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A Child's Daily Life in South Africa

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students listen to the book, Not So Fast Songololo, and locate South Africa on a map. They identify similarities between the daily life of a child in South Africa and America, and write a letter and draw a picture to a child in South...
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Easter Baskets

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create Easter baskets using paperclips, string, balloons, and paper mache techniques in this early-elementary Art lesson. Due to drying times for the paper mache it is recommended to spread this Art lesson over at least a...
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Michigan- Made Products

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in studying about different Michigan-Made Products. They create a Hyper-Studio presentation that details six products that are made in Michigan. They research three different products in depth.
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How Willl I GEt There

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop of list of different travel options and evaluate the schedules for these forms of transportation. Working individually, students interpret the schedules for local forms of transportation. They also list the pros and...
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A Hilly Ride

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate situations that show how kinetic and potential energy are exchanged. They determine how friction is a source of energy transfer from kinetic to thermal energy by experimenting with a car and track. They answer...
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Take the One-Tonne Challenge!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore about the One-Tonne Challenge, and work out how they could reduce their greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by one tonne, through individual actions and by influencing other people. Students use a GHG emission table to...
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Dead Sea Investigation: Middle East and African Connections

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Pupils demonstrate comprehension of the physical characteristics of the Dead Sea region and its connection to the Red Sea and the African Great Rift Valley. They are given students the opportunity to understand the role of plate...
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I'm Special Books

For Teachers K
Students become aware of the concept that each of us is special. They develop an appreciation for the special things that each can do now, and begin to develop early literacy skills. Each student creates a book about themselves and...
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Making a Valentine Box

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a factual story about how to make a decorated Valentine box. Students answer 7 questions.
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Motion of a Bowling Ball

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students experiment with distance, speed, and motion by graphing the motion of a bowling ball. In this distance versus time graphing lesson plan, students observe the speed and distance of a rolling ball and graph their findings. They...
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Measuring & Graphing Motion

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study how to measure distance.  In this graphing motion lesson students complete a lab activity that shows them on the computer how to make graphs. 
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Second Grade Language

For Students 2nd
In this language arts instructional activity, 2nd graders complete fill in the blank and multiple choice activities about subjects, pronouns, dictionary work, and more. Students complete 25 questions.
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Verb Practice

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this verb instructional activity, students rewrite sentences using have or has, circle main verbs and underline helping verbs and choose  correct helping verbs to complete sentences.
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Super Duper Market

For Students 9th - 10th
In this algebra worksheet, students rewrite word problems using algebraic symbols. These problems are interactive. There is an answer key.
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Envelopes

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students cut and fold envelopes and address them themselves. In this envelopes lesson plan, students follow 8 sets of directions on how to make and send an envelope with a letter inside.
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Freedmen & Jim Crow

For Students 6th - 8th
In this United States history worksheet, middle schoolers utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions about the African American experience following the Civil War. A short answer question is...
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Setting up an Enrichment System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students earn incentives from local businesses for both academics and good behavior.
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Energy in the Form of Calories

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars calculate the amount of food calories found in an individual peanut. In small groups, they set up the experiment so that a burning peanut will heat water above it. Using the temperature change and volume of the water they...
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Soccer Golf

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students practice golf etiquette without the use of golf clubs, balls, etc.
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Aquifers

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students participate in an experiment about aquifers. They answer questons and make observations about the experiment. They discuss how they can make a difference in the way water is used.
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Sportsperson of the Day

For Teachers K - 5th
Students follow the classroom and game/activities rules. They demonstrate responsibility by wearing tennis shoes to class, assisting others, taking care of equipment, helping clean-up, show respect and kindness to others during class time.
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ESL Idiom Quiz-B

For Students 4th - 6th
For this ESL idioms worksheet, students choose the idiom that matches a word or phrase shown in parenthesis in a sentence, 14 total.
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Memorial Day: ESL Read Aloud Activity

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Memorial Day read aloud worksheet, students read a short text about the observance of Memorial Day. There are no questions to answer here.