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Mormon Era
Students learn the history of the Mormons and are able to explore items made during the Mormon era by creating their own by hand. In this Mormon Era lesson, students create covered wagons, can lanterns, candles and sourdough bread as...
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Forced to Flee: Famine and Plague
Students examine events the lead people to emigrate. In this Irish Potato Famine lesson, students research primary and secondary sources regarding the Irish Potato Famine and collaborate to create a classroom mural depicting the famine...
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Compound Sentences
In this compound sentences practice learning exercise, students use coordinating conjunctions to fill in the blanks in 10 compound sentences.
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Subject Verb Agreement
In this subject verb agreement activity, students choose the correct verb to complete the sentence. Students complete 17 sentences.
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Shiloh Chapters 3 and 4
In this comprehension worksheet, students read chapters 3 and 4 of Shiloh and complete multiple choice questions. Students complete 14 questions.
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Mandarin Mountains: Get a Job
Students consider career options. In this career lesson, students use a selected Internet source to explore various jobs as well as the skills required for them. Students also consider the contributions of workers to the communities they...
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Advertising Slogans
In this vocabulary activity, students match famous advertising slogans with their advertisers. There are 33 questions with an answer key.
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Identifying Irony
In this identifying irony activity, 9th graders read 6 paragraphs, identify the type of irony being used (dramatic, situational, verbal) and explain their answer.
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Factors To Consider When Looking For Housing
Pupils discuss their housing options and factors which affect housing costs. Using the newspaper as a resource, students compare and contrast the prices of housing options. Working with partners, pupils compare and contrast their...
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ESL: As Soon As, If and Unless
For this ESL vocabulary/grammar worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentence to complete them, choosing from "as soon as," "if," or "unless." Students then make up example sentences of their own.
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How to Get Rich Slowly
Fourth graders discover how to budget in order to live in today's world. Allocating their resources is of prime importance in the monthly budget. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to figure out their monthly budget.
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Algebra II - Lesson 9.4: Operations with Functions
In this composition functions worksheet, students solve 1 short answer problem. Students find f(g(-3)) given the f(x) and g(x) functions.
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Growing and Changing
Third graders discuss how their major life roles change as they get older and fill out a worksheet.
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The Myth of Voluntary Internment
Students review the Alien Enemies Act and Executive Order 9095. They explore both the financial and emotional ramifications of having a parent arrested or interned. They research what daily life was like in U.S. Internment camps during...
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Vocabulary: Weekend Plans-Part 2
In this foreign language worksheet, students read 10 sentences. Each sentence has a missing word. Students select one of three options to complete the sentence.
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Polite, Neutral, or Rude Language 1
In this types of language learning exercise, students decide which type of language is most likely to be used in a situation. Students choose between polite, neutral, and rude language for 4 situations.
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Modal Verbs Exercise 7
In this English grammar learning exercise, 4th graders master the use of modal verbs. Students complete 20 fill in the blank questions and self check answers using the interactive...
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Polite, Neutral, or Rude Language
In this language analysis worksheet, students read the situations of language that use polite, neutral, or rude language. Studetns compare the different responses and if they are appropriate or not.
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Ratios
Sixth graders pariticipate in a lesson that focuses on the finding of a ratio and using it to set up a proportion in realtionship to creating a scale drawing. This is done using given problems. It would be valuable for students to have...
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Mrs. O's House: Home Ownership Positives and Negatives
Peruse a few articles provided and answer several probing questions about the pros and cons to owning a home or renting a home. Create a report on the data discovered.
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History Matters: "The Ruins of Their Postwar Dream Homes"
Read testimony before Congress advocating for passage of the Housing Act of 1949 which would increase the availability of public housing after World War II in order to ease the shortage of housing, which drove up rents.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Buying vs. Renting
This site has an introduction to the factors involved in the decision to rent or purchase housing. The site discusses space needs, lifestyle, financing options, tax benefits, and more.
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Information: Homes and Mortgages
What consumers need to know about one of life's biggest financial decisions, buying or renting a home.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Math Today for Ti Navigator System Home Sales Records
Many young people choose to buy their own homes, rather than rent them. Most will have to take out a home mortgage in order to fulfill this dream. If they plan to buy a home in the future, they will need to think about: How much does it...