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Past Tense Fluency

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students review the past tense forms of verbs and answer have you ever questions.  In this past tense lesson, students participate in activities to enable responding to questions about a trip.
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The Battle for Derby Bus Station

For Students 5th - 6th
In this social studies and language arts worksheet, students read a 3 page article about some protesters who camped on top of the Derby, UK bus station to prevent it from being demolished. There are several photographs. Students think...
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World Issues The Millennium Development Goals and Quality of Life

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore quality of life issues in the developing world through the lens of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.  In this World History lesson, 9th graders study the factors necessary to and affecting...
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Fun in the Sun

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students freeze colored water. In this art lesson, students take the blocks of ice out of the freezer, put the blocks into a small pool and watch the ice melt.
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Decimals: Collaborative Lesson

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars explore mathematics by participating in a group activity. For this number value lesson, students identify the uses for decimals and how to best estimate whole numbers based on decimals and fractions. Young scholars...
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Places in our School Yard - An "I Spy" Book

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create a class big book using the "I Spy" game format and adding 3 clues to help readers guess the areas of a naturalization project.
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Experience the Challenge of Being Pete Gray

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students view films, photographs and engage in an empathy-building exercise to become familiar with Pete Gray, the first one-armed major league player. They read an interview and write an essay about Gray's career.
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Christmas Wreath

For Teachers K - 6th
Pupils create Christmas wreaths using Christmas material or fabric and coat hangers in this holiday lesson for the elementary classroom. Modifications would need to be made to accommodate older or more advanced students. Emphasis is...
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Hickory Dickory Dock Webquest

For Teachers K
Students listen to and read nursery rhymes. They discuss rhyming words. Students play a variety of computer games with rhymes, numbers and telling time. They retell the story through dramatic play, speech, and comprehension questions.
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Triton Toys

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate the hydrological cycle. The lesson is made to be performed within the computer lab. The lesson can also be done as a center for students to work on the project as time allows.
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Kings

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars participate in a number of activities to aid in their review and practice of English words and phrases. Using games and hands-on practice, students take turns building their English vocabulary and skills in pronunciation...
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Maze: Beaver Dam

For Teachers 2nd
In this science worksheet, 2nd graders will complete a maze. Students will work to move the beaver at the beginning to his dam at the end of the maze.
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Geography: Continents

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify basic geographical facts about the world they live in and distinguish between land and water on a globe. They research the continents and information associated with each one focusing on building their map skills.
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Reaction Time 2: Zap!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students show how skills can improve through practice and awareness, using a reaction-time activity that focuses on both visual and auditory responsiveness.
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Watercolor Landscapes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars explore watercolor paints as a medium for landscape paintings. They use watercolor paints to create landscape paintings.
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Friends

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a series of activities designed to help them talk about their friends and the different types of friendships they have inside and outside their immediate family. It will be important in the initial stages of the lesson...
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South America Puzzle

For Students 5th - 8th
In this geography activity, students complete a crossword puzzle related to the countries, capitals, bodies of water, and populations of South America. They use the 23 clues given to solve the puzzle.
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Christmas Truce

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Young scholars research the Christmas truce during World War I. In this social studies lesson, students discuss World War I and the Christmas Truce. Young scholars write a response about the truce.
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Vocabulary Bingo

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students review vocabulary words and definitions from a literature selection. They play Vocabulary Bingo to practice the words.
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Horses

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students discuss the importance of the horse as a "beast of burden" animal in Japanese culture and create a legend, myth or tall tale set in Japan with a horse as the central character.
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People Of The Plains

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers engage in a lesson that discusses how Native Americans lived in all different parts of North America. They focus on investigating the region's natural resources and how the indians used them to build shelter, make...
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Hands and Feet of Many Colors

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners perform activities that involve color and shape discrimination. They play games to practice memory skills. Students recognize body parts to participate in activities.
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Martin Luther King Internet Photo Timeline

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars create a photographic timeline of the events in the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Working in small groups, they use internet research to find photos documenting the major events of his life. Their photos are printed and...
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Track Your Trip

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are shown how to read a map and identify key cities, landmarks, rivers, state boundaries, and train routes. They solve basic mathematical problems. Students reivew the componets of a map legend. They are asked to find...