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Fragments, Comma Splices, and Fused Sentences
This excellent resource has the audience focus on ways to create complete sentences. As the presentation progresses, they see many examples of sentences that are fragments, run-ons, and ones that are punctuated incorrectly. They then...
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Exploring Equivalent Fractions
An extensive lesson plan explores equivalent fractions and is intended for three 60-minute periods. Young mathematicians compare and order fractions with like and unlike denominators. Included are worksheets, assessments, and answer...
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Fantastic Fractions
Groups of learners create an animation illustrating fractions using common objects. They choose everyday objects that they can divide into fractions. They take pictures of the objects dividing into fractions and create an animation with...
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Comparing Fractions with Objects and Pictures
Scholars will compare fractions using objects and pictures. They view pre-made pictures and concrete objects of fractions. Then use small white boards to draw pictorial representations of fractions.
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Whole Numbers, Fractions, and Decimals
Elementary and middle schoolers participate in an assignment to explore the concept of division and having a remainder. They also practice division problems using decimals and fractions without a remainder.
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Fragments, Comma Splices, and Fused Sentences
Identifying when to use commas, semicolons and other forms of punctuation can be difficult for students. This 10 question activity which relates to sentence fragments, could be used to help students identify correct use of punctuation.
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Fact Or Opinion
Groups of junior highers find newspaper articles which contain both facts and opinions, and present examples of each to the class. The focus is on discerning between fact and opinion. Two excellent worksheets are embedded in the plan...
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Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Challenge your students with this activity on misplaced and dangling modifiers. This 20 question worksheet could be used after a lesson on this topic to cement students' understanding.
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Astronomy Day from McDonald Observatory Solar System Scale Activity
Add a visual aid to your solar system lessons. Enthusiastic astronomers create a model depicting the nine planets and their distance from the sun.
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Party!
What could be more fun than two birthday parties in one day? Compare and contrast two parties with a short reading passage and a graphic organizer that focuses on character, setting, and events from the story.
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MS Math Multiplying Fractions
Students investigate the concept of fractions using the application of a word problem. The concept is taught by giving a word problem that needs to be solved. The lesson plan requires strong reading comprehension and logical thinking...
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EZ Fractions
Students become familiar with fractions, and have a meaningful experience to relate them to. They write fractions, and identify numerators and denominators.
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Place the First Digit of the Quotient
In this division activity, students solve division word problems. They divide one digit numbers into three digit numbers. There are six problems to solve.
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Practice With Commas
The instructions say to put commas where they belong, and that is just what your class will do as they practice comma placement and use. There are 20 sentences in desperate need of commas and four extensions exercises where comma use is...
E Reading Worksheets
Don't Tell. Show!
As part of a study of narrative writing, young story tellers are asked to revise 20 telling sentences and create showing ones.
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Stirring up Fractions
Second graders practice unit fractions to identify parts of the whole and parts of a set. They utilize a variety of manipulative's including recipe boxes to get them started stirring up fractions. A multitude of books on fractions are...
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The Will of the People
For this math worksheet, students solve a word problem about three candidates running for governor. Students use percentages to find out who will win the election.
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Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
In this middle school mathematics instructional activity, students convert between fractions, decimals, and percents in problem solving situations. The one page instructional activity contains ten problems. Answers are included.
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Integrated Algebra/Math A Regents Questions: Systems of Equations
For this systems of linear equations worksheet, high schoolers solve 18 short answer and multiple choice questions. Students write and solve systems of equations given a word problem.
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Bite Sized Fractions
Third graders compute and solve problems involving addition and subtraction of 3- and 4- digit numbers and basic facts of multiplication and division. They use paper and bitesized candy bars to practice fractions.
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Equivalent Fractions
Young scholars complete a worksheet. In this fractions lesson, students review their knowledge of fractions, define equivalent fractions, see examples of equivalent fractions and practice making equivalent fractions.
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Leveled Problem Solving: Introduction to Probability
In this probability worksheet, students solve 6 word problems where they determine the probability of certain outcomes that occur when spinning different spinners, rolling dice, choosing events and hitting targets.
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Creating Sentences with Onomatopoeia Words
Third graders create sentences. In this sentences lesson students use onomatopoeia words to write sentences. They make a movement to match their onomatopoeia word. The students discuss why an author might use onomatopoeia in their writing.
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Area of Sectors
In this area of sectors instructional activity, students find the area of a given sector, area of inscribed figures, and area of shaded regions. This two-page instructional activity contains 20 problems. An answer sheet is provided on...