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What's The Matter

For Teachers K - 4th
Students identify and describe the different stages of matter. In groups, the use lego pieces to represent the moving parts of matter. They use the internet to research the meanings of nano, micro and macro sizes. They also use the...
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Animals Wordsearch

For Students 5th - 6th
In this animals word search worksheet, learners located 44 animal related words that are hidden in the puzzle. They search for words such as alligator, beaver, lizard, monkey, and penguin.
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Translate Animal Names From the IPA1- Test Your Speaking and Listening Skills

For Students 4th - 6th
In this literacy activity, students use the International Phonetic Alphabet to translate the names of 20 animals. They decipher the symbols to find words such as penguin, bear, bird, and cat.
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Spelling by Picture- Animals Part 2

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this spelling by picture worksheet, students spell the names of pictured animals. They fill in the blanks with the letters that make up the name of each of 8 animals. They see an alligator, penguins, a camel, and a kangaroo among others.
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Picture/Word Worksheet #14

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this vocabulary acquisition instructional activity, students use the pictures and trace the words to help them learn the following words: penguin, ladder, see-saw, farm, tractor, and flute.
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Missing Letters

For Students 1st
In this spelling practice worksheet, 1st graders use the images to help them spell the word with missing letters. Students spell the words kitten, penguin, lion, quarter, monitor, rabbit, nails, snake, owl, and television.
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Bird Colors

For Students 2nd
In this color word worksheet, 2nd graders look at clip art pictures of 5 birds at the top of the page before answering questions about the colors of each bird. They look at a blue jay, a penguin, an eagle, a sparrow, and a robin.
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Lesson 2: Distinguish Fact from Opinion in Books

For Teachers 2nd Standards
An important part of reading informational text is being able to discern fact from opinion. The class reads chapter one from the book, Penguins by Lynn M. Stone. They analyze specific sections of the text to determine if what...
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Glossary

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Show your class how they can use a glossary to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word. A book about the great emperor penguin is used to hone in on vocabulary development through the use of context clues and the glossary found at...
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Grounded for Life

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders become familiar with the lives of penguins including their life cycles, habitats and basic needs. Students will experience the lives of penguins through stories and video.
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Madagascar Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners review the rules of Madagascar Tag and choose three students to be zoo keepers and the rest of the learners are Penguins. They perform different locomotor skill each time they are tagged until all have been tagged and the game...
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Madagascar Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students play a tag game. They are divided into zoo keepers, penguins, and lions. Each group has different responsibilities such as skipping, galloping, and jumping. Students perform different locomotor skills each time they are tagged.
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Is It A Bird?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this bird characteristics worksheet, students compare the characteristics of bats and penguins to those of birds, then draw conclusions about whether bats/penguins are birds. General characteristics of birds are given in the first...
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A Tacky Cheer

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders make predictions, copy cheers, and make inferences as they read a story about an odd bird and his awkward attempts to help his fellow penguins win a cheering contest.
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Up Close: Ella Fitzgerald

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
A reading of Tanya Lee Stones' biography of Ella Fitzgerald lets middle schoolers get up close and personal with the First Lady of Jazz. Stone recounts details of Fitzgerald's life from her early days through her experiences as a teenage...
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An Educator's Guide to The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Jack the Ripper terrorized London in the late 1800s. An educator's guide for the novel The Name of the Star places the historical figure in a modern context. Readers complete a pre-reading activity before answering a series of discussion...
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Using Thirteen Reasons Why in the Classroom

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher helps bring difficult, but important, topics such as suicide and bullying into the classroom. An educator's guide for the novel provides activities and discussion questions to help teens explore the...
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An Educators' Guide to Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Books can help teens understand complex global issues. A helpful educator's guide introduces readers to what it's like to be a refugee. Lesson components for the novel Shades of Gray include an anticipation guide and writing and...
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An Educator's Guide to Matched by Ally Condie

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Even supposed Utopian societies have their flaws. Using an educator's guide, individuals explore the society Ally Condie creates in Matched. Reflective writing prompts double as discussion questions and cover key themes in the novel, as...
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One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt - Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Children in foster care face a lot of uncertainty in their lives. A guide for the novel One for the Murphys introduces a main character, Carley, who is thrust into the foster care system. Chapter-by-chapter questions cover key...
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Core Curriculum Lesson Plans for The Lions of Little Rock

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Schools in the 1950s and 60s looked very different from the schools we know today. An educator's guide explores the civil rights movement and, specifically, the process of integrating schools. Questions cover key themes in the novel and...
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An Educator's Guide to Counting by 7s

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Everyone takes a different journey through grief. A series of lesson plans for the novel Counting by 7s introduces readers to the main character who loses her parents in a car crash. Discussion questions and writing prompts combine...
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An Educator's Guide to Al Capone Does My Shirts

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
It's hard to imagine that life on Alcatraz could be dull. A series of intriguing lessons take readers through the novel Al Capone Does my Shirts. Pre-reading questions introduce the text and a range of suggestions, from comic strips to...
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Folklore and Fairytales: A Guide to Using Traditional Tales and Reimagined Classics

For Teachers K - 8th Standards
Every culture has its own stories to tell. An interesting educator's guide shares a large collection of fairytales and folktales, some from different cultures and some re-creations of classics. A summary and brief teaching ideas...

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