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Mrs. Burgess

End of the Year Geometry Projects

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Geometry students will be ecstatic about these engaging and enlightening end-of-the-year projects! Types of project ideas include interviewing a geometer, an ABCs of geometry poster, an engineering lab report, and origami work. 
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BBC

The Role of a Monarch (key stage 2 and 3)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What makes a good monarch? Elementary and middle schoolers examine popular symbols of the British monarchy before designing a television advertisement about the qualities needed in a monarch. Next, they write poems using metaphors and...
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University of Minnesota

Attention and Sensory Processing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Ever wondered how your brain manages all of the information it receives every second of every day? The sights, the sounds, the smells ... each one filed away for later use or moved to the front of the line so your body can react. Through...
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US Department of Veterans Affairs

Veterans Day

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Teaching class members all about the importance and meaning behind Veterans Day with an informative resource. Pupils complete a classroom activity guide and individual research to learn more about the brave men and women who defend the...
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Social Media Toolbox

Reporting with Social Media

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What does it take to create news stories that are both informative and objective? Aspiring journalists walk the line between engagement and activism with activity 15 of a 16-part series titled The Social Media Toolbox. Grouped pupils...
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Describing Egypt

Temple of Isis (Philae)

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
How did the Temple of Isis change throughout history? The resource discusses how architecture changed purposes over the time periods of the Pharaonic Era and the Greco-Roman Era. It gives a glimpse into what life was like and provides...
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ABCya

Sugar, Sugar - Christmas

For Students 3rd - 8th
The holidays wouldn't complete without lots of sugar and a little bit of strategy! A logic game challenges players to distribute falling sugar into a varying number of mugs using lines drawn from their mouse.
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ABCya

Super Santa

For Students 2nd - 5th
Forget Rudolph—Santa's flight pattern depends on you! Holiday gamers click their mouses to collect presents and keep Santa aloft through giant candy canes.
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ABCya

Super Santa Junior

For Students Pre-K - 3rd
Can you help Santa collect all the presents in time for Christmas Eve? A fun, clicky game prompts players to get Santa through the dangerous candy canes and into the safe path of floating gifts and stars.
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Health Smart Virginia

Socially Conscious Social Networking

For Teachers 8th
A powerful, award-winning video launches a lesson about socially conscious social networking. After watching the video and engaging in a full class discussion, individuals share their ideas about healthy social networking in a podcast or...
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Curated OER

Author's Purpose

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders determine the meaning of author's purpose. In this author's purpose lesson plan, 5th graders apply the PIE (persuade, inform, entertain) strategy to determine why an author wrote a piece of writing. They examine passages...
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Curated OER

Breaking Through to the Other Side

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders research women who have broken barriers in areas such as sports, politics, or entertainment, and create pages for a book on women who have broken barriers titled "Ladies First."
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Curated OER

What in the World Is Snowboarding?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students research the sport of snowboarding in-depth, and divide into small groups to create an entertaining, multimedia newsletter on the sport.
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Curated OER

Hot Dog Clown Trick

For Teachers K
Students explore the actions and tricks used by clowns to entertain and fool others. A clown prop is created and a trick practiced to mimic the clown's activities. The presentation is made to family members.
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Curated OER

Fantastic Journeys

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design a theme park attraction based on a fantastic journey from literature, film, or their own imaginations. They plan a multi-million dollar attraction based on a fantastic voyage from popular culture entertainment.
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Curated OER

Making A Dot, Without Making A Dot

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars create Dots without making dots in this interestingly entertaining Art activity for the early-elementary classroom. The activity emphasizes the use of the book "The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds. Links for products and more...
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Curated OER

War and Music

For Students 6th - 7th
In this making connections worksheet, students read a cluster outline about war and music. Ideas include how war is represented in music and how it is used as entertainment for soldiers.
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Curated OER

Author's Purpose

For Students 4th - 6th
In this worksheet on determining the purpose of writing, students read 3 short paragraphs and choose whether they were written to persuade, inform or entertain.
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Curated OER

Represent Numbers, Joining, More/Less

For Students 3rd - 5th
Have your learners practice their simple addition and recognizing larger and smaller quantities with this fun and simple exercise. Counting apples is an entertaining way for them to show off their skills!
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Curated OER

Thinking About Credit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the concept of credit. In this credit lesson, students discuss what it means to buy items using credit. Middle schoolers discuss how interest accrues and how much is really being paid with a credit card. Students...
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Curated OER

Making a Spreadsheet

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars explore spreadsheet software.  In this personal finance and computer technology activity, students develop a vacation spreadsheet on the computer.  Young scholars represent hotel, food, transportation, and...
Organizer
Curated OER

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

For Students 7th - 10th
In this Harry Potter worksheet, students complete a project. Students design their own school with the curriculum, its physical location, design and management, school uniform, school rules, recreation and entertainment, occupations and...
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Curated OER

Magical Creatures

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students investigate entertaining characters within stories. In this writing lesson plan, students review nouns and adjectives and discuss magical characters. Students ask themselves questions about their selected characters and...
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Curated OER

Lesson 1: Identifying an Author's Purpose

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Different types of text are written for very different reasons. Learners discuss the differences in writing to entertain, to inform, and to persuade their audiences. They work on identifying the author's purpose by reading and charting...

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