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The Cultural Geography of East Asia

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use information from the Asia Society's AskAsia Web site to explore the cultures of China, Japan, and Korea. They answer four questions and then use what they have learned to write a letter of introduction to a Japanese exchange...
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Looks Like Christmas: Exploring Sight

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in various hands-on activities to determine what life is like without the sense of sight.
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Through the Years: Language Arts

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read "The Hundred Penny Box" by Sharon Mathis Bell. They research each year of their life in preparation for writing an autobiography and develop notes to help them in later writing.
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The "State" of ABC's

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders apply the ABC format to write books about various states. They identify important people, places, and events and include title. copyright, and dedication pages. They have items for all letters and createcovers and "about...
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Divide and Conquer: Breaking Down Skills For Slowlearners

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to skills to help them become better readers. With a partner, they use magazines to identify consonant pairs and participate in a game naming words that ends with consonants. As a class, they practice clapping...
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Alliteration

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the use of alliteration. They discuss alliteration and examine various examples of alliteration in various stories. Students discuss the examples of alliteration and create their own examples of alliteration using...
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Ready to Rhyme with Hop on Pop

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete worksheets by circling similar letters used in rhyming sounds. They form rhyming words using index cards and play a game of rhyming Bingo. They use letter tiles to form the rhyming words in the Dr. Suess book "Hop on Pop."
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Telephone Directory Assistance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use their local telephone directory to locake information on a service provider.They write a descriptive paragraph based on the location of their service provider and the service they provide. This lesson is intended for...
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Taking Roll

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students personalize the task of taking roll by thinking about colleges and laminated the names on cards. They have to meet the criteria from five areas: group must have 5-7 members, must be co-ed, must include students from at least 3...
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Ewww, That's Gross

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the /ew/ digraph in written and spoken words by reading and spelling words with ew=/oo/. They say a tongue twister emphasizing words with the /ew/ digraph. They then listen to the story "Shoe Man" and identify the...
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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies!

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ digraph. As a class recite a tongue twister, and identify the words containing the /ch/ sound. Students then spell different words containing the /ch/ digraph using letter...
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Ch,Ch,Ch,Ch, Choooo, Choooo!!

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ch/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letters /ch/. Students then sing a song, listen to the book "Choo Choo, the Story of a Little Engine...
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"OU" O U Hurt Me!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the digraph ou=/ow/ in written and spoken words. They practice writing words with the ou=/ow/ digraph. Students match phonemes in words they hear. Students read The Napping House and identify words with the ou=/ow/ digraph.
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Randomness and Information Worksheet

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this randomness worksheet, learners calculate the probability of certain things happening by completing 4 different word problems.
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Judaism-Hanukkah: How to Make a Dreidel

For Students 5th - 7th
For this how-to worksheet, students create their own dreidels by following the six steps provided on this instructional worksheet.
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Combinations and Sequences

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this combinations review learning exercise, students answer 5 multi-step short answer questions involving combinations. Students then answer 15 questions regarding combinations, sequences, and terms. Students also answers 15...
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Where are the Electrons?

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this electrons instructional activity, students complete a graphic organizer to show the pattern of the principal energy levels, number of orbitals, and electrons in each sublevel of atoms.
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Graduation

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students learn to recite poems and songs that they will recite and sing at their graduation for kindergarten. In this graduation lesson, students memorize and practice 5 poems and songs.
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Columbus Day Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this Columbus Day worksheet, students write the 16 words from that relate to Columbus Day in alphabetical order and write a short definition for each.
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It's Christmas Time - Cross Out Puzzle Four

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this ESL vocabulary worksheet, students cross out the words in the diagram by following the numbered instructions. Students then read the famous Christmas quotation created by the remaining words.
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Introduction to Constellations

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine constellations. In this astronomy instructional activity, students study various constellations and identify five major constellations. They will construct a model of one of the constellations.
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Sequencing

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars explore the math concept of sequencing. In this math lesson, students examine patterns and determine the patterns needed to finish sequences.
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Nebraska Counties

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the counties of Nebraska. For this Nebraska history lesson, students examine maps of the state and determine the location of specific counties and conduct research on them. Students also use the county names to fill in...
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Reading Vocabulary Definition Test Week 3

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this reading vocabulary test worksheet, learners identify the 7 daily terms their instructor defines. Students also write 4 sentences that include the 4 specified vocabulary words.