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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Fairytale Homes

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create homes for fairytale characters. In this early childhood lesson plan, students develop literacy, language, and problem-solving concepts as they create block structures related to specific fairy tales.
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Reading Comprehension: Colonial America

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading for comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about the southern colonies in colonial America and answer questions about it. Students write 4 answers in complete sentences.
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Reader's Theater: If You Take a Mouse to School

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this reading worksheet, students participate in a 2 character reader's theater play based on the book If You Take a Mouse to School.
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Terrific Tangrams

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders construct tangrams. In this tangrams lesson, 3rd graders manipulate basic shapes to construct tangrams. Students explore how shapes can be combined in different ways and develop spatial sense.
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Looking at Photographs

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars evaluate photographs as historical documents and photographs as propaganda.
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Revising For Parallel Structure Worksheet 3

For Students 9th - 11th
In this grammar learning exercise, students read and rewrite the italicized part of twenty sentences to make each one parallel with the rest of the sentence.
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Were Rivets to Blame for Titanic Sinking?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students answer questions about the Titanic, then read a news article about possible causes of the disaster. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and vocabulary activity, then students read...
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Agriculture- It's More Than You Think

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students research careers in agriculture. In this agricultural instructional activity, students discover the various careers related to agriculture. Students construct resumes and "apply" for agricultural jobs.
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SCRAP WOOD SCULPTURE

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students see that there are many shapes and objects that can be created from other shapes and objects, and create a sculpture using bits and pieces of scrap wood. Includes instructions on how to make Tempera wood stain
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Design Your Own Bedroom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use metric measurement to perform operations on decimals and percentages. They represent their mathematical problem by using a spreadsheet.
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Species on the Edge

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students describe factors negatively affecting population of sea turtles, and identify and discuss action that can be undertaken to reduce or eliminate threats to sea turtles and other endangered species.
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The Built Environment-An Integrating Theme

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students observe, record, and present knowledge of their local built environment while conducting a walking tour of their community. They develop written and photo journals, drawings, time lines, graphs, and charts to engage in...
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New Haven Families: Artifacts and Attitudes, 1770s to 1890s

For Teachers All
Students investigate their own city's cultural past in New England. They
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Thirstin's Groundwater Movement Activity

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine how ground water flows through different materials. In groups, they identify the different types of rocks in various aquifers. To end the lesson, they pretend to be water as others pretend to be rocks and try to make...
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Where Does Maple Syrup Come From?

For Students 4th - 6th
For this maple syrup worksheet, learners read an informational article about the discovery of maple syrup, how we get maple syrup today, the "sugar house", how to grade it, and a recipe for a snow cone. Students answer nine true and...
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China Vocabulary Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
In this recognizing meanings of words activity, students match words about the country China with their definitions. Students match 16 answers.
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Reading Comprehension: Rainforest Logging

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading for understanding worksheet, students read a passage about logging in the rainforest and write answers to comprehensive questions. Students write 4 short answers.
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A Trip to St. Michael's

For Students 6th - 9th
In this earth science instructional activity, students read a 5 journal entries and illustrate how the places look based on the journal description.
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The Gift Drawings of the Shakers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create their own "gift drawings" that are inspired by the dreams and visions of the Shakers. In this gift drawings lesson plan, students learn the history of the Shakers, make their own drawing, and practice elements of design...
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Calculating in Construction - Area

For Students 8th - 12th
In this area worksheet, students solve 6 short answer problems. Students find the area of a figure composed of regular polygons such as triangles, rectangles, squares, etc given a sketch of the figure.
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Collect Data Using a Transect Line

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn about transect lines through a study of marine debris.  In this marine debris lesson, students calculate the items on a transect line and graph them.  Students complete a category worksheet.
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Seeing in 3D: Interpreting Two-Dimensional Diagrams of Three-Dimensional Objects

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students hone in on their skills at reading diagrams.  In this dimensional lesson students collect information on the functions of organs then figure out how all the parts work together. 
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Defining Relative Pronouns

For Students 5th - 6th
In this relative pronoun worksheet, students read about defining relative pronouns, then combine sentences, using defining relative pronouns. Answers included on page 2.
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Agriculture- It Is More Than You Think

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate agricultural careers and all the related jobs tied to them. The lesson has a great introduction with information for the students and teacher. The lesson incorporates drawing and writing to engage multiple...