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Curated OER

Creative Cats

For Teachers K
Students solve joining problems by using cat counters, pictures, and numbers. First, students listen to the story "Pretend You're a Cat" by Jean Marzollo.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Which Are Possible?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this math activity, students solve 4 story problems in which 4 answer choices are given. More than one answer could be correct. Students choose the possible correct answers.
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Indiana University

World Literature: "One Evening in the Rainy Season" Shi Zhecun

For Teachers 12th
Did you know that modern Chinese literature “grew from the psychoanalytical theory of Sigmund Freud”? Designed for a world literature class, seniors are introduced to “One Evening in the Rainy Season,” Shi Zhecun’s stream of...
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Curated OER

Fractions

For Teachers 1st
First graders use Hershey chocolate bars to practice fractions.  For this fraction lesson, 1st graders review different fractions and figure out different ways to represent fractions with the pieces of the Chocolate bar. This lesson...
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Curated OER

Cross-Cultural Dialogue Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students view situations from more than their own point of view. They use the incidents in the author's story to explore the concept of crossing cultures and reflect on what it is like to feel like an outsider (in the way that the author...
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Curated OER

What's Your Angle?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read the story, Magic Schoolbus Inside the Human Body. Then they form right, acute, and obtuse angles using the joints inside their bodies. They write a brief summary about what they learned about angles as a review the...
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Curated OER

Media Literacy: TV - What You Don't See!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine how to evaluate what they are watching on television. They discuss hip hop music videos, compare/contrast them to other types of music videos, write a letter or press release about promoting positive teen stories, and...
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Curated OER

Pancakes, Pancakes!- Measuring

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students estimate measurements in real world problem situations. In this estimation lesson, students read the book Pancakes, Pancakes and estimate how many cups equal a pint, quart, and gallon. Students test their estimations by...
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Curated OER

The Ogre Bully

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students listen to the book, The Ogre Bully, and discuss the problems the farmer and his family had during the story.  In this garden themed lesson plan, students examine different fruit and vegetables and plant them in soil to grow. ...
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Curated OER

Infinity

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students determine the sum of an infinite geometric series.  In this determining the sum of an infinite geometric series lesson, students discuss how the sum of an infinite geometric series is a paradox.  Students use the sum of an...
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Curated OER

JACK - CRIMINAL OR VICTIM?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students to use all levels of Bloom's taxonomy to look at the case of 'Jack and the Beanstalk' through the eyes of our present legal system. They analyze the story to determine if Jack was a criminal or a victim.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Of Mice and Men

For Students 9th - 10th
John Steinbeck's novella, Of Mice and Men, is commonly taught in 9th or 10th grade across the United States. After reading the tragic story of George and Lennie, use this short quiz to test your students' reading comprehension or use...
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Read Works

Halloween Leftovers

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Halloween isn't fun for everyone — but playing together is! Read about Esme and her space pirate friend with a short reading passage, accompanied by ten short answer questions.
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EngageNY

Rational Numbers on the Number Line

For Students 6th Standards
Individuals learn how to plot rational numbers on the number line in the sixth lesson plan of a 21-part module. They identify appropriate units and determine opposites of rational numbers.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Not So Snappy 2

For Students 5th - 8th
In this order of operations (i.e., addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) instructional activity, students solve 5 word problems demonstrating their understanding of the concept.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Not So Snappy 7

For Students 6th - 8th
For this order of operations (i.e., addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) worksheet, students solve 4 word problems demonstrating their understanding of the concept.
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Curated OER

I Had To Tell This Story

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders analyze the video "Berga:  Soldiers of Another War."  For this World History lesson, 10th graders read a quote and discuss the meaning of the quote.  Students read and answer questions based on a video
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Esperanza Rising

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars explore foreign cultures by reading a story in class. In this Hispanic history instructional activity, students read the story Radio Man by Arthur Dorros and identify the times discrimination is used in the story. Young...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Fractions: Multiplying by Mixed Numbers

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
For this math worksheet, students solve 30 problems in which a fraction and a mixed number are multiplied. Examples are written horizontally on the page.
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Curated OER

Introduction to Fractions Using Cuisenaire Rods

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use Cuisenaire rods in order to discover how to represent fractions with real objects. In this lesson on fractions, 5th graders first examine and learn the colors, lengths, and numerical values of each rod; then, students...
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Curated OER

What about Babuie's Behavior?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners read the story about Babuie's behavior and relate it to a finite state machine. In this language arts lesson plan, students discuss and analyze their reading assignments. They develop a method to help them understand the finite...
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Curated OER

Pirate Swords

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read the math problem and retell it in their own words. They brainstorm for ways to solve and use questions to focus on the steps used. Students could use other problems involving pirates from the given website.
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Curated OER

Roxaboxen

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss the story "Roxaboxen." In this reading comprehension lesson plan, 3rd graders discover new vocabulary words, discuss the story using story mapping, and take a reading test. Students investigate safety in the desert...
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Curated OER

Worksheet 6

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math learning exercise, middle schoolers find the solution to the problems using the story of the Tortoise and The Hare. They solve the problem by checking the logic of the reasoning that the tortoise would win the race.