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Giving Thanks: A Haudenosaunee Message of Thanksgiving
A discussion of thankfulness opens a lesson followed by a read-aloud of the "Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address Greetings to the Natural World." Scholars answer questions and write down what they are thankful for in their home or...
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Morning Fitness Tips
Share Morning Fitness Tips with your class, or your whole school! You will have to put time and effort into preparing your costumes and in getting together what fitness information, you want to share, but the program is a great addition...
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Text Messaging Tales
In this reading and writing worksheet, students read the text messages sent between 2 friends. Students complete a 4 part story showing what happens in between each set of text messages.
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Lee & Low Books: Giving Thanks Teacher's Guide
Fourth graders participate in reading comprehension activities associated from a teacher's guide. In this reading comprehension lesson, 4th graders read Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp and...
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Reading: A Terrible Morning
In this verb forms worksheet, students read a story about a terrible morning that has words missing. Using the 11 words in a word bank, students write the correct form of the verbs to complete the story.
Curriculum Corner
Guest Teacher Plans Grade 4
Creating substitute plans may not be the highlight of your workday. Make the task less daunting with a general, day-long plan covering math, reading, word work, and writing.
Skyscraper Museum
Changes in a City Over Time
Investigate the growth and development of New York City with the final lesson in this four-part series on skyscrapers. Learners first explore the concept of urban growth by looking closely at a series of three paintings made of Wall...
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With Malice toward None: Lincoln's Assassination
Students analyze primary documents regarding Lincoln's assassination. In this instructional activity on Lincoln's assassination, students analyze three primary sources of information regarding President Lincoln's assassination.
Media Smarts
Looking at Food Advertising
Tony The Tiger, The HoneyComb Kid, The Nestle Quick Bunny. As part of a study of the methods advertisers use to sell foods and how this advertising effects their food choices, kids create their own spokescharacter and/or jingle for...
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Spanish Phrase Picture Dictionary
Students illustrate Spanish phrases. In this Spanish language development lesson plan, students work in pairs to illustrate phrases, then copy the phrase in Spanish and English. The class uses the illustrations to create a dictionary.
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With Malice toward None: Lincoln's Assassination
Students study the manhunt for, John Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. In this lesson about a president, students write and role-play they are announcers who are informing the world of the...
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Love is ... Business Studies
Young scholars celebrate St. Valentine's Day. In this holiday lesson, students discover details about Lupercalia, St. Valentine, and modern traditions of the holiday.
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Worksheet 4: Vocabulary Review
In this past time vocabulary skills worksheet, students read 8 sentences and fill in the blanks in each of the sentences with the appropriate words from the word bank.
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Timetable: subjects for the day
In this time table worksheet, students view the subjects and schedules for different classes for the day and answer time related questions about them. Students look at 4 schedules and answer 31 questions total.
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Upgrading Hubble
Students investigate the Hubble telescope's role in astrophysics research. They complete a Webquest, watch a video, view Hubble photographs, play online games, answer discussion questions, and evaluate newspaper articles about optics.
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Word Choice: Their, There and They're
In this word choice worksheet, students fill in blanks with the appropriate choice: there, their or they're, 20 sentences total. Interactive version website is noted on worksheet.
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Modal Verbs Exercise 7
In this English grammar worksheet, 4th graders master the use of modal verbs. Students complete 20 fill in the blank questions and self check answers using the interactive...