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Build a book

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this build a book worksheet, students follow directions on how to build a book. Students use markers, tape, paper, and follow 12 directions.
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Create Sentence Structure Books

For Students 5th - 8th
In this sentence structure activity, students create sentence structure books including the concepts of subject, predicate, simple sentences, objective pronouns, and more. Students create 8 books total.
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U.S. Expansion and the Age of Empire

For Students 9th - 12th
In this American foreign policy instructional activity, students respond to 20 essay questions about expansionism in the country during the 20th century.      
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Four Questions Strategy Lesson

For Students 8th - 10th
In this experimental design activity, students use four questions to brainstorm about an experiment. The questions include the materials, the hypothesis and the independent and dependent variables.
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We the Past

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study philanthropy related terms and philanthropy in the United States and their local community. In this philanthropy lesson plan, students study pictures of present and past Americans and discuss their philanthropic acts....
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Six Does The Trick!

For Students K - 1st
In this counting to 6 worksheet, students solve four problems in which sets of objects that show 6 are circled. Students practice writing the number 6.
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Foods and Languages of the World

For Teachers K
Students celebrate diversity. In this multicultural appreciation activity, students celebrate diversity by sampling food from different cultures, learning a few words in Spanish and identifying the seven different continents.
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Gingerbread Baby

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore gingerbread stories. In this poetry lesson, students read the folk tale "The Gingerbread Man" as well as Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett and identify rhyming words. Students also make art projects, dramatize the stories,...
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Meet the Tarantula

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students study tarantulas. In this tarantula lesson, students discover the general description of the arachnid as well pointers regarding its behavior, reproduction, habitat, food schedule, and handling tips.
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Graphing and the Coordinate Plane

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students gain practice reading coordinates and plotting points by participating in the Coordinates! Game. They demonstrate and test their skills with graph paper and the Maze Game.
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Map the Mystery!

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders read the novel, "The House of Dies Drear", and create a story map to analyze the plot and recall events.
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Increased comprehension with the use of imagery

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners improve their comprehension of reading material by generating mental images upon reading a description. They, particularly those in vocational or adult ed. classes, learn the use of mnemonics and visual imagery to help their...
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It's Your Opinion

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students view "Inkheart: Speak Your Mind" by Cornelia Funke. They read several letters to the editor of a local newspaper and underline the 'opinion' portions of the letters. They discover how a literary selection can expand personal...
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The Present Tense- Present Perfect

For Students 8th - 9th
In this present perfect verb tense learning exercise, students study the proper use of the verb tense by reading the explanation and examples on the first page. They apply the rules while completing 10 sentences and writing 4. They...
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Clauses: The Trilogy

For Students 4th - 5th
In this clauses worksheet, the students read 10 sentences and determine the function of the highlighted clause then write their answer in the space.
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Clauses: The Trilogy Worksheet 2

For Students 5th - 8th
In this clauses instructional activity, students must determine the function of the clause highlighted in each sentence. Students must use their prior knowledge of clauses and sentence structure to complete this exercise.
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Let’s Learn the 50 States

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this 50 states worksheet, students listen to a song titled "Let's Learn the 50 States," then solve missing letters word puzzles and are given a web link to play a state game.
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The Marvelous World of OZ

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the major themes in fantasy maps, expand basic map reading skills, write imaginative narrative essays based on the OZ map, and create their own fantasy map detail based on a core map.
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The Stigma Within

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students role play the part of someone with a mental illness and the families they are members of. They act out the scenes from cue cards and other students can state their questions and comments.
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The Gathering Season

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners examine the traditional Washoe gathering season, and the importance of pine nuts and the goom-sa-'bye ceremony in the fall. They roast pine nuts and dance a traditional circle dance. They explore some of the Washoe vocabulary...
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The Great American Fire Drill

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read a story about fire safety and create their own ending to the story in order to learn about fire escape plans and to demonstrate their writing skills. In this fire safety lesson, students discuss the parts of a story, read...
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Civil War Bingo

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students answer Civil War questions. In this Civil War United States history lesson, students copy Civil War vocabulary and phrases onto squares on a Bingo card. Students cover a Bingo square in response to each question asked by the...
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Testing and Refining Aircraft Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design and make a flying device. They work in small groups to brainstorm ideas for the design of their device. They choose an idea or combination of ideas to use for their design and create a sketch of their design. The students...
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Catapult Physics

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Student explore the relationship between Hooke's Law and catapults. After exploring the four types of catapults, students use Hooke's law to determine the spring constant in a torsion powered catapult. They answer questions based upon...