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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Activities
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs", in its book or movie form, rains down lesson possibilities.
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Sampling Rocks
Students investigate rocks. In this earth science lesson plan, students collect rocks from the schoolyard and describe each of the rocks. Students measure and weigh each rock and record the results. Students create a rock guide for the...
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Present Tense Verbs
In this recognizing present tense verbs in sentences worksheet, students choose the correct action verbs, that agree with the subjects, to complete sentences. Students write 15 short answers.
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Star Master Viewer
Learners construct the viewing tubes by cutting along the designated line shown on the template, rolling the paper into a tube, and taping the tube securely. Next they cut out the cardstock circles - the StarCards cutting on the outside...
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What's Up? Astronomy Curriculum
Students study astronomy. In preparation for a field trip to a planetarium, students discuss the stars, planets, and light. They explore the importance of the north star and constellations. The Digitarium system is used to assist the...
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Guess How Many: Estimation Practice
In this estimation instructional activity, students estimate the number of stars in a picture, explain how they estimated and count the actual stars. Students then draw their own picture and have a classmate estimate stars.
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Write Your Own -ee- Poem -igh- Words
For this writing worksheet, students write a poem that uses -igh- words. They write 4 words that rhyme with bright, match -igh- words, and use the -igh- words to complete sentences. They write a poem using one or more of the -igh- words...
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ESL Colors Activity
In this ESL colors worksheet, students watch a video titled "The Colors of the Earth," then choose the correct colors to describe pictures and the correct animals being described.
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Adjective and Noun or Verb and Adverb?
In this parts of speech worksheet, students choose adjectives, nouns, verbs, or adverbs to fill in blanks to sentences and choose the correct word for sentences. Students complete 3 activities.
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Acceptance Through Patchwork
Students are asked to look at differences in people and accept those differences but to examine that people are more alike than different. The lesson has the central focus of investigating diversity.
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Homonyms - Quiz 51
In this homonyms worksheet, students read the sentences and select the correctly spelled word from among the homonym pairs. Students complete 20 examples.
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Countdown to Disaster
Students discover the potential dangers of weather in their hometown. In this environmental lesson, students research Hurricane Hugo and the devastation it caused South Carolina in 1989. Students record weather data from...
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What is April Fool's Day?
Students explore humor by creating their own practical joke. In this April Fool's Day instructional activity, students read different situations in which practical jokes were taken too far. Students discuss their reactions to the jokes...
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Spellbound No. 4
In this spelling worksheet, students working from a word list of twenty four words complete a crossword puzzle with clues for mastery of the twenty four words.
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Rotating Rings of Ice
Students work together to develop a model of Saturn and its rings. They identify what types of materials make up the rings and how they revolve around Saturn. They write a short paragraph describing the rings.
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Max's Math Adventures
In this counting practice worksheet, students read the story rhyme about counting practice. Students count a handful of objects they find in their home. Students then count the objects illustrated in each picture set. Students also draw...
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Free Verse
Students write free verse poems. In this poetry lesson, students use a three-step method to create a free verse poem. Students brainstorm ideas, let their ideas "incubate," and write a free verse poem.
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Spelling Pre Test
In this spelling instructional activity, students read the sentences and check the spelling for the bold word. Students choose the correct spelling for the 10 online questions.
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Star Art
Students study about stars, constellations, and myths that accompany them. Then they create their own constellation using black paper and toothpicks and write a myth about their constellation. Their constellation can be viewed on an...
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: The Night Sky
Read about the sights you can see in a clear night sky. Book includes audio narration in 16 additional languages with text in English.
PBS
Pbs: Seeing in the Dark
While you won't find the full movie here, there are extensive learning opportunities available to discover the many stars in the sky. Students and teachers will find all sorts of activities, facts, and lessons.