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Simplify expressions and Combine Like Terms

For Students 7th - 10th
Students will use the distributive property to simply expressions by removing parentheses from the expression. Like terms will then be combined to completely simplify the expression.
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Factoring Trinomials

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online math activity, students factor a series of trinomials given specific equations. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties.
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Types of Angles

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online math activity, students perform calculations which allow them to identify 3 types of angles. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A...
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Area of a Trapezoid

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online math worksheet, high schoolers practice finding the area of a trapezoid, given the height and length, This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into...
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Triginometry: Find the Unknown Side

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Trigonometry learning exercise, students use the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the length of side x. There are 5 questions to solve and submit.
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Preparing for a Valentine's Day Party

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Here are some tips to make a Valentine's Day party run smoothly.
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What is Your Story?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students conduct an interview with a member of their family in preparation for writing their own family histories. They listen to their teacher's family story, and listen to the book "Picnic in October." Students then conduct their...
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The Lines in Timelines

For Teachers K - 4th
Pupils are introduced to the concept of sequence by creating their own personal timeline. As a class, they put the events of the last week of their lives into the correct order and determine what information should be used for their...
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An Invitation to Simple Machines

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore simple machines as a way of helping the principle with a hurt foot manuever his way around the campus.
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Famous People

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils increase their self-esteem and identify how and why they are important. They listen to various books. as listed in the lesson. Then, students list various famous people and write about how those same people are famous. Finally,...
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Family and Friends

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the importance of family, investigate sharing time with family and participate in a family experiment.  In this family lesson plan students over a one week period sit down to dinner with their families and make...
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Photo Link

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write correct letters to their pen pals and improve their grammar, handwriting, capitalization, punctuation, and ability to construct complete sentences.
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Scramble

For Students 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, students unscramble the letters to form new words and write them in the space provided for the 19 words.
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Am I Seeing Double?

For Teachers All
Students explore symmetrical design and lines of symmetry.  In this fourth grade geometry lesson plan, students create their own symmetrical design and identify and label the lines of symmetry.  Students use one design to...
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Laws and Rules

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in a role play about laws and rules where they portray an authority figure, or portray someone who has to obey the law. In this sociology and law lesson plan, 1st graders discuss the purpose of laws and rules....
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Language Arts/Science: Genetic Diseases Simulation

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders engage inn role-playing activities as families caring for babies with genetic defects. A partial list of activities include: dressing the babies ( raw eggs), designing birth certificates, and recording a log of care,...
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Genetics with a Smile

For Students 8th - 10th
In this genetics worksheet, students are given two coins that they mark with a "F" and a "M" to represent parents. They flip the coins to determine the genotype and phenotype of the offspring for twelve traits. They also use the coin to...
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Eating Disorders: Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Explore the idea of self-esteem through different mediums. Research what is needed for increased self-esteem: list three things one might do well in, take a photo of an activity where each student is performing well, and examine how the...
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Write Me a Story

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use the writing process and submit a story to www.kids.com.  In this story writing lesson, 2nd graders choose a topic for a story contest.  Students develop their stories.  Students complete a  her...
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Money and Credit: Making Good Decisions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in activities that teach them how to manage money. In this managing money lesson plan, students set long and short term goals for economic success by having discussions, identifying benefits of saving, and...
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Using Rubrics Can Give Students Great Feedback

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Lesson plans that include rubrics can give teachers and students a better way to access performance.
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Popcorn PPPPopping P

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students are introduced to the most popular phonemes to help them with their reading. As a class, they listen to popcorn popping and identify the sound being heard. They practice saying different tongue twisters and drawing the letters...
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Love of Reading Month

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Here are activities to make reading fun!
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A Child's Daily Life in South Africa

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students compare the life of a child in South Africa to the life of a child in America. In this multicultural education lesson, students read the book Not So Fast Songololo and discuss the differences and similarities between their lives...