ProCon
Student Loan Debt
Should college loan debt be easier to discharge in bankruptcy? Scholars sort through the top three pros and cons to decide for themselves in preparation for a class debate or discussion. Learners may also participate in an online poll to...
US Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Counts
Agricultural survey and the documentation of livestock or goods was the basis for the first written language. Youngsters discuss sorting and counting, and how these skills have been used for thousands of years. They accent their class...
Curated OER
2nd Grade - Act. 17: Source Relay
Help your 2nd graders understand the difference between natural and man-made materials. They will sort breakfast food items into sources: store, factory, natural world, and farm. They will work together to classify, form conclusions, and...
Curated OER
Jelly Bean Sort Record Page
In this Easter themed math worksheet, students sort jelly beans by color and record the number of each on this chart. They fill in 3 blanks by telling which color had the most, which had the least, and which color is their favorite.
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European Elevation Sort
Given a prepared database of European countries, sixth graders sort the countries in ascending order by elevation and identify the five countries with the highest elevations. This cross-curricular lesson combines elements of computer...
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Sorting: Library Books
Learners discover organization by participating in a class game. In this information sorting lesson, students utilize the Internet to play a library role-playing game with their classmates. Learners answer study questions about library...
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States Database Searching and Sorting
Fifth graders search and sort prepared databases for information to use in classroom projects, locate, gather, evaluate, organize, and analyze information.
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Common Ground: A Therapy Dog Program Between Students And Older Adults
Students handle a therapy dog and take the school therapy dog to a local nursing home several times over the course of the school year. They complete a culminating project that focuses either on the entire experience or a specific resident.
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Constitutional Sort
In this U.S. Constitution worksheet, learners complete a graphic organizer that requires them to list responsibilities of members of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
iCivics
Represent Me!
Your class members will take on the roles of legislators and work to serve their constituents in a fun online video game. They will practice sorting and approving bills based on the wants of the people they represent, and understand...
Curated OER
Creative Homework Assignments Can Motivate Students
Teachers can make homework more meaningful by giving students interesting and motivating assignments.
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Rainbow Fish: The Copycat Fish Lesson Plan
Students explore the concept of copying one another. In this early childhood lesson plan, students discuss what a copycat is and why people copy one another. Students then discuss the story Rainbow Fish: The Copycat Fish, recording...
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Agriculture Counts
Students practice counting. In this early numbers lesson, students learn about the beginnings of agriculture and how it ties into math. Students practice counting objects related to agriculture.
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Giving Students a Little Latitude
Young scholars use a world outline map to locate places using coordinates of latitude and longitude. They answer questions about places based on their knowledge of the map and on their research and make up more questions of this sort...
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Sorting Lids
Students practice sorting lids in different ways so that each group determines a sorting pattern. They examine how to work in groups while sharing ideas. They establish group work relationships that become apparent to the teacher in this...
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Valentine's Day Math
First graders sort their candy hearts into piles according to color and record a tally mark under the color for each candy heart that they have on the worksheet. They then record the total amount of tally marks for each color of candy...
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It's a Puzzle!
Students participate in a relay to complete a puzzle make from a picture found about at certain topic. They research the topic implied by the picture and complete a worksheet with the information.
ProCon
Milk
Milk: It does a body good ... or does it? Using the provided website, scholars sort through information to answer the question. They review a chart demonstrating lactose intolerance by ethnicity and region, and they also compare the...
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Organization: Look at What I Organized!
Young scholars explore organization by participating in an object sorting activity. In this indexing instructional activity, students examine their classroom and identify materials that should be organized in order to make the room more...
School Sparks
Christmas Worksheets for Santa's Little Helpers
Just because children aren't in the classroom over winter break, doesn't mean that learning has to stop. Intended as a resource for parents, this eBook provides Christmas-themed worksheets and activities that engage children in...
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St. Patrick's Day Lucky Charms Sort Bar Graph
In this elementary data collection and graphing worksheet, students paste the correct cereal pieces to match the words at the bottom of the bar graph. They count the items and fill in the graph in this St. Patrick's Day themed activity.
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The Powers of Government: Montesquieu Student Worksheet
In this Enlightenment worksheet, students read excerpts of The Spirit of the Laws by Montesquieu and then respond to 9 short answer questions.
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The Presidents Of United States By Date Sorting Game
In this the Presidents of United States by date sorting game worksheet, students sort a list of nine past Presidents by date and then check their answers.
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Sort and Classify: Countries
In this sorting and classifying worksheet, students sort countries into 3 groups based on a single characteristic. Worksheet contains links to additional activities.