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Compare 2-D Shapes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore and analyze plane shapes. For this plane shapes lesson, 2nd graders evaluate shape attributes to classify shapes correctly. Students work in groups to create different shapes.
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Librarian

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students read books, learn about the letter l, and eat pudding all to learn about how to act in a library. In this library lesson plan, students also practice tip toeing around the room.
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Triumph and Disaster

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students engage in a fact file exercise. For this reading comprehension lesson, students read an article, complete a worksheet, and explore suggested websites.
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Who says I can't be Sherlock Holmes?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create a "crime scene" in their classroom and have to tell what's out of place. The class is given a set of cards that are all face down and have to play concentration. If they get a matched pair, they get both cards. Whoever...
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Through the Looking Glass

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners conduct Internet 'treasure hunts' to explore how everyday items, both in their antique and modern forms, possess historic and cultural significance.
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Jo's Table

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students continue a sequential pattern using a partially filled in table and simple addition exercise. They use problem solving strategies such as guess and check, make a table, look for patterns. They discuss their finding with the class.
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George Washington's Birthday

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils recognize George Washington and why his birthday is celebrated as a national holiday through pictures, a story, crossword puzzles, and other activities involving other presidents.
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Modeling Addition: Commutative Property and Zero Property

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice modeling addition. In this hands-on addition lesson plan, 1st graders are introduced to the Commutative Property of Addition and the Zero Property of Addition through modeling and the use of manipulatives. This...
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Who Were the Mayans?

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Mayans worksheet, students read about the Mayans on a web site given, then complete a set of 10 related comprehension questions.
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Spawn!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explain that the ability of certain reef fishes to have a successful spawning is dependent on numerous environmental conditions. They list some of the factors needed by reef fishes in the South Atlantic Bight to have a
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Give Me Five, Cents That Is

For Teachers K
Students explore coins, especially the nickel, through a toy cash register, worksheet, and paper nickels.
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Addition Stories

For Teachers 1st
First graders incorporate language expressions, such as first, then, and together into a story and write the math equations that they represent. Concepts for the process of addition are developed using manipulatives, modeling, and...
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How Does Meiosis Lead To a Fetus?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars discuss the stages of meiosis. In this life science instructional activity, students create an illustration of each stages. They write a short story about a character that went through meiosis.
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The Food Web

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the role that the Arctic hare plays in the Canadian Arctic food web.
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Parts! Parts! Who Has the Matching Part?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the subject part of a sentence. They receive randomly distributed teacher-made sentence parts. They have either a subject part of a sentence or the remainder of the sentence.
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Making Points on Election Dilemma

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define a straight news article, and identify characteristics of an editorial news feature. They read a CNN article that examines the 2000 presidential election, and determine what is factual and what is opinion.
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Tic-Tac-Place Value

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore how to write, read, and identify three-digit numbers.
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Human Features of Our Community

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students investigate the human factors that create a community. They conduct research using a variety of sources. Students then create dioramas that depict a typical scene found in a community.
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Test Your Speaking and Listening Skills: Booking a Holiday 1

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL speaking and listening worksheet, students discuss holidays, determining types of holidays and what experiences they prefer in a holiday.
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Breaking News English: Children Learn Social Skills in Web World

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Children Learn Social Skills in Web World," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Rock Eaters of the Gulf of Alaska

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast the processes of photosynthesis and chemosynthesis. They identify and describe sources of energy used by various organisms for chemosynthesis.
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Group Rotation

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders review lab equipment safety procedures and utilize safe and behavior while there. They then edit and combine digital photographs to create realistic images using Adobe Photoshop.
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Calling in Sick

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students create a dialog for calling in sick to work. Dialogs must be created for single and multiple absences. Working with a partner, students practice their dialogs. This lesson is designed for students acquiring English.
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City Quiz 1

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students answer 20 questions about the Central Library in Derby, UK. For example, "How do you join the library?"