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PBS

The 3 Phases | Phases of Matter | UNC-TV Science

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Explore the states of matter without the mess or expensive equipment in a compact, informative activity. Scientists watch as the narrator explains the three states of matter using a glass of ice and soda in an animated video that...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Similarities and Differences in a Text

For Teachers K Standards
Create a T chart of similarities and differences between the past and present from the story Long Ago and Today. Using their handy T chart, youngsters will chart things that are the same or different today and long ago. They'll draw a...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Dinner Anyone?: Recycling Survey 2

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this processed food recycling survey worksheet, students compete a Triple T Chart with answers to Food Eaten, Packaged in, Thrown Away, and Materials Used. Students complete at least 20 answers.
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Organizer
Curated OER

Facts, Questions, Responses

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this graphic organizer worksheet, students use the double-T-Chart showing Facts, Questions, and Responses as a comprehension tool. Students list answers in three columns.
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

You Can BANK on This! (Part 2)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is part two in a four-part instructional activity on banking and personal finance. In this instructional activity, learners analyze whether or not they have made a good purchase, then discuss how to make an informed decision about a...
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Organizer
Curated OER

Basic Spanish Verb Chart: -ar, -ir, and -er

For Students 6th - 8th
Complete this Spanish verb conjugation chart and use it to prepare for your next quiz! There are twenty verbs to define and conjugate, and this worksheet could be used to practice any verb tense. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Understanding and Using English Grammar: Because/Because of/ Due to

For Students 4th - 6th
English learners practice using "because," "because of," "due to the fact that," and "due to" correctly. A brief explanation of the correct usage of these phrases is provided, as well as twenty-two questions for learners to practice.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Under the Sea - KWL Chart

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a KWL chart to start the discussion on ocean animals. They practice sorting the animals into their different classifications. They use indexes, table of contents and glossary to find information.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Prepositional Phrases

For Teachers 5th - 6th
The class reads the book Heckedy Peg. Stopping to point out the prepositional phrases, the teacher models and guides the young scholars to deeper comprehension. Small groups collaborate to read A Sweet Smell of Roses. They thenfind the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Your Marbles - Volume Measurement and Reporting

For Teachers 3rd
Demonstrate how to measure the volume of liquids and solids immersed in liquid to your class. They observe a teacher-led demonstration, and in small groups construct a data table that demonstrates how many marbles were used and the...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

End of Unit Assessment: Commentary on Confessional

For Teachers 8th Standards
What does commentary have to do with narrative? Before scholars explain the narrative choices in their Character Confessionals, they review provided commentary to explain the score they received on previous assessments. They review...
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Lesson Plan
Social Studies Coalition of Delaware

Urban Mouse Rural Mouse

For Teachers K Standards
Explore rural and urban environments over the course of four days. Each day offers a new look into how both environment compare and contrast. Activities include the observation and analyzation of images, a read aloud and grand discussion...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Launching the Module: The Universal Appeal of Shakespeare, Part 1

For Teachers 8th Standards
Class members participate in a gallery walk, viewing images of Shakespeare and his plays. Additionally, pupils complete a T-chart to consider the advantages and disadvantages of learning about Shakespeare with images and text.
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Overcoming Obstacles

Handling Peer Pressure

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Class members participate in a discussion to identify all types of positive and negative peer pressure and brainstorm strategies to not give in to negative peer pressure. Scholars create a T-chart to record their observations. Pupils...
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Organizer
Curated OER

The War of the Worlds

For Students 4th - 6th
Read The War of the Worlds with your class. Then you can enhance the reading experience through the use of these worksheets. Keeping track of reading, recording reader response, and various activities pertaining to the book are included....
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Handout
Get Set for School

Capital Formation Chart

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd Standards
Practice makes perfect, especially when it comes to handwriting. These reference charts are excellent support for young children still developing their ability to print upper- and lower-case letters
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Worksheet
Curated OER

El Verbo ir- Explanation and Practice 1

For Students 6th - 9th
The Spanish verb ir, meaning to go, is an important verb for your language learners to understand. Use the chart to help clarify its meaning and conjugation, then encourage your Spanish speakers to complete the fill-in-the-blank section...
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Mixed Bags: Fiction and Nonfiction

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
Using a bag with one fiction and non-fiction book of similar topics, partners work together to find the differences and similarities of each story. They record their obervances in a T-chart.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Flow Chart Secret Code: What Should You Call A Cow That Lives in Alaska?

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math code learning exercise, students solve 10 multi-step problems using all math operations. Students start with the given number and perform each step in a flow chart format. Students take their total answer and decode the...
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PPT
Curated OER

Data Analysis: For Little Learners

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Using pictographs, tally charts, and surveys, kids learn all about data analysis and collection. They make surveys, collect data, then construct pictographs and tally charts to organize their information. 
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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonics: Letter Recognition, Alphabet Tiles Name Sort

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Beginning readers practice identifying alphabet letters using upper and lower case letter tiles. Each class member is given a T-chart, letter tiles, and a name card. They then separate the letter tiles in their name from those not in...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mixed Bags: Fiction and Nonfiction

For Teachers K - 1st
The second in a series of three lessons from Scholastic comparing and contrasting fiction and nonfiction, this activity requires learners to read, write, and compare two books independently. After briefly reviewing the features of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Identify Purposes of Text

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Set a purpose for reading informational texts with this reading lesson. To find the central idea of a text, young readers turn titles and subtitles into questions to help them understand the text. They complete a T-chart for the lesson,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Living and Non-Living Things

For Teachers 1st
Take a walk and observe living and non-living things on the way. Young scientists practice making valuable observations and draw the details.  You could require that your students complete a T chart of living and non-living things and...