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Curated OER

The Grouchy Ladybug By Eric Carle

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete a unit about ladybugs based on Eric Carle's, The Grouchy Ladybug. They complete comprehension questions, categorization activities, Venn diagrams, and choral readings of Susan M. Paprocki', Little Red Bug. As they...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Sentence Drop: Subject-Verb Agreement

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this creating sentences worksheet, learners use words in boxes to make the subjects and verbs agree and create sentences. Students make twelve sentences.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Short "u" Sound Words and Drawing

For Students 1st
In this short "u" sound word instructional activity, 1st graders write 3 words that contain the short "u" sound. They print two rows of the words rug, bug, and under before drawing a picture of a bug and a picture of the sun in boxes at...
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Curated OER

The Literature Connection

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read Cucumber Soup by Vickie Leigh. They make representations for the number of each kind of bug found in the book. This lesson is a terrific way to show students how fractions, decimals and percents are related.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Double S, F, and Z

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spelling activity worksheet, students add another consonant to complete the 12 words. Kids rewrite the words in the next 12 examples. Students then read the sentences and look for the double s, f, and z letters. Students write in...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

CVC Matching

For Students K - 1st
In this matching pictures and words activity, students cut out the pictures and the word boxes and then match each picture with the consonant vowel consonant word.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

World of the Pond

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Field trip! The class will review what they know about organisms that dwell in freshwater ponds, then trek down to the old water hole to collect specimens for examination. This includes several web links, useful tips, and an excellent...
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Curated OER

Aquatic Organisms and Their Habitats

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate the presence of specific organisms in a freshwater habitat to determine the quality of that habitat. They conduct a field study and distinguish and classify organisms found during the field study.
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Pond Life

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars recognize the habitats of animals that live near or in a pond.  In this pond lesson, students examine pond water and look for pond organisms. Young scholars observe organisms with a loupe and complete a worksheet.
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Curated OER

Rapid Ecological Assessments

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students conduct an ecological assessment of a small area on school property. They inventory plant and animal life of a sample area and make calculations to determine implications for a larger area.
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Worksheet
Raytheon

Decimals: Multiplication and Division

For Students 4th - 6th
Use this fine packet of decimal worksheets to help your charges study directions and work through examples for how to solve multiplication and division problems using decimals. They complete a total of 91 problems showing all if their work.
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Activity
Reading Resource

Going to the Movies (Basic Code Sentences)

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Take a pretend trip to the movies with a series of basic code sentences. Images of movie tickets, popcorn buckets, and movie cameras award learners varying amounts of points for each sentence that they can successfully read.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Button Bonanza

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Collections of data represented in stem and leaf plots are organized by young statisticians as they embark some math engaging activities.
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Unit Plan
True Blue Schools

Now, We’re Cooking!

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
Practice nutritional cooking with a collection of fun meal preparation lessons. Each lesson includes a focus, objective, collaborative activity, and recipe to culminate what young cooks have learned about healthy eating.
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Curated OER

Butterfly Round-Up

For Teachers 2nd - Higher Ed
Students classify the characteristics of butterflies and moths moths. In this life cycle lesson, students identify butterflies and moths common in the state of Iowa as well as their characteristics.  Students then learn the proper catch...
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Curated OER

Survival Under a Rock

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars investigate ways that animals adapt to their environments through hands-on activities using isopods and an interactive video.
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Curated OER

Spiders are Special

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize that spiders are important natural predators. They work in small groups with simple field guides to identify as many of their spiders as they can.
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Curated OER

Wacky Water Critters

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars visit a local creek or stream. They collect water samples from the creek and observe and sort the "water critters" they find in the sample, observing smaller organisms under a microscope if necessary. They identify each...
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Curated OER

Aquatic Life

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students explore aquatic life. In this science lesson, students visit an aquatic ecosystem and collect animals found there. Students create a food chain for the aquatic ecosystem.
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Curated OER

Rapid Ecological Assessment

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students conduct an ecological assessment of a small area on school property and apply findings to the greater area. They inventory the plant and animal population of a sample area and extrapolate results to a larger area.
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Curated OER

Black Hawk Island Hike

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students explore Wisconsin's natural and cultural history through hands-on exploration of Upham Woods. They are shown the basic paddling skills and they work in teams to paddle across the river on barge. Students describe cultural...
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Curated OER

In the Field with Salamanders

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students observe salamanders, take pictures of them, and classify them into an online format. In this animal classification lesson, students use collection materials and digital camera to photograph and observe salamanders. Students...
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Biomes: Freshwater & Seawater

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe organisms behavior and adaptations.  In this biomes lesson students conduct fieldwork to determine water quality and answer questions about the differences between different habitats. 
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Florida Center for Instructional Technology

Integrating Mathematics into Literature

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
You class will read Cucumber Soup by Vickie Leigh Krudwig as an anticipatory set for this lesson plan on ratios. They make models of the insects in the story and then use them as a source of data for this ratio and proportion lesson...