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Tone and Feeling
In this tone and feeling worksheet, students discover that a story gives the mind an emotion or feeling. Students read 6 one-sentence stories. From two choices, students write the word for the tone of the story.
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The Truth About Soils
In this nature activity worksheet, students call to mind what they know about soil as they respond to 20 true or false questions.
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The Energy Equation
Learners explore human energy components. In this personal health lesson, students determine how food, sleep, and exercise impact human energy levels as they play BAM! Body and Mind interactive games. Learners create motivational...
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Health Lesson: Food Pyramid
Students identify each level of the food pyramid and keep a record of their food intake. For this food pyramid lesson, students relate the food pyramid to the Gaza Pyramids. Students discuss the purpose and plan of the food...
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"Ode to a Nightingale" Theme of Transience
In this "Ode to a Nightingale" worksheet, students explore the theme of the fleeting nature of youth and happiness. Students discuss the meaning of the symbols and the speaker's state of mind.
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Calorie Countdown
Fifth graders analyze their caloric intake and energy output. In this nutrition and health instructional activity, 5th graders use the Dietary Guidelines for Americans to evaluate their personal food intake and activity level. Students...
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Fun With Adjectives
In this adjectives worksheet, students read a story and fill in 14 blanks with descriptive adjectives that paint a word picture in the minds that read them.
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Angles Identification
In this assignment, math whizzes identify angles as either being obtuse, acute, right, or straight. Students identify six angles. The publisher states that this is designed with CCSS.Math.Content.MD.6 in mind, but it really does not ask...
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Potato Exploration: Projects All About Potatoes!
How many potatoes tall are you? Unearth this rich resource! A reading of John Coy’s Two Old Potatoes begins a cross-curricular exploration of potatoes. Class members read, write, weigh, measure, and experiment with potatoes. Additional...
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Honey Bees and Communication
Did you know that honey bees dance to communicate information? Do you know why bees use hexagons to build their hives? The Honeybee Man, Brilliant Bees, and Show me the Honey provide background information on how honey bees communicate....
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Plant Part Exploration: Stems
Explore water transport in plant stems using this fun experiment! Your scientists will start by reading Stems by Vijaya Bodach. Then, activate prior knowledge about plant stem functions and water transportation....
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: Anticipation Guide
Start off your study of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer with a lesson spent exploring some of the concepts that will be present in the novel. This anticipation guide focuses on honesty and lying. After learners decided if they agree or...
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Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down
Encourage your pupils to express their opinions about why they are reading, both positive and negative. After filling in the title and author of the text, individuals write down two things they liked and two things they disliked. They...
Orlando Shakes
Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!): Study Guide
What do Ebenezer Scrooge, the Grinch, and Frosty the Snowman have in common? They're all characters from beloved holiday movies that viewers revisit in the play Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!). Scholars conduct research...
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Logic Puzzles
In this logic puzzle worksheet, students read 2 clues pertaining to a logic puzzle. They then solve the puzzle by filling in the grid provided. Students can click on the Check box to determine whether their answer is correct or...
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Turn Reading into Watching a Movie!
Students practice visualization by imagining what their favorite person looks like, what they are wearing and doing. They share their imaginings with a partner. Next, listen to a poem while visualizing. Finally, they read along as the...
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Now You See Me, Now You Don't
Second graders develop an awareness of the power of their minds to work with visual images. All the activities in this unit help strengthen visualization that is an important tool or process in Geometry.
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Picture It!
Learners practice visualization by picturing themselves in their minds at the beach. They share their visualization describing what they see, feel, and what they are doing. They discuss the importance of visualization, to picture in...
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When were you selfless today?
Students, after reading and analyzing the poem, Selflessness of Mind, by Joe Gurknecht, brainstorm and discuss specific recent student acts of selflessness. They develop strategies to tie those acts of selflessness to themselves and...
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When were you selfless today?
Students, after reading and discussing the poem, Selflessness of Mind, by Joe Gutknecht, discuss specific recent acts of selflessness and then write a first draft paper on selflessness. They compare/contrast their own lives to the poem...
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Mapping Shakespeare
Twelfth graders read a Shakespearean play focusing on a character. They create "Mind Maps" of their characters and act out a selection of the play.
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The Role of Television in Social Justice
Students will read and evaluate another student's culminating project rough draft. Students will make written comments on the evaluation sheet provided by the teacher with regard to relevance to topic of Media and Social Justice,...
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How Does No Smoking Day Work to Help Smokers to Quit?
Pupils explore how to help smokers quit on No Smoking Day. They create a mind map addressing the issues including what No Smoking Day is, what does the charity do, what help is available, and what the No Smoking Day achieves. After...
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THE LEAVES OF AUTUMN
Dance gives children an opportunity to express creativity through free flowing movements developed in the mind of the child. Creating these dance movements involves discovery and exploration using different parts of the body in personal...