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Graphing Favorite Holidays

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create spreadsheets and bar graphs based on results of survey of favorite holidays.
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Christmas Celebrations

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders view a video of the Nutcracker ballet and then compare and contrast holiday celebrations in Germany and the United States. They use the computer to write a paragraph exploring their observations.
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Black Hawk Island Hike

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Learners explore Wisconsin's natural and cultural history through hands-on exploration of Upham Woods. They are shown the basic paddling skills and they work in teams to paddle across the river on barge. Students describe cultural...
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Six Ways To Recall Spelling Words

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners practice their weekly spelling words. Using six methods of recall, students practice spelling their words orally and using pen and paper. They demonstrate their recall of the spelling words by completing a spelling test at the...
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Ocean Animals - Fill in the Missing Vowels

For Students 1st - 3rd
Students look at 8 pictures of ocean animals and fill in the missing vowel for each ocean animal. This worksheet is a very goo way for young learners to practice their vowel sounds and spelling rules.
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How They Get Building Materials Out of the Ground

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students experience a virtual quarry. In this science musical lesson plan, students understand how materials are quarried and manufactured from rocks, musically interpret a quarrying sequence with untuned musical instruments, and...
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Back To School Crossword

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this reading worksheet, learners analyze 10 words which pertain to Back to school time. Students read clues and fit the words in the crossword puzzle.
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Vowels

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this grammar worksheet, students read ten sentences where the vowel is missing in some of the words. They put the correct vowel in the space to make each sentence make sense. Students also identify whether each word is a short or long...
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Initial Consonant Clusters

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this literacy worksheet, learners look for the words that correlate to the pictures that are listed. They are all words that are consonant clusters.
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Alphabet Activities

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this literacy worksheet, students complete a variety of activities involving the alphabet. They also practice putting words into alphabetical order.
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Initial Consonant Clusters -1

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words to complete the crossword puzzle. They are focusing on the concept of consonant clusters.
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Informational Report on a Desert Animal

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a report, using the internet and other resources to create a Power Point Presentation on a desert animal.
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Homophones

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts activity, students read 12 sentences and choose the appropriate homophone for each. There are 2 choices for every blank.
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Homonym, Homophone, Homograph

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students learn the difference between homophones, homographs, and heteronyms by reading this informative chart. Detailed examples are given for all. There are no questions on the page.
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Barn Owl

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this barn owl worksheet, students read four paragraphs of information about barn owls, and study a photograph. There are no questions here.
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Color Description

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars explore the use of description in literature and color. They read Hailstones and Halibut Bones and discuss the description of each color. Students what each color makes them think of and they create pictures for each color.
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Words With "Ar"

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this language arts worksheet, students learn 6 words that have the "ar" sound. Kids practice writing the words on the primary lines. Students then draw a car and a guitar.
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Measurement Quiz

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate a measurement web site before taken an online quiz about standard units of measurement. They determine how to read a ruler and take a twenty question quiz. They write about what they learned using a word...
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The Classroom Desk Graph

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss appropriate units of measure to use when weighing the contents of their desks. They use a scale to weigh different items from their desks. They write down weight in pounds and graph the results using an online...
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Wetland Safari!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify how humans, fish, plants, birds, insects and other wildlife benefit from wetland environments. They observe a wetland and its inhabitants, draw a migration map that represents how birds use wetlands in traveling long...
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Making a Rain Stick

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students make a rain stick which allow them to recreate and betterh explain the sound of rain in a rainfrest.
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Making a Rain Stick

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students make a rain stick which allow them to recreate and betterh explain the sound of rain in a rainforest.
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Detroit Science Center Presentation

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students brainstorm what they learned while at the Detroit Science Center while the teacher records their thoughts on the whiteboard. They create a PowerPoint presentation using to the class using the information on the white board.
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Using Hyperstudio To Introduce Dinosuars

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students access this multimedia program as an introduction to dinosaurs. The program will provide information regarding the classification of several dinosaurs. They view the multimedia program to develop background information for their...