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Fourth graders identify and practice a variety of prereading strategies to assess how to ask questions that a new reader might ask about the book, "One Day in the Woods." They skim the book, brainstorm the topic of the book and preview...
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Long Division with Whole Numbers
Learning long division can be an difficult journey for young mathematicians, but this simple skills practice worksheet will help them on their way to fluency.
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Past Tense, Present Perfect, Past Perfect
Support grammar instruction with a worksheet that focuses on verb tenses. With two exercises, multiple choice and fill in the blank, class members identify correct tenses in order to show understanding of proper sentence...
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The Future Continuous and Future Perfect Tenses
Practice completing sentences with its correct future verb tense via fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice options, with a 20 question learning exercise.
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Geo Jammin' - Day 5, Lesson 19: Hey, Hey, Whaddaya Say!
Students rehearse scripts by recording themselves on audiotape and then playing it back to self-assess strengths and weaknesses.
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Measurement: Length, volume, and temperature
Learners determine the temperature of the water in a cup, measure the length of a piece of cardboard, and measure out an appropriate volume of water. This task assesses student's abilities to perform measurement and reporting skills.
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Testing Foods
Young scholars perform an experiment using brown paper bags to determine which foods have oil in them. This task assesses student's abilities to make simple observations and inferences from them.
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Graphing Fun
First graders analyze objects and make a graphing picture to analyze the data. In this graphing lesson plan, 1st graders complete an object graph assessment, a picture graph assessment, and a bar graph assessment to analyze their given...
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The ABC's of Walter Anderson
Fifth graders examine how motifs, symbols, and ideas influence various pieces of visual art. They compare and contrast the work of Walter Anderson to pre-historic cave paintings and create a glue line print using motifs and symbols found...
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Love Algebra?
Eighth graders, while in the computer lab, access a web site to help them utilize manipulatives of cups and tiles to develop the skills necessary to understand multi-step equations. They assess the relationship between cups and tiles and...
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"Double Jeopardy" Class Review
Sixth graders participate in "Double Jeopardy," which is a game show type of question/answer game used to review a chapter/unit/region assessment. students use the five themes of geography as the basis for their required number of...
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Introduction to Melodic Notation: Sol-Mi
Second graders sing melodic sol-mi songs for teacher and student assessment. Emphasis is placed on drill and practice while developing melodic singing skills. Students evaluate performances and activities using pre-determined rubric...
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Statistical Accuracy and Reliability
Ninth graders assess the accuracy and reliability of current survey data and how it is represented. They design a survey, collect data, and use technology to analyze the data and present the results. Students examine scatter plots and...
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Learning about Biotechnology and GMO’s
Tenth graders describe the different methods of biotechnology. In this biology instructional activity, 10th graders assess the pros and cons of using GMO's. They create posters that either supports or discourages its use.
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Typing, Reproducing and Distributing the Job Pamphlet
Students use a word processing program to make a job pamphlet that is suitable for reproduction. This lesson plan help students write for a purpose. They use the skills of organizing, pre-writing, and revising with a word processing...
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People Cause Pollution
Young scholars investigate the effects of industry on natural features. They discuss the industrial revolution, and create a drawing of a river with one half illustrating pre-industrial revolution time, and the other half representing...
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Inequality and Simple Interest Review
Pupils review how to solve and graph an inequality. They also review how to find simple interest from a given problem set. The teacher performs informal assessment through observation of students.
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Water, Water, Everywhere (High School)
Students view different types of water to make the point that salt or polluted water isn't useful for drinking water. They chart causes, consequences and solutions to water scarcity based on internet research. They write an essay as...
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Pulse
Students determine a baseline pulse rate then chart the changes in rate with exercise. They describe the changes and develop a rationale for their observations. The task assesses students' abilities to make simple observations, determine...
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What Is It; Whose Is It; Where Did It Come From?
High schoolers discover which elements are most threatening to outdoor sculptures. In groups, they determine the steps that are needed to preserve them. They locate and assess the condition of those sculptures in their local community....
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Glencoe Literature Themes: Legends
Students prepare for and respond to literature selections. This package includes five lessons from the Glencoe Literature series, each covering a different reading selection. Pre-reading and response activities are included for each...
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Investigation: Crazy Caterpillars
First graders explore biology patterns by creating a model insect. For this patterns lesson, 1st graders utilize snap cubes and pattern blocks to recreate their own version of a centipede or caterpillar. Students create their...
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Alternative Energy
Learners identify the five major alternative energy sources. In this physical science lesson, students assess the advantages and disadvantages for each type of energy. They complete a concept map using information they researched.
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Sunflowers
Students create a portrait of sunflowers using construction paper and tempera paint. They complete an assessment in which they pick out a sunflower from a field of flowers.