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Create a Weather Newscast

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore and study basic weather terms, strengthen research skill on the web and create a weather newscast. They choose a weather site on the web, copy weather maps and create a videotape based on a written script to...
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Fun Fonix: Say it. Connect it. Write it.

For Students K - 1st
In this phonics worksheet, students respond to 6 questions by saying the word represented in the picture, drawing lines to connect the letter bubbles, and writing the newly formed word.
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The Story of My Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete autobiographical writing assignments throughout the school year that they save and rewrite to put into a published book during the last month of class. They include photographs, drawings and mementos of their lives in...
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A Salute to American Symbols

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore American symbols. In this reading and social studies lesson, students read literature regarding American symbols and describe the significance of the symbols as they research them in groups.
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Create a Playbill!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the variety of elements for a written play and create a playbill. They read about and define literary elements on a worksheet, and participate in a dramatic reading. Each student then creates and publishes a playbill.
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Easter Picture

For Students Pre-K - K
For this coloring worksheet, students color in a cartoon picture of an Easter bunny hiding Easter eggs. Students can also cut out the illustration and add their own details to the picture.
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Pin the Tail on the Computer

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students identify the basic components of the computer system. They watch a Brain Pop movie about computers and then draw a "vocabulary label" from a basket. The student is blindfolded and sticks the label on a picture of a computer....
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Photo Quilt Square

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Build creative thinking and organization skills with a beautiful quilting project. Young photographers use a digital camera and computer to create photo transfers, which they will use to create a photo quilt square. They sew or embroider...
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Writing Letters: c and o

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
How can you incorporate drawing a dinosaur with printing practice? Here's how! Budding printers trace and write lowercase letters c and o, following guidelines to trace one set before trying another on their own. Then,...
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v and w

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
Have fun with lowercase letters v and w as scholars get some printing practice. They use dotted lines and arrows to get some printing practice before writing a set on their own for each letter. Then, they complete an image of...
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l and j

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
Young printers focus on lowercase letters l and j in a creative way, starting with tracing and printing each letter several times. Next, they apply these skills by tracing the letters to complete an image. These...
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i and t

For Students Pre-K - K
As emerging printers learn the letters of the alphabet, make it more fun by giving them creative worksheets like this one focused on the lowercase letters i and t. They follow arrows to trace each letter several times...
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Australian Aboriginal Art and Storytelling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Young explorers investigate Australian Aboriginal culture by listening to traditional Dreamtime stories and examining dot paintings created by Aboriginal artists. In addition, they locate the country on maps, discuss the geography of...
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Best Part of Me

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students determine a positive physical feature of themselves. They participate in an online writer's workshop and write descriptive poem about their favorite feature. They create a display of poetry and pictures.
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Water: P.O.V's Borders Picture Project

For Teachers All
Through the use of digital cameras, this lesson shows students how to document how water is used in their local communities and explore how those uses impact the local environment.
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Earth: Land Use Picture Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how changes in human land use are impacting local environments. They also explore some of the social impacts of various land uses in their area. They identify and discuss some social impacts of the different land uses.
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The Flip Side of Club Drugs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss the influences of club drugs on America's culture. They identify the characteristics of these drugs and how they are used. They examine drug sources and discuss how to increase community awareness.
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Story Starters: Skunk

For Students 2nd - 3rd
These language arts worksheets present a picture and a space for the teacher to type a word list for the students to use in the story. Students write using the given word list related to the picture.
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Bear With the Letter B

For Students K - 1st
For this coloring worksheet, students examine a picture of a cartoon-style bear waving his hand from behind an upper case letter B. Students color the picture.
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St. Patrick's Day

For Students Pre-K - K
For this coloring worksheet, students color in a cartoon picture of a children celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Students can also cut out the illustration and add their own details to the picture.
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Turtle Coloring Sheet

For Students Pre-K - K
In this vocabulary worksheet, students color a picture of a turtle. Vocabulary suggestions for discussion of the picture include turtle, cute, animal and big.
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Flag Language Arts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write a description of a flag. In this writing instructional activity, students pick a flag and write a description of it. Students should include colors and symbols present on the flag. Students share their descriptions and the...
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Color Page - Rooster

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this coloring worksheet, students color a picture of a rooster. Younger students may practice coloring in the lines. Older students may use the chicken as an illustration after writing a story. Some students may use this as a flash...
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Irish Man Singing

For Students K - 1st
In this coloring worksheet, students observe St. Patrick's Day by coloring a picture of a man (head only) who is singing. There is a title "St. Patrick's Day."