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Growth of a Revolution-The Industrial Revolution

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
How did changes of the agricultural revolution in eighteenth century Great Britain influence the Industrial Revolution that followed? How were inventions and processes of the Industrial Revolution interrelated? This resource includes a...
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Santa's List Sums (F1)

For Students 1st
In this addition chart worksheet, 1st graders help Santa find the total number of boys and girls on the streets listed in the chart. Student find the sum of the boys and girls for the 17 streets.
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Who Works for Nonprofit Organizations? (6-8)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore career opportunities in the nonprofit sector. In this career exploration lesson, students listen to guest speakers who work for nonprofit organizations explain their jobs. Middle schoolers also examine the role...
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Santa's List Sums (C1)

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this Christmas math worksheet, students solve 17 problems in which the number of boys and girls on each street are added and the sum recorded on Santa's list. All numbers are below 10.
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Great Fire of London Crossword

For Students 8th - 10th
In this world history activity, student determine the answer to 12 clues about the Great Fire of London in order fill in a crossword puzzle. They fill in the spaces using the number of letter clues included with each question.
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Common Agricultural Policy

For Students 9th - 12th
In this European Union worksheet, learners respond to 6 short answer and 8 fill in the blank questions about the Common Agricultural Policy.
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Debt: Who Does it Affect?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Debt is a topic that affects everybody: the community, the nation, and the entire globe. Kids take charge of debt by designing a project that informs those in their community about good financial choices, keeps personal debt low, and...
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M&M Interesting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the concepts of trade-offs and opportunity cost to decide between savings accounts with simple interest and those with compound interest. They calculate interest earned on account balances while working in groups and...
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Find the Sum

For Students 1st
In this addition worksheet, 1st graders find the sums for the addition problems. Students solve 18 problems and may color the images of the Halloween ghosts for fun. Students' objective is to enhance their addition skills.
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Markets

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the different types of economic markets. They identify rewards and penalties for different types of behaviors in different markets. They also examine the role of supply and demand.
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I want a credit card--or do I?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students pretend to borrow $1000.00 on a credit card. They pretend to make the minimum payments for a year. When they're done, they make a pie chart showing how much of their payments reduced their debt, and how much was interest.
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Past School Practices

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Students research the history of a school system. In this school system activity, students list the grade levels and subjects taught in their school and interview their teachers and administrators. Students collect past photographs of...
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Work Cut Out For You

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read about teenagers who forgo college for work. They plan their own progression toward their careers of choice by creating 'fantasy résumés' that list both their present accomplishments and things they hope to do in the future.
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Addition Odd or Even Valentine's Day

For Students K - 6th Standards
Get in the Valentine's Day spirit with an addition worksheet. Scholars solve problems and color answers different colors depending on whether they are even or odd.   
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Angela Jolie

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person activity, learners read a passage about Angelina Jolie and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...
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Lesson Plan on Pidyon Shevuyim: The Redemption of Captives

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students receive instruction on Pidyon Shevuyim in a whole class setting. They work in small groups to read and answer question on the topic, and meet as a class to discuss their findings.
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7 Ways for Gen Xers to Help Secure Their Retirement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of budgeting. In this budgeting instructional activity, students read an article about preparing for retirement. Students create a budget of household expenses during retirement and create a savings plan for...
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Crusades Anagram

For Students 7th - 9th
In this Crusades review learning exercise, students examine 8 sets of words and unscramble each set to reveal words or names that pertain to The Crusades.
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Margot Fonteyn

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous people instructional activity, learners read a passage about Margot Fonteyn and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze,...
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Mother Jones

For Students 6th - 12th
For this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 8 essay and short answer questions about Mother Jones and her contributions to the Progressive Movement.
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Confederation Politicians

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils explore the production of newspapers about Confederation. The students are organized into groups and are asked to take on the roles of newspaper staff members. Their first assignment is to write a story based on an interview with...
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Jobs and Salaries

For Students 9th - 12th
In this economics worksheet, students look for the budgets and go through the practical activities of maintaining a monthly expense sheet.
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Pumpkin Addition

For Students 1st
In this addition activity, 1st graders add the single digit addition problems and color the pumpkins with the sum less than 10. Students solve 8 problems.
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Breaking News English: Record-Setting Beijing Olympics End

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Record-Setting Beijing Olympics End," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.