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Mapping Your Local Community
First graders take a walking tour of their community to discover the names of numbered locations on a premade map. They then, create their own map of the community on the computer using Kidspiration software.
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Cows on Parade
Young scholars use assorted drawing materials and sheets from a cow shaped pad to create a unique, bright, colorful cows.
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Brother Against Brother
Eighth graders read Across Five Aprils and correlate it to a unit on the Civil War. They culminate the unit by writing a a piece of historical fiction in the first person entitled "Brother Against Brother."
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Art, Art, Everywhere
Students create a PowerPoint presentation documenting the art of a chosen artist. After a brief presentation by the instructor, students use the internet to research and document the works and life of their chosen artist. They...
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Taking Risks: Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Students discuss a video about drug and alcohol abuse and their connection to risk-taking. They answer questions on a risk factor sheet about the use of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol. They discuss long and short term goals and how not...
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Animal, Insect, and Bird Classification
After completing a unit on animal classification and attending a field trip students e-mail a trusted adult with some information about animal classification. They detail what they have learned about classifications of animals, insects...
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Inflectional Suffixes Worksheet
In this inflectional suffixes worksheet, students read about inflectional and derivational suffixes, then write original meanings of given words, add an indicated suffix, and write the new word and its meaning. Students then provide...
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Review of "-ea-"
In this sentence writing worksheet, students read 5 words that contain the vowel pattern "-ea". Students write a sentence using each word. Note: The words are capitalized even though they are common nouns.
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Which Way? Ordering Story Events
In this event ordering activity, students read a short story, then correctly order a given series of events from the story. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
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Where's The Adjective? Which One?
In this adjective instructional activity, students underline adjectives that tell "which one" in a set of 10 sentences. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Mad Libs: In the Jungle!
In this mad lib worksheet, students follow directions to complete a mad lib paragraph. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
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Phonograms: i, j, k, l
In this phonogram worksheet, learners say sounds the given phonogram makes in a sentence, read the sentence, underline or circle the singular phonogram and draw a picture about the sentence. Worksheet contains links to additional...
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Review of "oy" and "oi"
In this writing sentences worksheet, students print a sentence using each of 5 words that contain "oi" or "oy". Note: The words are common nouns or verbs but they are capitalized.
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Mad Libs: "Big Mac Who?"
In this mad lib worksheet, students follow directions, filling in blanks as indicated to complete the mad lib. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
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Energy Efficient Homes
Students evaluate their home to see how energy-efficient it is. In this energy efficiency activity students complete a worksheet and search the Internet to find ways of making their home more energy-efficient.
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Easter Plural Nouns
In this Easter nouns worksheet, learners use the plural form of the nouns in the box to complete 8 sentences. Some nouns have irregular spellings in the plural form.
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Metric Measurement Conversion
In this metric conversion learning exercise, students write equivalent measures for given problems, 21 total. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.
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Cross-Cultural Exploration
Young scholars in an ESL classroom identify and locate the states on a United States map. Using the internet, they research to compare the holidays in their home country and the United States. They share their findings in an email to...
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Joseph Raffael
Students examine and discuss a painting of a lizard by the artist Joseph Raffael. They list descriptive words about the lizard, and write a Cinquain and create a painting about a lizard.
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Data Collection Project
Students collect data using email. They calculate the mean, median, mode, range and outliers. They create a graph using the data results. They write five paragraphs to summarize their data.
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Interview a Professional: Professional Sports
High schoolers research a career featured on a career website. They email an expert in the field of their choice. They conduct a questionnaire of the expert and record their findings. They collate their information and write a written...
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The Respiratory System
Students explore the parts of the respiratory system in this six lessons unit. The lessons presnt the concepts of the breathing, the function of oxygen in the system, how sounds are made, and the effects of pollution, smoking and disease...
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Students write two haiku poems in appropriate form. Writing haiku allows students to practice in the skills of dividing words into syllables, counting syllables, and searching for words to fit a structure.
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Personal Odysseys and Everyday Heroes
Ninth graders study Greek Mythology, focusing on Gods and Goddesses. They compare the modern day hero with the classical hero and examine how individual characters are based on their own personal odysseys.