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Lincoln's Birthday
Students in and ESL classroom discover and discuss the importance of Abraham Lincoln and why we celebrate his birthday. They study vocabulary associated with Abraham Lincoln.
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Chef for a Day
Students make chocolate chip cookies. In this cooking lesson, students follow a recipe by doing each step in sequence.
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4-Corner Fitness
Students participate in a game called 4-Corner Fitness. Individually, they are given a card with an exercise and location on it. Once they finish one station, they move on to the next one following the music. To end the lesson, they...
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Memory Game
Students interact with different explorers and their motivations for exploration. They make a deck of memory cards. Students use 20 specific motivational factors in making their cards. They then play their game.
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Encouraging Writing Through Combined Photos
Students practice writing skills through using photography to help create a writing prompt. They investigate how images can be used to create new ones that related to each other. This is similar to making a collage except now the images...
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Mysteries of the Unexplained Activity Worksheets
In these Mysteries of the Unexplained worksheets, students complete several chapter questions and activities that work to advance their understanding of the text.
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Sounding Out, Holiday Relay
Young scholars explore word sounds by participating in a visual relay game. In this vocabulary identification game, students create holiday themed images and cards based on the different holidays in a year. Young scholars place the cards...
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Shh, Do Not Wake the Baby!
Students explore the /sh/ digraph and how it is a blending of the /s/ and /h/ sounds. They use letterbox manipulatives to spell 'sh' words and identify /sh/ words as they read a story. They 'fish' for 'sh' words to practice writing at...
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How do people become homeless?
Ninth graders examine the causes of homelessness. In this Sociology instructional activity, 9th graders describe some of the reasons which make it difficult for people who have become homeless to get themselves out of that situation. ...
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States of Matter
First graders experiment with different states of matter in order to observe the changes in matter. In this states of matter lesson plan, 1st graders see and explain how solids, liquids, and gases change.
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Beginning Sounds - Kindergarten Reading
Students practice the use of beginning sounds to improve their emerging reading skills. In this beginning sounds lesson, students review beginning sound of words before participating in a "Bingo" type game that has them use the sounds...
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In the Desert
Students explore earth science by completing several environment activities. In this desert lesson, students identify where the U.S. deserts are and what types of wild life inhabit them. Students utilize arts and crafts to create a...
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Importance of Fresh Vegetables and Fruits in Our Diets
Students explore the importance of fruits and vegetables in our diets. In this science activity, students discuss various types of fruits and vegetables. Students play the good health=good diet game. Students discuss types of fruits and...
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Measuring Using Oodles of Noodles
First graders explore and evaluate the use of both standard and nonstandard forms of measurement. They use noodles to measure the lengths of each line they have drawn. They glue the noodles to the page under the given line.
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Data Collection in Archaeology
Students research different types of rock art and categorize it into basic groups, classify Powerpoint Images according to interpretation, enter findings into Access template, and interpret results after comparing information with rest...
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Halloween Candy/ Sugar Content
Fourth graders examine the amount of sugar contained in Halloween candy by looking at nutritional labels from candy bars. They figure out ways to encourage people to reduce the amount of sugar they eat at this holiday. They look at the...
Fuel the Brain
Interpret Pictographs
Have your youngsters use a graphic organizer and key to solve the following questions. By learning to interpret the pictographs, they will solve the problems accurately.
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Separating
Using simple subtraction, your class will understand how to separate information that is given for the solution.
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Addition & Fractions
Solve addition problems and problems involving fractions with ease! Your class will have a better grasp on these concepts after completing this 2 problem worksheet.
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Equal Grouping, Joining/Separating
Fishing is fun because you can share what you catch. Learners test their addition skills to see how many fish are caught by each person. Another total is given, but all the fish have to be distributed equally. Hope your learners...
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Tissue Paper Flowers For Valentines Day
Young scholars make a Valentine's Day gift. In this gift giving lesson, students make a bouquet of flowers out of tissue paper to give to a love one.
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A Coin Out of Water
Students examine the Michigan state quarter and identify land and water on the quarter. They locate the Great Lakes and other bodies of water on a map. They compare and contrast streams, rivers, ponds, lakes, and oceans.
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Carbondale: The Biography of a Coal Town
Young scholars use a brief history of the growth and decline of the anthracite region in the state to create a photograph and map "peak shaped" time line. They practice map and photo analysis strategies to "read" photographs and maps.
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I Love a Parade
Students receive a worksheet that describes a parade. They tell what the 10th item in the parade will be. Students draw the parade, and tell the pattern they see using letters. Students design their own parade with the same pattern. They...