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Antonyms, synonyms and homophones
Shed light on what antonyms, synonyms, and homophones are. In this lesson, upper elementary schoolers create pairs using an antonym, a homophone, and/or a synonym. Then they play an antonym matching game.
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Nuts for Peanuts: Peanut Plants, Peanut Timeline, and Peanut-s-timation!
Young scholars complete a timeline. In this peanuts lesson, students read A Short Peanut History and use this resource to make a timeline of the history of the peanut. Young scholars can grow peanuts in the classroom or make various...
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Plagiarism
Don't get caught plagiarizing! Before starting your research unit, use this lesson to help your young writers identify plagiarism. The truth is, many kids don't even realize when they're doing it! They practice citing sources when...
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Faces of Climate Change
Sometimes, the best solution to a problem can be found by walking in someone else's shoes. Here, scholars use character cards to take on the roles of people around the world. They determine how their character's...
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Presidential Places Quilt
Students design historical quilts. In this presidential history lesson, students research past presidents and landmarks named for them. Students create quilt squares to represent the landmarks and piece all of them together in a large...
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The Daily Idiom
What is an idiom? Learners identify and read common idioms. They discuss what idioms are, and are given a black line master embedded in the plan that has 100 common idioms. Next, they complete "The Daily Idiom" worksheet, which is...
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What’s a Square Foot Anyway? Laying Out the Design Plan
Clever! Participants don square-foot cardboard shoes to mark out the rain garden plot that they have spent the last few weeks designing. In this way, they are practicing scale modeling as well! Note that this lesson is part of a unit,...
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Helping Others
Teach the skills, phrases, and responses necessary to help another person. Your autistic learner will practice specific phrases and responses in simulated situations where an adult or peer needs assistance. The exercise includes helpful...
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Dewey Decimal System
Students examine the Dewey Decimal System. In this Dewey Decimal System instructional activity, students participate in a Dewey Decimal System competition in order to learn how books are categorized in the library.
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Suspension Bridge Drawing Lesson
Young scholars study the basic artistic styles of suspension bridges. They follow step-by-step instructions to draw a suspension bridge. Students discover volcabulary related to the architecture of bridges. They examine websites of bridges.
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Me on the Map Lesson 2
Students analyze and interpret maps, globes and geographic information systems to define and identify cities, counties, states, countries and continents to create a booklet called me on the map. They also determine and calculate the...
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Literature
Students read a book that is recommended on the Internet, then write their appreciation of what they have read. They send their opinion about others' written appreciation through the e-mail.
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Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
Pupils identify productive resources that are important to migrant workers. In this lesson on resources, students give examples of natural resources, human resources and capital resources that apply to migrant workers. This lesson has...
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Road To Roota
Did you know that there are comic books that can help learners discover economic concepts like supply and demand. The format of this lesson is highly engaging and enables them to discover how economics can be an exciting field of study....
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A Special Place
Students research distinctive homes and habitats of the past and present using electronic and library resources. They then design innovative new homes and habitats for the future, synthesizing information discovered from research.
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Calculator Puzzle Patterns
It's no secret that being able to competently use a calculator is an important skill. In this math lesson, young mathematicians learn how to use the counting constant function on their calculators to explore patterns and relationships...
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Multiplication Bingo
While just a game to review multiplication facts, this lesson could be a useful tool in the classroom. After pupils have been introduced to the concept of multiplication, they could use this game to cement their knowledge.
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Reading, Writing, and Math in Daily Living
Learners use reading, math, and writing skills to complete this activity in which they make chocolate chip cookies. This instructional activity seeks to tie real-life skills to classroom learning to make curriculum more meaningful. While...
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Eyes on South Dakota: Internet and Power Point Lesson
Students research a historical person in South Dakota. They utilize online library networks to search articles, books, magazines, etc. Students create a PowerPoint slide about the historical person they have studied. They import...
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Simple Internet Searching - Lesson 1
Students formulate strategies for locating information by identifying keywords and subject headings and by listing the steps to follow in carrying out information searches. They locate and access information from pre-selected sites.
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Philanthropy is Everywhere Lesson 4: Careers in Philanthropy
Students discover career opportunities in the non-profit sector. They look at local business to determine compare and contrast for profit and non-profit businesses. They participate in a non-profit job fair.
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Geo Jammin' - Day 2, Lesson 4: Sing a Song of Shapes
Students learn five songs to define and develop understanding of the attributes of two- and three-dimensional figures and the meaning of mathematical terms. They classify objects as either two- or three-dimensional, through the use of...
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Independent - To Be or Not Top Be - Day 1, Lesson 2: Scavenger Hunt
Fifth graders research the thirteen significant events that lead to the start of the American Revolution.
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Closer To the Ground Lesson 1: Sharing the Wealth
Young scholars examine the meaning of philanthropy. They look at specific needs and determine the process of requesting grants from various foundations. They determine a need within the school community and write a grant application or...
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