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Crackin' the Musical Code

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars decode musical notation and then synthesize and apply by notating their own musical composition. Students draw various rhythmic examples which are equal in time duration. They notate and count rhythmic patterns. Additional...
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Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills: Sound-Alike Words 1

For Students 4th - 6th
In this listening and speaking learning exercise, students will read 20 sentences each containing a misspelled homophone. Then students will circle the misspelled homophone and write the correct sound alike word on the line.
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Phrasal Verbs With "Set"

For Students 6th - 7th
In this ESL phrasal verb activity, students read 10 sentences that have a missing verb. Students fill in each space with the verb "set" and one of the prepositions from the box.
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Activity Plan Mixed Ages: Community Cooperation

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students learn how members of communities work together. In this early childhood lesson plan, students explore their neighborhood and discover the people and places that comprise it.
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iCivics: State Government

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the role of state government. In this civics lesson, students play an online game that requires them to consider the needs of state residents and the structure of state government.
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Idioms About Head And Mind

For Students 4th - 6th
In this idioms about head and mind worksheet, students select the idiom about the head and mind to replace the given expression.
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Prepositions with "Go"

For Students 4th - 6th
In this preposition with "go" learning exercise, students enter the preposition from a word list to complete the verb phrase with "go" with answers available.
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Vanishing Coast: Erosion

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore the concept of erosion. In this erosion lesson, students discuss the effects of 2 classroom demonstrations that replicate coastal erosion.
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Parole or Nor to Parole

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a visual presentation to show the steps in the parole process and define the terms involved in the parole process. Students also develop an argument for or against parole for Charles Jennings and present the findings to...
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Poem in Your Pocket Day: Ideas for Celebrating

For Students K - 12th
First instituted in New York City in 2002 and recognized nationwide in 2009, "Poem in Your Pocket Day" is part of National Poetry Month (April) and celebrates poetry in everyday life. A brief news story includes 9 ideas about how to...
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Vocabulary Multiple Choice Worksheet 5

For Students 6th - 7th
In this sentence completion instructional activity, learners read 10 sentences that have a missing word or phrase. From 4 choices, students select the most correct words to complete the sentence.
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Account-Recording Adjusting/Close Entries(Service Bus.)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students participate in a number of activities to learn how to adjust general ledger accounts and journal closing entries.
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Understanding Presidential History

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research to find the qualifications necessary to be President of the U.S. For this presidential qualification lesson, students research their family roots to see if they could qualify to be President. Students create a graph to...
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A Power Point Slide Show for Third Graders

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore PowerPoint.  In this technology lesson, 3rd graders select a topic of interest and follow a guided lesson researching their topic.  Students complete storyboards, introductions, table of contents and...
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Teach Inventions with PowerPoint

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students research famous inventors and what they invented. In this technology instructional activity, students gather facts about a specific invention and create a PowerPoint slideshow about it. Students practice adding in animation and...
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The Alamo

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study the Battle of the Alamo in depth. In this research skills lesson, students visit the Alamo de Parras website to examine issues related to the battle that took place in 1836. High schoolers analyze comment strands on...
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Poetry With the Sages

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students write poems and input them into a word processing program.  In this poetry instructional activity, students listen to Chinese poems and draw mental images. Students compose poems and illustrate them. Students share their work.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Berryman, Roosevelt and the Teddy Bear

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the origin of stuffed teddy bears and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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The Roads Diverge...and the Essence is the Journey

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the diverse and unique journeys of men. After reading various pieces of literature, they identify any rites of passage or change in the characters. They write in their reflective journals sharing their thoughts on the...
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Standard Envelope Sizes

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students measure the length and width of various sizes of envelopes. After comparing the envelopes, they explore the ratios, percentages, and rates. Students discuss postal rates and compare the cost of mailing items, delivery times, and...
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Drugonyms

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students research information about the effects of drug abuse. They take a quiz, conduct Internet research and write a "drugonym" where each letter in the name of an assigned drug begins a new sentence or paragraph describing properties...
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Fire Safety

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate fire safety. In this safety instructional activity, students identify the fire exits in the school building and draw a floor plan of their house to create an emergency escape route.
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A View from the Ground

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students look at a park from ground perspective. For this map skills lesson, students are introduced to a story about a girl at a park and make observations about the park based on a picture. This prepares students for the next lesson in...
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Baby Boom and the Culture of the 1950's

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners study the ripple effect of the baby boom generation on history and on their lives today. They discover how the rules and conformity of the 1950's set the stage for the rebellious, anti-establishment sixties. They study the...