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Compound Words

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders match up words together to make compound words. In this compound words lesson plan, 2nd graders also identify compound words when reading.
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EngageNY

Stretching and Shrinking Graphs of Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Why is that graph wider? Pupils learn about stretching and shrinking graphs of square root, absolute value, cubic, and quadratic functions. They study both vertical and horizontal stretches and shrinks in addition to reflections. 
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EngageNY

Translating Graphs of Functions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
If you know one, you know them all! Parent functions all handle translations the same. This lesson examines the quadratic, absolute value, and square root functions. Pupils discover the similarities in the behavior of the graphs when...
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EngageNY

The Pythagorean Theorem

For Students 8th Standards
Class members explore the estimation of irrational numbers in association with the Pythagorean Theorem. The first activity of this module challenges pupils to use the Pythagorean Theorem to find unknown side lengths. When the length is...
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Curated OER

Using Word Maps to Expand Vocabulary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Looking for a good lesson on dictionary and word definition skills? The lesson presented here is for you! In it, learners utilize a worksheet, embedded in the plan, to record a word's definition(s), etymology, multiple meanings,...
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Center for Civic Education

Martin Luther King Jr. and the Power of Words

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
It is easy to forget the power that written or spoken word can have in effecting change. Using quotations from such inspirational leaders as Maya Angelou, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King Jr., encourage your class members to...
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Which Way to Roots Grow?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore roots and how they grow. They observe as seeds planted in various directions grow and record their observations. Students discuss the direction in which the roots are growing.
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Ready for Roots

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders sort seeds and predict what conditions are needed for them to germinate. They keep the seeds moist, observe and measure their growth and graph the results. As the seeds start to grow students compare and contrast the each...
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Stackers Game for word fluency

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners create three letter words and decode for fluency and accuracy.  In this fluency instructional activity, students use alphabet tiles to build words with the CVC pattern and read the word aloud.  Learners alternate turns...
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Greek Origins and Character Development

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine words of Greek origin and discuss character development in fiction. They read a list of Greek word parts and create words on a worksheet. Students then read and discuss an informational handout about character...
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Making Words

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Pupils create a list of words from a list of letters in a longer word or a collection of given letters. After completing the list, students recognize word families, words that rhyme, words that have the same base word, and words that...
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Two Beets Or Not Two Beets—What Is Your Question?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use the scientific method to test an idea regarding the structures of a plant as it supports the biological evidence for life. In this growing roots lesson, students use organizing sheets to record their findings. Students...
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Two Investigations of Cubic Functions

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Through learning about cubic functions, students graph cubic functions on their calculator.  Students determine the local maximum and minimum points and the tangent line from the x-intercept to a point on the cubic function. ...
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Compound Words

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners identify compound words in the story, "Once There Was A Bull." They work with a partner to discuss what makes up a compound word and participate in a game that helps them to understand the concept better. As the assessment...
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Curated OER

High School Examination: Algebra 2/Trigonometry

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this high school worksheet, students solve problems involving angles, functions, square roots, and sequences.  They read word problems, write equations, and then solve them.  This 28-page worksheet contains 39 problems. 
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Compound Word Games

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students build compound words out of two separate words using a variety of activities. In this compound word lesson plan, students practice building compound words using word cards. These word cards can be used in a variety of ways to...
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Compound Words/Infected Endings

For Teachers 1st
First graders decode compound words and words with inflected endings -s, -es, -ed, and ing. students listen to the story " Ice Cold Birthday." They listen for compound words in the story.
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-s word accuracy

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice reading words with s endings. In this word accuracy lesson, 1st graders view index cards containing various words that end in the letter s. Students practice saying these words and how adding any s makes...
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Using Context

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Teams practice decoding and using context strategies to determine the meanings of unfamiliar words. After verifying the meanings of words through the use of dictionaries, the Internet, thesauruses, and other sources, learners write the...
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Curated OER

Nym Family

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
List and identify words for each part of the "Nym" family: synonyms, antonyms and homonyms. Middle schoolers place words in the correct category, then find the corresponding mate in a dictionary or thesaurus.
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Rational Exponents—What are 2^1/2 and 2^1/3?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Are you rooting for your high schoolers to learn about rational exponents? In the third installment of a 35-part module, pupils first learn the meaning of 2^(1/n) by estimating values on the graph of y = 2^x and by using algebraic...
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Our Playground!

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe and explore the playground's environment by walking around the playground, followed by a group discussion of what they observed. They then divide into groups and participate in centers, their brought back together...
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EngageNY

Vocabulary Strategies and Questions from the Text: Close Reading Part 2 of The Lightning Thief (Chapter 3, Continued)

For Teachers 6th Standards
That is very unexpected! Scholars take a close look at the word unexpectedly from chapter three of The Lightning Thief. They examine the prefix and think of other words that have the same prefix. Learners regroup in their triads and take...
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Language Change: The Origins of Names

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In small groups or pairs, learners explore the origins of each others' names. An awesome idea, but you'll need to do the initial research to gather your class's names and their origins. Or, consider having each member of your class...

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