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Life Skills Lesson Plans

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Sometimes the most important things teachers can teach their students are life skills.
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The Fall of Rome

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A study of the fall of the Roman Empire can lead students on an interesting exploration of history.
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The Impressionist Movement

For Teachers 4th - 8th
A study of the Impressionist Movement will enhance any European history class.
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The Polar Express

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Here are some ways to include "The Polar Express" into your holiday curriculum
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Volcanoes

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the concept of plate tectonics. In the process they embark in research and construction of a volcano. They complete a web quest while assessing how to research, give oral reports, and create a product.
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Breaking News English: Cadbury's Chocolate

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Cadbury's chocolate worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions,...
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Breaking News English: East Asia Summit

For Students 5th - 10th
In this East Asia Summit instructional activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion...
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ESL/ELL Activities - "Vodofone's Vending Machine Mobile Phones"

For Students 10th - 12th
In this ESL/ELL reading and discussion instructional activity, students read or listen to an article entitled, "Vodafone's Vending Machine Mobile Phones." They discuss the article and complete a variety of activities based on their...
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Poetry for the Elementary Classroom

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Use Shel Silverstein's poem "Batty" to introduce poetry to young readers. This lesson is not formatted well, but the plan does suggest learners memorize a poem, recite the poem individually, and then recite the poem as a class. Poetry...
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Lesson Plan to Accompany Psalm of Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze the poem, "Psalm of Life," by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. They create a Footsteps Quilt, developing quilt squares to represent each goal and gift they would leave as a gift to humanity.
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Making Plans: A Line-up Role-play

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils engage in a role-playing activity that focuses on conversation skills when using the telephone. They practice being one of two groups, callers and receivers, for the purpose of making plans with each other. There is a dialog page...
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"Declaration (of a Kgomotso Girl)"

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore the poem, "Declaration."  Students discuss how elements of poetry such as tone work to convey meaning. Young scholars compare and contrast their lives and the lives of the poem's characters from South Africa.
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The Jungle Book Pt. 4: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 7th - 12th
Quiz your class on "The White Seal," part 4 of The Jungle Book, with this resource. Learners respond to ten surface level questions about the story and receive immediate online feedback. You'll need to look closely at the content of the...
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Paradise Lost: Cloze Procedure

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Readers participate in a cloze procedure of John Milton’s Paradise Lost.  A detailed rationale of and directions for using the procedure are included with the passage template.
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Global Happiness Through Music

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discover their cultural and musical identities by collecting data and make journal entries. They create music artist booklet highlighting their musical tastes. Students perform music selection for an audience.
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ReQuest and Motor Imaging with My Side of the Mountain

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read "My Side of the Mountain." They create a pantomime using vocabulary words from the story. Students create three questions about the reading. They discuss the passage they read and act out words to help them better...
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Inverse Trigonometric Functions-Using a Calculator

For Students 10th
In this geometry instructional activity, 10th graders use a calculator to evaluate the inverse of a trigonometric function. The one page interactive instructional activity contains ten questions. Answers and hints are included. 
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The Farmer's Problem

For Students 7th - 10th
In this farmer's problem, students determine the maximum area that can be enclosed under given circumstances.  This one-page worksheet contains 1 problem.  The answer is provided.
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Interior Angles of Polygons

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online math worksheet, students determine the interior angles of polygons given their exterior measurements. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into...
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Nifty Thrifty Fifty Vocabulary

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students review new vocabulary. In this vocabulary lesson, students are introduced to the "nifty thrifty fifty" vocabulary words, their definitions, and the meanings of their prefix, suffix, and root words. The fifty words are split into...
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All About Me

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the characteristics of an autobiography. After reading excerpts from "The Diary of Anne Frank", they discuss how two people can see the same event in different ways and write about the event in the journals...
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Subject/Verb Agreement

For Students 7th - 10th
In this grammar worksheet, students choose and circle the correct verb that makes fifteen sentences grammatically correct. Students make sure each verb agrees with its subject.
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Choosing the Correct Verb

For Students 4th - 6th
In this grammar worksheet, students choose and circle the appropriate verb in fifteen sentences that make each one grammatically correct.
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Various words and phrases: 8

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this various words and phrases worksheet, students complete the sentences with various words and phrases. Students fill in the blanks for 10 sentences total.