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Guess the Job

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders act out activities people do when doing their job. In this careers lesson, 2nd graders mime doing work while the rest of the class tries to guess what job they are doing.
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Coordinates Multiplication Game

For Students 4th - 6th
In this division and multiplication worksheet, students play a game where they solve a division problem and turn it into a multiplication problem using coordinates. Students complete 16 problems.
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Why does Twenty Questions Suffice for Guessing a Number Between One and One Million?

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this probability worksheet, learners use logarithms and exponentials to determine why twenty questions suffice for guessing a number between one and million.  The solution is provided.
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Fraction High-Low Card Game

For Students 5th
In this fraction high-low card game, 5th graders make 45 fraction index cards. They play a game in groups of three where they add the fractions on two cards and guess high or low for the next person's sum. Then they answer...
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And the Number Is (Second Grade)

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create Mystery Numbers. They give the class clues about the name, value, and multiples of the digits which make up the number.
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Silent Letter Game

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this silent letters worksheet, students play a Snakes and Ladders game, write words with silent letters, solve clues to words, and more. Students complete 4 activities.
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50 State Quarter Game

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students, using their knowledge of place value and number sense, play this counting game in small groups, or as a whole class, to see who be the first person to reach 50 cents.
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Inferencing

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Inferencing is a necessary reading skill to uncover non-explicit messages in text. Use the set of resources as a way to guide learners toward becoming expert inferrers through reading prompts and literature with text and without text.
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The Great Mezmo

For Teachers K - 1st
Students play an easy card game that reinforces skill such as: basic number recognition, greater than or less than, and odd or even number.
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Vocabulary Charades

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore new vocabulary words by participating in a group activity. In this vocabulary role-playing lesson, students collaborate in groups to play a game of charades with new vocabulary words. Students are given points based on...
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Freddie Feels

For Teachers K
Students become aware of the sense of touch and the body parts effected by touching.  In this five senses lesson, students touch mystery items and create a touch page.  Students discuss the body parts connected to the sense of...
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High or Low- Probability

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use playing cards to examine probability. For this probability lesson, students work in groups with a deck of cards and predict if the next card they lay down will be high or low. Students fill out a graphic organizer with their...
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Thesaurus Forage

For Teachers 5th
Looking for a game that teaches students about how to use a thesaurus, and reinforces the concept of synonyms? Each player will have the opportunity to use their "tools" in this engaging lesson. They will use their thesauruses in order...
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A Politically Correct Version of Hangman

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Instead of playing Hangman, students can try a different version of the game called Snowman.
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Word Search Story

For Students 4th - 6th
In this word search story worksheet, students read a story that Squigly wrote and find the twenty hidden names of popular games within it and circle each one.
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Mad Scientist Vocabulary Review

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this mad scientist vocabulary review, students play a game to practice their spelling and vocabulary skills. Two students play charades, one must draw the word and the other identify it and write it correctly. Students fill in...
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The Mystery Box

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners design a mystery box to hold an object related to the timeline of life studies. In this timeline of life lesson, student play a game with fossils and other remnants of past times and guess the era it comes from.
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Oil Search

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a mock oil search game and attempt to find "oil" in a model oil field. They drill initially based on random guessing, but each time they drill they use prior knowledge to determine where to drill next. They must...
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I have a Friend Who..

For Students 9th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students play a form of a guessing game of likes and dislikes, trying to figure out why one thing is preferred over the other. There is an answer key.
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Senses -- The Touching Game

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice making educated guesses about objects in their hands. They guess what the object is without looking at it and choose a word that describes it. They practice using new vocabulary as well.
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Grade 7 Patterning and Algebra: Algebraic Expressions

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Classmates solve 18 different problems that are mostly word problems that apply algebraic expressions. They draw different combinations of masses on a scale that would balance. They also simplify expressions and solve for x in a number...
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MathBoard

For Students 3rd - 10th Standards
Do you want to practice arithmetic skills from simple addition facts, to cubes and square roots, to solving one-step equations? Here is a great app for practicing and learning everything from arithmetic practice using integers to solving...
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Figurative Language

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
When is a staple remover a fanged monster? In your ELA classroom when you're teaching this fun figurative language lesson, of course! Get your young writers using figurative language by making a game of it. Give groups a paper bag full...
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Understanding Program Flow and Logic

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Explore decision-making logic in programming computer games. The 10th installment of a 21-part unit teaches scholars how to apply conditional statements and Boolean expressions. They use these concepts to create a "Guess My Number" game...