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Classroom Quilt of Cultures

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students discuss the similarities and differences in their cultural traditions. In this quilt of cultures lesson, students sing and dance to "Smile at your Neighbor." Students write down their favorite food, holiday, family...
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PSAs: The Way We See It - Uncommercials

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students work in groups to identify a topic or issue that they feel passionate about and produce a short PSA for the topic. In this PSA lesson, students select an issue or social problem to research. Students create a video or a...
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Discovering Dewey's Decimal System

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the Dewey Decimal System.  In this fractions lesson, students utilize education software to discover how the Dewey Decimal System works.  Students create a PowerPoint presentation in groups or a informational...
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Colonial America Introduction

For Teachers 4th
  Students watch a teacher presented Readers Theater about Colonial America to introduce the students to the topic.  In this Colonial America lesson, 4th graders recreate a timeline of early American history, using...
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Word Beads: Writing Poetry

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write rhyming poems. In this poetry writing lesson, 2nd graders discuss the meaning of the word "funny." They use word tiles to create a rhyming poem which they transpose into their writing journals. They listen to...
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An Enemy of the People Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Ibsen's An Enemy of the People. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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CSI Lesson Plans Can Turn Students Into Learning Detectives

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Children learn to use the methods of good detection for solving a crime, and even analyzing literature.
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Lesson Plans that Measure Up

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
You can use creative ways to teach angle lessons that will meet the needs of all students.
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Love of Reading Month

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Here are activities to make reading fun!
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Ice Breakers and First Day Activities

For Teachers 1st - 7th
Build rapport and engage students with get-to-know-you activities
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Trees, Trees, Trees!

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners increase their awareness and knowledge of trees. They be involved within the world around them at home and at school and hopefully become caretakers of their environment. They adopt a tree of their choice and research it.
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Collecting Data

For Students 7th - 10th
In this data collection learning exercise, students read about how data is collected and organized. They also learn about a hypothesis. Students read through examples of different charts and then answer 23 questions pertaining to data...
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The Nineteenth Amendment: Susan B. Anthony

For Teachers 5th - 12th
What would your scholars do if Susan B. Anthony walked into class? Shock them to attention with this lesson plan, which has the school secretary (or any willing participant) dress as the famous suffragette and answer questions as a...
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Sentences

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Review punctuation and the use of adverbs. Learners are guided through a discussion of the use of adverbs. They then talk about the correct use of a question mark, exclamation mark, and period in a series of sentences. The resource is...
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The Changing Times of My Life

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss different milestones in their life such as bathing, dressing, eating, walking, etc. They brainstorm ideas of how the changes affected their life from the moment they occurred to the present. Students brainstorm and...
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Swords, Arrows, and Eggs

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Learners enjoy hands-on learning experiences. In this current events lesson, students may visit the Lulworth Castle, Roald Dahl Museum, Glasgow Science Centre, Salts Mill, or the Sherwood Forest online or in-person to discover details of...
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Roll the Tape! Roll the Tape!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson plan, students use iMovie to create a video highlighting their middle school in order to share with incoming students.
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English Exercises : Review of Common Types of Questions

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this online interactive English worksheet, students read a short passage and then respond to 10 multiple choice questions about the selection. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Twelve Related Rates Word Problems

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this word problems worksheet, students solve twelve related rates word problems. Knowledge of geometry is necessary to complete these problems.
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Pick an Object from a 1950's House

For Students 4th - 6th
In this 1950's lifestyle worksheet, students examine a picture of objects in a 1950's style house. They choose one of the items that they would like to share with their fellow students and tell why in a short answer at the bottom of the...
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Measure Hunt

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders measure classroom objects using metric and English rulers to find object which meet preset lengths given to each small group. The group draws pictures of the objects they found meeting their preset limits and present them...
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Confusing Words

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
This word recognition PowerPoint quizzes students on tricky words. In this PowerPoint, students read a sentence and click on the correct word choice to complete the sentence. The words this PowerPoint focuses on are words that sound...
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Probability Exercise: A New Puppy

For Students 4th - 5th
In this probability word problem worksheet, students read a short scenario about 2 brothers who wish for a puppy and answer 5 questions related to probability.
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Musical Mysteries

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the components of sound and how it can be represented visually. A trip to a circus and a walk through a magical forest are used to encourage visualizations and creative thinking.