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Consumerism

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the techniques that companies use to sell their products.  In this consumerism lesson plan students create an ad for a company and create a handcrafted butterfly. 
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Reading Comprehension 8

For Students 7th - 8th
What is a gall, and where is one typically located? Learn about this interesting insect home while reading this short passage. If you're looking to give your kids some test prep, this is a great resource for you! After reading the short...
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Name That Leaf

For Students 3rd - 4th
Take a walk through nature with a science experiment about leaves. Third graders use a branching diagram to group attributes of certain kinds of leaves, such as oak, pine, and chestnut. For extra practice, they can collect leaves and...
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Butterflies: Fly into Science

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Engage young learners with these great interdisciplinary lesson ideas for teaching about butterflies!
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Garden For Life

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are read a story about a girl their age helping others. They discover they can have a positive impact on others. They decide on a project related to literature that benefits the school or community.
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Plant Poetry

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this poetry learning exercise, students complete a poem about plants and insert the right wording to each line. Students complete 10 lines of the poem with specific directions.
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Bean There, Done Plant

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explain that events in nature follow an orderly progression when they plant seeds and observe the development of the seeds. They count seeds and find the likenesses and the differences of many seeds.
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Peanut Anatomy

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the peanut plant. In this peanut lesson, students discuss the needs and parts of regular plants. They research peanut plants to see why they are unique. 
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Make Your Own Garden

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore gardening. In this Quiet in the Garden lesson plan, students read the picture book by Aliki and extend the instructional activity by taking part in up to 5 hands-on activities.
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Picture Word Book

For Teachers Pre-K
Students create a book. In this vocabulary and word identification lesson plan, students make a book by gluing pictures on construction paper, then the teacher writes words in the book to label each picture.
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Turkey Color Page

For Teachers Pre-K
Students work on an art project. In this following directions lesson plan, students must listen carefully and follow the teacher's instructions in order to make a picture of a turkey.
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Teacher Erase/Color a Rhyme

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this rhyming worksheet, students fill in 10 blanks to a rhyming poem about a teacher, then color a partially completed drawing of the teacher based on the rhymes in the poem.
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Prairie In A Bottle

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders observe images of prairie ecosystems and discuss the needs of living things. They create a prairie habitat in a closed jar to observe the water cycle and plant growth.
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Grade Three Science Practice

For Students 3rd
In this grade 3 science worksheet, 3rd graders complete a set of 25 multiple choice questions related to a variety of 3rd grade science concepts. An answer key is included.
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Plant Life Cycle

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this exploring the processes from seed to reproduction of a plant online interactive worksheet, students read a passage explaining the plant life cycle and answer multiple choice questions about what they read. Students choose 8 answers.
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The Beautiful Works of Georgia O'Keefe

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discover the art of Georgia O'Keefe.  In this art history lesson, students investigate the influential power nature has on art.  Students create their own works of art by observing local nature.
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The Empty Pot: A Lesson About Integrity

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners discuss whether honesty really is the best policy with a lesson on "The Empty Pot," a Chinese fable about integrity. After reading the story, class members answer several comprehension and reflection questions about what...
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The Apple Pie Tree

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read The Apple Pie Tree and discuss the story and talk about what was living in the tree.  For this life comprehension lesson, students write the main idea of the book in a few sentences. 
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Cycles, Systems, and Webs

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders review the parts of the plant and their functions.  In this plant lesson, 4th graders recognize that plants must transfer energy to make food.  Students understand the interdependence of organisms in an...
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Fifth Grade Life Science Review/Quiz

For Teachers 5th
In this life sciences review or quiz worksheet, 5th graders use recall of knowledge to answer multiple choice questions. Students answer 20 questions.
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Corn and Tortillas

For Students 5th - 6th
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a 1-page selection regarding corn and then respond to 7 matching questions regarding foods made with corn. Students then respond to 7 matching questions involving Spanish...
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Action and Linking Verbs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this recognizing action verbs and linking verbs in sentences worksheet, students read statements, identify the verbs, and label them either action or linking verbs. Students write 15 answers.
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Food and Nutrition

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students participate in an after school program that promotes decision making, cooperation, choosing healthy foods, recognizing and naming a variety of foods, state healthy benefits from eating healthy foods and involving oneself in...
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Seed Types

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners dissect seeds. In this seed dissection lesson, students discover the anatomy of seeds. After dissecting seeds, learners hypothesize and design the perfect seed to survive in a dry forest.