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Unit 10: Going Shopping Day 1: Buying School Supplies

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students, who are second language learners, develop a story about shopping. In this language development lesson, students brainstorm in their native language about the items they purchase at the beginning of the school year. They work...
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An Imaginary Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use their imaginations to write about an imaginary trip. In this creative writing lesson, students write about an imaginary trip. Students brainstorm writing ideas as a class and use past tense words in their...
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Communicating With My World - Day Three: Internet

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students, who are studying ESL, examine the use of web sites. In this web site activity, students watch a teacher demonstration of different types of web sites. They discuss how much time people spend on the Internet. They take a survey...
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Unit 13: Fashion Show - Day Four: Gallery Walk

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students practice the vocabulary associated with clothing that is worn to special events. In this clothing vocabulary instructional activity, students, who are ESL learners, practice using works that describe clothing items that are worn...
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Geography and Climate

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate geographical locations and their own personal experiences with the environment.  In this environmental identification lesson, students participate in a match game using certain environmental and geographical...
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Are We Ecology-Friendly?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore ecology. In this ecology lesson, students read scenarios, discuss them in groups and decide if they are eco-friendly or not. Students discuss the differences in eco-friendly practices fifty years ago and now. Students...
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Fictional Characters

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore fictional characters. In this fictional characters lesson, students hear information about a character then ask and answer questions. Students also answer true/false questions about the character and make a mini book...
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My Childhood Portrait

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students practice descriptive writing by viewing auto-portraits of young children.  In this art analysis lesson plan, students examine an auto-portrait of their teacher as a young child and ask him/her questions about their youth....
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Presentation of Family Shield or Crest

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students present their family shield or crest that was created during the first part of this lesson. In this historical arts lesson, students present their family shield to their classmates and are graded based on the included...
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Day four: Writing a Sports Article

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students write a newspaper article related to a sports event.  In this article writing lesson, students read sports-related articles, complete a graphic organizer to help them see the format of a newspaper article, then they work in...
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Editorials

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate editorials.  In this literacy critical thinking lesson, students compare and contrast two newspaper editorials and two letters to the editor by completing a Venn diagram. Students work in groups to write...
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Creating a Talk Show

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students practice interviewing and answering questions by creating a mock talk show.  In this communications lesson, students view a classic clip of an older T.V. talk show and plan an outline of material for their own talk show....
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Graphing Your Motion with Vernier LabQuests

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create motion graphs using a motion sensor. In this physics lesson, 7th graders match the graph shown by moving their body. They relate the slope to the way they moved.
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Simulation: The King's Candy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the British tax laws in Colonial America. In this U. S. history lesson, students participate in a simulation that replicates the taxes levied by the British.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Political Dr. Seuss

For Students 8th - 12th
In this historical events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons by Theodor Geisel. Students respond to 2 talking point questions.
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Practice Makes Perfect

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this subtraction and addition worksheet, students solve 4 problems in which subtraction or addition is used to solve story problems. There is regrouping on the page.
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Word Problems: What's Reasonable?

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this word problem learning exercise, students read a word problem and answer 5 questions, determining whether given answers are reasonable. Answers included on page 2.
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Order Numbers

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this ordering numbers worksheet, students read 6 story problems pertaining to the value of numbers and more/fewer and greatest/least.
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Regroup Tens as Hundreds

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this regrouping tens as hundreds practice worksheet, learners sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems.
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Problem Solving Strategy: Work Backward

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this problem solving challenge activity, students work backward to solve a set of 5 word problems. Answers are included on page 2.
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Model Subtraction from Numbers to 100

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this subtraction worksheet, students solve the subtraction word problems that range in number to 100. Students solve six subtraction word problems.
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Worksheet for Analysis of a Postcard

For Students 8th - 12th
In this primary source analysis learning exercise, students respond to 11 short answer questions that require them to analyze the pictured postcard.
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Round Two-Digit and Three-Digit Numbers Practice 2.3

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this rounding worksheet, students solve 27 problems in which two or three digit numbers are rounded to the underlined place.
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Using Addition and Subtraction to Solve Problems II: Post Test

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this addition and subtraction worksheet, students answer a set of 10 multiple choice questions, clicking on a link to print page or view correct answers.