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Curated OER

Inner Circle/Outer Circle Debate Strategy

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Arranged in facing concentric circles, half the class discusses an issue. The other half of the class takes notes which are then used to fuel a class discussion and to prepare editorial opinions on the topic at hand. So much emphasis is...
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Curated OER

Chapter 8: Circles

For Students 9th - 12th
In this circles worksheet, learners define and sketch 20 terms about circles. Students sketch radii, chords, diameters, secants, concentric circles, etc.
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Curated OER

Circles

For Students 10th
In this circles worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 8 different problems. First, they find the two segments perpendicular to a given circle. Then, students find the line tangent to the circle illustrated and the sides marked. They...
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Curated OER

The Big Circle

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore geography by participating in a mapping activity. In this concentric ring lesson, students utilize a poster board, string and markers to identify their current location within the entire world. Students write about their...
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Curated OER

Applications of Hyperbolas

For Students 10th
In this hyperbola worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 6 different problems. First, they determine the cross-section of a hyperbolic paraboloid curve. Then, students find where the cone intersects the ground in hyperbola as...
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Novelinks

The Martian Chronicles: Fishbowl Discussion

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles provides the text for a fishbowl activity. Class members to sit in concentric circles, with the center circle discussing the topics from the book, and the outer circle observing the participants.
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EngageNY

End of Unit 2 Assessment, Parts 1A and 1B: Fishbowl on Screen Time and Adolescents

For Teachers 7th Standards
Here's a surefire way to ensure that class discussions go swimmingly! Using the resource, scholars participate in a Fishbowl activity, forming two concentric circles in the classroom. As the group on the inside of the fishbowl discusses...
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EngageNY

End of Unit 2 Assessment, Part 1A: Fishbowl on Better Use of Water in Agriculture

For Teachers 7th Standards
Just keep swimming! Pupils participate in a Fishbowl discussion, sitting in two concentric circles and alternating between speaking and listening roles. During the discussion, they defend a claim about the best way to begin managing...
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EngageNY

Forming a Research-Based Claim: Cascading Consequences Chart

For Teachers 6th Standards
Can you put that in writing? Scholars work with a partner to write a practice claim before writing their own claims. After writing their claims, learners share with class using a Concentric Circles activity.
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Curated OER

Night Golf Classroom Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the story "Night Golf" and respond to questions that enhance their comprehension of the book's message.  In this reading lesson, students participate in a literature circle to explore reading passages. Students  personalize...
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Curated OER

Socratic Seminars in English Class

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What is a Socratic Seminar? Discover this type of discussion and it functions. Split the class into two groups with Group A sitting in an inner circle and Group B in an outer circle. Each person in Group B is assigned to a person in...
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Curated OER

Noun/Adjective/Subject/Verb Agreement

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a wheel from construction paper to use to create sentences. The wheel consists of four concentric circles, beginning with the largest being 8 inches in diameter. Each circle represents one part of a sentence. Students...
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Curated OER

Long Vowels

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Now here is a great set of activities that will make learning about long vowel sounds a snap. The activities cover two days and include vowel identification, reading, and several great games. Kids will hunt for long vowel words, play...
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Curated OER

Scarf Juggling

For Teachers K - 8th
Learners participate in an activity that promotes self-confidence, concentration and improves hand-eye coordination. They choose a scarf to throw up into the air and catch with one hand and then the other hand. Stimulation of the brain...
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Curated OER

Aboriginal Statistics

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders analyze statistics of Native Americans by creating graphs.  In this data analysis lesson, 4th graders define different statistical terms and practice finding those statistics from groups of numerical information about...
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Printables
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Paper Chain Connections

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Make real connections in literature and in life. While reading, class members fill out links for a chain, circling the connection type, noting the page number, and commenting on each one. When they've completed all the links, they cut...
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Handout
Road to Grammar

Five Presentation Tips

For Students 6th - 12th
Talking in front of others can be intimidating, especially when you aren't speaking in your native language. Put your English language learners at ease before a class presentation. They can follow these tips to give relaxed and effective...
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Curated OER

Floogle Game

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students participate in a game of concentration, listening, and speech. While standing in a circle, students pass around an object which has been named a nonsense word. Two objects are passed around the circle, in opposite directions,...
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Curated OER

Painting a Color Wheel

For Students 2nd - 8th
You have to love the color wheel, it's just so colorful! Your kids will love it too, as they work through an introductory exercise which allows them the opportunity to draw and paint a color wheel of their own. This wheel focuses on...
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The New York Times

Getting Personal: Writing College Essays for the Common Application

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Develop an understanding of the open-ended questions that are a part of the college Common Application. Future college learners collaborate, discuss prompts acquired from the application, and philosophize on their plan of attack for the...
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Curated OER

Out of Your Comfort Zone

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice their interviewing skills. For this journalism skills lesson, students discover how to use open and closed questions when interviewing a subject. Students prepare for and experience a press conference with a school...
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Curated OER

Word Roots 2: Fin, Sed, Fer Intermediate-Word Search

For Students 9th - 12th
Make learning Latin roots a game! After you have introduced the roots fin, sed, and fer, learners can use this word search to build their vocabulary. (Within the word search are words containing these roots.) You can further the activity...
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Curated OER

Word Roots: Spect, Sta, Vert

For Students 10th - 11th
How many words can you find? Use this word search towards the end of the unit to reinforce the new vocabulary words. Consider making it a game and timing it to see who can locate the words first.
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Brigham Young University

Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets: Reading Attitude Survey

For Students 4th - 8th
Use this attitude survey to find out how your class members feel about reading. You can then analyze the responses, and design a unit study of Rowling's novel based on these attitudes.

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