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Curated OER

Made from Animals

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Here is a terrific instructional activity for elementary schoolers on products that come from animals. In it, pupils discover that we get a lot more than just food from animals. After a class discussion and teacher-led demonstration,...
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Curated OER

Classic Still Life Drawing

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Provide your young artists with an opportunity to study the masters and their techniques to become skilled at drawing still life. They discuss and view images from artists like Degas and Michelangelo, practice drawing techniques such as...
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US Department of Agriculture

Agriculture Counts

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Agricultural survey and the documentation of livestock or goods was the basis for the first written language. Youngsters discuss sorting and counting, and how these skills have been used for thousands of years. They accent their class...
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Scholastic

Presenting Persuasively (Grades 6-8)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Teens and pre-teens are a prime target for advertisers, so how are they doing it? An interactive lesson highlights the strategies used by advertisers, such as visual imagery and verbal clues. Then, a short writing assignment puts those...
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Curated OER

Virtual Venus

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice using the tool of remote telescopes in order to make observations in space. The lesson includes the best times of year to make observations. They use the internet to obtain information and to initiate the use of the...
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Curated OER

What's In Your Bag?

For Teachers 4th
Guess what is in the bag! Use this lesson at the beginning of the year to discuss appropriate items for 4th grade students to have in school. Each group develops a list of appropriate items as well as inappropriate items, and discusses...
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Curated OER

Are You Ready, Sam?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read a short story and then answer three short answer questions regarding the meaning of the short story as well as relating the story to their own lives.
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Curated OER

Ten Money Word Problems

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Play with money! There are 10 word problems given; can your learners count the money in each and provide the correct answer? If possible, consider providing change for each learner to physically work out the answer. 
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Curated OER

Go for the Gold!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young athletes practice various locomotor movements. They use locomotor skills as directed by the teacher to move between "Olympic rings" (hula hoops). Students participate in a discussion about Olympic events prior to playing the game.
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Curated OER

Look At Those Leaves!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Kids observe, classify, and measure tree leaves with a scientific eye. They examine leaves, group them according their attributes, and use standard units of measurement as they compare their sizes. They access a web site to learn how...
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Curated OER

ABC Grammar Book

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Elementary learners create an ABC grammar book. The project begins with class members taking digital pictures of items that begin with each letter of the alphabet. Depending on level, they then add a word or a complete sentence to...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Jump! An Exploration into Parametric Equations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Explore parametric equations in this lesson, and learn how to determine how much time it takes for an object to fall compared with an object being launched. high scoolers will use parametric equations to follow the path of objects in...
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Curated OER

How Many?

For Teachers K
Establish 1:1 correspondence by counting students, first one gender, then the other. Give each child a colored cube (one color for boys, another for girls) and have small groups determine more or less and how many all together. As a...
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Curated OER

Third Grade Math

For Teachers 3rd
In this math review worksheet, 3rd graders answer multiple choice questions about measurement, the calendar, money, and more. Students complete 25 questions.
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Curated OER

Third Grade Math

For Teachers 3rd
For this math worksheet, 3rd graders answer multiple choice questions about estimation, number sentences, money, and more. Students complete 25 questions.
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Curated OER

How Am I Supposed to Eat THAT?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explain nutritional strategies of benthic organisms.They describe nutritional strategies of benthic organisms and describe these physical characteristics.
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Georgia Department of Education

Exploring Poetry and Poets

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Combine the study of poetry and non-fiction texts with this complete and ready-to-use six-week unit. After reading numerous poems from local writers and compiling a personal anthology, high schoolers find and read a memoir or biography...
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Levin Institute

Unit on Culture and Globalization

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of cultural globalization. For this global issues lesson, students read and discuss the linked Web articles about world cultural issues and the dominance of the American market. 
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Curated OER

Sports and Science

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Using footballs, basketballs, tennis balls, and more, learners conduct experiments to illustrate Newton's Laws of Motion.  The experiments are conducted outside, and require them to throw, kick, and hit a variety of balls. Your...
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Curated OER

Vocabulary Instructional Routine: Multiple Meaning Words in Context

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Tackle multiple-meaning words with your youngsters using this scaffolded lesson which features a detailed script. Begin with the word shoulder, using context clues to help scholars understand the meaning. Next, they observe a second...
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Southern Nevada Regional Professional Development Program

Pardon Me, Your Modifier is Dangling

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Lost! (or misplaced) a modifier. Last seen dangling at the end of a sentence! Reward offered! To underscore the humor, class members are each given a sample sentence to illustrate (A woman passed by, leading a Springer Spaniel, in a...
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Perkins School for the Blind

Hat Game

For Teachers K - 6th
Sometimes the simplest ideas foster a lot of different skills. To boost social skills, group participation, identifying others by name, and dressing skills, learners play the hat game. They take turns wearing a hat while...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Sports Equipment Set

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Many middle schoolers like to play sports and the equipment that goes with it costs money. The resource sets up an inequality that gives a total amount needed to purchase the equipment and the initial amount of money already obtained. In...
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Perkins School for the Blind

Modified Kickball

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Kickball is a classic recess game that everybody should play at least once. Included here is a wonderful set of instructions that describe how you can modify the game to make it accessible to children with low or no visual ability....

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