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Teaching The Great Gatsby: A Common Core Close Reading Seminar

For Teachers 11th - 12th
The 41 slides in a professional development seminar model how to use close reading techniques to examine the many layers of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. In addition to passages from the novel, slides provide biographical...
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Water Paintings

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use water to paint pictures outdoors. In this water painting activity, students paint pavement and observe how water evaporates. They compare painting in sunny versus shady locations. They also use sponges to observe the...
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Eyes on the Prize Lesson 1: The Philosophy of Nonviolence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of nonviolent demonstration. In this Civil Rights Movement activity, students investigate examples of injustice and discuss the philosophy of nonviolence fueled by leaders of the movement. Students apply...
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Footbag - Lesson 2 - Toe Pick

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Footbag (hacky sack) lesson two of five is about learning how to do toe picks. Learn toe picks, practice toe picks, and then practice some more. Footbag is not as easy as some might think. Foot-eye coordination must be developed. But...
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Physical Bean Bag

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students practice throwing beanbags at moving targets. They work in pairs and aim at particular targets. They participate in a game utilizing the color of the beanbag and their dexterity.
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Fantasy Flickball Team

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this game worksheet, students cut out football characters and play a game with marbles. The object of the game is to knock over the other team's players. This is a non academic, just-for-fun activity. Directions given are somewhat...
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bear puzzle

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this bear puzzle learning exercise, learners cut and color a picture of a bear. The puzzle has 3 parts. There are no directions, but it appears to be a 3-part puzzle to assemble correctly.
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Find the Twins: Castles

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this castles identical matching instructional activity, students examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Find the Twins: Birthday Cakes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this birthday cake identical matching worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Find the Twins: Baseball

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this baseball identical matching worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Find the Twins: Cats

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this cats identical matching worksheet, students examine 6 pictures of cats and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Find the Twins: Drums

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this drums identical matching worksheet, students examine 6 pictures of drums and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Maze: Help the Surfer Land on the Beach

For Students K - 1st
For this surfing maze, students trace a path in an easy maze to help a surfer land on the beach. Students color the picture maze any way they want.
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Find the Twins: Stars

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this stars identical matching worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Find the Twins: Flowers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this flowers identical matching worksheet, learners examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike
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Find the Twins: Fish

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this fish identical matching instructional activity, students examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike
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Find the Twins: Elephants

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this elephants identical matching worksheet, students examine 6 pictures and use problem solving skills to identify the 2 that are exactly alike.
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Mountain Maze

For Students 1st - 4th
In this mountain maze activity, students challenge themselves to complete the puzzle as they employ problem solving skills to find the correct route through the maze to the top of the mountain.
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Butterfly Maze

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this maze worksheet, students follow a path from the start to the end point in a butterfly shaped maze. The maze is of medium difficulty.
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Dolphin Maze

For Students 4th - 5th
In this dolphin maze worksheet, learners trace a path from start to finish in a challenging maze that is in the shape of a dolphin.
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Tracing Three Shapes

For Students Pre-K - K
In this tracing worksheet, students trace a heart, star, and pentagon four times each. The shapes are on standard primary lines.
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Trace the Slanted Lines

For Students Pre-K
In this tracing activity, students trace 3 slanted lines in a picture of children sledding down a hill. Students are instructed to trace from top to bottom.
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Trace the Slanted Lines

For Students Pre-K
In this tracing lines worksheet, students trace 3 slanted lines from bottom to top. This will complete a picture of wagons going up a hill.
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Practice Tracing Lines (Straight)

For Students Pre-K
In this tracing worksheet, students trace 3 dotted straight lines from top to bottom. The lines will complete a picture of falling leaves.

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