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Interrupting and Disagreeing Politely
Explore communication by completing argument related worksheets. Learners discuss appropriate ways to communicate with someone they are having a disagreement with and what techniques are not polite. Students read example arguments and...
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Finding Problems In A Story
Students categorize information into a problem/solving chart and examine the value of using a diary. In this problem solving and diary instructional activity, students read portions of Dear Mr. Henshaw, while they investigate the...
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Bringing Animal Issues Into the Classroom
An informative worksheet invites learners to compose essays about animals. Some excellent writing prompts are included in this innovative worksheet. Use these ideas with a variety of grade levels.
Homeschool Creations
Homeschool Goals and Planning
Set clear planning goals and objectives for your school year with this nice set of printables. Designed for homeschool teachers, these handouts include spaces for outlining your school's mission and goals, objectives for each...
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Chinese Takeout
Students use digital photography to illustrate a story. They research examples of narratives to determine how to choose photos that meet a specific purpose. Students research examples of narratives.
Film English
Everyday
What would you do if you got an extra day every week? Partners share some information about their routines and lives and write compositions about one another based on the information. Each partner tries to guess what the other person...
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100th Day of School Collections
Celebrate the 100th day of school with a few great 100 themed stories and classroom activities. The books Benny's Pennies and 100th Day Worries are suggested for reading, making 10 piles of 10 objects is encouraged, and 5 extra lesson...
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Science-Related Field Trips That Won’t Break the Bank
Try some of these tips to put a new spin on the old field trip favorites.
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Go West: Imagining the Oregon Trail
Students access the Oregon Trial website to find information on what it was like to experience traveling the Oregon Trial. Then, in groups, they create dioramas depicting events that could have happened along the Oregon Trail.
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Sink or Float?
Students investigate whether different objects sink or float in water using the Scientific Method. They listen to the book "Christopher Columbus" by Stephen Krensky, identify the steps of the Scientific Method, conduct the sink or float...
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Feature column: Hands on Math With Technology
Young learners will view a math adventures video and practice math concepts. Afterwards they will navigate through Internet sites to participate in teacher selected math adventures. This guide walks you through integrating...
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Gus and Grandpa and the Two Wheeled Bike: comprehension skills
What a fantastic idea! Give these bookmarks to your readers to help them conquer pages 206-222 of Gus and Grandpa and the Two Wheeled Bike. They make inferences, conduct close reads, search for cause and effects, and focus...
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Occupations
Students listen to Maybe You Should Fly A Jet! Maybe You Should Be a Vet. In this occupations activity, students define occupation and make a job drawing of them and their job choice. Students become familiar with tools for each job.
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Get Your Motor Runnin'
Students examine the technology of hybrid vehicles and the claims made on their behalf. Upon further exploration, they research and decide which cars, hybrid or non-hybrid, might perform best under various circumstances.
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Nutrition an Food: Taking Control of What You Eat
Students examine what they eat and how they can improve their health by changing what they eat. They research nutrition and different foods. They also examine new vocabulary words.
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Cross the Line
Students explore labeling and stereotypes in a safe way.For this getting acquainted lesson, students answer a predetermined set of questions about personal experiences, characteristics and feelings.
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Modal Verbs Exercise 2
In this using the verbs must and have to in sentences online/interactive worksheet, students fill in the blanks with the correct verb and click the "Check" button to check their answers. Students fill in 24 answers.
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Geometry Word Problems-Perimeter of Rectangles
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders use algebra to solve geometry word problems involving the perimeter of a rectangle. The one page interactive worksheet contains eight questions. Answers and hints are included.
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Bats
Third graders replace a common KWL with an anticipation activity. In this bats lesson, 3rd graders use radio buttons to record their answers to questions at the beginning of a bat lesson. Students view a website to read about...
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Measuring Lesson Plans and Metric System Conversions
Students may review measurement, and metric system conversions by measuring one another and the world around them.
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To Fight Or Not To Fight: a Debate About Violence Encourages Critical Thinking Skills
Students read article about student violence, discuss why it happens, and explore non-violent options.
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Fair Trade
Young scholars discuss philanthropy. In this fair trade activity, students discover the meaning of fair trade. They are given the definition and work in small groups to read further on the topic and answer questions. This activity...
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Mousetrap Cars
Use mousetrap cars to make hands on connections with concepts such as energy, friction, momentum, and simple machines.
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Throwing
Learners throw objects overhand. In this exercise lesson plan students practice throwing overhand with several different objects. They practice throwing at different distances.