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Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
What does it mean to grow? To germinate? For the plan detailed here, class members investigate the growth process of an oak tree while focusing on the beginning stages of planting and germination. They plant seeds and record observations...
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What Happens to a Seed?

For Teachers 1st
In this creative lesson on seeds, 1st graders listen as the book The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle is read to them about the life of a seed. Students then draw a picture to show the life cycle of a seed in each season.
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Habitats of the World

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students discover that the Earth supports many different animal habitats. In this habitat lesson students research different habitats of the world. Students show how the animals in their habitat are adapted.
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The Earth's Ecosystems

For Students 6th - 11th
In this ecosystem learning exercise, students complete 6 short answer questions and complete 10 word puzzles about marine and land ecosystems.
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Musical Imagery

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students experience musical imagery. They link this musical concept to literary imagery to gain an understanding of the use of imagery in both genres. After listening to a varriety of sounds, students will compose and perform a melody.
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Keeping Warm When it is Cold: How does a polar bear keep warm?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students make a model of a polar bear and discuss why fur/skin color is important. They also perform a simple experiment using black and white socks to determine how color affects temperature.
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Performance Art and The Waste Stream

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research local waste management services, discuss findings, give opinions about what they have found, offer solutions and ideas, and create performance art, design art works, and fine art works to convey information on waste...
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Climate Change Challenge

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students participate in a demonstration in which they role-play polar bears and habitat components to demonstrate the impacts of climate change on the Arctic Ocean ecosystem.
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Right on the Money

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners are introduced to coins and bills in American currency. After watching a video, they practice making the same amount of money out of different combinations of coins and bills. Using the internet, they discover how much each...
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Suffix City

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these spelling worksheets students will focus on words with the -oat spelling pattern. Using these five words students will add suffixes to each word and complete 12 sentences with the correct missing word.
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Fragments

For Students 7th - 10th
In this grammar instructional activity, students read forty sentences and rewrite the ones that are fragments into complete sentences and place a c next to the ones that are correct as is.
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Verb Forms Worksheet 1

For Students 8th - 10th
In this grammar worksheet, learners choose the appropriate verb form in parentheses to complete twenty-five sentences grammatically correct.
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Weather Verbs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students examine a list of 8 weather related words and then complete 8 fill in the blank sentences with the correct form of each word provided.
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Nouns and Verbs

For Students 4th - 6th
In this nouns and verbs worksheet, students read context clues in sentences, choose words from the word bank to fill in the blanks, and logically complete sentences. Students complete six sentences.
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Reading Comprehension

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, young scholars read a short passage entitled, "Fixing the Roof", answer 7 multiple choice questions, fill in 6 blanks with vocabulary words and answer 1 question with a paragraph.
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Words with the Prefix trans-

For Students 6th - 8th
In this vocabulary and word study learning exercise, students explore the prefix trans- as they match 10 words to the correct definitions. Students may also complete the challenge question at the bottom of the sheet.
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Polar Express Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students develop a podcast as they retell the story of The Polar Express. In this early childhood lesson plan, students experience technology by creating a podcast. Students also create illustrations to be scanned for the podcast.
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Archaeologists Reveal King Tut's Mummy

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students look at pictures of a sarcophagus, then read a news article about King Tut's mummy. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion, pictures, and a vocabulary activity, then students read the...
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New Year Celebrations Around the World

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students share their New Year's traditions, then read a news article about how people around the world celebrate the start of a new year. In this current events lesson plan, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion and...
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The "Reading Rainbow" Series

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders watch a show to gather information about a career. In this careers lesson, 2nd graders watch Reading Rainbow and participate in a class discussion about the occupation presented in the show. Lesson includes extension ideas.
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Valentine's Day Quiz

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this filing in the blanks about Valentine's Day online/interactive worksheet, learners read incomplete sentences and choose the words that correctly complete them. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers.
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Monster Symmetry

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders understand what a line of symmetry is and how to draw symmetrically. In this monster symmetry instructional activity, 3rd graders create an original monster that is symmetrical. Students participate in additional symmetry...
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Nature Oriented Kindness Projects

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete various nature activities where they work together to create a butterfly garden, plant flowers, learn about nature survival, and more. In this nature lesson plan, students work together in groups and display kindness...
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Mother's Day Gift

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create a Mother's Day gift. In this holiday art lesson, students use construction paper, glue, a photo, and an included poem to create an artistic Mother's Day gift. Students print out the poem and and place a picture of...

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