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Breathe Easier With These State Assessment Preparation Ideas

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Here are some helpful ideas for preparing students for state assessments.
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Pizza Biography

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
A biography writing lesson with a tasty twist! Kids create a "visual biography" in which each pizza slice represents a paragraph, and toppings represent supporting details. They learn research techniques, note-taking skills, and how to...
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A Passage Through Time

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young learners research and present information about a chosen subject to their peers, parents, instructors, and community. This lesson has a strong research and public speaking component, and would be ideal for your higher level students.
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Personal Information

For Teachers K - 12th
"Hi, how are you? My name is___." Seems simple enough but it's not always that easy to recall and relate factual information about yourself. Learners with multiple disabilities practice memorizing and relaying personal information about...
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Ready, Set, Go for Good Health: My Future--Setting Goals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars recall significant personal life events and identify future goals
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Lesson Plan for Fontana Mines

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students estimate and compute with rational numbers. They compare, order and convert among fractions, decimals and percents. Students analyze problems to determine if there is sufficient or extraneous data to solve.
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Back to School, Mathematically Speaking

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Reduce "math anxiety" by listening to students' math stories.
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Incorporating Games Into Classroom Curriculum

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Games are a motivating way to help students practice important skills and reinforce learning.
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Using Holiday Songs to Enhance Lessons

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Holiday songs can be fun and educational.
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China: Dim Sum: K-1 Numeral Recognition Lesson

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice counting from one to twenty, identify numerals, write numerals one through twenty and match numerals to object.
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My Hand

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make their own memorable handprint. They paint their hands on white paper and write their name above their handprint. They write a poem about their handprint as well.
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Total English Elementary: Read All About It

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 4 paragraph passage about a charity fund-raising effort and then respond to 8 short answer questions.
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Bean Mosaics

For Teachers K - 6th
Young scholars explore mosaic techniques.
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Tie Dye Eggs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners create "tie-dye" easter eggs in this easy elementary school lesson plan. Materials needed include paper towels, food coloring, eggs, and rubber gloves. This Easter lesson plan can be accomplished in 30 minutes with extra time...
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Gwendolyn Brooks

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students write a poem. In this writing lesson, students learn about Gwendolyn Brooks, a famous poet. Students discuss shape poetry and how it is written. Students choose an object from nature and write their own shape poem.
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How Hot Is It?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice estimating temperatures. They practice in Celsius and Fahrenheit.