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Toothpick Worms

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate camouflage. In this science lesson plan, students experience the role of color in camouflage as they complete a hands-on activity.
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Counting in Three's: Patterns

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this counting by 3 worksheet, learners color a square with the number 3 in it, then count by 3's and color each square landed on. Students describe the pattern achieved.
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Positive & Negative Space

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students review and differentiate between positive and negative space, view teacher sample, and cut out shapes to create puzzle-like picture in which one color of paper represents positive space and one color represents negative space.
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Counting And Graphing

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore counting and graphing. In this math lesson plan, students practice counting from 1-25 and are exposed to two types of graphs: the pie graph and the bar graph. Students use Skittles to represent a variety of measurements.
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Looking into Surface Albedo

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students demonstrate how the color of materials on Earth affect the amount of solar energy that is absorbed.  In this solar energy lesson students complete a lab to explore how the color of materials on the Earth's surface impacts...
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Understanding Percent as a Special Fraction

For Teachers 5th
In the understanding percent as a special fraction worksheet, 5th graders use computer software for instruction, then answer ten questions about percents and fractions.
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Public Interventions

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the work of two artists who made interventions in public spaces. In this art analysis lesson, students investigate ephemeral and site specific art. Students complete image based discussion and related projects.  
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Fruity Counters

For Teachers K
Students use fruit counters. In this patterns lesson, students identify different fruits, sort the fruits by color, shape and size, and make a pattern using the fruits.
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The Peaceable Kingdom

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students examine the life and works of Edward Hicks. Using his "Peaceable Kingdoms, they create what they believe to be their own peaceable kingdom. They compare and contrast the two kingdoms and practice layering colors with colored...
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M&M Counting Fun

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students count up to 10 or more M & Ms using verbal names and one-to-one correspondence, as well as use sets of M & Ms to represent quantities given in verbal form.
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Solar Flip Book

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students view and discuss various images of solar events. They research and create a flip book demonstrating the progression of two solar events, and write a poem describing their chosen solar event.
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Moon Landing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students research about the July 20, 1969, moon landing. They demonstrate their knowledge of the first moon landing by creating peek-a-boo rocket books. Also they can make their own moon rocks with an easy-to-make dough.
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Printable Paper Rulers

For Students 3rd - 7th
In this math resource worksheet, students can print out paper rulers. They choose between 20 different rulers that are different widths, and are delineated with standard or metric measurements.
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Sorting Gourds

For Teachers K
Students discover different types of gourds.  In this plant comparison lesson plan, students compare and contrast several types of gourds based on shape, color and texture.  Students observe a video clip based on sorting...
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Counting by Tens

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to "One Is a Snail, Ten Is a Crab", a story about a crab with ten feet and counting by tens. They create their own crab to practice counting by tens to one hundred.
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Poetry Anthology of Basic Forms

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the format of the following poetic forms: acrostic, haiku, cinquain, diamente, and free-verse.They create a handbook or anthology of these poetic forms, with at least one sample of original work in each format.
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Independent Practice 2: Modeling Fractions

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this modeling fraction worksheet, students color parts of boxed areas to represent a given fraction. They create models of fractional parts. This one-page worksheet contains 21 problems.
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Math Spinner Game

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this math game activity, students complete a tally chart by filling in the "total" column of a graphic organizer. Students then create a spinner that might have been used to get the results shown and then explain how they know the...
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Liquids of Different Densities

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students compare the densities of different liquids. In this liquids lesson plan, students compare color, viscosity, weight, volume, and graph their findings.
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Math Stars

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study addition math facts up to 20. They have 15 seconds to answer each problem using the number keys on the keyboard to type the answer. They may choose Change Settings to make the game harder or easier. Answering them...
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Tall as a Mountain, Flat as a Plain

For Teachers K
Students examine pictures of various landforms before placing them on a chart under the appropriate label.They sing songs about landforms to the tune of "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain." Next, they use non-edible baker's dough to...
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Verbs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners complete verb worksheets. In this verb lesson, students complete two worksheets to help them identify and then use action verbs.
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COLORFUL LAYERS AND DECORATIVE PATTERNS

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils view and discuss the work of Trudy Kraft and then create a batik project based on her ideas of pattern and depth of overlapping color in a transparent medium.
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Rock Hounds at Heart

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble" by iam Steig and practice describing rocks using different physical properties. They make observations and develop and describe categories such as texture, color, density, hardness, etc.