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Foreshadowing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students read and discuss Act V, Scene 1. They define foreshadowing and identify examples of it from the text. They edit a partner's diary entry. They identify key ideas from the scene.
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Population Pyramids

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a population pyramid based on current data for their final project country. They analyze data from comprehension trends of final project country. Students analyze populations of specific countries.
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Algebra I - Test

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students participate in a lesson that reviews the concept of linear functions in connection with preparation for an exam. The teacher reviews problems with the students for scaffolding. Students practice graphing linear functions.
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Air Masses & Fronts

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students identify two distinct air masses and the frontal boundary and determine whether the front is moving in time and in what direction the front is moving.
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Graphing Using Cookies

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students differentiate between bar graphs, line graphs, pictographs and bar graphs. After participating in a hands-on cookie activity, students label and draw their own graphs.
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Sonnets

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners examine the structure of sonnets. They compare and contrast them with modern day poetry. They write their own sonnet after changing the language in another sonnet to see why the author choosed certain words.
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Cool School Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students generate a word bank drawing on vocabulary from fifteen school related topics. They use the word bank to write poetry in the styles of Shel Silverstein and Jack Prelutsky.
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Parts of Speech Review

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars identify and differentiate between the eight parts of speech. After diagramming a sentence as an introductory activity, students create a set of flash cards to aid in the remembrance of the usage of the eight parts of...
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Wacky Water Critters

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students visit a local creek or stream. They collect water samples from the creek and observe and sort the "water critters" they find in the sample, observing smaller organisms under a microscope if necessary. They identify each organism...
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Air Masses & Fronts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use a set of maps depicting a front passing through the state to identify two distinct air masses and the frontal boundary. They then deterine whether the front is moving in time and in what direction the front is moving.
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Cherry Pies and Lullabies

For Students 1st - 2nd
It this vocabulary practice worksheet, students read 5 sentences and fill in the blanks in each of the sentences with 1 of the high-frequency words from the word bank.
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Home Spelling Practice: Prefixes: dis, im, in, non, un

For Students 5th - 6th
In this spelling activity, learners learn to spell 20 words in a list that all contain the prefixes: dis, im, in, non or un. Students write each word one time. There are additional at-home activities suggested.
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Romulus and Rebus: Writing Exercise

For Students 6th - 9th
In this writing worksheet, students answer interview questions using past progressive verb tense as if they were Romulus. Students respond to prepared questions on line and then printout to hand in.
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Mythology

For Students 10th
In this mythology and poetry instructional activity, 10th graders write poems about characters from mythology. Students use the diamond form to write their character poems.
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Physical Education - Gallop

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice galloping. In this gross motor skills instructional activity, students review how to jump and hop using a jump-rope and hopscotch. The teacher shows the steps to gallop and they hold a noodle and pretend as if they are...
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Living Longer

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students relate health information text to themselves and society.  In this health information activity, students answer questions using the 5 W's based on the health issue they are reading about.  Students discuss life...
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Modeling Martian Motion

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the difference between stars and planets and take on the role of these objects to simulate the relative motions of Mars and the Earth around the Sun.
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Problem-Solving Math 1

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars discuss the different ways we use numbers in everyday life. They walk around the classroom for 5 to 10 minutes, students are asked to point out examples of numbers they find in the room. Young scholars are asked to image...
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Just in Case!

For Students 6th - 8th
In this making preparations worksheets, students sharpen their writing skills as they take notes pertaining to vacation destinations and write 8 complete sentences following the provided instructions.
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Anansi Goes to Lunch

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the story Anansi Goes to Lunch and complete language arts activities connected to the story. In this language arts lesson plan, 2nd graders complete activities including discussion, reading, writing, drawing, and role...
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Proofreading Relay

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders play a proofreading relay game. In this proofreading lesson, 6th graders are broken up into two teams.  Each team has an incorrect sentence and they need to fix it one at time by checking for mistakes in grammar,...
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World War II Holocaust Introduction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the concept of identity by categorizing themselves based on physical characteristics.  In this Holocaust lesson, students discuss the differences between their classmates and separate each other based on...
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Gun Safety Spelling Worksheets

For Students Pre-K - K
In this spelling worksheet, students practice writing 4 spelling words associated with gun safety 2 times each on the lines provided. Students listen as each of the 4 paragraphs on gun safety are read out loud to them.
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Quieting Down Muscles and Bones

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students familiarize themselves with the proper names of muscles and bones and where they are located.