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Cool Word Vocabulary

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students practice using new vocabulary by putting a picture with the new word. They also write the definitions of the new words. They use the pictures to create a clue in which others can practice the new words.
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Christmas Words - Worksheet

For Teachers K - 4th
Students discover that the words in the given list are out of order and they need to unscramble the letters to form words that relate to Christmas. They then work on the worksheet independently.
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Alphabetical Order Grade Three Vocabulary List 1

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this alphabetical order worksheet, students examine the 15 vocabulary words and write each of them in correct alphabetical order.
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Word Choice in Writing

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore language arts by writing dialogue. In this vocabulary choice lesson, 6th graders identify synonyms and the importance of using a thesaurus while writing dialogue in their own original work. Students revise and edit...
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What's My Pronoun?

For Students 6th
For this what's my pronoun? worksheet, 6th graders identify singular and plural pronouns and use them in sentences in a card game format (pronoun descriptions must be first written on index cards).
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A Book of Eighteenth Century Herbal Remedies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the kinds of medicines used by midwives in the late 1700s by researching several herbs used by Martha Ballard. They research different herbs and found out how they have been used throughout history. Students create a...
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Biography of a River

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the importance of rivers. They conduct research on a select river, and develop a river biography that includes a century report, description, interviews, and an epitaph in the form of a Cinquain.
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Panorama of the European Union

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study the European Union. In this European Union lesson, 6th graders go on a scavenger hunt in groups to find missing pieces to a worksheet. Students use their scavenger hunt to develop descriptions of the European Union...
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Among the Odds and Evens: A Tale of Adventure

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students fformulate the pattern that the sum of two even numbers is even, the sum of two odd numbers is even, and that the sum of and even and odd number is odd.
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Comparison Contrast Essay

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students compare and contrast the experience of the migrant worker as depicted in The Grapes of Wrath with the experiences of migrant children as depicted in the narratives and poems provided.
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Using Gerunds In Context

For Students 6th - 8th
In this using gerunds in context activity, middle schoolers read the explanation and examples of gerunds, then interactively answer 8 questions using gerunds, with immediate online feedback.
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Milkweed Plants

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders view milkweed plants (or pictures). The describe the plant and discuss ways some butterflies use it as a food source. Students view four pictures of different phases of a milkweed plant's life cycle. They discuss the...
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Changing the Currency of Different Countries

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore changing currency. For this international math lesson, 7th graders will write and solve 2-step equations in order to convert currencies between nations. Students will research prices of items and currency...
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Life Cycle of Butterfly

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate life cycles of insects by writing a story.  In this butterfly life instructional activity, 2nd graders create a checklist of the many steps a caterpillar takes before growing wings and flying. ...
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Adventures on the Eastern Half of Planet Earth

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore a country in the Eastern hemisphere. They develop a packet that could be used by someone visiting that country during the month of December. Students explore the climate, foods, geography, customs and culture of...
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Writing Business Letters of Request

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders model proper format and elements of business letters. They review effective writing styles and write a request letter. Students also read a short story that includes conflict irony and symbolism They create a chart...
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Describing Chemical Reactions

For Students 10th - 12th
In this chemical reactions worksheet, students fill in 12 blanks with the appropriate terms related to chemical reactions. They also indicate if 4 statements are true or false and match 7 words with their descriptions. Students complete...
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Boy Scout Merit Badge: Landscape Architecture

For Students 8th
In this boy scout merit badge:  landscape architecture worksheet, student research the topic with the websites listed, answer 6 detailed questions about related careers, job description, education and qualifications, then perform...
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The Panorama Of The European Union

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the existence of the European Union with the help of a map publication. They also brainstorm to think of terms related to the Union. Students write a summary that should conclude the European Union is a...
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Direct the Ghost of Caesar

For Teachers 10th - 12th
students read the Ghost of Caesar scene and use prompt books to stage the scene. In this Shakespeare instructional activity, students read the scene and then stage the scene. Students make prompt books for the staging activity and then...
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"What is an Engineer?"

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars describe and draw what an engineer looks like and does. They descrie what they think an engineer does. Students volunteer to read their description to the class. They use their knowledge as well as their classmate;s...
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Whst Makes You Tick?

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the major organs of the circulatory system. In this circulatory system lesson, 11th graders create, identify and describe parts of the system. Students view a list of major organs and predict what their job is....
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Lesson #25

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students use their knowledge of verbs to write poems about the wind.
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Health Grade 5

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders understand conflict and how to solve them. In this lesson about conflict resolution, 5th graders explore different factors that cause conflict. Students are put into groups and develop a list of examples for a specific kind...