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Single/Blended Families
High schoolers investigate the concepts related to the concept of single and blended families. They conduct research using a variety of resources and make a comparison of the different types of families. Students then take a quiz about...
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Math: Creating Fraction Strips
Third graders construct fraction strips to play several math games. Using different colored construction paper, they assemble the strips and play Order the Fractions and Fraction War. With a pair of dice, 3rd graders roll fractions...
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Getting A Grip On Graphs
Fourth graders investigate the concept of graphing and comparing different types of data using pictographs, line graphs, scatter plots, etc... They gather data and make interpretations while examining the medium of how it is displayed.
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Ancient Mediterranean Lands: Greece
Students study maps and structures of Ancient Greece and realize how these structures impact times. For this structures lesson plan, students view the structures of how Ancient Greece was put together and discuss how these structures...
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Seeking Shakespeare in Local Communities
Students explore where Shakespeare exists in local community plays. In this Shakespeare lesson, students create a documentary to define the existence of Shakespeare in their community drama activities. Students participate in community...
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Theatre Lesson Plan: Finding Your Way
Second graders identify story elements in familiar stories from their lives. In this story elements activity, 2nd graders act out familiar activities by following directions. Students read a story and discuss the story elements....
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Wetlands - Frog Facts Song
In this frog facts song worksheet, students follow directions on how to compose a song using frog facts. Students pick a well known children's song, gather facts about frogs, and then write new lyrics to the children's song.
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Comprehension
Fifth graders study comprehension. In this writing lesson, 5th graders remember what they read and write an introduction for a character from a novel just read including a good description of that character.
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General Spanish Music
Students explore Spanish music. In this cultural traditions lesson, students listen to a brief lecture on Spanish music and then research the regions of Spain to study the cultural diversity there. Students share their findings with...
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Mayan Culture
Young scholars use RAFT prompts to write about Mayan society. In this lesson on Mayan culture, students research and then explain the Mayan hierarchy and social structure. As a culminating activity each student will write a newspaper...
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Bridges
Students compare and contrast the three primary types of bridges. In this technology instructional activity, students design and build a bridge that spans 25 cm. They test their design and present the results to class.
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Battle of Dysart O’Dea
In this Battle of Dysart O'Dea activity, students read about the battle, answer short answer questions, draw a picture, and more. Students complete 4 activities.
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Application of Parabolas
Students graph quadratic equations. In this algebra lesson, students relate the parabola to real life applications. They identify the maximum and minimum of the parabola.
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What is an Antiderivative? Slope Fields
Students take the derivative of a function. In this calculus lesson plan, students define slope fields and what they are used for. They relate slope fields to the real world.
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We Garden: My Life as a Fruit or Vegetable
Students explore agriculture by participating in a role-play activity. In this farm to fork lesson plan, students ask and answer questions as though they were a specific plant about to be eaten. Students write responses to critical...
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The 3 Little Pigs
Second graders create new endings to The Three Little Pigs. They read and discuss The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and compare it to the original version. After comparing the two versions, they write a friendly letter to the wolf...
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Song Mapping
Young scholars explore locations on the United States map. In this map skills lesson, students recite the song This Land Is Your Land and locate various places listed in the song on the map.
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Where journalism meets art
Students pick out the different techniques in photographs taken. In this photographs lesson plan, students critique patterns, shadows, reflections, and more in the photographs.
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1920’s Questions
In this 20th century history worksheet, students respond to 50 multiple choice questions about events and significant figures of 1920's America.
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Make reading cool
Students look at ways of encouraging others to read and write a letter to Jacqueline Wilson. Students read a a news article on Jackqueline Wilson. They discuss ways or promoting reading. Students imagine they are an author invited to...
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Rock Art
First graders create and share their own rock art based on Navajo and Hawaiian rock art.
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Star Summarizers
Learners participate in a reading literacy lesson with the goal of improving reading fluency and comprehension. They work on the skill of summarization that helps to pick out important details of a reading.
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The Rubber Band Problem
Pupils work in groups and view a rubber band demonstration. In this friction lesson students then complete the experiment themselves.