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Awesome Animals
Sixth graders write descriptive narratives about animals. In this descriptive writing instructional activity, the teacher models how to write a paragraph with interesting sensory words and exciting verbs. Students choose a picture of an...
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Applying Trigonometric Functions To Real Life
Students examine where trigonometry exists outside the classroom. In this trigonometry lesson plan, students create trigonometric functions to match the data provided and to solve word problems relating to the real world.
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Hide In Plain Sight
Students view video clips and use the Internet to look for hidden animals. They then use the Internet to print out animal shapes and color them. They create environments on construction paper in which their animals can hide.
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Developing the Concept Division
Students use manipulatives to explain the concept of dividing multi-digit numbers.
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Tangram Geometry
Students listen to a story involving Tangram pieces. Students use Tangram pieces to complete shapes using an outline of a design.
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Using Primary Sources to Discover Reconstruction
Fifth graders discover how reconstruction had an impact on racial issues in the United States. In this Reconstruction instructional activity, 5th graders are introduced to primary vs. secondary resources and then rotate through...
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Battle of the Pole Holes
Students consider the relationship between business and government. In this rural electrification lesson, students read "Battle of the Pole Holes," and then write editorials that address the way that business and government functioned in...
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Using I-Statements
Fifth graders brainstorm a list of life-changing events. As a class, they practice making I-statements and identify what to avoid when putting them together. To end the lesson, they determine which of their statements can be used in...
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Giving Things a Name
Students label images seen on an interactive website. In this early writing lesson, students do their best to write the name of the object seen on the screen.
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Bodhidharma/Daruma Doll Lesson
Students investigate the historical Bodhidharma and focus upon the founding of Buddhism in China. They create two-dimensional Daruma dolls and define the term of enlightenment using simple language. Students read about the legend while...
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Helping Others
Students listen to a book being read and answer questions when prompted. They describe a time when they were helpful to others. They explore how they felt when they helped others and name classroom jobs that are important. They discuss...
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The Changing Times of My Life
First graders discuss different milestones in their life such as bathing, dressing, eating, walking, etc. They brainstorm ideas of how the changes affected their life from the moment they occurred to the present. Students brainstorm and...
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What's My Sound?
Students follow a power point presentation to practice the sounds each letter of the alphabet make. In this 'what's my sound' lesson, students apply word recognition strategies and demonstrate listening and comprehension skills to build...
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Storybooks and Games
Young scholars explore stories, games and coloring pages on an interactive website. In this pre-reading activity, students have free access to stories, coloring pages and simple games at the Lil' Fingers website.
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Some Special Sums
Students study addition. For this math lesson, students solve doubles and doubles plus one addition facts. Students roll dice and use the numbers to create addition problems.
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Sugar Bush Sap Production - Human Environmental Impact on Sap Sand
Eleventh graders compare the amount of sugar sand present in tree sap. In this environmental science lesson, 11th graders measure different tree circumference. They prepare a report and share findings in class.
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What Balances?
Students explore another meaning of subtraction as it pertains to the inverse of addition. In this what balances lesson plan, students identify the concept of subtraction as a balance. Students use subtraction facts to generate addition...
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Web-Based Practice
Students explore technology by participating in a word structure activity. In this grammar lesson, students utilize the Writing Center computer software to practice keyboarding while identifying word formations in class. Students...
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Invention at Play Family Activities Guide
Students explore child psychology by participating in an interactive children's game. In this child relationship lesson, students identify playtime as the key ingredient to have a child become intellectually and creatively motivated in...
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Picture Match
Students match pictures with words that have specific phonics connotations. In this picture matching lesson plan, students have groups of words with the same phonics sayings.
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Writing With Environmental Print
Students develop literacy skills by exploring street signs, cereal boxes, and billboards. For this writing with environmental print lesson, students build word recognition in every day print. Students decode words and discover new words.
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Creating Polygons
Students describe, make and compare polygons. In this creating polygons lesson, students identify properties of quadrilaterals and describe common features of two dimensional shapes.
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Letter Recognition Flash Games for Kids
Students explore the alphabet by completing an on-line letter identification activity. For this phonetics lesson, students utilize the website www.literarycenter.net and listen to word sounds as they identify the spelling of the...
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Color Recognition Game
Students study color words. For this math lesson, students complete a variety of activities on the computer in which they identify colors and color words.