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A Catering Idea
Students plan meals, create a shopping list, determine the cost of the meal, including incidentals such as labor and electricity used. In addition, they consider the cost of plates, table cloths, napkins, etc. Students prepare a meal and...
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Time Problems (Half Hours)
In this time problems worksheet, students read the eight word problems about telling time. Students list the answers by half hours.
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Time Problems ( Hours)
In this telling time learning exercise, students read the word problems and solve the time problems by writing the answer for the time in hours.
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Graph It
First graders collect classroom data (such as mode of transportation used to get to school) and prepare a pictograph to interpret the information.
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What Are the Risks?
Middle schoolers use dice to determine the risk of being exposed to radon. They practice using new vocabulary related to probability and ratios. They make predictions about the results and record their observations.
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Sing a Song of Science
Using parodies of popular music to introduce and reinforce concepts in secondary classrooms.
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The Shoemaker and the Elves
Young readers read a short story and respond to four short answer questions, based on what they read.
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"In God We Trust": The Camden Man Who Put the Missing Motto on the Dollar Bill
Here is a fascintating lesson which relates how the motto "In God We Trust" came to appear on all US currency. It turns out that a man from Arkansas came up with the idea and petioned his congressman and President Eisenhower himself to...
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Will the Wolf
How well can a wolf survive without a pack? Third graders read about headstrong Will and his desire to be an independent wolf with a short story and series of comprehension questions.
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Pronoun Case
As a quick way to review pronouns, this activity could be used after a lesson on the topic. The 10 questions on the worksheet require students to identify the correct pronouns for use in each of the sentences.
K12 Reader
Add Interest with Synonyms
Kids add interest to a paragraph about a day at school by replacing flat, over-used words with synonyms.
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System
Using Self-Control
Everyone gets frustrated from time to time. You may not be able to control the way you feel, but you can definitely learn to control the way you act in times of frustration. A helpful lesson on self control encourages your class to stop,...
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Game Shows in the Classroom
Learners participate in game show like games when reviewing material for any subject or grade level.
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Prepositions Can Show Positions in Time
Who knows where or when? The preposition knows! Young grammarians are asked to identify the preposition and the connecting prepositional phrases in 16 sentences. An answer key is provided.
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Health Education: Stress
Fourth graders tackle stress. In this personal health lesson plan, 4th graders predict physical and emotional reactions to stressful situations.
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Simple Thermodynamics of Transportation
Young scholars watch videos about various modes of transportation, they examine the energy transformations that occur in each, and they be introduced to the laws of thermodynamics.
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How Does Your KinderGarden Grow
Students find forecast and graph weather by using WeatherBug site, create flower books by using Wiggleworks, and plant radish seeds both on KidPix and in class garden.
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The Future Perfect Simple and Continuous Exercise
In this recognizing verb usage worksheet, students use context clues to fill in the blanks and complete sentences with verbs in the future perfect simple or continuous tenses and then create additional sentences. Students write 19 answers.
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Read Aloud: "The Bookshop Dog"
Students listen to the book "The Bookshop Dog" and discuss what happens when there is a change in their lives. They create a class T-chart about changes and feelings, develop a graph related to the story, and define key story vocabulary...
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Seasons
Students explore the four seasons. In this seasons lesson, students create a class tree. Students make leaves for the tree for each of the seasons. Students mark their paper into fourths and draw a picture of the seasons.
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Aluminum Can Drive
Second graders complete a recycling project to clean-up their school. In this service project lesson, 2nd graders assess their campus for litter, set up a recycling project, clean up their campus, and recycle the trash. Students also...
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Is that Tree Safe?
Learners examine the parts of the tree and examine the health of trees in the vicinity. In this tree safety lesson students work in groups to complete a stated goal.
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What in the World..?!?
Students photograph mystery images. In this observation skills lesson plan, students gather everyday objects and place them under a digital microscope. They magnify the image and take a photograph of it. The image is then displayed on...
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Life Is a Cycle
Students investigate about cycles through games, shared readings and a shared writing activity. They play a game of Ring Around the Rosie to be introduced to the concept of "cycle."