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Aboriginal Web Design
Learners explore world history by participating in a web design activity. In this aboriginal history lesson, students discuss the different jobs associated with designing a web site and identify the types of media that are often shown on...
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Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades 7-9
Here is a must-have resource for studying fairy tales, myths, and folktales with your class! It includes instructional ideas, activities, and materials to support a month-long review of these three unique genres of writing.
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Journalism in the Halls
Learners examine the Lane Tech murals on the Web or at the school. They conduct interviews with students and professionals as a method of researching the subjects of these murals. They write an article for a special "mural" edition of...
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Close Your Eyes and Imagine...
Students practice the techniques and strategies to become more fluent readers through visualization. They read and construct mental images from the reading of a text. The book, "Charlotte's Web," by E.B. White is read in class and then...
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Ten Frame
Learners add numbers to ten. In this addition to ten lesson, students play the Ten frame interactive game to learn about addition and facts to number ten.
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Counting Back and Counting On
Read aloud your choice of books about counting on and counting back (a list is provided, or tell stories of your own). Your learners will write horizontal equations to portray what happens in the story. They build a paper chain and...
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Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 7: Overview
Third graders recognize that the larger the denominator of a fraction, the smaller the piece you have. In this fraction lesson, 3rd graders compare fractions and order them from largest to smallest. Students complete an exercise...
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Introduction to the Civilization of Ancient Greece
Students explore Greece. In this introduction to ancient Greece lesson, students locate and circle the names of the bodies of water surrounding Greece, then underline the names of important cities in Greece on a world map displayed on a...
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Let's Learn Those Facts: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Learners participate in an adding game. In this adding numbers lesson plan, students calculate the sum of the dice and remove a number from their activity sheet. Learners who first removes the numbers is the winner.
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What's My Rule for Sorting?
Students view objects sorted by one characteristic and name that characteristic. In this sorting rule lesson plan, students explore to find a new characteristic and write a description of that rule. In early grades the rule might be...
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Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 5: Overview
Young scholars demonstrate fraction symbols. In this fractions instructional activity, students use paper strips to represent various fractions. Young scholars then use fraction circles to compare various given fractions.
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Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 19: Overview
Students read different scenarios and discuss how to add fractions. in this addition of fractions lesson plan, students learn how to add unlike fractions and practice 4 problems.
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Where the Red Fern Grows: A 4th Grade Literary Focus Unit
Fourth graders explore the human and animal connection along with the idea that death is a part of the life cycle. They read "Where the Red Fern Grows." Students examine the feelings and emotions surrounding death and they discover the...
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Geoboards
Students describe shapes to their classmates using specific properties and practice making triangles on geoboards. In this geoboards lesson plan, students use string on the geoboards.
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Robot Sketcher
Students analyze and solve word problems. In this algebra activity, students explore their reasoning skills as they analyze a problems and come up with the correct steps to solve it. They create a plan and execute it correctly.
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Graph Creator
Students rewrite equations using algebraic symbols. In this algebra activity, students graph linear equations using the slope and y intercept. They make predictions about their graphs and analyze the results.
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Two Terrains
Young scholars compare two cell phone providers and relate those concepts to motion. In this algebra lesson, students identify the unknown in a problem using variables. They calculate the velocity, motion and displacement of different...
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Circle Packing
Young scholars identify different parts and properties of circles. In this geometry lesson, students identify the radius, diameter, semicircle and inscribed angle of a circle. They identify the tangent lines to a circle.
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Half Angle
Students calculate the solution using half angles formulas. In this calculus lesson plan, students identify the different properties of a triangle using trigonometric properties. They identify the mean, altitude and angles of a triangle.
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Light Bounce
Students solve problems involving triangles. In this geometry lesson plan, students apply properties of triangles to find the missing angles and sides. They identify angles of parallel lines cut by a transversal.
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Classifying Transformations
Learners analyze different polygons by shapes and sides. In this geometry lesson, students differentiate between similar and congruent polygons. They name the different polygons based on the number of sides.
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Hexagon Island
Students identify different polygons. In this geometry lesson plan, students name polygons using the number of sides. They calculate distance and slopes using the correct formula.
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Square Graphs
Students identify the different properties of quadrilaterals. In this geometry-lesson, students define parallel sides and diagonals of polygons as they compare to a quadrilateral. They identify the methods to find the angles in a...
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Soccer Problem
Students solve problems with triangles. In this geometry lesson plan, students use the properties of triangles to solve problems. They identify the median, altitude and side vs angle relationship.