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Teaching Economics Using LUNCH MONEY

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students, after reading the book "Lunch Money" by Andrew Clements, explore money and different saving places. They research different ways in which productivity has increased over the years, they examine products to determine if the...
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Elf Entrance

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read the book, The Elves and the Shoemaker by the Brothers Grimm. They discuss helping others and create a paper door to let "elves" into their classroom.
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Always My Dad

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Always My Dad worksheet, students read the book Always My Dad and answer short answer questions about it. Students answer 10 questions total.
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What is Green?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students utilize an Internet web site to locate items that are green. A green word bank is created and used to complete sentences. Pictures are drawn to accompany the sentences which are then placed into a book.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

A Tribute to Dr. Seuss Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literature related crossword puzzle activity, learners solve 16 clues to fill in a crossword puzzle with the names of written by Dr. Seuss.
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Curated OER

Tell Me a Train Story

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write a short story based on train track safety and make a train-shaped class book.
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Literature: "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students examine websites about the fourth book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
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Thank You For the Get Well Card

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners are read books by various artists. They create activity cards or mini-books that are given to ill children in hospitals. They discover the health care system and share their experiences with afraid children.
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Identifying Butterflies Using a Database

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students use the internet and books to develop a database that can be used to identify the common butterflies of Los Angeles. They create a new database called "Butterflies" and enter headings for the required information. Students...
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Bossa Nova

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study the creators of a musical style that is a cornerstone of popular music today. They examine how that style was born, grew, and became accepted in its home and around the world.
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Duh! It's D!

For Teachers K
Students master the formation and phonetic sound of the letter "d" in this instructional activity. They are introduced to the sound of the letter "d" and practice writing it to place in their individual alphabet books. The students...
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It's O-o-o-obvious That You're Sick

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students experience the phonemes and map spellings of the short vowel /o/ sounds in spoken words. They practice matching letters to phonemes to identify the /o/ representations and letter symbols in words. Students work with the Dr....
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The Magic Of Static Science Station Experiment

For Students 4th - 5th
In this magic of static electricity set of station activities worksheets, students perform 4 activities with static electricity including popping corn, jumping peanuts, weird water, and dancing balloons. They complete the recording...
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Core Knowledge Foundation

Christopher Columbus

For Teachers 1st Standards
Take some time to focus on Christopher Columbus, his three ships, the purpose of his voyage, and the new land he discovered. Pay special attention to the included additional materials, they are the real value in this resource.
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Lesson Planet Article
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Get Everybody Reading This Summer!

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Continue building literacy skills this summer to ensure that your kids won’t become susceptible to the summer slip!
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Lesson Planet Article
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Why Bill Nye, and Others Like Him, are Rockstars

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
How does Bill Nye maintain rockstar status nearly two decades past when he first appeared on PBS?
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Steven's Institute of Technology

How Does Your Garden Grow?

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
What to do, bunnies are getting into the garden and eating all the carrots! After reading the story Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! the class works together to design a device that will keep those bunnies out of the garden. They get together in...
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Etosha: Poppin' Out at You

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders research an African animal of their choice and relate the concepts of population, climate and biodiversity to their animal. They examine how population interacts in an ecosystem.
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Architecture

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study tessellations and the work of M.C. Escher. They discuss the terminology of architecture, the historical significance of architecture in different parts of the world, and create their own piece of architecture out of...
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Composition in Journals

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Carlos Fuentes’s The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait and Jaspre Bark’s Journal of Inventions: Leondardo da Vince serve as models for an assignment that asks class members to create a personal journal they will use...
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Portraits, Pears, and Perfect Landscapes: Investigating Genre in the Visual Arts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars define genre in the visual arts, particularly in Western painting and explain the differences between subject and genre. The genre of a variety of works of art is identified.
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Realistic Impressions: Investigating Movements in the Visual Arts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the idea of movements in the visual arts and differentiate between some of the most well known movements in Western art. The lesson focuses on what makes a painting an example of a particular movement.
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Activity
Wisconsin Family Assistance Center for Education

Sight Word Lists and Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Scholars examine newspaper articles and highlight two sight words to discover which appears more frequently. They then glue sight words onto paper to make flashcards before composing, writing, and creating picture representations of...
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Scholastic

Lesson 1: What Are Barriers?

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Scholars discuss the concept of a barrier with a short passage on Jackie Robinson. The writing process begins with a paragraph and several other sentences about Robinson's unique traits that made breaking a barrier possible.  

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