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Homophone Practice
Fourth graders practice their spelling skills by completing a spelling homophone activity. For this homophone lesson, 4th graders discuss easily-confused word spellings. Students write sentences using homophones. Students complete the...
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What Animals Live in the Rice Paddy?
Students listen to a story about turtles leaving a rice field to go to sea. In this literacy and social science lesson plan, students discuss the story, write a sentence describing each turtle, and draw a picture of the turtle's home in...
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Carousel on Democracy
Fifth graders examine the municipal, provincial, federal levels of government. They study the process of making a presentation to a level of government.
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K Is for Keelboat
Fifth graders investigate the significance of the keelboat in the Lewis and Clark expedition. They define the key themes of the expedition and classify them in prescribed format, an ABC book.
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Maggie's Earth Adventures Unit
Students practice math, science, Spanish, and grammar skills using computer based activities in this unit of lessons. They experience lessons at different levels while tracking their progress using the attached progress chart.
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Looking and Learning in the Art Museum
Young scholars take a trip to the local art museum. They discuss an artist's use of the elements of art in a work of art. Students are explained the difference between looking at a reproduction of work of art and looking at the...
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A Man of Integrity and Courage
Students read one of the most important articles in modern medical history on the importance of conducting research in an ethical manner that includes participants who give informed consent.
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A Balloon Dance
Students identify three different levels of movement and sensation of buoyancy, respond spontaneously in movement to the stimuli of imagery and feelings, and formulate his or her own unique sequence of movements based on personal...
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Mary Had A Little Lamb
Fourth graders listen and observe the role play of the various versions of the poem. They take notes while listening and observing and develop their own versions of "Mary Had a Little Lamb".
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Fourth graders read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow aloud, make predictions, compare characters, discuss plot and setting, and rewrite the ending to the story.
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The Evolution of Arkansas Elementary Education
Fourth graders interview older citizens to discover earlier educational history. They write essays based on their interviews.
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Couch Potato or Inertia Victim?
Sixth graders how primary research is carried out. They design a simple survey questionnaire to interview people about their week average television watching time. They analyze the results and write a report based on the information.
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Archeological Thinking
Sixth graders review the differences between a historian and archaeolgists. At a recent archaeological dig site, they examine the artifacts and determine their usage. In groups, they are given a bag full of artifacts and write down what...
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Peacemakers ABC Banner
Middle schoolers research the life of a man killed by gangs. They discuss ways to solve problems in a peaceful manner. They create banners that show words of peace.
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Things About Me
Students watch as the teacher explains how to use a storyboard to plan a PowerPoint presentation. They examine how to use clip art, background colors, and at least one transition before creating a PowerPoint presentation according to the...
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Class Alphabet Book
Students are introduced to the Kid Pix software program and its templates. With a partner, they use the internet find a picture that starts with each letter of the alphabet. They practice saying and reading the words to their partner for...
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Paper Making and Stories
Students create a handmade paper using pre-soaked paper pulp and a screen. They then decorate the paper using water color paint and brushes in a style that expresses ideas from a reading of, "Miss Rumphius" by Barbara Cooney.
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What's Real And What's Not? Assessing Refugee Facts And Myths
Students examine language used in media to describe refugees, and identify how and why myths and misnomers are spread as facts.
Students then identify where refugees go and countries that support them.
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Ending At Owl Creek
Pupils engage in a reading of "An Occurrence At Owl Creek" in order to work on the reading comprehension skills of prediction with looking at the ending. They predict the next events leading to the ending and summarize how it could...
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Alphabetizing Words Beginning with R and S
Learners alphabetize words that begin with R and S. In this alphabetizing lesson, students complete a worksheet in which they alphabetize words that end with R and S. After a classroom discussion about how to alphabetize, learners...
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Grammar: Adding a Prefix and Suffix
Fourth graders practice adding a prefix and/or suffix to base words. In this spelling review lesson, 4th graders review how to add a prefix and suffix to a word and complete a worksheet demonstrating their learning.
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Here's an Instant Activity for February 19, 2007
Sixth graders complete a writing sentences activity using words that contain Latin roots. In this Latin roots lesson, 6th graders write words containing Latin roots. Students then write the words into sentences.
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Instant Spelling Activity - Grade 4
Fourth graders brainstorm and write suffixes and prefixes for the word "friend." Students discuss the concept, then complete a related worksheet found on a link in the lesson.
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Spelling Practice: ow and ou Words
Fifth graders complete activities for ou and ow words. In this ou/ow words activity, 5th graders practice ou and ow words by completing the 'instant activity.' Students complete a crossword puzzle activity for ou and ow words.