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Juggling the Jargon (An Idiomatic Lesson)

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine a list of idioms and pick one to focus on for this lesson. They use an illustration program to illustrate their idiom. They guess what other students idioms were based on their drawings.
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Fire Emergency Call

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discuss what they would do if they see a fire, including what information they would need to give during an emergency phone call. They listen to a few local examples of calls and practice describing local landmarks for others to...
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Discovery

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore patterns in number problems. They devise a strategy to solve a number problem. Students estimate and calculate answers, making efficient use of a calculator, where appropriate, as part of solving a problem. They...
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Who am I?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this reading comprehension and logical thinking worksheet, young students read descriptions and then guess the name of each one of the 8 bears.
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Paws in Jobland: Lesson Plan 2 - Role Play

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss and role play various careers in order to become familiar with the curriculum of the book "Paws in Jobland". In this introductory lesson, students pretend they do a certain job, and answer written questions about what...
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Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners write a description of an animal.  In this descriptive writing lesson, students discuss ways to write to appeal to all five senses.  Learners then describe an animal in a paragraph and pair up to guess the animal.
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Mystery Numbers

For Students 6th - 7th
In this mystery numbers activity, students solve 4 different word problems that include guessing numbers described. First, they determine a two digit number that has the sum equal to 6. Then, students determine a two digit number that is...
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The Die Is Cast

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use tally marks to tabulate and count the number of times each number on a die is rolled.
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Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write a one-page description of a postcard received from the teacher. After finishing, they tape postcards to the blackboard and number them. They read their descriptions, while other students guess which card the student is...
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How Much Water is in That Cloud?

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils participate in a demonstration about the water capacity of clouds. They work in partners to estimate how many drops of water a cottonball hold and then use an eyedropper to test their guesses.
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The Magic of Algebra: Original Lesson Plan

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students participate in a teacher led math "trick." The teacher "reads the mind of the students. The answer to the problem is always 4, and by following the directions, the teacher can guess that students are thinking of Denmark, and...
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Two-Digit Divisor

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this two-digit divisor worksheet, pupils solve and complete 4 different types of problems. First, they find the maximum number of times that a number goes into another number. Then, students list the number of times and check their work.
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Reading Challenge

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this math word problem worksheet, students use division to determine the page number Kelly was reading before she gave it to Andrew. Students also complete a challenge question and a graph for the reading challenge word problem.
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The Mystery Constellation

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students decipher two teacher chosen mystery constellations a month. They listen to stories, explain what they know about constellations and name the mystery constellation.
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Who's in the Bag?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students express personal characteristics with items from home. They introduce themselves to one another.
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Paper Capers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students demonstrate how much paper is thrown away in their classroom in one week. They estimate the weight of paper used, weigh the paper at the end of five days, and discuss how students can use less paper.
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Shopping

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students give change for sums of money. They also solve subtraction problems presented in different forms. The problem Students answer takes a look at a situation from three different perspectives.
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Developing Effective Social Policy for Change

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders discuss current suffering, population, and food concerns in a poor area of the world. Next, 12th graders pretend that they are the leader of a country and are concerned about the future of the people. Students work in...
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Science Experiments

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work together in groups to design and complete one science experiment of their choice. Following the experimental steps, they show their experiment and the results to the class in the form of a PowerPoint. They explain...
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Belongs, Doesn't Belong

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover the rule used to sort a set of data into two sets, those data that belong according to the rule and those data that don't belong. Students participate in a game to determine the rule. They discuss strategies for...
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Technological Developments

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss household tasks, and identify differences between how things are done now, and how they were done when their parents and grandparents were little. Students then predict how tasks will change in future, and visit...
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Small Group A String Lesson

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the A string and the musical note related to it. They locate the note on the staff, the finger number, and identify the note by name. They perform different musical pieces while playing different fingering patterns.
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Not So Snappy 10

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students look for the answers to each word problem that is focused around the number 10. They use the basic skills of arithmetic.
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Not So Snappy 7

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, young scholars look for the answers to the word problems that focus upon using the number seven. They develop vocabulary and problem solving skills.