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Ancient Wonders of the World

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars explore the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World. In this ancient civilizations lesson, students use interactive whiteboards to complete activities based on the 7 wonders.
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Let's Identify and Classify

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a creative activity to give them a good understanding of classification. They examine bags of chips and discuss their similarities and differences. Students work in small groups while participating in this activity.
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Water and the Water Cycle

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore the water cycle. In this water lesson, students apply the scientific method in activities that enable them to take note of the properties of water. Students record how water acts on different surfaces and share their...
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Spelling Patterns: Or , Oor, and Ore Words

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete word work with words that contain the /or/, /oor/, or /ore/ spelling pattern. In this spelling pattern lesson, 4th graders participate in the weekly spelling list activity in which they sort words with the given...
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Greek Golden Age

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study the Greek Golden Age. In this ancient Greece lesson, 6th graders explore a virtual Greek theater and complete reading, writing, and drawing activities in classroom learning stations.
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The Secret School

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete an activity with the book The Secret School by AVI. In this literacy lesson, 4th graders finish the story and write a Haiku poem describing their favorite part of the story. 
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Teaching Lewis and Clark: Why Fort Clatsop?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study the path Lewis and Clark took on their famous trans-American journey. They participate in an online activity that allows them to examine considerations the Expedition made when deciding where to spend the winter of 1805-06.
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Close Reading of a Sonnet

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners practice reading sonnets line by line to find the message of the sonnet.  In this sonnet instructional activity, students read a sonnet one line at a time as the teacher projects it for the entire class.  As each line...
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Canadian Symbols

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students discover the ideals of Canada by analyzing its symbols.  In this Canadian culture lesson, students identify the symbols that established the U.S. as its own nation and compare them to important Canadian symbols....
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Simple Machines Activity Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students follow the directions of animated characters using the Internet to become familiar with simple machines.
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Isolines on a Weather Map

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore weather by analyzing maps. In this temperature lesson, 9th graders view black and white weather maps of locations in which the weather changes often. Students identify the isolines used on the maps and utilize the...
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The Process Of Addition

For Teachers K
Students use manipulatives to explore the notation of addition and gain experience with independent practice. They demonstrate their knowledge by performing the operation on the board with magnets, on their own felt work mat then on...
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Illustrated Dictionary

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students make an illustrated dictionary of words they've used and learned in class. In this vocabulary lesson, students find words from their notes, discuss the words in a group, select the best words as a class, and complete an...
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Values Auction

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Learners assess what they value and participate in a class auction. In this financial values lesson, students complete a budget activity and use play money to participate in an auction. Learners complete a related worksheet and take a...
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Creating Multimedia Reviews with Glogster

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars use Glogster to create online reviews of books and films. In this online review lesson, students use the website to create an interactive poster that reviews a film or book. Young scholars make comments and given feedback...
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Word Choice in Writing

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore language arts by writing dialogue. In this vocabulary choice lesson, 6th graders identify synonyms and the importance of using a thesaurus while writing dialogue in their own original work. Students revise and edit...
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Math and Circumference

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore geometry by utilizing mathematical formulas. In this circumference lesson, 6th graders identify the difference between diameter, circumference and radius in a circle. Students review the formulas for finding...
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Missouri Department of Elementary

If It’s to Be, It’s Up to Me

For Teachers 8th
Here's a clever switch on the tale of Pandora's Box. Rather than lifting the lid and having problems escape, class members write a problem on a strip of paper and place it in Pandora's Problem Box. A student  then pulls a problem...
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Missouri Department of Elementary

Opportunity Knocks, But It Costs, Too!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders practice six steps to effective problem solving. Working with the school counselor, class members are presented with a scenario that requires them to make a decision. Individuals then write a reflection in which they...
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Missouri Department of Elementary

My Feelings

For Teachers 1st Standards
Encourage self-awareness with a lesson that challenges scholars to identify feelings—happy, sad, mad, and scared. Using a feelings thermometer, similar to that of a bar graph, pupils discuss how they would feel in specific scenarios then...
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Levers - An Interactive Lesson

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify the different parts of a lever. In this physics lesson, 7th graders draw a lever and label the different parts. They use the interactive board to create their own lever.
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Lewis and Clark In Columbia River Country Fort Clatsop

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders complete an online activity about the winter camp of Lewis and Clark at Fort Clatsop. They determine why the vote about the location what significant and make a decision on how they would have voted. They interact a with at...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Madeline’s Rescue

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this story vocabulary lesson, students read the book Madeline's Rescue and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define vocabulary terms and...
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"Laideronette, Empress of the Pagoda" from"Mother Goose Suite" by Maurice Ravel

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students are introduced to the active teacher, composer and pianist Maurice Ravel and his masterpiece "Laideronette, Empress of the Pagoda", from Mother Goose Suite by Maurice Ravel. They utilize aural skills to notate the rhythm of the...

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