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What Time Should Black Friday Sales Start?

For Students 9th - 12th
Young bloggers respond to an article which describes the controversy of Black Friday starting on Thanksgiving night instead of the day after. Target employees were outraged that the store decided to open on Thanksgiving night, which...
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Thanksgiving Addition

For Students 2nd - 4th
If you are teaching two-digit addition, this would be a good worksheet for you to consider using. Pupils add 19 problems. Each problem has three addends of two-digits each. An answer key appears on the second page of the packet.
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Mother Nature Has Her Say

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students use their creative writing skills to develop interview questions for Mother Nature. Using writing, they respond to the questions another student developed and use the internet to research any topic they need more information on....
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Orbits Worksheet #1

For Students 4th - 8th
A diagram of Earth's path around the sun, including the position of the moon, is displayed at the top of the worksheet. Five multiple questions get astronomers to analyze the diagram considering what is going on in the solar system. Use...
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Your Day as a Cycle

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine a variety of cycles. They take a look at life cycles of plants and animals, the cycle of the moon and tides, and other sequences of events in their daily lives. An interesting part of the lesson is how kids keep...
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Australian Christmas Stamps

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Research Christmas traditions and the December climate in Australia. Discover Australia's custom of lowering postage rates at the holiday season and creating a yearly stamp. Realize that Christmas in Australia is during the summer season...
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Look At Those Leaves!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students collect, measure and classify leaves. In this inquiry-based sorting and classifying lesson, students look at various types of leaves they have collected and measure them using a standard unit of measurement. Next, they relate...
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Summer Challenge

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this summer challenge worksheet, student choose the correct answer from the four choices they are given in 9 examples. They choose from ideas and items related to summer in each one.
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Summer Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this summer vocabulary activity, students read 10 definitions that pertain to summer. Students match these definitions with the words they describe.
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Winter Word Search

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this winter word search learning exercise, students locate and identify 8 winter-related words within the word search puzzle.
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Water, Oceans and Atmosphere

For Teachers 7th - 10th
There are some really nice diagrams and facts regarding the atmosphere and regulation of energy levels in this PowerPoint. It would be wise to double-check some of the details, but these slides would provide a nice visual recap of...
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Counting Wheel / Be a Smartie

For Teachers K
Students determine that written numerals represent quantities. They match numerals on the clothespins to the same number of objects on a wheel. Clothespins could have words written on them and the wheel should have various themes/ topics...
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Black Bat Silhouette

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students research the habitats, habits, shapes, colors, and sizes of bats. They recognize that silhouettes can be used in various forms of artwork. Students experiment with watercolors to see how easily these colors can be blended on wet...
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Blushing Pumpkins

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students explore the changing seasons, and how the weather affects plant in various regions. They examine a pumpkin utilizing their touch, sight and smelling senses. They draw a large chalk pumpkin with a stem. They color their pumpkin...
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Stained Glass Ornaments

For Teachers K - 6th
Learners research stained glass to learn how it is made and where and why it has been used. They discuss famous stained glass makers such as Louis Comfort Tiffany and John La Farge. Students craft a seasonal symbol using art techniques...
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Winter Moves

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students discuss the effects of downhill motion on the body, and discern how the human eye perceives motion by studying Edward Muybridge's photography. They observe seasonal changes and identify elements related to the winter months in...
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Read a Picture Graph

For Students 2nd - 4th
It's the Bears vs. the Seals! Who is the season winner? Read this data and have your math class answer the six questions that follow. Consider graphing the chart as a class, or encouraging individuals to graph it before answering the...
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Winter Crossword

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this winter words instructional activity, students read 10 clues pertaining to the winter season and choose the word from the word box that best matches each clue. Students fill in the answers in a crossword puzzle.
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Spring Alphabetizing Worksheet

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this alphabetizing worksheet, students read 10 words in a word box that pertain to the season of spring. Students alphabetize the words. Some begin with the same letter.
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Autumn Alphabet Activity

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this autumn activity instructional activity, students examine 20 season-related terms and then put those terms into alphabetical order.
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Facts of Halloween

For Teachers 7th - 9th
From Catholicism to candy corn, this presentation has it all when it comes to Halloween. The history of the holiday is discussed in these slides, as is the stories behind seasonal traditions (trick-or-treating, jack-o-lanterns). The...
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Happy New Year (ESL Lesson)

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Ring in the new year with this ESL presentation about New Year's celebrations in the United States. Slides show details of the holiday, such as a calendar, confetti and streamers, and fireworks. Use the slideshow in the context of a unit...
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Fireworks

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Fireworks are the focus of this presentation. The history of fireworks, types of fireworks, uses of fireworks, and safety guidelines for fireworks are all included in this interesting PowerPoint. This would be useful for older students...
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Months of the Year Rhyme

For Teachers K - 2nd
This single slide contains cute clip art images of the seasons and that old rhyme that starts: Thirty days has September. Kids will have no problem remembering how many days each month has after remembering this catchy rhyme.

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