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Toilet to Tap?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students answer the question, 'Should San Diego reclaim its water for fresh drinking water?' They make a poster explaining the position: "Yes," drink reclaimed water; or "No," don't drink reclaimed water.
Worksheet
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Sprinkles

For Students 4th - 5th
In this weather worksheet, learners participate in 8 general weather-related activities. Students also answer 5 yes/no questions about weather.
Worksheet
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Using "Good" or "Well"

For Students 5th - 6th
For this language arts worksheet, students read 12 sentences and insert the word "good" or "well" in the blank. There is no information about the proper use of these words.
Worksheet
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Article Worksheet

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this articles worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 14 sentences with an article a, an or the. If no article is needed, students mark the space with an X.
Organizer
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Table Placemats

For Students K - 2nd
In this desktop place mat learning exercise, learners refer to personalized resource sheets. The sheets include months, 3D shapes, 2D shapes, numbers, the alphabet, days of the week, and sight words.
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Home Spelling Practice: Grade 6: Assessment and Review

For Students 5th - 7th
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words. There are no obvious connections between the words. Students write each word one time on the lines. There are additional at-home spelling activities listed.
Worksheet
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Home Spelling Practice: Assessment and Review

For Students 7th - 8th
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell 20 words in a list. There are no obvious connections between the words. Students write each word one time. There are additional at-home activities listed on the page.
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Home Spelling Practice: Assessment and Review

For Students 7th - 8th
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell 20 words in a list. There is no apparent connection between the words. Students write the words one time. There are additional at-home activities listed.
Lesson Plan
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Disease and Nutrition

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Young scholars study disease and explore  how it can be avoided or treated with simple solutions.  In this investigative lesson students create a food chart for two weeks for themselves to track and be sure they are getting all...
Lesson Plan
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Depression Nutrition Plan

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students plan meals for a day based on their own caloric needs, make a shopping list, and "shop" on line.  In this Great Depression nutrition plan lesson, students calculate their caloric needs and plan meals before "shopping" for...
Worksheet
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Spelling List 21: Sight Words, Short O Words and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 6th
In this spelling instructional activity, students learn 21 words in a list. The words are a combination of sight words, short O words and academic vocabulary. No instructions are given but there are two blank lines beside each word.
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Spelling List 36: Final "le" and "al" and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this spelling worksheet, students learn 16 words in a list. There are no directions but there are two blank lines next to each word. The words are sight words, final "le" and "al" words and academic vocabulary.
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Spelling List 10: Sight Words, Long "ea" and Academic Vocabulary

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this spelling worksheet, students learn 16 words in a list. There are no directions but there are two blank lines next to each word. The words are sight words, long "ea" pattern words and academic vocabulary.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Finding a 10% increase

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A quick problem to test your mathematicians' knowledge on percent increase. Two different solutions are provided, mental math and computing. Ask your learners to include a description of what they did to supplement their answer.
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Teach Your Children Well

Spinning a Web

For Students 1st - 3rd
Lisa Trumbauer's big book, Spinning a Web, provides kids with an opportunity to practice word sequencing, to use correct punctuation, and to develop comprehension skills with a cloze reading evercise.
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K12 Reader

The Duck is Stuck

For Students 1st Standards
What luck! You've just found a resource that focuses on -uck words. It includes a short poem for kids to read that includes quite a few -uck words as well as three reading comprehension questions.
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K12 Reader

Who Fell into the Well?

For Students 1st Standards
Read this short poem to reinforce understanding of -ell words, like fell and well. Learners also respond to three reading comprehension questions, which are include right on the page.
Worksheet
Teach-nology

Terrible Tuesday

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Who could have canceled Grover's newspaper? Complete a cloze activity in which kids read a short passage about a dog who loves to retrieve the paper, and fill in the blanks using a word bank.
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Active 770

Greek Mythology Research Project

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
As part of a study of Greek mythology, class members research a god, goddess, hero, or creature and prepare a PowerPoint to present their subject to the class.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Friends Meeting on Bicycles

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
It's a great day for a bike ride, but how long will it take? Your learners will have to calculate multiple variables in the problem using scaffolded questioning. Different answer choices are given, but you will need to create the table...
Handout
Minnesota Literacy Council

Regular Verbs Simple Present and Simple Past Tenses

For Students 3rd - 12th
Class members listen as the instructor reads pairs of sentences that contain the simple present and simple past tense of the same verbs.
Worksheet
Teach-nology

What Went Bump in the Night?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
What would you do if you found a monster watching your TV? Take a walk on the scary side with a fun cloze reading activity. As kids read the passage, they use the words on the bottom of the page to fill in the eight blank...
Lesson Plan
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Why Money?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students participate in a trading simulation to learn about barter and the benefits of using money. In this barter lesson, students participate in a trading simulation and learn about coincidence of wants. Students then use money cards...
Worksheet
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Deep Impact Comet Encounter

For Students 9th - 12th
Physics apprentices analyze the impact of NASA's Impactor as it collided with the comet Tempel 1 in July of 2005. They calculate the mass and speed of the comet, along with the distance it might drift off of its orbit over time. This...