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Valentines Day Lesson

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
In this Valentine's Day worksheet, students will learn about Valentine's Day traditions in America. Students will learn Valentine's Day vocabulary and then practice a dialogue about Valentine's Day. Students will write a letter to a...
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Environmental Health Hazards and Children

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students are introduced to the environmental hazards their community is facing. In groups, they develop a list of the ways humans have changed the Earth and how these changes have lead to environmental hazards. They record their...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activity Booklet

For Students Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Enter the colorful world of The Very Hungry Caterpillar with a booklet filled with activities to celebrate Eric Carle.
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Games around the World

For Teachers K - 3rd
There are three little words every teacher is just dying to hear; investigate, discuss, and play. Kids love those words too, and they'll love finding out what types of things children did for fun long ago. As homework, they interview...
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Organic Farming

Four Seasons

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Celebrate the changing of the seasons with this collection of arts and crafts activities. 
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A Time for All Seasons - Fall

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
The weather is cooling down and the leaves are starting to change color; fall is right around the corner. Celebrate this special time of year with this earth and life science lesson series that teaches children about the...
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A Time for All Seasons - Summer

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
The sun is shining and the birds are singing, what better time to teach young learners about the fun season of summer. In this week-long science series, children learn how the rotation and orbit of the earth influence...
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Heads Up

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
To celebrate cultural diversity and multicultural awareness, learners explore the nature of headwear used around the world. They brainstorm the types of headwear they've seen, and then discuss why people wear coverings on their heads....
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Saint Patrick's Day

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, learners read an article and answer questions. Students read given a page and a half article about Saint Patrick's Day to read. After reading the article, learners answer seventeen questions...
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Celebrate Abe Lincoln: A Primary Timeline Activity

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the qualities possessed by Abraham Lincoln. In this Abraham Lincoln activity, students create a timeline of events that shows why Abraham Lincoln could overcome obstacles to be come President. Students create a book and...
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Arbor Day Lesson Plans

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Arbor Day provides a great way to teach students about trees, plants, and why we need to protect our planet.
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The New Heads of the Family?

For Students 8th - 12th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 7-paragraph article about roles of modern children and respond to 5 short answer questions. Vocabulary words and definitions are included.
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Chinese New Year Celebration

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students prepare for the Chinese New Year and celebrate. They assist in planning and preparing for the celebration. Students work together cooperatively in small and large groups. They discuss the symbol "fu", good luck, when hung upside...
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Three-Meal Weather: Food inspired adjectives from "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners complete a list of food adjectives based on the book Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs. In this adjectives lesson plan, students also compose a 3 part piece of writing based on an entire day of raining food. 
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Christmas Day

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
Celebrary the holiday season fluently with a packet designed for English learners. The resource includes reading comprehension, spelling, scrambled sentences, and writing worksheets focused around Christmas.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Dream - Mini Book

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Celebrate the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. by sharing his dream of equality for all with young readers. This printable book includes simple sentences and one- and two-syllable words that make it a perfect...
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Holiday Celebrations

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore three cultural holidays and compare and contrast the ways varied cultural groups celebrate their heritage.
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March Into Shamrock Season

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use St. Patrick's Day activities to explore symmetry and words. In this instructional activity about St. Patrick's Day, students experience the Irish culture by learning about the Irish shamrock, and learning some Irish words....
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Tooth Fairy Day

For Students 7th - 8th
For this tooth fairy day worksheet, students read or listen to the passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, unscramble the words and sentences, write discussion questions and conduct a survey.
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Valentine Character Mailbox

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create a valentine mailbox. In this holiday lesson, students celebrate Valentine's Day and create a mailbox for valentines.
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Wearing of the Green

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Learners study some basic vocabulary and the names of popular symbols for this holiday with these St. Patrick's Day word puzzles.
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Cookie Fun

For Teachers K
Students make cookies to celebrate the May Day holiday. They discuss the significance of May Day, listen to the book "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Numeroff, and decorate cookies with spring colors. Students also create a card...
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Chinese New Year—ESL Lesson

For Students 9th - 12th
Language learners read a passage about Chinese New Year celebrations and then complete a series of reading comprehension and grammar exercises based on the passage.
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Our Diverse Classroom

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Celebrate the diversity in your classroom with an activity that has children explore the backgrounds and experiences of their peers. Each child is given a worksheet intended to foster a conversation about things commonly associated with...