Curated OER
What Do We Have In Common?
Seventh graders perform a dissection on a mussels and label their internal organs. In groups, they compare and contrast the mussels structure to those of human beings. They also review the functions that are necessary for survival and...
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Yellowish Fish
Students engage in an emergent literacy lesson in order to obtain the skill of phoneme awareness to become better readers. They practice blending different phonemes in order to eventually form words.
Curated OER
Seashore Life
In this seashore life worksheet, students identify the animals that live on the seashore. Students then color the animals that live on the seashore. Students also draw and color any additional animals they would see.
Curated OER
Solving Percent Problems with Proportions
Seventh graders explore the concept of percent problems. In this percent problem lesson plan, 7th graders use proportion equations to solve percent problems. Students find percentages of numbers and use proportions to determine...
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Homonyms -- Quiz
In this grammar worksheet, high schoolers are assessed on their knowledge of homonyms. Students choose a homonym to complete the given sentence.
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Community Foundations and You
Students list and explain the functions of the three sectors of the American economic system. They identify foundations as part of the third sector. They summarize the function and purpose of their local community foundation. They apply...
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Foodways
Fourth graders discuss where food is obtained and list their favorite items. They research recipes to discover their ingredients. They investigate the advertising and cost of food and prepare menus from earlier eras.
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Percentage Practice
In this percentage problem worksheet, 7th graders find the percent of a number by changing the percent to a decimal and multiplying. Students' objective is to read through each word problem and change the given percent to a decimal,...
Read Works
Read Works: A Trip to the Store
[Free Registration/Login Required] This fictional narrative shares the story of a shopping trip and the theme "wants versus needs" in life. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and...
Other
Crikey: Shopping Mall Oligopoly Cops a Hit
This news article discusses how stores at an Australian shopping mall colluded in order to drive out a new competitor, along with reasons given by the judge. (Dec 19, 2004)
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Becoming a Wise Consumer: Comparison Shopping
In this introductory instructional activity to money management for teens, students will use everyday math skills to comparison shop a variety of products. Students will learn several ways to save money, including using store discounts,...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spanish 2: Unit 7: Las Compras
In this seventh unit of an intermediate Spanish course, students learn about shopping and develop their listening, speaking, and writing vocabulary around this topic. Includes modeling of oral Spanish pronunciation and conversation,...
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: John Wanamaker
Wanamaker's legendary department stores were palaces of consumption that turned shopping into an event for ordinary people.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Let's Go Shopping!
This lesson will give students practice with adding and subtracting money using a calculator. It will provide them an opportunity to determine savings using a store coupon, and determine the change they should recieve when making...
Curated OER
Snaith Primary School: Settings: Shopping Mall
A photograph with an aerial view of a busy shopping mall by Tony Newlin.
Tour Costa Rica
Info Costa Rica: At the Shoe Store
This is a short tutorial for Spanish that may come in handy while buying shoes. Includes vocabulary and phrases.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Ellen Dunham Jones: Retrofitting Suburbia
Ellen Dunham-Jones takes a look at how shopping has evolved over the past few decades and discusses what's to come of dying malls, dead "big box" stores, and empty parking lots. [19:24]
Study Languages
Study Spanish: Las Tiendas
This site has a cultural explanation in Spanish and English with a few comprehension questions about stores in Spanish-speaking countries. Additional links are provided for more information on this topic. Great reading selection for...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Shopping (Compras) Listening Dialogs
At this site designed for Spanish speakers of English, students listen to a conversation between a shopper and a store clerk. Then they answer questions that test their listening and comprehension skills. Instructions are in Spanish.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Food and Cooking Grocery List
Use this interactive activity to navigate the virtual store, reading labels and selecting items from the appropriate grocery aisles.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Businesses in Your Neighborhood
Lesson to help young scholars understand how a local grocery store works and why it is important to the local community. Students categorize grocery items, practice terms related to grocery stores, and then role-play a trip to the store.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Recognizing the Penny
As an introduction to a unit on money, students will work with teacher to recognize the penny and its value. Then students will go shopping at the classroom store to practice counting pennies.
Thinkport Education
Maryland Public Television: Charge! Just Charge It!
Stores and credit card companies make it seem so easy. How often have you seen advertisements to buy something and only pay $20 a month? So what's the real cost of credit? Let's go shopping and find out.