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Soccer Scatter
Students practice dribbling the ball with his/her feet and passing to a partner.
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Illinois Biodiversity
Young scholars examine the amount of biodiversity in the state of Illinois. They practice using new vocabulary and listening to stories about animals. After given time to reflect, they write their own haiku. They work together to create...
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Teaching with Nature
Students participate in a nature walk to learn about their natural environments. In this nature study lesson, students brainstorm a list of things to look for on their nature walk. Students go on the nature walk and locate objects they...
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I Got a Lava Livin' to Do in Pompeii
Scholars imagine themselves as citizens of Pompeii in 79 AD. First they are assigned a job (or place in society like a child or slave). Then they record their daily activities for the weeks leading up to the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in...
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Animal Poetry
Fourth graders write poems that use local wildlife as their inspiration. After a class discussion which produces a list of wildlife that pupils have seen in their town, a review of three types of poetry ensues. They look at how...
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Winter Survival
Learners examine what animals need in order to survive. In this investigative lesson students play a "role" of an animal in winter.
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Arbor Day
First graders study the importance of trees to our environment. they make their own version of the story by completing the following sentence and then completing an illustration for their writing. "A tree can be ______."
Arizona Cooperative Extension
Geocaching
Using GPS units, small groups participate in a scavenger hunt to find an object that you have hidden. They use coordinates for stopping points along a pre-planned path to get to the final cache. This is a terrific activity to include in...
Blake Education
Compound Word Snaps
Two worksheets with five exercises each? What's not to like? Kids practice using and identifying compound words and work on spelling for these activities.
Virginia Department of Education
Grade 8 Writing Prompts
Imagine four pages of writing prompts. Although designed specifically for eighth graders, the topics could be used for upper-elementary and high school writers as well.
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Kids/Blocks/Learning
Help develop graphing skills in your young learners.. They create a picture graph, represent 1:1 correspondence, represent same and different, and draw conclusions. They write an experience story about the conclusions drawn from the...
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Calico Watercolor Cats
A fun art project, this lesson incorporates math and listening skills as young artists play with a new painting technique. First the teacher models how to draw a cat using shapes, an oval for the body, triangles for the ears and so on,...
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Sports Helmets and Impact Testing of Polymers
Learners examine the importance of good quality safety gear. In this investigative activity, students will tests various polymers, collect data, and analyze the data to determine which polymer is best for safety helmets. They will design...
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Group Initiatives
Students explore the names and qualities about members in the group. They each say their name and something about themselves. Students gather around in a circle. They listen to the teacher as he or she says the name of someone and throws...
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Animal Babies on the Farm
Students observe pictures of farm animals and name the animals. They match the animals to their offspring in a number of matching activities.
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Water Conservation
For this environment worksheet, students look for the facts of how to conserve water and help the environment. They complete the activities as part of the unit.
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Total English Intermediate: Puzzleword
For this key vocabulary crossword puzzle worksheet, learners practice key vocabulary as they read the 11 clues to correctly fill in the word puzzle. Students also unscramble 6 anagrams and write 6 sentences using the unscrambled words.
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Sea Turtles
Students investigate eight different species of sea turtles while being involved in classroom lecture and video presentation. The characteristics used to identify sea turtles is taught to help students identify unknown species.
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Echo Location
Students participate in a role-playing activity that demonstrates how whales use sound as an adaptation to their environment.
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May I?
Fourth graders learn what a maypole is and how one is made. They write a paper about how one is made and how it be used on the playground.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Cboces: Migrant Education Program: Playground Games
Shows games children play when they are outside. Includes audio narration in 16 additional languages with text in English.
Other
Tv Cultura: Alo Escola: Brincar E Bom
In Portuguese. Interactive games, cartoons, a brief history of popular toys, and online children's games, from the TV Cultura channel, a widely admired broadcaster of children's television programs.
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation: Ranger Rick
This is a very fun and engaging resource for kids and teachers. Students can learn about wildlife and ecology while reading stories and articles, playing games, and doing activities.
Primary Resources
Primary Resources: Pe
Primary Resources provide pdf and html documents for lessons that include: warm-up activities, dance & gymnastics, invasion games, striking & fielding games, net/wall games, fitness & athletics, outdoor & adventurous...