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An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Students share their ideas about doctors and relate to their classmates. Then they refer to their prior knowledge and information discussed to explain and support their ideas and prepare for a visit with a doctor by charting ideas,...
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Health Careers
Students identify careers in the healthcare field. They listen to a description of work done by family members, school personnel and community workers. They role-play a visit to the doctor's office and all the staff involved in that visit.
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The Appliance of Science
Students delve into science fiction. In this Doctor Who lesson, students discuss the success of the British television show and then create pieces of writing and art that characterize Doctor Who. Students also visit selected websites to...
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Germ Warfare
Students research superbugs. In this personal health lesson, students visit selected websites to investigate the use of antibiotics and the prevalence of staphylococci.
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Community Helpers
In this history learning exercise, students complete eight sentences involving community helpers and then place their answers in a crossword puzzle.
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GDP: Does It Measure Up?
Here is resource that offers a very clear explanation for how economists measure economic growth by comparing real GDP over time. There is also an additional worksheet that details the expenditure method and four components for...
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Closing the Salary Gap
Students explore careers in their community and compare the average salaries for men and women working in those careers. They explore a variety of careers available in their community through participating in this lesson.
Super Teacher Worksheets
Goods and Services
What is the difference between a good and a service? After introducing your youngsters to this fundamental economic concept, offer this worksheet as practice or to assess their new understanding.
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Social Studies - Guessing Game
Focus on a particular geographic location with this resource. Learners use their social studies textbook to look up information about a specific place. They write down a list of facts and read them to the class. Classmates guess which...
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Community Helpers
Kindergartners learn who community helpers are and what contributions they make for the community. They will hear a story outlining various community helpers, their jobs, and tools, create a graphic organizer connecting community...
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Elizabeth Fry
Students examine the life of Elizabeth Fry and her contributions to prison reform. They participate in a visualization exercise, listen to a guest speaker, create a quilt as a community service project, write journal entries, and...
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Writing Police Reports
Learners discover police procedures by filling out crime reports. In this government activity, students discuss the benefits of historical reports pertaining to criminals and victims. Learners listen to an officer of the law speak in...
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Community Helpers
In this community helpers worksheet, students review, discuss and answer eight sentences regarding community helpers and then place them in a crossword puzzle.
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How to Survive the Common Cold
The way people handle the aggravating, but potentially dangerous, common cold has produced many home remedies and approaches. In this activity, students will identify symptoms in the stages of a common cold and then create a booklet...
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Florence Nightingale
Students describe the contributions made by Florence Nightingale to the medical profession and to her community. They describe ways that they have helped or could help people in their community. They identify a person in need of...
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Respect For Oneself And Others
Young scholars investigate how to give respect to themselves and others. They consider how respect is part of how we treat others and consider personal boundaries. Students discuss how one should handle the situation of being asked to...
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Lady Liberty: The New Colossus
Students research the history of the Statue of Liberty and the symbols associated with it. They read and discuss Emma Lazarus' poem and why it should persuade people to donate money to bring the statue to America. Students role-play as...
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Writing a Weather Report or Weather Forecast
Students examine their geography skills. In this weather forecasting lesson, students select a location and research it. Students write a weather report or forecast for the chosen location based on their research.
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Halloween
In this Halloween vocabulary worksheet, 3rd graders interactively select the correct word for 12 pictures, fill in 13 words and find 14 Halloween words in a word search, with immediate online feedback.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 5--Consumer Education
Students focus on identifying the differences between automobile, property, and health insurances. They also review the different cost for each and view a variety of brochures. In addition, they chart their findings to visualize all...
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"Hand 'n Glove"
Students identify community helpers and learn about their jobs with this role-play game.
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A Separate Peace
Students work in small groups to create a word web or other graphic organizer that explores one or more of the following words: rivalry, peace, trust, suspicion, or impulse. They discuss the pros and cons of "healthy competition."