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Polymer Lesson Plans

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Try these hands on lessons dealing with polymers to get students thinking chemistry and the structure of molecules.
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Creating a Great Relationship With Students and Parents

For Teachers K - 6th
There are easy ways to create a positive relationship with students and their parents.
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Meeting the Needs of ELL Students in the Literature Classroom

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
ELL students can benefit when literature teachers use simple techniques to make lessons more accessible.
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Helping Students With Emotional Challenges

For Teachers 1st - 6th
How to help the emotional student function normally in class.
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Homeschooling Chronicles - Sibling Bonding

For Teachers 1st - 6th
When siblings homeschool together, the bonding really begins.
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Meeting Your Students' Learning Needs With Differentiated Instruction

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Here are three ideas to help differentiate classroom instruction.
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What’s in an Idiom?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Illustrate the colloquial and literal meaning of an idiom
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Using Reader's Theater in the Classroom

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Here are some suggestions for using Reader's Theater in the classroom.
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How Can You Stay Fit?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students identify ways that cardiovascular fitness is achieved and maintained. In this cardiovascular health lesson plan, students discuss what aerobic exercise is and list various activities which address cardiovascular fitness....
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Endangered Species - Can We Help Them Survive?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students, in groups, select an animal that has been identified as endangered and then identify its characteristics. They discuss why the animal has become endangered, evaluate adaptations for its survival and include an illustration.
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Balloon Fun

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners conduct an experiment with balloons and skewers. They speculate the reasons for the balloon's reactions to the skewers and write about their observations.
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"Geometry With Quilts"

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the geometry of quilts. They discuss the history of quilting, design two nine-patch squares, exchange one design on an Internet bulletin board, and construct a hot pad that is quilted.
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Gardening in Containers

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars plant a garden. In this gardening instructional activity, students use containers to plant a garden. This instructional activity provides a good source of information for teachers who wish to begin their class's own...
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Zoo Animal Experts

For Teachers K
As part of an exploration of zoo animals, kindergarteners conduct research on their favorite animal and compile their information. Learners write about their animal in a journal and create a trading card. The culminating activity is a...
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Horror Tales: What Makes Them Spooky?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Before you jump into this lesson, be aware there is little to work with. That being said, the ideas are solid and will be brought to life with a little Halloween spirit. Learners examine horror as a sub-genre, and contemplate what makes...
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Kennedy's New Frontier (5)

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive American history worksheet, high schoolers answer 13 fill in the blank questions regarding the Kennedy presidency. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Printing Border Patterns

For Teachers K - 12th
Students design printing blocks with patterns cut with scissors and/or Speedball Linozip Cutters. They print colorful repeating, alternating or tessellating pattern designs of difficulty appropriate for their age level.
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Clothing: Picture and Word Match

For Students K - 1st
In this clothing word/picture matching activity, students cut out 36 cards. Each card has a picture of an article of clothing or the word name. Students match the cards.
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Mechanical Monsters

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars experiment try to build a Lego car.  In this physical science lesson students present and demonstrate the vehicle that they constructed. 
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Characteristics of Materials

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine everyday materials by utilizing educational software. In this group analysis lesson, students identify several different fabrics and materials used in everyday life. Students participate in a computer activity in which...
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Junkyard Wars: Mechanical Monsters

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine slope and build a Lego car that can take a steep slope. In this mechanics lesson students build a car and demonstrate them in class and describe what they did.
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Decorate A Tree

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students decorate a tree with ornaments which represent different locomotion skills such as crab walk, stretches, jump rope, and jumping jacks. Great for holiday week.
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Landscape Book

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create a three-dimensional book about landscapes. They must show their understanding of shape, color and balance.
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Circulatory System Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify the different parts of the circulatory system and their function. They work together to create their own model of the system and use it to determine the rate of blood flow. They answer questions related to their...

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