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Yoga Ball Bash

For Teachers 5th - 9th
This line dance instructional activity involves the use of PE equipment. If you have yoga balls and rhythm sticks then take a look at this instructional activity. Of course there are other things that could be used instead of yoga balls....
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Word Puzzle

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
Add some fun to rhyming using a word puzzle worksheet. First, learners match up single-syllable rhyming words. Then, they find all the words in a word search. This beginning reading activity only has words spelled horizontally from left...
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Slope-Intercept Sort

For Teachers 8th - 10th
What's so special about slope? Pupils first match cards with slope and y-intercept to graphs of linear equations. They continue the lesson by matching equations in slope-intercept form to the same graphs.
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Why Do Hurricanes Go Counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Test your class' coordination as they model the Coriolis Effect. Forming a large circle, learners move to the right as they try to toss a ball to the person across from them. The movement of the circle represents the rotation of the...
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Name Patterns

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Here is a fun, colorful, and engaging art project that is sure to get your kids excited! They make a piece of art using watercolor paints, and by making a design out of the letters of their first name. This would be a fantasti art...
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Odd One Out

For Students Pre-K - K
Which of these wacky shapes is different? Learners examine five rows of figures, each with a starting shape at the beginning. They determine which of the four following shapes looks different from the first, circling it. Consider having...
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Bust Of Virgo, Bust Of Pisces

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students analyze the relief designs of Petra and design their own personal sacred image in the same style using plaster of Paris or Model Magic. This instructional activity should be completed within 45-minutes of starting construction...
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Average Rate of Change

For Teachers 8th - 10th Standards
Learners investigate average rates of change for linear functions and connect the concept to slope. They then determine average rates of change in quadratic and exponential functions.
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The Study of Molecular Orientation by Linear Dimension Change of Polymeric Films

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students investigate the linear dimension change of heated plastic film and relate the results to processing and service use of the materials. They calculate percent change in dimension as related to anisotropy and molecular reorientation.
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Tuck Everlasting

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Clearly written as an assignment for a higher-level education class, this formal lesson plan contains some fun and well-researched strategies for teaching the novel Tuck Everlasting  by Natalie Babbitt. Among the best ideas...
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The Joy Luck Club: Writing Strategy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Readers of The Joy Luck Club, use a double-0entry journal to record and reflect on passages from Amy Tan's novel.
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Show Me The Data!

For Teachers 6th
Pupils create a bar graph. They will collect and organize data to turn into bar graphs. They create graphs for the favorite sports of the class, color of M&M's, and types of cars passing by.
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APA Format and Citation

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
What is APA format, and how is it different from MLA format? Dive into the world of APA, investigate how to properly cite resources in-text, and look at a reference list of sources. Intended for higher education, not all of the...
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Pre-Writing Skills: Tracing Straight Lines

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this pre-writing worksheet, students trace straight lines, "helping fairies reach their tree houses." Worksheet has a reference web site for additional activities.
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Picasso's "The Butterfly"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students draw a butterfly. In this drawing instructional activity, students explore a drawing upside down. Students sketch a butterfly while the image is reversed to tap into their right brain dominance.
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Picasso's "The Dog"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students draw a dog. In this drawing lesson plan, students discover how to tap into their right brain dominance by sketching a picture upside down. Students draw a picture resembling Picasso's "The Dog".
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Matisse's "La Pompadour"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars sketch a picture. In this drawing lesson, students sketch Matisse's "La Pompadour". In an attempt to tap into their artistic side, young scholars turn the picture upside down to sketch.
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Christmas Picture Matching

For Students Pre-K - K
In this Christmas worksheet, students draw a line from the left side of the page to the right side of the page matching Christmas pictures.
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Three Calculus Overview Problems

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this calculus overview learning exercise, students: find the equation of a tangent line, curve sketch, and find limits.  Students should have covered continuity as well.
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TAKS 3rd Grade Upkeep 3

For Teachers 4th
In this TAKS worksheet, 4th graders identify patterns, determine the best operation, and plot numbers on a number line. The three questions pertain to objectives covered on the Texas state test. This would be good bellwork.
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Rhymes

For Students K - 2nd
In this words that rhyme worksheet, students practice drawing a line from a word on the left to a word on the right that together rhyme with each other.
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Big and Small

For Students K - 2nd
In this shapes worksheet, students look at four different shapes and then draw a line from the small shape on the left to the big shape on the right that matches.
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Fall Picture Matching

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this Fall themed picture matching activity, learners draw a line from each fall picture on the left side of the page to the matching picture on the right side. There are 5 pictures to match.
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Ending Sounds

For Students 3rd
In this phonics worksheet, 3rd graders look at the 5 pictures on the left of the worksheet, sound each picture out and then draw a line from the picture to its ending sound on the right.