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Oklahoma State University

Math for Peanuts

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Peanuts! Get your peanuts! Kids explore math, art, and agriculture concepts focused on peanuts. There is a brief informational text to get them started, and you'll find definitions of five in-text vocabulary words to address. Kids...
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Magazine Project

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Groups of students create magazines that contain stories and images of one aspect of the ocean, and ocean life. The expectations for the final products are quite high, so this lesson will require some effort to properly implement. A...
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SeaWorld

Sharks

For Teachers K - 3rd
Youngsters explore their sense of smell by working in pairs. One child is blindfolded, while the other holds things for him to smell. They switch after a while. All of this leads up to learning about the amazing ability sharks have to...
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Case of the Missing Pumpkin

For Teachers K - 6th
Scientists define and discuss decomposition, and watch pumpkins decompose and return to soil in classroom experiment. They record the date the experiment began, chart changes in pumpkins on a calendar, count how many days it takes...
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The Aztecs - Mighty Warriors of Mexico

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Upper elementary learners identify the Aztecs as the builders of a great city and rich civilization in what is now Mexico. They locate the Aztec Empire and its capital on a map and place the Aztecs in the chronology of American history....
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Collage to Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Practice expository and creative writing with your class. Pupils use magazines to find pictures, cut them out, and create a collage. This work of art is then used as a writing prompt. They describe the collage in either a creative or...
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The Seeds We Need

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners apply word analysis skills to recognize new words, identify genres of fiction and nonfiction, and identify important themes and topics. They explore differences in plants, flowers, and vegetables. A book bag full of activities...
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Aquatic Roots

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scientist use reference materials to research various local aquatic plants and or animals to find out whether they are natives or exotics. They investigate their impacts on people, other animals and the environment. Students...
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Investigative Case - "Rio Grande Wildlife Refuge"

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students study wildlife management as it relates to ecological principles and whole systems. They role play professional ecologists working for the fish and wildlife service to develop a plan to manage a new wildlife refuge along the Rio...
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Chinese Landscape Painting

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders learn about Chinese poetry and landscape paintings, then create their own. They view several examples and discuss the elements of each, then paint their own landscape inspired by what they saw. They then listen to, read,...
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The High Cost of Chemical Dependency

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore, analyze and study the effect and impact that humans have on the environment based on their choices as individuals, businesses and governments. They assess the balance between human activities and aquatic pollution.
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Do new kinds of insects appear after soil modification?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore and experiment with the concept do new kinds of insects appear after soil modification. They assess and review scientific methods of observation, predicting, variables, math skills, ratio, proportions, graphs and...
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A Story About Tom

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this reading worksheet, students read a short story about a boy and what he likes. Students answer 4 questions, then write a story about themselves.
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Centimetres and Millimetres

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this measurement worksheet, students convert centimetres to millimetres and millimetres to centimetres. Normal objects are used for examples of measurement.
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Spelling by Picture: School Subjects

For Students 2nd - Higher Ed
For younger English grammar classes, this activity could be a review of vocabulary related to school; however, it could also be used with older English language learners. Guided by a simple graphic for each of eight words, pupils fill in...
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A Separate Peace - T Analysis

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Reading A Separate Peace? Readers analyze important quotes that appear in John Knowle's classic novel using the provided graphic organizer. Learners record a passage and provide an accompanying analysis for each entry. Consider...
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Comprehension: Inference (Level 1)

For Students 3rd - 4th
Looking for a solid learning exercise to help you reinforce the concept of inferences? Here's a good one! Learners read sentences, select the most logical inferences, and tell why those inferences make sense. Eight inferences are...
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Proper Nouns

For Students 1st - 2nd
Learners read 10 sentences and underline each word that should have a capital letter. They write the proper nouns correctly. Good, basic practice for the use of proper nouns.
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Key Ingredients: America By Food

For Teachers 4th - 12th
In this set of five lessons, students analyze the important of food traditions, identity, and history. Students analyze how food traditions contribute to family identity, investigate family food traditions through interviews, and compare...
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The Stuff of Stories: Using Museums to Inspire Student Writing

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Middle schoolers write descriptions, narratives, and dialogues based on objects of art and time periods in a museum. They base several writing assignments on art objects and paintings, including a literal description and an emotional...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Sums to 100

For Students 1st - 2nd Standards
Whether it's counting marbles, flowers, or playing cards, small objects can add up to great sums. Learners work six story problems to practice addition to 100. Some regrouping is required, along with distinguishing useful from irrelevant...
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Kelly's Kindergarten

April Daily Resources

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Spring has sprung in your classroom! An entire month of activities relating to spring prompts learners to color, draw, write, and work on phonics. 
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Expanding Your Horizons

For Students 7th - 11th
For this career categories worksheet, students complete a chart the requires them to add specific jobs titles under the appropriate headings. Students also research career options and fields they are interested in.
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Find Somebody Who...3 - Icebreaker Game

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Get everyone speaking! Giving your youngsters a time limit, encourage them to walk around the room and ask their classmates if they have done any of the 30 items on the provided list. They write down the names of each person in the...

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