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Museums in the Classroom Pumpkin Project

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students identify the 5 stages in the life cycle of a pumpkin. They create a model showing the correct order of pumpkin life stages. They explain a pumpkin's life cycle to a partner, using their model.
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How Does Your KinderGarden Grow

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners 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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Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students complete a variety of activities related to the book "Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King." They identify Martin Luther King's goals, discuss and write about things they hope will happen in the world for a class book, explore...
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Meet One Picky Bird

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete a research project  For this endangered species lesson, students use the "Think, Puzzle, Explore" method to learn about endangered species. Students research and write a report on the red-cockaded woodpecker.
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Skateboarding: Draw and Write

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this writing worksheet, students are given space to draw a picture of skateboarding, then to write about their picture on 6 lines beneath.
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Colors, Characters, & Clues: White Socks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine the process of making inferences. They define inference, view a Powerpoint presentation, and as a whole group locate clues in the pictures of a short story, locating written clues to reinforce their conclusions.
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Grammar Test : L17

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this grammar worksheet, students complete activities where they identify adjectives, write sentences, circle nouns, and more. Students complete 30 questions total.
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Verbs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete verb worksheets. In this verb instructional activity, students complete two worksheets to help them identify and then use action verbs.
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Adding Details Using Rainbow Writing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use the rainbow technique to add details to their writing. In this writing lesson plan, students practice showing not telling to add visualization to their writing.
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Parts of Speech Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners replace nouns, verbs, pronouns, and adjectives in a poem. They identify the parts of speech, and rewrite the poem using their own selection of parts of speech.
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The Rock Cycle

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the concept of the rock cycle.  In this geology instructional activity, students identify, classify, and observe three different types of rocks.  Students then list and char the characteristics of their rocks. 
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Adjectives

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students add adjectives to a paragraph to make it more exciting and describing. For this adjectives lesson plan, students compare 2 paragraphs, one with adjectives and one without, and then add in their own to another paragraph.
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Things About Me

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils watch as the teacher explains how to use a storyboard to plan a PowerPoint presentation. They examine how to use clip art, background colors, and at least one transition before creating a PowerPoint presentation according to the...