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Composting

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students discover the concept of decomposition. They examine how it makes the soil more fertile and how it helps plants. They put a compost bin in their backyard and record their observations.
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Mammals

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars examine the characteristics of mammals through video clips, and slide shows. Lesson includes clips of fastest land animal, biggest mammal, loudest mammal and tallest animal.
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Picture This

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine how to create mental images to help them comprehend what they read. They discuss what it means to visualize and they draw a mental picture of what they read. Students draw a picture of what they see in their minds while...
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Visualize It, Understand It, Remember It!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars observe and demonstrate visualization exercises to improve their reading comprehension. They discuss how to visualize images, then draw pictures for sentences written on the board. Students read the poem Gumeye Ball by...
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Lightning Speed Reading

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students focus on improving their reading fluency. They discuss what it means to be a fluent reader and practice repeated readings with a short story. They work in partners and take turns timing one another for one minute reads.
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Idioms that start with L

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this idioms worksheet, students read a list of idioms that start with the letter L and their definitions, and then answer questions by giving advice with the idioms. Students complete 6 questions.
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Animal Explorations

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners discover compassion for animals. In this animal lesson, students go to a local animal welfare organization and help out. They reflect on compassion and how to make changes in the lives of animals. 
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Have Got -- Five Tasks

For Students Pre-K - 6th
In this English learning exercise, learners use forms of have got. Students choose the correct form of have got for several sentences. They also create negative sentences and use short form.
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Quiz about Animals

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this animals worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions about different animals, what they eat, and where they live. Students complete 10 questions.
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Worm Composting: Vermiculture

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students set up their own composting bin. They observe and record their findings during a period of time. They describe the decomposing process as well.
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For Creative Minds: What Makes an Animal a Mammal?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read about categories of mammals and their features. Students then construct a marine animal, using given print outs in the lesson. Students then create adaptations for their mammal, using a web site reference for guidance.
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Pet Care Adds Up

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students calculate the costs of properly caring for a pet. In this animal welfare lesson, students use pet supply catalogs and websites to gather information about the cost of caring for a pet. Students are divided into groups and are...
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United Words Stand

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore contractions and compound words by playing a whole-class game. In this reading lesson plan, students define compound words and contractions, and describe how they are formed. The game format should make this an exciting,...
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Spelling by Picture- Animals Part 1

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling by picture worksheet, students examine pictures of 8 animals before filling the blanks with the animal names. They see animals such as a cat, a bear, a goldfish, and a dog.
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Dreams, Dreams, Dreams

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this dreams worksheet, students explore dreams by writing about them. Students write four paragraphs; one about a dream that frightened them, about cats and dogs dreaming, about a happy dream, and about a daydream.
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Complete the Sentences

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this sentence completion activity, students read the sentences and select the best option to complete each example. Students complete 10 sentences.
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Problem Solving

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students listen to a story about a cat and dog fighting all the time. They must develop and explain a machine that stops the cat and dog from fighting. Then they have a discussion about machines and inventions.
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Picture Sentences 1

For Students 3rd
In this picture sentences worksheet, 3rd graders look at a small picture that is to the right of fours sentences. They choose the sentence that best describes the picture and circle the letter in front of the correct sentence.
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In, On, Under, Prepositions

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this preposition worksheet, students draw pictures of given nouns in, on, and under items. They may color the pictures. There are nine pictures on this one page worksheet.
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Noun Fill in 2

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this noun usage worksheet, students review the definition and examples for nouns. Students then complete the sentences with one of the nouns from the choices available.
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Noun Fill In 4

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this noun usage worksheet, students review the definition and examples for nouns. Students then complete the sentence with one of the nouns from the list.
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Beginning Analogies

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this analogies worksheet, students read the pairs of words and choose the answer that best expresses a relationship similar to the original pair. Students complete 12 examples.
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Happy Birthday to Them!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use a search engine to search the Internet and find the birthdates of the singers listed on the Popular Singers Worksheet. They provide the URL address from which they obtain their information for each singer.
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Rhyming Words Maze

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary worksheet, students analyze 35 words in a maze grid. Students look for the words which rhyme and follow a path through the maze.

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