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Cool Flip Books

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students assemble a flip book to visualize cause and effect, problem solving and sequencing. They use the books to show movement, color and different types of elements of art.
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Count to the Number Five

For Students Pre-K - K
In this early childhood counting to 5 worksheet, students count 5 watches shown on the worksheet and identify the appropriate number at the bottom of the page by coloring or circling it.
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Practice Counting to Nine

For Students Pre-K - K
In this counting activity, students count the pictures of goats on the page and circle the correct number that tells how many. There will be 9 goats.
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Practice Counting to Eight

For Students Pre-K - K
In this counting instructional activity, students count the candy canes on the page and select the right number that tells how many. Students will circle the number 8.
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Media Awareness: Helping a Product Cross the Finish Line

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students develop critical thinking skills to understand and create advertisements.  In this journalism lesson, students analyze the elements necessary for effective advertisements and work in cooperative groups to create and present...
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Continents of the World

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in a lesson about how people are the same, how people are different and where the continents are located. They go on a trip around the woworld to visit a country in each continent.
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Perspective

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the writing trait of voice. In this writing skills lesson, students read No, David! and discuss the author's use of voice. Students write a class version of the story called Yes, David! that incorporates an alternative...
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Using the Glossary

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the glossary. In this language arts lesson, 5th graders define unknown words in a text by using the glossary. Students read a text and use the glossary to find unknown words.
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Cave Painting

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students research ancient cave art in France via the internet. They apply the skills and information by creating their own cave art.
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Check Out Lights and Shields with Beads

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore Ultraviolet detecting beads and conduct several investigations with them.  In this investigative lesson students participate in an experiment to see the harmful effects of UV light and discuss their findings. 
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Khamsa Good Luck Hands

For Teachers K
Students study the use of symbols in cultural art and create a collage of their hand prints. In this symbolism and art instructional activity, students learn about the use of symbolism in cultural art by studying the Moroccan art design...
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Quieting Down Muscles and Bones

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students familiarize themselves with the proper names of muscles and bones and where they are located.
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Highlight Video Assessment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers observe a video tape which highlights an actual football game in which teams use various pass plays we have practiced and used in the students' high school flag football classes in PE. They identifying basic football pass...
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Health Wheel of Fortune

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students participate in a health vocabulary guessing game.
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Balancing Act

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate management skills specific to balance. In this physical education lesson plan students participate in activities with and without apparatus to improve balance. Students work at 8 stations to practice skills needed...
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Breaking News: School Bans Hugging and High Fives

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore current events by analyzing a news article in class. In this school ban lesson, students read a story about a high school in London that has banned physical contact between all students. Students answer study questions...
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Grow a Plant

For Teachers K - 1st
Students combine their prior knowledge about plants with a garden learning activity. In this science gardening lesson, students discuss what plants need to survive. Students then plant a seed themselves and demonstrate learning by caring...
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Snowflake, Snowflake

For Teachers All
Students practice locomotor and listening skills. Students pretend to be snowflakes. As the teacher reads about snowflakes, students perform the task mentioned. They walk, dance, jump, etc.
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Mine Field

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars experience the loss of their sight and develop feelings for those less fortunate than them.
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Shake It Up!

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students shake a bottle of water to a CD of "Twist and Shout". They shake the bottle high, low, right, left, two hands, one hand, under the leg, etc.
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Balancing Act!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in various balancing activities. For this body management lesson, students use cones, mats, ropes, and a balance beam to demonstrate balance. Students are divided into small groups and are assigned to stations.
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Teach Engineering: Spring Away!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
This lab demonstrates Hooke's Law with the use of springs and masses. Students attempt to determine the proportionality constant, or k-value, for a spring. They do this by calculating the change in length of the spring as different...