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Imagination Express

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students create an artistic response to the book, The Polar Express. In this creative writing lesson, students read the book and visualize an imaginary journey they would like to go on. Students create a train car from construction paper...
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Vocabulary Quiz

For Students 4th
In this vocabulary worksheet, 4th graders identify the definitions of words. Students are given fifteen vocabulary words which they match to the correct definition.
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Physical and Chemical Properties

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the difference between physical and chemical properties. They also discuss changes in matter, known as physical and chemical changes. They observe and discuss several demonstrations of both physical and chemical changes
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Four Contemporary Mexican and Chicano Plays-An Analysis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars read use their five senses to discover Chicano plays.
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Action and Linking Verbs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
For this recognizing action verbs and linking verbs in sentences worksheet, students read statements, identify the verbs, and label them either action or linking verbs. Students write 15 answers.
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Have a Ball with Poetry

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders brainstorm words pertaining to the senses about the beach. They write a free verse poem, using these words and adding a line about their feelings.
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The House that Dies Drear Built

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write a descriptive paragraph, in the style of Virginia Hamilton, describing the landscape around their house.
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Writing About a Christmas Day Celebration

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners write about a Christmas Day Celebration they have experienced. In this personal narrative lesson, students use descriptive words to tell a story about their own family's Christmas. Learners organize plot and develop the story as...
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The Holocaust: Valuing Creation

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students write a descriptive essay.  In this Holocaust activity, students discuss what it must have been like for Anne Frank to stay inside for two years.  Students try to appeal to all five senses in their descriptions. 
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Picnics-- Chinese Style

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore about the Chinese rituals of poetry competition. They compare and contrast Chinese picnics with American picnics. Students create short poems, celebrating their own spring poetry picnic. They discuss words or...
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Voices From Your Heart

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create individual representations of Chinese calligraphy symbols in this cross-curricular instructional activity for the elementary Language Arts or Art classroom. One enrichment activity is included.
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Divulging in Detail

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars rely on their senses to write descriptions of an object within their view. They incorporate different parts of speech in their descriptions. They write a descriptive paragraph about their object.
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Read Aloud Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students listen as the novel "On My Honor" is read to them. They identify similes and the characters differences in the novel.
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Outdoor Observation

For Teachers K
Students examine their outside environment. They use their senses to make observations of the four seasons. They keep a chart of all of the data they have collected.
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Unity In Diversity

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners discuss the meaning of diversity in the world. They practice how to act around others and appreciate the different types of people that exist. The lesson includes a section of vocabulary and the reading of a story to illustrate...
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Getting Oriented

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils explore the geography, culture, and philosophy of Asia using all five senses and information about China and Japan. This lesson is detailed and may take several days of in-class activities to complete.
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Finding and Measuring What You Can't See

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine how scientists measure pollutants in food and the environment. Students discover how scientists remove one material based on its physical properties. Students figure out how much of a pollutant is present after...
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Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students write a description of an animal.  In this descriptive writing lesson, students discuss ways to write to appeal to all five senses.  Students then describe an animal in a paragraph and pair up to guess the animal.
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Animal Adjectives

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
How would you describe someone who was acting like a dog or a chicken? Teach your class the adjectives that pair with 20 different animals. They'll be able to describe anything canine or crocodilian, and everything in between.
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Density and Convection Currents

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars listen as the teacher explains convection currents in the ocean. They experiment with finding a smoking match in the classroom with their eyes closed. Students discuss what might effect their ability to pinpoint the...
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Triangle Sensory Test with Oreo Cookies Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 10th
Students voluntarily participate in a sensory test and examine hypothesis testing and statistical significance. They use low-fat and original Oero cookies for this experiment.
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Life Underground

For Teachers 1st
First graders build a terrarium in order to observe animal and plant life dynamics. In this biology instructional activity, 1st graders compare how organisms survive in different environments. They write their observations and analysis...
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Winter Wonderland Activities

For Teachers K - 6th
Ideas to help keep the motivational fire in your classroom burning.
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Arlo's War by Frank Brennan

For Students 9th - 10th
In this reading selection worksheet, students read a 9 page selection entitled, "Arlo's War," by Frank Brennan. There are no directions given with the reading selection.