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Seeing Cells
Learners discuss what comes to mind when they hear the term cell and discuss what a cell is in biological terms. They look at pictures of cells and color a picture of a cell diagram, writing the job of each part as they go. After the...
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Questions, Questions, Questions
In this writing activity worksheet, students write down questions that come to mind as they read an assigned text. This worksheet template can be used for any assigned text.
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Tour + Workshop = DESIGN: Form Follows Function
Students design a chair with function in mind. In this design lesson plan, students design a chair out of newspaper that is strong enough to hold a "peanut ball". Students discuss how the form follows the function. This lesson plan...
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The Rich Ruler
Fourth graders explore religion by reading passages in class. For this Christianity lesson, 4th graders identify the Feudal System and discuss the opinion Jesus had about the system and how he instructed people to live. Students cite...
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The First Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Study Unit
Students explain the origins of Thanksgiving. As a class, they list all the meanings, stories, and images that come into their minds when they hear the word "Thanksgiving." After reading about Thanksgiving, pairs of students create 4...
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Sarah, Plain and Tall
Students read Sarah, Plain and Tall, and they write a journal entry for each chapter. They can write about anything that come to mind as you read the story. Students are able to draw in the journal. They write down key words or...
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Delivering a Persuasive Speech
Students demonstrate the appropriate classroom public speaking and listening skills that would be necessary to influence or change someone's mind or way of thinking about a topic. They define the elements of persuasion and recognize the...
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Soldier Emily
Students explore the role of women as soldiers during the Civil War period.
They read about a young Brooklyn woman who concealed her identity to
join the army and imagine how her family or fellow soldiers responded. They role play a...
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I'm British But... 3
Students watch the documentary "I'm British But..." and examine how and why cultures can conflict with each other. They read and discuss the lyrics to the song playing throughout the documentary, answer questions related to the song...
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Today's Brainstorming Problem
In this brainstorming activity students will analyze tasks in order to focus on quick thinking. Students will alphabetize words, list zoo animals, construct a mathematical equation, and complete analogies.
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Zach’s Lie: Guided Imagery
Close your eyes and picture a time where you decided to tell the truth to someone. What were you wearing? How did you feel? Such prompts begin a guided imagery activity for Zach's Lie. Directions for creating an environment conducive to...
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Mind Your Business
Learners explore how to identify the range, median, and mode in a list of numbers by using concrete materials.
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Inquiring Minds Want to Know
First graders write probing questions and select an interviewee from a given list. They meet with the person, ask questions and take a picture of the person being interviewed. They write an article or draw a picture of the person's answers.
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A Difference of Mind
Students discover the individual variance in brain response to its four main functions. They perform activities related to each function at four stations set up in the classroom. They discuss their responses as a class.
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Places, Action! Making Mind Movies: Reading To Learn
Learners explore the reading strategy called visualization to help them remember what they read independently. They use visualization to help them remember enough to draw a scene from a book without looking back in the book for assistance.
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The Mind of a Sports Fan
Students examine spectator sports. For this government lesson, students read a selection (the selection is not included) regarding sports fans. Students discuss the content of the reading selection.
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English in Mind Unit 2: Grammar Practice
In this grammar practice worksheet, students complete sentences in the past continuous tense, make positive sentences negative, identify whether a sentence is written in past simple or past continuous, and form answers from a given...
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English in Mind Unit 4: Grammar Practice
In this grammar practice worksheet, learners complete fill in the blank sentences using will/won't, might/might (not). Students circle the correct verb in a sentence, and complete conditional sentences. There are thirty three questions...
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English in Mind Unit 5: Grammar Practice
For this grammar practice worksheet, students complete question sentences, add a suitable tag to a question, insert 'just' into sentences, and use the present perfect in sentences. Students answer thirty three fill in the blank questions.
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English in Mind Unit 7: Grammar Practice
For this grammar worksheet, young scholars complete thirty eight fill in the blank sentences. Students focus on the present perfect simple tense and using for and since in sentences.
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English in Mind Unit 11: Grammar Practice
In this grammar practice worksheet, students determine the correct words to use in thirty four fill in the blank questions. Students use someone, no one, everyone, something, nothing, everything, somewhere, nowhere, and everywhere to...
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English in Mind Unit 6: Grammar Practice
In this grammar worksheet, students complete thirty three multiple choice and fill in the blank questions pertaining to sentence completion, using if/unless and until/as soon as.
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English in Mind Unit 3: Grammar Practice
In this grammar worksheet, young scholars construct sentences using the present continuous and present simple tenses. Students fill in the blank to complete thirty six sentences.
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English in Mind Unit 6: Grammar Practice
In this English grammar worksheet, young scholars practice the past simple verb form and time expressions. Students complete thirty five fill in the blank questions.