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The Tempest: List-Group-Label (After Reading)

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Collaborate with your class after reading William Shakespeare's The Tempest with a group labeling activity. As you note key concepts or words from the play on the board, class members suggest associations and connections...
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Family and Friends: English Language Development Lessons (Theme 4)

For Teachers 1st Standards
Family and Friends is the theme of a unit consisting of English language development lessons. Reinforce language proficiency, particularly in family vocabulary, basic needs, feelings, short vowel sounds, blending, reading high frequency...
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Curated OER

The Parts of an Insect

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners examine various insects. They discuss the parts of an insect and the environments in which they live. Students explore the importance of insects to our environment. They draw an interpretation of their insect and label its parts.
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Curated OER

Keeping Your Heart in Good Shape: What are the Benefits? - Biology Teaching Thesis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students name the main parts of the heart and what events occur there. They write a reaction that contains complete sentences, and uses proper spelling and grammar, after viewing a video. Students define the following terms: contraction,...
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Curated OER

The Body Part of Cells

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders are introduced to cell organelles and their functions and the they define the differences between animal and plant cells. They write a paragraph explaining the difference between plant and animal cells and students...
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Curated OER

Plants

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify and label parts of a plant. They will construct a plant from art material and describe the purpose of each part for the plants survival. Students author a book with pictures and words or a story about a plant.
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Rational Number Project

Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 9 Overview

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Visual models support young mathematicians with exploring equivalent fractions. Starting with a quick warm-up problem, children go on to work through a series of guiding practice problems before working with a partner identifying and...
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Curated OER

Where Am I? Determining Relative Location

For Teachers K
Students use position words to describe where their teacher is sitting and read a story that makes use of position words. In this spatial lesson, students make a stick puppet and play Simon Says focusing on using position words in the...
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Curated OER

Enzymes and Catalysts

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the functioning of the digestive system and the specific enzymes present. They observe the action of amylase on starch to identify characteristics of enzymes then perform an experiment on the effects of temperature on...
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Curated OER

Putting it On Paper

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students locate and print samples of two different business letter formats. They write rough drafts of business letters inquiring when, where, and how math is used.
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Curated OER

Hot Weather, Rain Mean Fewer Pumpkins

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students share their knowledge of pumpkins, then read a news article about how hot weather and rain are affecting the pumpkin crop. For this agriculture and current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and...
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Curated OER

The Bard, the Globe, the Midsummer Night's Dream

For Teachers 6th
Students complete a unit of lessons to learn about William Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre. In this William Shakespeare lesson, students complete 7 lessons of activities to study William Shakespeare, the Globe Theatre, and the play 'A...
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Curated OER

High School Mathematics Problems from Alaska: Azimuth and Arc Length

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students track the Azimuth sunrise and sunset over time by creating a chart.