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Vertebrates are Cool!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students conduct research on various vertebrates. They read the eBook 'Vertebrates,' select a vertebrate, conduct research, and create an eBook with one photo about their chosen vertebrate.
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Exploring the Declaration of Independence

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders describe the basic ideas of government and arguments supporting the separation of the colonies from Britain in the Declaration of Independence. They actively participate in class discussion and then review, answering all...
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WOW - Who Or What? (A Six Trait Lesson)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students locate and select riddles in library books to share, write riddles using template, select appropriate parts of speech to complete riddle template using AlphaSmart, correctly capitalize and punctuate riddle, and illustrate their...
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Wax Museum

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders put their research skills to work. In this Revolutionary War lesson, 6th graders research a famous figure from that era. Students use the information gathered to prepare for a wax museum experience.
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History of Famous Women

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discover the famous women who changed society by setting positive examples.  In this equality instructional activity, students research a female person who had a positive effect on the world by fighting for her equal...
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Using Commas with Appositives

For Students 5th - 8th
In this commas and appositives worksheet, students rewrite sentences and include an appositive in the sentence. Students also circle the appositive phrase in sentences.
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Using a Semi-colon to Join Two Independent Clauses

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this semi colon worksheet, students use semi colons to join two independent clauses together. Students complete this for 10 problems total.
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Using PowerPoint in the Classroom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students acquaint themselves with Microsoft PowerPoint. They describe the basic features with the program and choose a presentation style. They create their own short slide show.
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Compound Sentences

For Students 3rd
For this compound sentences worksheet, 3rd graders combine two sentence using the word "and". In this short answer worksheet, students write four sentences.
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Write a Friendly Letter

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this friendly letter template learning exercise, students compose a letter to someone they know. Students include the date, a greeting, a body, a closing, and their signature.
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Apples

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this writing worksheet, students look at a picture of a young girl picking apples off of trees, write 3 sentences about the picture and then write 3 questions about the picture.
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Voice

For Students 4th - 5th
In these writing style worksheets, students practice developing their writer's voice. Students complete three activities that help them with their writing voice.
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Main Idea, Problem, Solution

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this main idea, problem, and solution worksheet, students fill out graphic organizers for a main idea, problem, and solution in a story. Students can fill out all 5 graphic organizers.
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Zoom to the Future: Using Future Tense Verbs

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this future tense verbs instructional activity, students underline the verbs and the helping verbs in 9 sentences. Students check over their answers when done with the instructional activity.
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Words, Words, Words

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders choose estimation strategies in real-world problem situations and explain the choice. They work in groups of five using three different estimation methods to find out how many words are on a page of text.
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Collaborative Book Club Groups

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in book club forums where they write descriptive, evaluation, analysis, synthesis, or inference essays. They take on the role of a character in their bok and publish a web page.
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Novel Tee

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders illustrate a fiction novel by painting a depiction of the book on a tee shirt and then sharing it with the class.
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Description Words

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this descriptive words worksheet, students identify each picture. Students then write three descriptive words that describe the toys in each picture.
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Presenting Your Case

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils research a famous person of their choice in this lesson. They research the person's life, feelings, and character through a series of written activities. They compile their research into a creative project called a character's...
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Freckle Juice- Lesson 6

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read Freckle Juice.  In this comprehension lesson, students complete a story map and discuss cause and effect based on readings from Freckle Juice.
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Mankind's Fascination With Flight

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss, examine and appreciate the science and inspiration of flight. They study the terms and mechanics of powered flight and demonstrate that the heating of air makes it lighter and therefore rise. They discuss and...
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Great Questions for Tic Tac Toe

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders plan their own activities to reinforce the concepts being taught in school. The tic-tac-toe grid is used to help students create innovative learning activities to generate ideas.
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Crayola: Big as Life Book Report (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This is a fun idea to display your students' book reports, and encourage reading at the same time! In this online lesson, children use special markers to actually draw their book report on the windows of the library or classroom. Also...
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Read Write Think: Book Report Alternative Creating a New Book Cover

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Contains plans for four lessons that ask students to create new book covers as an alternative to the traditional book report. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...

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