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Rumpelstiltskin

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Classic fairy tales are great! They have memorable characters, present interesting story lines, and lend themselves to art projects. Grab a copy of "Rumpelstiltskin" and get ready to participate in several early literacy activities. The...
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Friends Series One New Year Episode (The One with the Monkey)

For Students 8th - 10th
In this Friends tv series worksheet, students match up the characters described with twenty-two statements from the show. Although this is a worksheet about a tv show, there is some language skill-building present in the worksheet.
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O I I L E S S O N P L A N

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers demonstrate their knowledge of important insurance facts, concepts, principles, and terms through a simulation TV quiz game show. Students research web sites given for various information on types of insurance plans.
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Roundball for Remembrance

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students view a segment of Futures With Jaime Escalante showing the application of math in basketball, and they try to find some of these applications in a tape of a game played by their home school. This fun lesson should be very...
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Fittest of the Survivors

For Teachers 6th - 12th
students consider the reality television show 'Survivor' as a means to contemplate what it means to be a survivor. They create fictional characters and explore how different personal qualities would help and hinder their success on...
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Mixed Media Messages: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine the process of recycling by creating a mock television commercial about recycling. In this recycling lesson, students watch an animated demonstration about recycling and answer content questions. Students play an online...
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Classifying Vertebrates

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study animal characteristics and classification. For this animal characteristics and classifications lesson, 2nd graders determine how to classify vertebrates which include mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and fish....
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Connectors of Addition and Contrast

For Students 5th - 7th
In this conjunction interactive worksheet, students read pairs of sentences and decide which ones express similar ideas and which show contrasting ideas. They use the correct connectors from the drop down menus in 10 sentences. They...
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Homophone Jeopardy

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students are introduced and practice using words classified as homophones. Individually, they participate in a Jeopardy game in which they practice using different sets of homophones in sentences. They discuss the different situations...
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Hidden Messages: The Growth of Product Placement

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students identify product placements they see in TV programs and movies. They build awareness of the pervasiveness of advertising in their culture. They develop critical skills necessary to think independently in a media saturated...
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Organelles

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students explore the functions of major eukaryotic organelles. They compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Given diagrams and drawings, students take turns drawing structures, discussing their function, and labeling...
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Averaging

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the concept of mean, median, mode, and range. In this mean, median, mode, and range lesson, 6th graders work in groups to find the mean, median, mode, and range of their heights, distance from home to school, time...
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Frog Olympics

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the attributes of amphibians. In this physical frog biology lesson, students discover facts about the muscles of frogs and then play 2 games that require them to move like frogs.
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Mercury, Venus, and Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils learn information about the planets Mercury, Venus, and Earth by playing a trivia game.
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Basketball: Number Sense

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore their addition and subtraction skills. For this number sense lesson, 3rd graders analyze different scoring possibilities for a basketball game. This lesson incorporates the use a video titled "Blossom and...
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Healthy Eating, Healthy Living

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils describe some ways to lead a healthy life. They watch short video clips about eating healthy, ways to create healthy meals, and the benefits of exercise. They study the food groups and play indoor exercise games.
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Long, Long, Ago

For Teachers K
Students discover details of pioneer life. In this history lesson, students examine artifacts and play games from pioneer times.
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Let's Go to the Farm

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore corresponding letters of the alphabet with the corresponding phonemes using farm animals. They create a classroom word wall of the items they saw on a trip to the farm or zoo. Students create pictures to go along with...
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Cardboard Frames

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create works of art. In this visual arts lesson, students use recycled cardboard to make picture frames. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson to complement the theme.
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NFE General Knowledge Quiz

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders review various aspects of World History. In this World History lesson, 8th graders participate in a bingo game.  Students complete a worksheet during bingo.
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Let's Play Some Ball!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils review horizontal and vertical shifts of a parabola and how they effect a specific quadratic formula. They play a basketball review game in which they try to find the right quadratic equation for a given problem in order to earn...
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Name That Phrase

For Teachers 5th
Students identify the American language, how it has changed and effected culture, and become familiar with idioms. In this American language lesson, students study the eight parts of speech, identify literal and figurative speech, study...
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Card Suit Aerobics

For Teachers 1st
First graders perform a variety of locomotor skills to enhance aerobic fitness and explain different movements that can be used to keep fit and active.
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Bio Jeopardy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students review materials for an exam. They participate in reviewing for their exam through a simulation of the game "Jeopardy". Students are allowed to collaborate on answers. A unique way to review for a test.