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Let's Go Consumer Shopping

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders rotate through various centers designed to practice consumer math skills. They complete a task card at stations simulating consumer transactions that would take place at toy store, grocery store, restaurant or school store.
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Organizational Patterns: Comparison and Contrast Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write an essay comparing and contrasting their school experiences. Through guided practice, they create an outline of their elementary school experience and middle school experience. Using their outlines, students synthesize...
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Vocabulary: Going Out To a Restaurant

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students learn the importance of specific, powerful vocabulary by completing 10 sentences with the best word choice. All sentences pertain to dining in a restaurant. More than one answer may be correct but...
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Reading Comprehension

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage and answer questions based on the main idea of the passage. Students answer 4 questions about the passage.
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Let's Go Camping!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discuss the necessities for a camping trip. In this camping simulation lesson, students identify what supplies to take with them on a camping trip and read the rules and regulations for campers. Young scholars assign roles...
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ESL Holiday Lessons: National Sandwich Day

For Students 6th - 10th
In this language skills worksheet, students read an article regarding National Sandwich Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill-in-the-blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30 short...
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LESSON 3: The Many Shades of Our World

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize that people have many different types of skin color.
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Durban

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students read an excerpt about Durban which is located in South Africa. Then they define seven adjectives listed and respond to seven questions related to the excerpt read. Finally, students complete the story by...
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Using a Dictionary - Definitions

For Students 7th - 10th
In this dictionary activity, students use a dictionary to answer the questions or complete the sentences. There are 5 questions on this page.
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Condiment Diver: The World's Simplest Cartesian Diver

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine buoyancy.  For this density lesson students form a hypothesis, collect data and draw a conclusion using the data. 
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Volunteering Our Time

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars participate in a service learning project. In this philanthropy lesson, students volunteer their time at a local soup kitchen and reflect upon the experience in a journal.
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Verb Tense: At a Restaurant

For Students 5th - 6th
In this verb tense worksheet, students complete ten sentences with the correct tense of the verb in parentheses. All sentences are about eating in a restaurant. This is an on-line interactive worksheet.
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Oil Spill

For Students 8th - 12th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 7-paragraph article about the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill and respond to 5 short answer questions. Vocabulary words and definitions are included.
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Baby Peanut Plants

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Science is a subject ripe with opportunities to read informational text. Kids read to learn about peanuts! They read an informational passage, fill out two comprehension worksheets, and then conduct a lab experiment on a peanut. The...
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Modal Verbs

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this modal verbs worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with the correct modal verb and choose its function. Students complete 8 problems total.
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Breaking News English: McDonald's Pulls Out of Iceland

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "McDonald's Pulls Out of Iceland," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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Earth Day Trash Survey Unit

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students develop an action plan to prevent trash from becoming a problem in the future.
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You Are What You Eat (Middle School)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders determine what their ideal weights should be and how many calories should be consumed daily to obtain the ideal weight and/or maintain it. They research and prepare 20 cards regarding nutritional needs, obesity, and health...
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PICKING PEANUTS

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create sentences, using words printed on pictures of peanuts. They are explained that the peanut is not really a nut, but a legume, related to beans and peas. Students are also told that the first peanuts grew in Brazil. They...
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Cooking on a Budget

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explain if they like expensive or less expensive brands. They choose and eat a complete meal and evaluate themselves on its cost, nutrition and taste.
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Microbes and Health

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders become acquainted with the concept of how microorganisms cause disease. They role play that some class members have exhibited some alarming symptoms. Groups must determine which disease the symptoms are pointing to.
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Keeping Warm

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders measure the temperature of water using a thermometer. They record the temperatures of water on a chart. Students use the temperature data to determine which materials are the best conductors of heat. They discuss their...
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Setting up an Enrichment System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students earn incentives from local businesses for both academics and good behavior.
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Collect the Eggs Game

For Teachers K - 2nd
In this Eggs Game worksheet, students cut out and put together the game board, tokens, cards and game spinner. Students try to collect the most eggs cards while playing the game.