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Computer (Keyboarding)

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice typing the letters on the left side of the home row of keys. They complete time tests and examine their results. They discover words from those letters as well.
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The Letterbox Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students analyze phoneme sequence in a word. They spell words using phoneme analysis and read new words using phoneme analysis.
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Online Math Learning: Solving Word Problems Using Algebra

For Students 8th - 10th
Learners solve eight short answer algebra word problems. They write and solve systems of equations in two or three variables given a word problem about integers, perimeter, consecutive numbers, etc.
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"Aaaaaa!!!!" Please Don't Cry Baby!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities as they examine the letter 'a' as it makes the short /a/ sound. Through instruction and modeling, they explore the sound the letter makes and how the letter is written. They recite tongue...
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Aaaaa! A Monster!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities as they examine the letter 'a' as it makes the short /a/ sound. Through instruction and modeling, they explore the sound the letter makes and how the letter is written. They recite tongue...
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Poor Crying Baby

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the letter 'a'. Through instruction and modeling and a variety of practice activities, they explore the sound the letter makes and how the letter is written. They recite tongue twisters and read stories and pick out...
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Chesapeake Scramble

For Students 6th - 9th
For this environmental science worksheet, students identify the different animals that live and visit Chesapeake Bay by completing 6 word scrambles.
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Check My Writing: Diversity of Learners Adaptation

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore different spellings of the same words within the English language, as well as different words for the same thing with the international pen pal classroom. They become familiar with units of measure and time. Students...
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Industrialization

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine government regulations. In this industrialization lesson plan, 11th graders look into what was going on inside American factories during the era. Students read excerpts of The Jungle and watch selected video...
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Images of Cowboys

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the image of the cowboy that is presented in popular culture. Students read about Native American, African American, Mexican, and Canadian Cowboys. For homework, they analyze a classroom textbook's depiction of cowboys.
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"Hard Luck" La Salle

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine life of French explorer, La Salle, and how he impacted settlement of Texas and the establishment of Catholic missions in Texas; students write letters from the perspective of an explorer.
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Firsts from Aboriginal Peoples to Pioneers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners examine Aboriginal people of the Americas. For this history lesson, students make connections between their own lives and those of Aboriginal people. Learners engage in a 'talking circle' and use storytelling as a mode of...
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Rosa Parks Refused to Do What?

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to two books about Rosa Parks. They contribute factual information for a web. They listen to an interview with Rosa Parks on the internet, adding more information to the web. They write and illustrate a book using...
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Under Construction

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young readers examine the elements of story structure that are included in all stories. They include these elements in their own written pieces. This phenomenally-designed plan has everything you need to easily implement it in your...
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A Balancing Act: Solving Multi-Step Equations

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Wow! Put on that thinking cap and solve multi-step equations. To solve equations, learners review the use of the distributive property and combining like terms. This three-day lesson comes with about 20 pages of worksheets, warm-ups,...
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Pregnancy

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Dispel the many myths and misunderstandings for teens regarding pregnancy. Health young scholars discuss the reproductive system, how conception occurs, and review new information through an excellent in-class game. Some wonderful...
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Unit 2: Subject/Object Pronouns Employment

For Students 8th - 9th
In this grammar worksheet, learners fill in 9 blanks in a dialogue about employment. They circle the letter in front of the correct pronoun to fill in each blank.
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Unit 3: Subject-Verb Agreement

For Students 4th - 6th
In this subject-verb agreement worksheet, students read 5 sentences and fill in 9 blanks with the appropriate multiple choice answer that completes each one grammatically correct. Students circle the letter in front of each of their...
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Extra, Extra Read all about E!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the letter 'e'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, etc. They recite tongue twisters and use letterboxes to write 'e' words. They pick out short /e/ words...
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Seeing Seattle

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read an article from English Teaching Forum to learn about Seattle, Washington. In this Seattle research instructional activity, students make words from the letters in Seattle, Washington. Students read a fact sheet about the...
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Excellent E!

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners explore the short /e/ sound. They practice making the sound and recite an 'e' tongue twister. They practice writing the letter e and use Elkonin letter boxes to spell e words. In groups, they read stories and identify short /e/...
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Working with Cuisenaire Rods In Mathematics

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn the numerical value of each underlined letter of the standard Rod Code and develop systematic usage for building new units.
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Mistakes That English Native Speakers Make

For Students 6th - 7th
In this grammar mistakes instructional activity, learners find the mistakes English native speakers make when using their own language. Students identify one mistake in each sentence below and write the letter of the category that it...
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Magic Squares for Cyrano de Bergerac Act II

For Students 8th - 9th
There is some tricky vocabulary in Act II of Cyrano de Bergerac! Front-load these words with this magic squares activity. Sixteen new words are listed, along with their definitions. Kids must match each word to its definition,...