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Spicy Hot Colors

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the book Spicy Hot Colors. In this colors lesson, 2nd graders experiment mixing paint and creating different colors. Students make text to world connections and record their responses and draw pictures.
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Simple Machines

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the concepts of force and effort by observing simple machines. In this physics lesson, students attempt to sharpen a pencil without any help, bite into an orange with their lips curled over their teeth, and other...
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Why Koala Has A Stumpy Tail

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice reading comprehension of an Australian folktale. In this Australian folktale lesson, students read the story, Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail, before completing retells with character puppets, discussing friendship, and...
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Native Lands: Indians in Georgia

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the Native Americans of the Muscogee Creek and their use of the land. In this U.S. history lesson, students investigate the importance of the deer for the Muscogee Creek peoples' way of life and the many uses they...
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Plant Pipes

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students work together to discover the path water follows in plants. They create multicolored flowers. They label each part of the plant and note their function.
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Acid Rain Environment Pollution

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students combine different materials to create chemical reactions. In this chemical reaction lesson plan, students will combine different materials to create chemical reactions and define these results as acids or bases. They will also...
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Phonics Test #30 - (End of the Year Review)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this recognizing vowel sounds worksheet, students read the first word on each line, determine its underlined vowel sound, and identify the other word that has the same sound. Students circle 65 words.
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English Exercises - Animal Exercises - On The Farm

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this online farm learning exercise, students complete a matching activity in which they write the number of a picture next to its name. They answer yes or no, how many, and what color questions about the items in the picture. They...
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Winter Art Activities

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Here are some fun art activities to do in the winter time.
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Beef or Dairy?

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Guernsey, Jersey, Holstein. Brangus, Charoloais, Herford. Here’s a truly cross-curricular resource that combines language arts, science, math, and visual arts activities as class members learn to distinguish between beef and dairy...
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Animal Signs

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Students discuss the many different types of animal signs that can be used to identify and track animals. They participate in an hands-on activity in which they examine tracks, trails, homes, territory markings, and even "scat" left by...
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Possessives

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this possessives worksheet, students read 8 sentences, circle the words that are missing apostrophes, and rewrite the words with the apostrophe. Students also write eight sentences showing ownership of 8 given words.
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Wind Provides Electricity for Homes, Schools

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students complete a KWL chart, then read a news article about the comeback of windmills. In this current events instructional activity, the teacher introduces the article with a KWL chart and vocabulary activity, then students read the...
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Celebrate Abe Lincoln: A Primary Timeline Activity

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore the qualities possessed by Abraham Lincoln. In this Abraham Lincoln lesson, students create a timeline of events that shows why Abraham Lincoln could overcome obstacles to be come President. Learners create a book and...
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Test Your Vocabulary Skills

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary activity, learners answer 20 short answer questions based on the picture dictionary and their knowledge of vocabulary words.
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Mohandas Gandhi: Changing the World One Step at a Time

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students illustrate pages of a book.  In this famous historical icon instructional activity, students are read a story about Mohandas Gandhi, illustrate the pages in small groups, assemble a class book to read to younger students,...
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Sentence Order Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this sentence order interactive worksheet, students arrange the words of each sentence in proper order. There are five sentence scrambles to complete.
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Usage of Is, Are, and Was, Were

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this using the verbs is, are, was, and were worksheet, students read incomplete sentences and choose the correct verbs to complete the sentences. Students bubble and write ten words.
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Reading Comprehension

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this recognizing the meanings of sentences worksheet, learners read statements and answer the comprehensive questions in complete sentences, read short passages and identify the statements that are correct, and arrange sentences in...
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-The Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of caterpillars. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing, social studies, and library...
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Valentine's Gift Day Vouchers

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners design and create a gift voucher. In this Valentine's Day gift voucher lesson plan, students determine chores or ways they could assist their loved ones and add these to a booklet. Learners decorate the cover and prepare the...
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Black Hawk Island Hike

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students 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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Madeline and the Magnificent Puppet Show

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders demonstrate that they are cooperative learners, can solve problems, make decisions and, apply technology to the task through use of the Madeline and the Magnificent Puppet Show
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Africa Savanna

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discuss the different biomes of Africa. They create a list of biomes of Africa. They color code a map of the biomes of Africa. They research interesting facts about Africa.