. In this career interview lesson, students identify a career they are interested in and the requirements of the job. Students research the career and develop a list of...
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"It's Verifiable!"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the differences between fact and opinion. They define fact and opinion, evaluate their favorite fact or opinion on a website, and in small groups write sentences using facts and opinions about school and their favorite...