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Social Studies - State Riddle Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students make distinctions between the states, their cities, and capitals, and create riddles for classmates to solve.
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What's in Soil?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine soil samples and make observations. In this soil lesson, students participate in experiments to determine the components (mineral matter, organic matter, water air) in the soil. Students analyze a pie graph on the...
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Grown-ups at Play

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students realize that adults entertain themselves at work and in their private lives and that much of adult play, like children's play, is part of adults' folklife and that they play in various folk groups. They consider the elite,...
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Intermediate Sentence Completion 13

For Students 4th - 8th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students complete the sentence by choosing the best words to complete them. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Soccer Fever Gets Hot

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine rules of soccer, focusing on basic skills necessary to play, create imaginary team, match players with positions that best fit their skill levels and personalities, and practice new skills with classmates.
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Harvesting Mosaics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use pieces of farm pictures to investigate the elements of art.  In this farm art lesson, students use pieces of pictures to create an original artwork. Students use the Internet to find images.  Students create a...
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Writing a Class/School Newspaper

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use their interviewing skills to gather information for a school newspaper. They summarize their interview and create an article for the school newspaper. Students develop the article, edit it using the spell check and revise...
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Present Simple Verb Form Worksheet

For Teachers 5th - 7th
In this present simple verb and occupations worksheet, students fill in 15 blanks using the verbs given in the key. They fill in the missing words and verbs in a paragraph. They match descriptions of occupations with the proper word and...
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Double Quiz: Present Simple Questions/ Trivia

For Students 6th - 10th
In this ESL online interactive grammar worksheet, students answer 15 multiple choice questions regarding the use of present simple tense verbs. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Drill - Sentences with 'do'

For Students 8th - 10th
In this grammar worksheet, students rewrite fifteen sentences using the action verb be. Students study the example given for each category of sentences.
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The Euro: Classroom Exercises – Exchange Students Going to Europe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore ever-changing exchange rates. In this euro/dollar exchange rate instructional activity, students plan a trip to Europe and calculate their costs in euros and dollars.
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Prepositions II

For Students 4th - 5th
In this prepositions learning exercise, students complete a ten question fill in the blank on-line interactive quiz. Students fill in the blank in each sentence with a preposition.
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Mixed Prepositions 5

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive grammar skills learning exercise, students answer 16 fill in the blank questions regarding the use of prepositions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Making More Places at the Table

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the use of primary and secondary source documents. They identify primary and secondary sources. Students investigate individuals that made a difference during the American Civil Rights Movement through the use of...
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Budget Mania

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine several examples of budgets to develop a facility with the components of its formation. Income, expenses, and expenditures are considered and itemized for this lesson.
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Time Travel Advertisement

For Students 6th - 8th
What makes an effective advertisement? Read the advertisement for the Time Machine 3000, and discuss the format and heading with your class. A short series of questions help middle schoolers analyze this advertisement before they write...
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Graphing Inequalities in Two Variables

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
This study guide is a great resource to help you present the steps to graphing linear inequalities. Show your class two different ways to graph an inequality and work on a real-world example together. The document could also be easily...
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Cameras and Careers

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Applying photography basics they learn for this project, first graders take pictures of an adult at work focusing on the tools used, the work site, and job responsibilities. After making a career book that includes photos and...
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Charles Darwin

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research Charles Darwin and the process he used to develop his theory of evolution. They keep a journal about the skill of observation and make a newspaper of their learning.
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Thematic Unit: Beginning Holocaust Studies

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss concepts of diversity, culture, and prejudice, gain understanding of harm caused by prejudice, and demonstrate ability to think critically and a desire to act morally.
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Journalists Under Fire

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine journalism in extreme conditions. In this war-zone journalism lesson plan, students research media coverage of Vietnam, Grenada, the Gulf War, and military actions in Somalia and Kosovo. Students compare coverage in...
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Spedwards Times

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars research parts of existing newspapers by having a newspaper treasure hunt. Students glue pieces found on poster board with headings. Young scholars meet and interview a newspaper reporter. Students create a name and...
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THE JUDICIAL BRANCH

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a series of drawings to show the process of how the Supreme Court does its work. The drawings may be in strip cartoon form or a series of separate illustrations.
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Comic Strip Creations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify nouns, adjectives, and verbs from the newspaper. They create a math story problem, then create a comic strip using dialogue from words found in the newspaper.