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Winter Wonderland

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of the activities they can participate in during the winter months. In groups, they rotate between stations in which they can practice or try the different winter sports. To end the lesson, they can play the...
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Winter

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore the concept of hibernation. In this winter lesson, students read Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming and discuss the content of the story. Learners participate in classroom activities that require them to develop their...
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Winter Words

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read words that pertain to winter on strips of paper. In this winter words lesson plan, students have 28 total winter words to read.
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Spin, Spin, Spin That Body!: Figure Skating, Physics, Science, Winter Sports, Olympics

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students learn the scientific principles of centripetal force through research and experimentation.
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Spur of the Moment Act

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils perform a skit using creativity. In this role playing lesson, students are given a skit to perform in the "spur of the moment." Pupils use creativity to have the audience correctly guess the situation they are role-playing.
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Gilbert Stuart and Presdidential Portraits

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners read passages about the context of paintings for artist Gilbert Stuart. In this art history lesson, students study paintings by artist Gilbert Stuart and learn about the context of his art. Learners then complete a presidential...
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Homeschooling

For Students 1st - 5th
In this homeschooling website, parents have access to a variety of topics and lessons. Parents can browse topics, print worksheets, and read about homeschool methods and current issues.
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Lakes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students role-play members of an ecosystem. In this lake ecosystems lesson, students simulate various organisms within an ecosystem to discover the impact on the environment.
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Beloved Test

For Students 11th - 12th
Which character in Toni Morrison’s Beloved personifies evil? What does Seth overhear Schooteacher instruct his pupils to do? The 50 multiple choice and matching questions on this exam focus on points of plot; therefore, test takers could...
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You Can Be a Woman Engineer

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students inspect a variety of objects from different points of view. The front, right, side, top and bottom. They then draw a diagram of that object from the point of view chosen. Also, they think of other objects and draw them from...
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Sharp and Smooth Movements: The Nutcracker

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore sharp and smooth movements. In two groups, students perform dances using sharp and smooth movements. They are asked to discuss the differences between the movements and how they felt when you watched or performed.
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You Be the Coach

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars brainstorm their favorite sports with one another. They work together in small groups based on their interests in sports. They research the coaching of that sport by reviewing different resources. They demonstrate their...
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Sports Screeners

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students watch videos to discover the amount of physical activity in film and television. They present their findings to the class after viewing a film. They discuss how perceptions in films can influence young people.
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Introduction to Friction

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students study the properties of the frictional force between two surfaces in contact. They inspect various phenomena in nature where friction plays an important role and demonstrate
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The History of Mardi Gras

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students gain knowledge about the history, traditions, and culture of Mardi Gras. They then apply the content to make related projects and complete assignments.
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Climate in Our Back Yard

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students construct a "A Year in Pennsylvania" poster on which they creatively describe at least three examples of how the climate they live in shapes their lives during every season of the year.
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Simple Machines, Survivor-Style

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students apply the principles of simple machines to create events in a wacky obstacle course. They work with a partner to prepare a visual presentation and an expository description of the obstacle course. Each group sequentially...
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Write and Solve Equations

For Students 6th - 7th
Here is a problem solving worksheet in which learners read six story problems. They write an equation and then solve the problem. Basic addition and subtraction will be used.
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It's Raining Idioms!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders analyze idioms and find examples from literature. They choose one idiom and finds pictures or draws pictures to show what it would mean if taken literally and what is it generally thought to mean.
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Friction Fun

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students are introduced to the concept of friction. They each get a penny and rotate to a different station consisting of an incline with a different type of surface to test the friction of it. Students then write down what happens at...
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Phonics Test #10: A Trip to the Fire Station

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vowel sounds activity, students find words that have the same sound as the underlined vowel sound in the first word from the story A Trip to the Fire Station. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions.
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Frosty's Freeze Tag

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students improve their chasing, fleeing and dodging skills in a cooperative, fun, holiday game using white (fleece) snowballs.
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Frosty's Freeze Tag

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a holiday P.E. tagging game involving chasing, fleeing, and dodging skills. With the taggers holding a fleece ball (snowball), they chase and tag the other students, with the tagged students becoming unfrozen by...
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Go for the Gold!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young athletes practice various locomotor movements. They use locomotor skills as directed by the teacher to move between "Olympic rings" (hula hoops). Students participate in a discussion about Olympic events prior to playing the game.