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Money Management

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students choose an occupation and set up a paper family and household. They create a monthly budget, pay monthly bills and file taxes. They practice math skills using financial information and view money as a resource. They create an...
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April Fool's Day

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore tradition and the month of April by participating in practical jokes. In this United Kingdom holiday activity, students discuss the birth of April Fool's day and what it means to the people of England. Students research...
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Azùcar!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners engage in a lesson which honors the Latino community as part of Thirteen/WNET's annual celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. They utilize worksheets and access websites imbedded in this plan which guide their learning.
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November 2009 Calendar-Coloring

For Students 1st - 2nd
On a November 2009 calendar, kids color some pictures and respond to one question. This is part of a site that has links to the other months in the year.
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Moon Over Mecca

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students create a portrait representing Ramadan with the phases of the moon. They are told that more than 1 billion people in the world, from various countries and walks of life, are Muslim. Students use a lunar claendar to determine the...
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Telling the Date

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students practice naming the date using the proper words for the days of the week, months, and associated ordinal numbers. They examine how to put words in the proper order to state the date and how to fill out forms.
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore Spanish speaking countries.  In this multi-cultural literacy lesson, students research a country in which Spanish is the official language, and create a related travel brochure on the computer.
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Calendar Challenge

For Students 6th
In this calendar challenge learning exercise, 6th graders identify and complete 20 different problems that include reading a calendar illustrated on the sheet. First, they identify the days of the week. Then, they determine the days for...
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Month Calendar

For Students 2nd
In this calendar learning exercise, 2nd graders complete a calendar by filling in the month, the year and the numbered days of the month. Days of the week are included.
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Groundhog Day

For Students K - 2nd
In this literacy worksheet, students write a journal entry about the month of February. They pay special attention to certain days of the month.
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Basic Word Problems

For Students 6th
For this basic word problems worksheet, 6th graders solve 5 different types of word problems based on information described in each problem. First, they determine the number of books needed to read. Then, students determine the total...
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Advanced Placement English Literature End of Year Project

For Teachers 11th - 12th
The projects on this list, designed specifically for AP English literature, should challenge even your best students. Although the activities would certainly provide opportunities to review for the exam, the assignments are complex and...
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Renting an Apartment-- Math Word Problems

For Students 5th - 6th
For this math worksheet, students analyze real-world situations involving math. Students read about a woman and her monthly budget for an apartment rental. Students calculate the answers to 6 problems about the rent and solve 10 problems...
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2nd Grade - Act. 28: Calendar & Weather Book

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will track the weather patterns throughout the school year. This project spans the school year and takes five minutes per day or less. Measuring, data collection, and predictions are all explored throughout this relevant...
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News Bearly Fit to Print

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
There are an average of three human fatalities by bears in North America every year, which is low when you compare it to the 26 killed by dogs and the 90 killed by lightning annually. The lesson encourages researching human-bear...
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Control the Classroom from Day One

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Avoid the beginning-of-the-year scramble by having a strategy for the first few days of school.
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Start Planning for the Fall Now

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Spend some time reviewing the current school year in order to give yourself a break this summer.
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Mathemafish Population

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
It's shark week! In this problem, young mathematically minded marine biologists need to study the fish population by analyzing data over time. The emphasis is on understanding the average rate of change of the population and drawing...
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BMI: Body Mass Indicator

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discover their body weight and composition. In this health lesson plan, students use a body mass indicator to identify their percentage of body fat. Students develop an exercise plan and record progress throughout a month.
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Is It Getting Hot in Here, or Is It Just Me?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Currently, only 2.1% of global warming is felt on continents, while over 93% is felt in the oceans. The fourth lesson in the series of 21 on global warming is composed of three activities that build off one another. In the first...
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Beethoven Manuscript Sold at Auction

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students react to a series of statements about Beethoven, then read a news article about the sale of a 179-year-old manuscript by the musical genius. In this current events instructional activity, the teacher introduces the article with...
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Nutcracker Fantasy

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
The Clark's nutcracker bird hides seeds in 25,000 different sites every year to save for winter. Lesson demonstrates how difficult it would be to find these seeds months later when they need them for food. In the first of five lesson,...
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Calculating Simple Interest

For Students 6th - 7th
In this math worksheet, students investigate the concept of paying interest on a loan. Students read 10 problems where they look at a picture of something they are going to buy at a certain price and interest rate. Students calculate the...
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Reaching Students through Literacy Centers

For Teachers K - 8th
Continue the celebration of literacy this month by integrating reading centers into the classroom.

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