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Lesson Plan
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Frogz

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students perform jumps and leaps from one lily pad to another to add to a study of frogs.
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Activity
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Close Reading of “The Necklace”

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Designed for teachers, this 12-page packet uses passages from Guy de Maupassant's "The Necklace" to model how to design activities that encourage close reading of complex text.
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

Sounds of the Silk Road

For Students 6th - 12th
Young explorers may not be able to travel the Silk Road but they can listen to music that was played on instruments of the time and create their own songs with the help of an interesting interactive resource. 
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Handout
San José State University

Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Clarify the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs and when to use lay versus lie. Various examples are given before writers practice underlining verbs, circling the object of each verb, and filling in sentences with either...
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Worksheet
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Present Tense Verbs

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this recognizing present tense verbs in sentences learning exercise, students choose the correct action verbs, that agree with the subjects, to complete sentences. Students write 15 short answers.
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Lesson Plan
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Spicy, Hot Colors

For Teachers K - 1st
Students demonstrate an understanding of colors. In this visual arts lesson, students read the text Hot, Spicy Colors and name their favorite colors. Students complete a bar graph to show the data. Students discuss how each color can...
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Lesson Plan
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Quilting

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders make a quilt. In this cultural diversity lesson, 2nd graders review their knowledge of the Metis people. Students work in groups to create a class quilt that illustrates the lives of these people. Quilt themes include...
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Worksheet
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Multiple Intelligences Survey

For Students 3rd - Higher Ed
In this multiple intelligences instructional activity, students complete a survey asking them about different ways they like to learn. Students complete 24 questions. This should be a very enjoyable activity for students.
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Rhyming With Ramon

For Teachers K
Students examine healthy behaviors to avoid the flu. They repeat words that rhyme, sing a song, and repeat a chant and act out the verses to reinforce healthy behaviors to avoid the flu.
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Worksheet
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The Hatsiatsia

For Students 6th - 9th
In this music worksheet, students read an excerpt about the Hatsiatsia, a traditional piece of music from Ghana. They respond to eight short answer questions related to the excerpt read. Students also draw their own picture of the two...
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Worksheet
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Classification of Words and Ideas

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this classification worksheet, students pick the words that do not belong, make up the title for groups of words, and choose the title for the group of words. Students complete 3 activities.
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Lesson Plan
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Hula Hoop Hoopla!

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners develop spatial awareness through "movement" using hula hoops as the personal parameter.
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Lesson Plan
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Rhyming With Ramon

For Teachers K
Students study the importance of being clean and healthy while working with rhyming words. They waddle like penguins when the hear rhyming words in sequences, and tap their feet and clap their hands in tune to a rap about being healthy....
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Worksheet
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Fungus Jeopardy

For Students 8th - 9th
In this fungus worksheet, students identify different types of fungus given certain characteristics. Students are challenged to write their own fungus question.