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Expressing Future Time, Part 2

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this similar meanings worksheet, students read a sentence and analyze its meaning. From three choices, students match the sentence that has the same meaning.
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Convening, Creating, and Conventioneering

For Teachers K - 5th
Students study coelenterates. In this science lesson, students author a story regarding the life cycle of coelenterates following an in depth study of the creatures.
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Applied Science - Technology Pre - Lab (inventions)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the book Icky, Sticky Gloop by Morgan Matthes. In this scientific exploration activity, students compare the fictional character in the book with Benjamin Franklin (both are inventors). They discover why and how inventions...
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Traditions of Tribal Sharing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the idea of tribal sharing in the Native American community. They read a story about Native Americans and note the ways they are helping others. They draw a picture showing one of these acts.
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Comparison Shopping

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students practice developing budgets. In this financial awareness lesson, students read The Monster Money Book and list ways the characters saved money in the story. Students plan a budget and demonstrate how to look for bargains when...
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Dry Forest: Flowers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore botany by examining diagrams. In this plant reproduction activity, students define a list of plant vocabulary terms and identify plant anatomy from a diagram. Students complete several plant activity worksheets and study...
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Groundhog Day in Punsxutawney, PA

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read the history of this tradition, examine Phil's predictions for the last 100 years.
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Outer Space Creature

For Teachers K - 4th
Students read poems by Shel Silverstein about planets and outer space. As a class, they compare and contrast his descriptions to actual facts which have been discovered through explorations. They write a description of an outer space...
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Storytelling

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss how they know certain aspects about their families and customs. As a class, they discover that life changes over time and stories are only preserved if they are told. They read many different pieces of literature to...
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Space Shuttle

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
What do your pupils know about the space shuttle? They can find out more by reading this information sheet that chronicles the history and function of the space shuttle. The resource includes a brief timeline in addition to the...
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Geo-Critters (Geometry Critters)

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars read the book The Math Curse by Jon Scieszka and study geometry. In this geometry lesson, students identify geometric shapes and their properties. Young scholars create a geo-critter.
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Which Sentence Doesn't Belong?

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary and reading skills activity, students read 6 sets of 4 sentences each and identify the 1 sentence in each group that is not logical.
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News to the Core Reported by Very Special Students

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students create news articles that help them build their knowledge, skills, and academic confidence. In this special education lesson, students use previous knowledge to write a newsletter and demonstrate their understanding of various...
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ESL Holiday Activity-New Year's Day

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this ESL holiday worksheet, students read 2 paragraphs about New Year's Day, then complete matching, fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, event ordering, scrambled sentence, and questioning and writing activities related to the article.
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Exploring Magnification and the Micro-world

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine what magnification is and does. In this microscope and magnification lesson, students listen to a reading of Greg's Microscope by Millicent E. Selson which explains what a microscope does. They talk about magnification...
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Reviewing Main Events in Fiction

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students analyze elements of fiction while reading.  In this reading analysis lesson, students read specific texts and retell the information they remember.  Students discover how sequential storytelling works.