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The Three Faces of William Penn

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars analyze art depicting William Penn. They analyze three different paintings discussing the symbolism, artistic elements, and depiction of Native Americans in each painting.
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At School

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this school worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with prepositions based on the picture, find school subjects in a word search, unscramble school words, and more. Students complete 4 activities.
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English for Law

For Students 5th - 7th
In this law worksheet, students match words with definitions about the law and complete a crossword. Students complete 2 activities.
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Football Frenzy

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice throwing and catching a football in a dynamic setting. The quarterbacks throw passes to their receivers. If the receiver catches a pass, then they jog back to their quarterback area and they become a quarterback.
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Touchdown

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice throwing, catching and defending a receiver.
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Battleship

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice passing and shooting a hockey puck with accuracy when in a game situation.
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Football Mania

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice previously- learned throwing and catching skills and offensive/defensive strategies in a game-like situation.
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Dinosaur Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review dodging, chasing and fleeing skills while reinforcing concepts about dinosaurs. They need to review the following concepts about how dinosaurs eat and move: Herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat meat, and omnivores eat both.
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Animals: Graphic Organizer

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research information on the animal of their choice using the James E. Gerholt animal series books. They create a graphic organizer (concept web) using Kid Pix Deluxe 3 software, display information on screen, and create a...
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Egg Carton Math

For Teachers K
Students recognize numbers 1-10 from a flash card held by the teacher and put the amount of beans in an egg cartoon that corresponds to the number the teacher holds up. After a lecture/demo, students play the game on their own.
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Fish Eyes Sort

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars sort, classify and write about what characteristics they used to sort fish counters.
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The State Seal Online Lesson

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the Seal of the State of California and the meaning of its parts.
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Cloud Watchers

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read "The Cloud Book" by Tomie dePaola to jumpstart their cloud study. They offer examples of liquids, solids, and gases and chart them. They observe the making of a cloud in a demonstration. They discuss and draw...
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Contour Drawing

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to Contour Drawing. They view examples and non-examples of student contour drawings. After a demonstration of correct technique, 3rd graders produce contour drawings of the top side of their hand.
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Pretty Patterns

For Teachers K
Students discuss shape and number patterns and play a game practicing completing patterns. Then they rotate through five workstations that reinforce the concept of patterning.
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Fishing for Tens

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Children brainstorm and list pairs of numbers that equal ten. In small groups they play Tens Go Fish, which is like regular Go Fish, except your goal is to make pairs that equal ten. Make math fun with this fishing game! A worksheet is...
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Inching Worms

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders have a blast trying to measure live, wiggly, stretching worms to the nearest inch. Groups record their data onto a class graph and then compare characteristics. They share their findings with the rest of the class. Fun lesson!
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Where Is Your Story Set?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the concept of setting in literature by identifying their own current setting, and imagining what their ideal setting would be. They read a piece of literature, identify the setting and record the information on a chart.
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Picture This!

For Teachers 1st
First graders watch the teacher model how to draw pictures and write words in a First, Next, Then, Last - 4 block graphic organizer. They write and draw in their own 4 block papers.
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Thunderstorms

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the attraction between two different charges to investigate lightning in a thunderstorm. They complete an experiment and a worksheet.
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Balancing Act

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate management skills specific to balance. In this physical education lesson students participate in activities with and without apparatus to improve balance. Students work at 8 stations to practice skills needed for...
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Crawford Grill: Opening the Doors of Opportunity

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Analyze the role the Crawford Grill played in the history of Jazz music. Budding historians research interviews and video clips to learn about the Crawford Grill in Pennsylvania and black music history. The lesson culminates when...
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Halloween

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this Halloween worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with words matching Halloween pictures and then label the pictures with the number of sentence it goes with. Students complete 2 activities.
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Throwing for Distance/Accuracy

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students practice throwing for distance and for accuracy.