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Big Snowball Fight
Learners complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Big Snowball Fight. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have discussions,...
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Oh, Say Can You See...
Students explore the meaning behind "The Star-Spangled Banner." In this music lesson, students sing the first verse of the national anthem and watch several performances of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Students define several vocabulary...
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Build a Word
Students explore new words through letters or letter groups. In this lesson about words, students use index cards to build new words. Each index card contains one letter or letter group. Students utilize different strategies like...
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Character and their Significance
Students read short stories and write a response to the story about the character and their significance. In this character lesson plan, students also create a poster to represent their character.
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Monsters
Students explore the idea of 'monsters' in society. In this character lesson, students define what a monster is, what purpose they serve and why they are necessary. They will go on the read Beowulf and Grendel and design their own...
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Twain: An American Humorist
Learners examine American humor and character through analysis of works by Mark Twain. In this cross curricular lesson, students develop a definition of American humor and determine how and why some consider Twain the 'first truly...
Cornell University
Constructing and Visualizing Topographic Profiles
Militaries throughout history have used topography information to plan strategies, yet many pupils today don't understand it. Scholars use Legos and a contour gauge to understand how to construct and visualize topographic profiles. This...
iCivics
So You Think You Can Argue
What defines an argument, and how can someone properly formulate a counterargument? This resource provides two options—an interactive PowerPoint presentation or worksheet—that will support your learners as they begin to explore how to...
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Walk Two Moons: Hook and Concept of a Frame Story
As an introduction to Sharon Creexh's Walk Two Moons, a volunteer dons a pair of boots and walks about the classroom.Observers then ponder the axiom, Don't judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccasins. Their collaborative...
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Vocabulary Cards 2nd Grade M-Z
Math vocabulary has never been easier to understand! Use vocabulary cards to bring word walls to your classroom, helping kids make the connection between important math terms and easy-to-understand illustrations.
ESL Writing
Paraphrase with Synonyms
What's another word for paraphrasing? Ask your pupils to put their minds to work in order to replace underlined words in a series of sentences with appropriate synonyms.
Intel
Choreographing Math
Leaners investigate families of linear functions through dance. They choreograph dance moves to model nine unique linear functions of their choosing. Using their dance moves, teams create a video presentation complete with music and...
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Where Did My Lunch Come From? A U.S. Regional Tour
Students explore the five regions of the United States. In this social studies lesson, students discuss the regions and the states located in that region. Students discuss the types of food produced in each region and analyze a school...
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ESL: Beginning Vocabulary Matching
Beginning English Learners match 10 line-drawn pictures of basic nouns with their names, such as kite, airplane, goat, and igloo. Indefinite articles are included, so this exercise also provides reinforcement for the a/an rule.
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ESL: Classmates Survey
Get your beginning English Learners moving with this class survey. They ask each other the 8 questions provided to find out "How many of your classmates..." Good practice for asking questions that start with"Do you..." including "make...
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ESL: Practice Using Present Progressive Tense
Small, cartoonish pictures of people expressing emotions and actions (blowing his nose, holding her head and frowning, dancing, smiling) provide the basis for writers to describe the feelings and experiences taking place. Help your ESL...
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Symmetry in Nature and Congruent Shapes All Around
Second graders explore symmetry and congruent shapes. In this math lesson, 2nd graders identify examples of symmetry and congruent shapes in nature. Students take photographs and create a multimedia presentation of symmetry and congruent...
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Factoring Trinomials
Students factor trinomials using specific steps. In this algebra lesson plan, students factor polynomials following the steps on a smart lesson plan. They review important vocabulary to help with solving the problems.
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Appreciating the Language and Interpreting the Meaning of Hamlet's Soliloquy
Learners analyze Hamlet's soliloquy, "To be or not to be." In this Hamlet lesson, students define unfamiliar words in the soliloquy and interpret the lines. Learners then read the lines aloud and identify descriptive words. Students...
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Identifying Prepositions
Seventh graders explore language arts by analyzing sentences written by their classmates. In this prepositions lesson, 7th graders read an assigned text and identify the prepositions used throughout the writing. Students listen to their...
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Isolated Children and their Development
Students analyze a case study. In this child development instructional activity, students read case studies on children who are isolated and their development. Students break into groups, read the case study, and summarize their...
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Introduce: The Suffixes -ion, -tion- and -ness
Learners study language. For this word making lesson, students discover the meaning of the suffixes: -ion, -tion, and -ness. They work in small groups to create a list of words using these suffixes. This lesson includes modifications for...
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Introduce: The Prefix mis-
Students explore words. In this prefixes lesson, students discover the meaning of the prefix mis-. They work as a class to come up with various words that contain this prefix. This lesson includes modifications for advanced students,...
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Introduce: The Prefix pre-
Students study language. In this word making lesson, students discover the meaning of the prefix pre-. They work in small groups to create a list of words that use this prefix. This lesson includes modifications for advanced students,...