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Alex: Polygon Perimeters
Lesson providing practice for finding the perimeters of polygons. Students draw polygons using sidewalk chalk and then measure the perimeters of each shape.
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Alex: Pizza! Pizza! Pizza!
In groups of two or three, students decide on what to order at a pizza place given a set budget and a menu.
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Alex: Rhythmic Parachute Play
Lesson plan outlining six activites to use with the parachute.
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Alex: Perfect Perception? (Perception and Illusion)
In this lesson, students discuss and explore perception and illusions. Websites are provided showing various optical illusions. Students are asked to journal about illusions, recreate illusions, and create their own flip-book.
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Alex: Beanie Baby Habitats Collaborative Project
With the booming market of "Beanie Baby" type stuffed animals being so prominent in students' lives, this project brings that interest into the classroom through the use of research, science, hands-on experiences, and technology. The...
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Alex: Adjectives in a Bag!
During this hands-on activity, pupils learn to describe unknown objects by using adjectives. Students have the opportunity to practice using adjectives by exploring an Internet site.
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Alex: Exploring the World of Cinderella Tales
Students will read three different Cinderella tales, including tales from Africa, China, and America. Upon completion of a Venn diagram comparing the similarities and differences of these tales, the students will complete and present...
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Alex: Ein Mann Zu Viel
In this instructional activity designed for second semester of German 3/4, students will read a short story Ein Mann zu Viel, review vocabulary, discuss chapters and then recreate the story by making a video adaptation of the story....
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Alex: Reisefieber a German Radio Mini Play
This is an online German Radio program for learners studying German. It would work best for German 3 or 4 students. It is also recommended this be read over a semester's time period.
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Alex: Safety in the Science Lab
Students, working in groups, write and produce a video on laboratory safety. This can be done as an interdisciplinary activity with the English and/or drama departments.
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Alex: Get It Straight Mr. Decimal!
Students will review addition and subtraction of decimals with a hands-on, cooperative small group experience. They will be placed in small groups and solve problems on individual whiteboards. This lesson plan was created as a result of...
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Alex: Lining Up the Decimals
This lesson provides a chance for the young scholars to order decimals from least to greatest and greatest to least. The numbers are based on a student's ability. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and...
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Alex: An Interest Ing Math Lesson
Eventually, everyone will need to borrow money for one reason or another. A good understanding of how interest works will go a long way when applying for a loan. In this lesson, students will complete a KWL chart about the purchase of a...
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Alex: Animal Environment and Adaptation
For this lesson, students will enjoy different activities focusing on how animals adapt to their environments. They will begin by researching two animals, their environment, and the ways the animals adapt to this environment. In small...
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Alex: Adjectives Around Us
Students will make a photo story book using Flickr pictures.
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Alex: A Star and a Wish
In this lesson students will use the game "A Star and a Wish" to help develop better fluency in reading. After practicing the game as a whole group, students will be divided into pairs to continue playing the game and have the...
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Alex: What Is the Main Idea?
During this lesson students begin to identify the main idea of a story they read or hear. Students use graphic organizers to discover the main idea of The Carrot Seed, by Ruth Krauss, and Marsupial Sue, by John Lithgow.
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Alex: Rumor Has It!
Lesson plan showing how rumors can get started. Mr. Peabody's Apples by Madonna is read and discussed. Students participate in game of relaying messages by whispering into the ear of the student next to them and seeing what the resulting...
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Alex: Telling It the Digital Way
During this lesson plan students design, develop, produce, and present a five-minute biographical video highlighting the life of a famous sports spectacular stand-out such as baseball's great Babe Ruth. Downloadable rubrics are provided.
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Alex: Publishing a Book Report Using Word Processing
This lesson provides students with the basic steps to using word processing. Students will use word processing software to publish a final copy of a book report. Students will review the main parts of a book report. This lesson will...
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Alex: Finding the Slope of a Line
This instructional activity will use a slide presentation to facilitate teaching young scholars how to find the slope of a line when given the graph of the line or two points. Students will interact with the presentation in two ways:...
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Alex: Dancing to New Heights
Lesson plan for young students to move their bodies in specific ways. Warm-up exercises are done to culturally diverse music. (Note: Lesson references a book that is not included and contains a link to a song that does not work.)
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Alex: Information Location Mini Lesson
This lesson introduces using the print encyclopedia for grades 3-5. Young scholars are assigned a topic which is selected from their social studies curriculum. Small groups are sent to the reference shelf to select the correct...
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Alex: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!
Students will read and discuss the story, Ira Sleeps Over, by Bernard Waber and write a persuasive paragraph about the story, using a Think-sheet to guide the writing. [Requires Adobe Reader.]