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Bird Migration
Students study the concept of bird migration. In this bird lesson, students read Make Way for Ducklings, discuss the concept of community, and write reflections.
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A Peaceful Place is Powerful for the Mind
Students explore conflict resolution techniques. They develop strong conflict resolution techniques and create a peaceful classroom environment that promotes learning. Students teach others in the community about how to create peace.
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Bear Hunt Book
Students create their own illustrated books. In this visual arts lesson, students use the paints and other materials to illustrate their own version of Going on a Bear Hunt. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with...
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Reading Comprehension
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students complete activities such as reading a passage, answering multiple choice questions, question words, opposites, and more. Students complete 4 activities total.
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Where did you go yesterday?
In this past tense instructional activity, students fill in the blanks to paragraphs of what people did yesterday. Students complete 3 paragraphs with multiple choice answers.
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Jumping Across Cities
In this comprehension worksheet, students complete multiple choice, matching, word play activities, and more. Students complete 6 activities.
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The Hero
In this comprehension worksheet, students read the passage titled The Hero and answer multiple choice questions. Students complete 5 questions.
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Christmas Reading Comprehension
In this reading worksheet, students read a story about Christmas and answer multiple choice comprehension questions about it. Students complete 3 questions.
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FACS: Communication Games
Students practice sending and receiving messages (nerf balls). They practice eye contact, focusing despite distractions, nonverbal communication, getting along with others, problem solving, and listening skills.
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Making a Rainstick
Students construct a rainstick. In this music lesson, students investigate the history of the rainstick by reading the book Bringing the Rain to the Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema. Students express their feelings about the rain and create...
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Alphabet Game
Students recognize and orally name all of the letters of the alphabet when shown each letter individually. They pronounce words correctly when orally. Students decode words to orally speak the correct pronunciation. Students discuss...
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Alien Invaders: An Invasive Species Game
High schoolers are introduced to invasive species and how they affect the ecosystems they now occur in. They explore the basic life histories of several invasive species that are of regional and or national importance. Pupils...
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What Culture Game?
Students examine artifacts from ancient cultures. They compare the differences and some similarities that may exist . They decide on at least two artifacts per area for each of the three cultures chosen and explore diversity.
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Earth's Age: The Dating Game
Students conduct a simulation to determine radioactive decay and half-life. Using pennies, dice or sugar cubes as isotopes placed in shoe boxes simulating rocks, they hold five trials representing 1000 years each to find the theoretical...
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Carbon Cycle Game
In this carbon cycle lesson, middle schoolers review the carbon cycle and visit stations in the room where they experience every phase in the carbon cycle. Students journal about their journey through the cycle and brainstorm ways...
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Math Learning Center: High Flyin' Math Facts
In this High Flyin' math facts worksheet, students participate in an activity that combines various math problems that match up with each answer on the bows of the kites.
Media Smarts
Making Media for Democratic Citizenship
Pupils analyze global issues. In this video podcasting lesson plan, pupils research Internet and print sources regarding selected global development issues. Pupils plan and create video podcasts that feature their research findings.
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The Energy Grab Game
Eighth graders explore the scarcity of energy resources. They also explore the competition for natural resources and the inadequate distribution of natural wealth among the Earth's nations.
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Goal-Makers Win the Game!
Fifth graders are introduced to the meaning of the word "goal". As a class, they identify examples of goals with their teacher's guidance. Individually, they complete a worksheet to identify their short and long term goals and complete a...
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Peace Corps Challenge Game - Traditional Greetings
Students study the cultural greetings that exist around the world. In this cultural traditions lesson, students discuss how people greet each other. Students then research the various greetings different cultures use. Students practice...
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Making Marsh Connections
Third graders explore the interdependence among the plants and animals in natural communities.
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Ben Franklin's Game
A reading of What's The Big Idea, Ben Franklin? provides an opportunity for class members to practice paraphrasing, quoting, and citing sources. An exercise on how to avoid plagiarizing is also included.
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Building With Blends
Understanding consonant blends is crucial for young readers. In this language arts lesson plan, learners examine consonant blends, and play the folder game, "Building With Blends," in small groups. The game is especially engaging!
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Coordinate Plane
Students use computer applets to demonstrate three dimensional coordinate planes. In this coordinate planes lesson plan, students play a coordinate game and a maze game.