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In My Backyard
In this backyard wildlife activity, students read and complete activities on 6 pages. Students make a mini book to read that pertains to common backyard wildlife. Students read about signs of animal life and learn about wildlife...
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Animal Hide and Seek
Students read about animal camouflage. In this animal adaptation lesson, students read short texts about ways in which animals hide or transform to escape their prey. Students explore animal classifications and determine ways to hide in...
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The Media
High schoolers identify various forms of media used in a political campaign and compare the different formats as vehicles for distributing political messages. They analyze the effectiveness of candidate's uses of different media.
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Money Division With Whole Numbers Lesson Plan
Learners define quotient, divisor and dividend. They divide single digit numbers, with or without remainders, and demonstrate their knowledge with both a group activity and a practice worksheet.
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Maps: U.S, Time Zones
Students perform various activities to demonstrate knowledge of time zones. They connect with an interactive map to discover what time zone they are in. They create clocks out of paper plates and simulate different time zones.
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Americas Idols
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of American Idol and the controversy that surrounds the broadcast. They conduct research using a variety of resources and write paragraphs that state opinions about the...
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Units Of Time
In this units of time worksheet, students cut out ten strips of time and then match up the strips of time to their actual times.
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Smarty pants puzzles
In this word problem worksheet, students view word problems that represent lemonade stands and state whether they are true, unknown, or false. Students view 2 different lemonade stand prices and values.
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"Exquisite Corpse" Travel Illustrations
Ninth graders research the exquisite corpse on the web. In this World History activity, 9th graders create images that illustrate the exquisite corpse.
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Going with the Flow
Students survey each other and determine their common interests. They examine the use of algorithms by various websites that are used to develop networks of interest groups among users. They then design proposals for a social networking...
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Freckle Juice- Lesson 6
Students read Freckle Juice. In this comprehension instructional activity, students complete a story map and discuss cause and effect based on readings from Freckle Juice.
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Endangered Biomes
Students compare data from two proposed strategies on how ot best preserve the diversity of plants and animals. They complete a worksheet and share theirviews with the rest of the class.
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World-Class Competition
Students investigate the demographics and team history of some of the countries participating in the 2002 World Cup soccer tournament.
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Between the Lions: Exploring Short-Vowel Sounds
Students review the short sounds of a, e, i, o, and u previously discussed in class. They read and be able to identify words that have short-vowel sounds and become familiar with the basic navigational features of a website.
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Careers in the Capital
Students explore the role that the president plays in appointing persons into the Cabinet or White House positions. Various positions that they might like to hold are researched and the changes that a new administrations creates in those...
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Elections for Elementary Students
Students explore various websites that explain how primaries, caucuses, and general elections function. They view sample ballots, and analyze the executive branch, U.S. presidents, and citizenship.
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High-Tech Heaven?
Students read and discuss, "Post-Christmas Comes a Geek's Gizmo-Rama" by David Pogue. They consider how technologies they use impact their lives.
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Author Study: Kevin Henkes
Students use the Internet to access information about author Kevin Henkes and his many books. They read interviews, explore book-related mazes, recipes and activities and complete coloring pages, etc.
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Pirates
Students use the Internet to access a variety of pirate-themed websites. They research famous pirates from the past and identify sunken pirate ships that have been recovered.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Free Educational Games Online: What Is I Civics?
This Daily Teaching Tools resource explains the background of the free educational game designed by Sandra Day O'Connor, iCivics. Teachers can use this resource to assess understanding of the American government and citizenship.
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PBS
Pbs Kids: Sesame Street Games
Welcome to the online world of Sesame Street! Full of fun yet educational games, activities, and videos starring all your favorite characters from the PBS series.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Keeping Games Fun and Friendly
Social interaction is part of what makes online gaming so popular and engaging for kids. But online communication can come with some risks. This lesson helps students understand how to keep their gaming experiences fun, healthy, and...
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Line Jumper Online Game
A fun, yet educational online math game to help you learn your number lines! You will be given a number and an equation, and then, you move the number forwards or backwards on the number line. Good Luck!