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Tracking Physical Fitness

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students record their daily physical activity in a chart. For this physical fitness lesson plan, students and adults exercise and see how many repetitions they can do in a given amount of time. They record this in a chart over a period...
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It's All in the Family with Mother's & Father's Day

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students interview family members to make a family tree for a Mother's or Father's Day card. In this family tree lesson, students read Love You Forever and discuss love within families. Students view Genealogy Resources on the Internet...
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Smoking Patterns in the United States

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine tobacco use in the United States. In this tobacco lesson, students complete worksheet activities regarding tobacco use in America and examine the manipulation of the tobacco industry.
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All About Me Book

For Teachers 1st
First graders create a book about themselves and their world. In this All About Me book lesson plan, 1st graders complete prewriting activities, along with sharing their books with others.
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Energy and Me: What is My Responsibility?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate energy and their impact on the environment. For this environmental lesson plan, students will conduct a series of three activities that will help in their understanding of energy and how we use it.
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Timeline for the Western Texas Frontier

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students work with a partner to create a timeline on the western Texas frontier. Using specific dates, they illustrate only one event for each year. They share their timelines with the class explaining why they picked that event.
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Hands-on History of Pottery

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students make pottery in the same evolutionary order as archeology indicates. They begin with simple pinch pots and then move to plain coil pots, manipulative decoration, and surface decoration. For each type of pot they discuss the...
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Christmas - A Global Phenomenon?

For Students 7th - 9th
Christmas is a motivational and exciting topic for students to discuss. In this Christmas worksheet, students discuss this popular holiday, and explore related issues. For example, students talk about the commercial aspects of the...
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Holidays: Word Partners

For Students 7th - 8th
In this language arts worksheet, pairs of students, explore, discuss, and complete a variety of activities associated with holidays and traveling on vacation. There are matching and fill-int-the-blank questions.
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Adopt A Twig

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore leafless twigs and identify leaf buds.  In this forest resources activity students complete a lab activity that shows them how to identify tree and leaf identification. 
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Memories of War

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars consider how World War II impacted Europe. In this D-Day lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about the invasion, its conditions, and the people who fought. Suggested activities are...
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Familiar Titles

For Teachers Pre-K
Students identify book covers as coming from a specific books. In this books lesson plan, students add to their lists of favorite books throughout the year.
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Dr. Seuss Field Day

For Teachers K - 5th
Students engage in activities inspired by Dr. Seuss books.
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Name Fame

For Teachers 1st
First graders learn the uniqueness of their names by reading the book, Chrysanthemum, and completing other integrated math counting and graphing activities.
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"Q" Letter Ideas

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students participate in activities that begin with the letter q. They also expand their vocabulary.
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The Power of the Environment in Our Lives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars participate in a series of activities designed to demonstrate the differences between symbiotic and parasitic relationships. They discuss the differences and catergorize man's relationship with nature.
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Geography A to Z - The Letter I

For Students 8th - 9th
In this geography worksheet, students answer questions about geographical place names that all begin with the letter I.
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Geography A to Z - The Letter K

For Students 8th - 9th
In this geography worksheet, students answer clues about geographical place names that all begin with the letter K.
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Geography A to Z - The Letter J

For Students 8th - 9th
In this geography activity, students answer clues about geographical place names that all begin with the letter J.
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Geography A to Z - The Letter L

For Students 8th - 9th
In this geography worksheet, students answer clues about geographical place names that all begin with the letter L.
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Geography A to Z - The Letter N

For Students 8th - 9th
In this geography worksheet, students answer clues about geographical place names that all begin with the letter N.
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Geography A to Z - The Letter M

For Students 8th - 9th
In this geography activity, learners answer clues about geographical place names that all begin with the letter M.
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Geography A to Z - The Letter O

For Students 8th - 9th
In this geography worksheet, students answer clues about geographical place names that all begin with the letter O.
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Geography A to Z - the Letter P

For Students 7th - 8th
In this geography worksheet, students use the clues provided to determine the place names that all begin with the letter P. There are 7 clues.