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Plant Parts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize the parts of the plant and the function it provides.In this plant parts lesson, students participate in three activities relating to plant parts and properties.
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Metamorphosis

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students select organic object and transform it to an inorganic object in five or six steps, and complete value rendered drawings.
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Poison Boxes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners utilize the Poison Boxes activity on The Nature Park is used to practice the recognition of 2D shapes and their properties. They utilize a mathematics educational software program to gain practice.
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Ink Blot Designs

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars create an ink blot and examine it to find a shape that inspires a picture. They illustrate their picture with details and background design and color it in.
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Suffixes

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this suffix worksheet, students write words in word puzzle boxes that fit in the shapes. Students then color the individual boxes that contain the suffix of the word.
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Joseph Holston Exhibition Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, in groups, view original artworks by Joseph Holston in a gallery space. They create a genre work of art that emphasizes the use of the artistic elements line, color, and shape.
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Planet/Constellation Mobile

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils, through small group discussion, identify and share a rationale for shapes and patterns in the construction of a mobile that represents the solar system that makes them think of the creation of our solar system.
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Silly Snake

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice recognizing and sounding out the letter S. They listen to the alphabet song, "Sea Shell," by Amy Lowell, and view a large picture of a snake in the shape of the letter S. Each student points out other objects found in...
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Count and Connect

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting practice worksheet, students enhance their number recognition and counting skills by connecting the numbered dots. Students begin with the smallest number in each example and connect the dots going clockwise to make a...
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Finding the Missing Letters and Sequencing

For Teachers K
Students discover missing letters of the alphabet. For this letter recognition lesson, students identify the missing letters in a short alphabet sequence. Students complete a worksheet as an assessment.
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Teaching in the Shared Way of Ghandi and Montessori

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this differentiated lesson, learners incorporate different subjects using the Ghandi and Montessori methods instead of the traditional method used in regular schools. In math they investigate shapes, colors and sizes. In writing they...
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Sponges - A Coloring Worksheet

For Students 5th - 7th
In this sponges worksheet, students read the information about sponges. Students answer the provided questions about the reading passage. Students color the illustration at the bottom of the page.
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Mesozoic Sea Life Diorama

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners create a diorama depicting Mesozoic sea life. They color a template and add shells and pebbles to the diorama to depict the ocean floor.
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Rainforest Exploration

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn the simple concepts of the rainforest and its inhabitants. They create a 3-D rainforest using one of the animals learned about.
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Oregon Trail Landforms

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore landforms located along the Oregon Trail. They discuss the significance of the Oregon Trail, identify visual landforms, and explain the definition of each one. Students complete worksheets, color, and label maps.
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Basic Design Elements Computer Art Project

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students use PhotoDraw software to create original drawings. Using the basic design elements, line, shape, form, texture, value, and color, students create original drawings on the computer based on drawings previously rendered by hand.
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Van Writing Template

For Students K - 1st
In this writing activity, students will write a sentence or two on the shape of a van. Students can then color and cut out the van.
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Batteries

For Students 4th - 5th
In these batteries worksheets, students read several passages about the components of batteries. Students then fill in the missing words for the 4 sentences about batteries. Students color the pictures that each battery would be used for.
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Conventions: Adjectives

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Investigate adjectives with writers. They define adjectives and create their own sentences describing objects found at home using adjectives correctly. Focus on the five senses and sensory details.
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Food

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
This activity is sure to interest all learners! To learn new food vocabulary, the teacher does an initial read of Sip, Slurp, Soup, Caldo, Caldo, Caldo. After the first read, each learner gets a series of plastic...
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Working in your Cubicle: Critical Thinking and Writing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Explore informative and explanatory writing with this lesson. Using a cube labeled with directives to describe, analyze, compare, associate, apply, and argue the topic, middle schoolers work individually or in groups to answer questions....
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Silly Science

For Students 7th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students use the dichotomous key to identify common objects listed on the sheet. Then they write the scientific name of each object.
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Doodle Animals

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the abstract form of drawing of Paul Klee. They create a drawing of an animal using contour line in the same style.
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Faberge Easter Egg

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students examine the Russian culture under the Czars and how there was a demand for intricate and beautiful objects. They attempt to create a "jewel-like" object out of an egg using a Spring template supplied by the teacher.