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Combining Integers
Seventh graders explore the concept of adding and subtracting integers. For this adding and subtracting integers lesson, 7th graders use white and red beans to demonstrate adding and subtracting integers. Students play an on-line game...
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Ratio, Percent, & Proportions
Seventh graders explore the concept of percents, ratios, and proportions. In this percents, ratios, and proportion lesson, 7th graders have 237 ounces of beads to weigh. Students work in groups to weigh the beads in a way so that each...
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Open Your Eyes Wide-Shut
Students improve their language skills through 11 activities. In this language skills lesson, students listen to picture books, answer questions about elements of a story, enhance their vocabulary and grammar skills, use 5 W questions,...
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Papalotzin y las Monarcas
Students examine theme. In this Papalotzin y las Monarcas lesson, students read an English or Spanish version of the story. Students discuss the themes of community and positive change in the story.
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World Climate Growing Zones
Students create a map showing where crops would be grown around the world. In this crops lesson plan, students show how the world climate would produce different parts of the world at different times. Students fill out worksheets.
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Bee Kind Hearts
Students promote random acts of kindness. In this character education lesson, students record acts of kindness that they witness on paper hearts. Students create a chain of hearts to hang in the school.
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Cut-Glass Mosaic Garden Stepping Stones
Learners design and create a mosaic glass collage. In this mosaic art lesson, students complete lessons to learn about mosaic art and design. Learners watch their teacher demonstrate the project and then create their own mosaic glass art.
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Barns and Silos
Students build a barn or silo out of clay. In this sculpting lesson, students plan and design a barn or silo and follow step-by-step directions in order to create their finished product out of clay.
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Let's Make Stew!
Students investigate how to create a vegetable garden and complete related activities. In this vegetable garden lesson, students receive agriculture notebooks to complete vocabulary for the gardening lesson. Students read 'Still-Life...
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Let's Learn About Lettuce
Learners learn more about lettuce. In this agriculture lesson, students listen to their instructor lecture about the history of lettuce. Learners then participate in an activity that requires them to compare and contrast iceberg lettuce...
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Looking at Portraits: Looking at One's Self
Learners observe the painting Self Portrait by Charles-Antoine and discuss what the artist is trying to say in his self portrait. In this self portrait lesson plan, students discuss the portrait, and create their own self portrait.
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Author Study - Mo Willems
Students listen to books written by Mo Willems each day and discuss the story elements of each. In this reading strategies lesson, students decide after reading through the whole series of books, what their favorite book is...
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The Rainbow Fish
Students read a story. In this diversity lesson, students read The Rainbow Fish, by Marcus Pfister, discuss sharing and uniqueness, and decorate their own scale with information about them using pictures or words.
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Egyptian Scarab Lesson Plan
Young scholars explore scarabs of ancient Egypt. In this visual arts lesson, students discover the design and functionality of Egyptian scarab amulets. Young scholars make their scarabs out clay that are etched with personal meanings.
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The Very Busy Spider-Pattern
Students explore two- and three-dimensional shapes. In this very busy spider instructional activity, students read the story and then create a spider web pattern of their own. The webs must use a symmetrical pattern....
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Molecular Explorations
Students explain the processes for separating DNA from tissue and separating complex mixtures. In this exploratory instructional activity students complete a lab where they extract DNA.
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This is Me Class Book
Students identify similarities and differences between people. In this diversity instructional activity, students share things that they like about themselves and complete a page to make into a "This is Me" class booklet.
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Life Is a Journey
Students consider the literal and figurative definitions of the word journey. For this metaphor lesson, students discuss life journeys and their diversity.
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Writing Example Paragraphs
Sixth graders explore language arts by writing basic paragraphs. In this writing techniques lesson plan, 6th graders define an "example" paragraph and discuss techniques to prove a point in one paragraph. Students practice writing their...
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SPIRIT 2.0 Lesosn: Adding and Subtracting Integers
Six pages prepare you to introduce your math stars to the addition and subtraction of positive and negative numbers. They drive a robot back and forth on an actual number line to represent the operations. If you don't have access to a...
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Using Jellybeans
Students extend patterns that are created by their teacher by using jellybeans. In this patterns lesson plan, students use 3 different colored jellybeans.
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Ocean Exploration
Students explore a simulated ocean floor. In this environmental lesson plan, students take on roles of an ocean dive team exploring the ocean floor. Dive logs will be created and the students will explore their sections of simulated...
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Is There A Fungus Among Us?
Sixth graders classify fungus into two different groups. In this fungus lesson plan, 6th graders collect as many pieces of fungus as possible. Students then classify these pieces of fungus as saprophytic or parasitic.
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Connected by Art
Students inspect visual arts by exploring images on-line. In this art analysis lesson, students discuss the history of art and the its ability to communicate with people through images. Students utilize pencils and charcoal to create...