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Historic Cemeteries: "History Written in Stone"
Students examine grave markers in their local community. They identify how past generations contributed to life in their town. They discuss their feelings about death and how one is to act at a cemetary.
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Spain in Puerto Rico: The Early Settlements
Students participate in a lecture to discover the history of how Puerto Rico was changed after Spain discovered the island. In groups, they compare and contrast the conditions on the island before and after Columbus' discovery. To end...
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Smile Smarts Oral Health Curriculum
Pupils are given information on good oral health and tooth protection that is appropriate to their age and lifestyle. They discuss how adult permanent teeth are meant to last the rest of their life. Students are given a copy of "Teeth to...
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Using a Multiplication Table to Divide
Learners use a multiplication table to divide. In this multiplication table lesson plan, students use the answers in the multiplication table to find its factors. Learners find the product of 5 and 6.
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Stories
Students read a short story and answer questions. In this comprehension lesson, students read a short story and complete a worksheet answering comprehension questions and identifying the parts of a story. Students create their own story...
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Storytelling: Carnival Crime
Learners participate in the storytelling process. In this language arts lesson plan, students listen to a story and retell the story using pictures. Learners draw pictures of a carnival costume.
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History of the English Language - Who Were the Anglo Saxons?
Students explore the Anglo Saxon world view, preparing them to fully explain Anglo Saxon literature.
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What Is Your Point?
Sixth graders identify the x and y axes in a coordinate plane and identifies the coordinates of a given point in the first quadrant. They plot specific points in the first quadrant of the Cartesian coordinate system.
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Traveling to Texas
First graders read "Where the River Begins" by Thomas Locker and discuss the Texan landscape. They use construction paper to make suitcases and then fill them with types of Texan landforms and scenery they might see on a trip to Texas.
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Celebrate Character Counts Week
Students participate in activities to celebrate character counts week. They identify the six pillars of character. They display good character when it comes to everyday tasks.
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A Dash of Folk, A Pinch of Fairy Recipes for Playmaking
Students examine the importance of oral traditions while reading various fairy and folk tales. Given a piece of clay, they can mold it into any shape they want and pass it to their neighbor which keeps building the object. They use...
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The Genetic Counseling Game
Students explore genetics and ethical issues. They siimulate the role of genetic counselors, perform fictitious tests, and gather information about parents and fetuses in case studies. Students describe the condition and formulate a...
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Health: The Skeleton with a Message
Students identify human muscles and bones from a cardboard skeleton, named "Mr. Skelly." Using dialog balloons as props, the teacher holds up advice from Mr. Skelly, such as noting he drinks milk to keep his bones strong. The lesson...
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What is Probability?
Students participate in a variety of activities in order to understand the concept of probability. The students are engaged because of the application of The Multiple Intelligences Theory.
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Visual Literacy
Students focus on visual literacy in this instructional activity which can be incorporated to any previous instructional activity. Using images, they identify the visual elements and design in them and examining the various patterns...
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Project Words: A Plan for Better Vocabulary and Spelling
Students are introduced to new vocabulary each week. Individually, they take a pre-spelling test for each group of words and discuss the importance of increase one's vocabulary. They take a final spelling and vocabulary quiz for the...
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Modeling and Recording Subtraction
Students practice subtracting numbers from one through ten. In this subtraction lesson, students use counters and a workmat to complete several subtraction problems on an overhead projector.
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Identifying Shapes and Matching
Students recognize shapes and repeating shapes can make a pattern. In this patterns lesson, students identify pictures of shapes as patterns or not patterns. Students describe how the pattern is made.
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Identify Shapes and Matching Parts
Students identify real world objects as shapes they have learned. In this 3-D shapes worksheet, students identify shapes such as a cube for a box, a sphere for a globe, and a cylinder for a soup can.
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Modeling Addition
First graders are the counters in addition problems. In this addition lesson, 1st graders replace the counters to help students visualize problems in addition.
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Schedules and Elapsed Time
Pupils answer questions about elapsed time in the calendar. In this elapsed time lesson plan, students discuss a schedule that is given to them, and then answer questions about time passing on a March calendar page.
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Figuring Elapsed Time
Students tell time. For this elapsed time lesson, students review how to tell time to five minutes. Students solve problems where they must determine the elapsed time.
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Graphing Integers
Fifth graders explore the math concept of graphing integers. In this graphing integers lesson, 5th graders examine visual examples. Students also practice solving problems that their instructors model.
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Graphing Integers
Fifth graders complete an integer graphing activity. In this integer graphing lesson, 5th graders use coordinate grids to help them complete linear functions and integer graphing.