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Communication Skills Center Ideas for the Early Finisher

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
When students finish work early, there are easy ways to keep them focused and learning with independent activities.
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Trekking to Timbuktu: Timbuktu: A Center of Trade - Teacher Version

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the origins of Timbuktu, explain the importance of its location, and describe the kingdom of Mali. They also explain how and why Timbuktu became a part of Mali.
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Community Centered Neighborhood Development

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the culture of the neighborhood.  In this Social Studies lesson, 9th graders examine the different development sites in their community.  Students research the zoning regulations. 
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Long Vowel Sounds Activity Center

For Students K - 3rd
In this long vowel sounds worksheet, students place pictures next to the long vowel sound that is in their names. Students put 51 pictures next to sounds.
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Seven up!

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this number puzzle worksheet, learners put numbers in the puzzle so that the numbers across from each other all add up to the center number. Students put numbers one through 7 in the puzzle.
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Out and About: Sound

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students visit science museums. In this hands-on science lesson, students visit the Magna Science Adventure Center, Thinktank, and the Museum of Science and Industry.
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Before the Industrial Revolution

For Students 10th - 12th
In this European history instructional activity, students respond to 18 short answer questions about European production, urban centers, and pre-Industrial Europe.
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Fun with Word Shapes

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this word shapes worksheet, students plug the words into the word shapes that fit above and below the center line. Students complete 3 pages with 16 words each.
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Fun with Word Shapes

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this word shapes worksheet, learners put words into the word shapes above and below the center line. Students put 16 words into the word shapes on 3 pages.
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Fun with Word Shapes

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this word shapes worksheet, students put words into the word shapes above and below the center line. Students put 16 words into the word shapes on 3 pages.
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Fun with Word Shapes

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this word shapes activity, students put words into the word shapes above and below the center line. Students put 16 words into the word shapes on 3 pages.
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Fun with Word Shapes

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this word shapes worksheet, students put words into the word shapes above and below the center line. Students put 16 words into the word shapes on 6 pages.
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Word Sort ----at

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this rhyme worksheet, students see 16 full color cards and word labels for the rhyme pattern ---at. This is an independent center activity and there are directions for sorting, writing, and classifying.
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Classroom or Center Signs

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this set of classroom word worksheets, students see signs that contain a word and a picture that shows that item. There are no directions given but these signs could be used in centers or to show locations where students would find...
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Halloween Center Activity

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this Halloween pumpkin activity worksheet, students follow the directions to make a jack o'lantern with a face of their choosing.
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Journey to the Center of a Cell

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders create a large scale model of a eukaryotic cell. In this biology lesson, 9th graders identify the different parts and function of the cells by using a robot to navigate through the cell models. They create a video tutorial...
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Isolating, Sound Quest

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Scholars cut, paste, and identify specific initial, medial, and final phonemes by placing them on a phoneme chart.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Rhyme or No Rhyme

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Scholars listen to a rhyming song, clap when they hear a rhyme, and shake their heads when they don't. They then draw a pair of objects that rhyme. 
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Making a Six-pointed Star

For Students 7th - 8th
For this polygon worksheet, students identify and create a six-pointed star by completing 6 steps. First, they use a compass to trace a circle with a given radius. Then, students draw a point on circumference of the circle and place the...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Mosque debate Intolerance vs. Insensitivity

For Students 10th - 12th
Kids analyze a cartoon that deals with the hot-topic debate of whether a mosque should be erected two blocks from the place where the twin towers stood. They'll look critically at the techniques and symbolism used by the artist to convey...
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Canada's Role in Astronomy and Space Science

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders, in groups, research a Canadian astronaut, developing a profile of their astronaut for presentation in a learning center. They visit the other groups' centers to explore more astronauts.
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Verbally Speaking

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Verbs are the center of attention in this resource. Students discover that a verb shows action, then they consider twenty sentences that each have an action verb. Students must click on one of three words at the bottom of each slide in...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Find The Numbers 0-5 or 5-10

For Teachers K Standards
In need of math station or center for your kindergartners? Model how to play this game with the whole class first and then make it into a center. Create a few sets of six number cards with 0-5 or 5-10 and then create a matching die with...
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Shodor Education Foundation

Plop It!

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Build upon and stack up data to get the complete picture. Using the applet, pupils build bar graphs. As the bar graph builds, the interactive graphically displays the mean, median, and mode. Learners finish by exploring the changes in...

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