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Academic Math Vocabulary
The ABCs of math are so important. Find commonly used math terms in a 42-page packet. Each page has the word, a place to write the definition, and a place to give specific examples of the term. A must-have for all math classrooms!
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The Periodic Table
This science presentation focuses on the elements in the periodic table. It begins with the parts of an atom, explaining atomic mass and atomic number, valence electrons, and isotopes. Then it moves on to discuss various ways of...
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Families and Neighborhoods
Students explore the concept of community. In this community lesson, students explore the cultural flavor of their neighborhoods as they discuss the history of their neighborhoods and draw pictures of their family and a building in their...
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What Toothpaste Do You Use?
Pupils collect data about their favorite toothpaste and then graph the results of that data. They survey 15 of their friends to determine which toothpaste they use the most often and then color the graph to reflect the survey results.
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Collecting My School Family Data
Pupils are tasked with collecting data on their school. In groups, they collect data on various aspects of school life along with social and economic backgrounds and charactertics of their hair and eye color. They draw two pictures,...
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Itty-Bitty Teeny-Tiny Word Books
In these worksheets, 1st graders will construct two itty bitty word books. Students will create a book of words pertaining to the zoo and the farm and color the pictures in each.
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My Family
Students examine the different kinds of families. In this family lesson plan, students discuss who is in their family, talk about how families should treat each other and how they feel about their family. Students make posters that show...
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Periodic Table
Students investigate the structure and development of the periodic table. In this periodic table lesson plan, students are given colored strips of paper that represent different atoms. They classify the atoms based on the paper's...
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I Don't Ever Want to Smoke!
Students investigate the negative health effects of smoking. They listen to the book "Dog Breath" by Dav Pilkey, watch and discuss a PBS Mr. Roger's video clip, and create a list with their families of activities they like to do together.
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The Orphan of Ellis Island
Everyone comes from somewhere. An interdisciplinary lesson on Elvira Woodruff's The Orphan of Ellis Island includes discussion starter and writing prompts for the novel, as well as a graphic organizer to help learners begin their...
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Reading Adventure Pack: Robots
Two activities work with a fiction and nonfiction book about robots‚—Robot Dreams by Sara Varon and Robot by Roger Bridgman. Scholars read each story, then build a robot out of found objects, examine robot sensors, and search for...
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Reading Adventure Pack: Flight
A Reading Adventure pack focuses on the invention of flight. After reading a fiction and nonfiction book, scholars take their newfound knowledge to design a one-passenger flying device, experiment with different types of paper airplanes...
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Reading Adventure Pack: Gardening
A Reading Adventure Pack invites scholars to start gardening. Following a reading of two books—fiction and nonfiction—young green thumbs repurpose food containers to grow an herb garden in their kitchen, plant seeds in starter pots out...
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PowerPoint and the Israelites
Students create a PowerPoint of an organizational chart showing the connections between ancient Israelites and modern-day Arabs.
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The Value of Genetic History
Young scholars research and assemble their own pedigrees using star patterns for each family member and coloring in various dominant traits. They arrange these patterns on long strips of paper making large, colorful family pedigrees.
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Words with the Root "augh"
In this language arts worksheet, students examine a full color poster of about 50 words that have the root "augh." The words are color coded into the "families" of: laugh, slaughter, daughter, draught, naughty and haughty. There are no...
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Word With the Latin Root "port"
In this language arts worksheet, students examine a colorful poster which shows about 100 words which share the Latin root "port" (to carry). Words are color coded by meanings and word "families." There are no questions on the page but...
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Happy 100th Day!
In this math worksheet, students celebrate the 100th day of school by cutting out 3 bookmark sized posters. Each has a color picture of celebrating families and the words "Happy 100th Day!"
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Family Traditions
For this holiday worksheet, students write an essay about their family's Christmas traditions. Students color a picture of a plate of cookies for Santa.
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Business: Designing Business Cards
Students design and create business cards using Adobe Photoshop. Once they have applied techniques of typography and layout design, students identify redesign aspects and its importance in the design process. In a slide show, completed...
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Family
Students listen to a teacher read aloud of a book about families before discussing what a family is to them. They discuss how families can be the same or different, who they are made of, and what their traditions might be. They draw a...
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Equality: Children's Rights
Students and parents participate in a variety of activities designed to help them explore the similarities and differences of people. They design and wear masks, sort attribute blocks, read stories, discuss the rights and...
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Romeo and Juliet Family Shields
Learners create a family shield for themselves as part of the Montague or Capulet family. In this Romeo and Juliet activity, students divide into the two warring clans. Learners each create a shield representing themselves as...
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Caps For Sale
Learners read the story Caps For Sale and read companion stories, predict in a chart, work with rhyming and word families, answer short answer questions, and more. In this reading lesson plan, students take 5 days to read the...