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Creating Opera

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the how music enhances drama in opera. They work in small groups to develop a short story that would be enhanced with music, costumes and props. They perform their operas for classmates and others.
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Communication

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice how to be a good listener. They take a pre-test and then discuss their results. They also practice "I" messages in which they state how someone else's behavior is affecting them.
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Sh Sh Sh: The Baby is Sleeping

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students work with the /sh/ digraph. They read and spell words that contain the phoneme /sh/. Students read Sh!Sh! Stop that Noise. They identify the words containing the phoneme /sh/ while reading the story. Students practice spelling...
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On the Mayflower Lesson Plan

For Teachers K
Students create a model of the Mayflower. In this early childhood lesson plan, students engage in dramatic play while reenacting the Pilgrims and the Mayflower. Students listen as the instructor reads On the Mayflower by Kate Waters.
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Reintroduce /D/

For Teachers K
Students study letters. In this letter identification lesson plan, students practice recognizing and pronouncing the letter "d." They work as a group to actively participate in various drills the teacher leads them through. This lesson...
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Sam Shrimp: Digraphs shr, squ and thr

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this digraphs worksheet, learners read a story about Sam Shrimp in which letters are missing from 10 words. Students use the digraphs shr, squ or thr to complete the words in the story.
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Eensy Weensy Spider

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood compare and contrast worksheet, students examine a picture of a spider and determine whether it is going up or down. Students use 2 other pictures to help them make their selection and then write the word "up" or...
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Complete the Story

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this cloze activity activity, students use 10 Dolch words from a word bank at the top of the page to complete a paragraph. They complete a paragraph about the first day of school.
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Color Schemes - Interior Design

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students discover the effects of color.
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The Sorcerer's Apprentice

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders listen to "The Sorcerer's Apprentice". Using the music, they identify the high and low parts in the orchestal composition. They compare the elements of a story to the piece of music and respond to the music and state how...
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Working with Clay

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate how to work with clay after examine the book "Being Friendly to Trees." They make a clay square which they decorate with leaves that they find while taking a nature walk. They glaze their artwork and then...
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People Colors

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are introduced to the concept of multiculturalism. They explore "colors" of people in a book The Colors of Us by Karen Katz. Students experience the ingredients and materials for Rainbow Stew.
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Harriet The Spy

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the style of diary writing as its own genre of literature. They read Harriet The Spy in order to have a text for this literature study. Students use the skill of prediction to preview the story, and then...
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Singing II

For Teachers 4th
In this music worksheet, 4th graders study terminology associated with vocal music. Students are then asked to complete five multiple choice questions and provided with one extra credit option.
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Adjective Mix and Match

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this adjectives and opposites practice worksheet, students match adjectives to their opposites and write adjectives in original sentences using them appropriately.
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Alphabet People

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students create alphabet people out of pipe cleaners, hole punchers, white paper, crayons, and tape. In this alphabet people lesson plan, students then complete activities with the letter of their alphabet person.
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Sexual Exploitation: Day 2

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars evaluate human psychology by answering sexual health study questions. For this exploitation lesson, students identify the main causes for sexual assault, the best ways to deal with it at the time and how to prevent it from...
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Zz is for Zipper

For Students K - 2nd
In this printing instructional activity, learners form the upper and lowercase letter Z. Students also color in two pictures, follow a Connect-the-Dots picture, and count words.
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Zz is for Zebra

For Students K - 2nd
In this printing worksheet, students form 11 upper and lowercase letter Z's. Students color in pictures of words beginning with the letter and write two rows of Z's on their own.
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Simulation: Norse Scratchings

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners discover the meaning of a Norse runic message as they study a Vikings unit. In this Norse alphabet lesson plan, students decode a runic message as a part of a study about Vikings. Learners earn the letters to decode the message...
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Fish Collages

For Teachers K - 5th
Students discuss sea life and what lives in the ocean. They examine patterns, and create fish collages using ripped construction paper.
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Word Family Arrows

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify correct word families. In this word families educational game, students practice matching words to the correct word family.
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Building Two Literature Pyramids

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create literature pyramids. They read selections of various societies, eras, and ideas. They complete two pyramid sheets for the same literary element including either plot, character, setting, or theme. They color-code their...
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The Year of the Rabbit

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore a portion of the Chinese Zodiac with projects centered around the year of the rabbit. Students research types of rabbits, actual and fictional. Working in groups, they create a written or multimedia presentation.