Jessica Winston
Tacky and the Winter Games
Helen Lester's wonderfully wacky, Tacky and the Winter Games, is the core text featured in a resource packet that includes a prediction exercise, an activity menu, vocabulary flash cards, and book review worksheet. A great way to cheer...
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Make Words with the Letters in the Word Badger
For this language arts and science worksheet, students make as many words as they can using the letters in the word "badger." They are encouraged to make at least 17 words. They see examples at the bottom of the page.
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Make Words Using the Letters in the Word "Porcupine"
In this language arts and science worksheet, learners read a description of a porcupine. They make as many words as they can using the letters in the word "porcupine" and are encouraged to make at least 22.
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Uses of Coal
An interesting series of puzzles and word games are available in this multi-page collection, which focuses on coal. Learners practice math and language arts skills as they solve the puzzles, and learn many facts about coal at the same time.
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Beach Vocabulary Word Jumble
For this beach words worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 22 words to spell terms pertaining to fun at the beach. There is a word bank.
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Beach Vocabulary Word Jumble
In this beach vocabulary worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell 20 words pertaining to the beach. There is a word box.
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Make Words: Northern Pintail
For this language arts/science worksheet, students will focus on the words "Northern Pintail." Students will make as many words from these letters as possible and write them on the lines provided.
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Make Words: Harlequin Duck
In this science and language arts worksheet, students look at a picture of a harlequin duck and read a factual paragraph. Students then make as many words as they can from the letters in "Harlequin duck."
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Make Words: Muskellunge
For this language arts and science worksheet, students examine a picture of a muskellunge (a type of fish). Students read the informative paragraph, then build as many words as possible from the letters in its name.
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Make Words: Humpback Whale
In this language arts and science worksheet, young scholars examine a picture of a humpback whale and read an informative paragraph. Students then make at least 28 words from the letters in "humpback whale."
Minnesota Department of Natural Resoures
Minnesota’s Forests
The forests of Minnesota provide middle schoolers with an integrated learning opportunity. They examine the three biomes and their histories, conduct experiments, read stories, and draw pictures. A lovely lesson about trees.
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Earth Day-Word Jumble
In this Earth Day activity, students unscramble 20 words related to Earth Day found in a word box at the bottom of the page. Worksheet has links to additional activities.
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Animal Games
Students explore a variety of games on the Internet that will teach them about animals; they focus on the Florida panther. Students choose the activity that is of interest to them, and then rotate between the games online and the games...
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Wild and Wetlands
Upper graders identify the major characteristics of a wetland. They explore the human factors that change a wetland and write a descriptive paragraph about wetlands. This comprehensive lesson also has an interactive "Watershed Game"...
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Science Charades
Students dramatize the wonderful world of nature, without making a sound. In this early childhood creative thinking lesson, students dramatize different aspects of nature to develop creative thinking, reading, memory, and motor skills.
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Exploring Arizona's Biotic Communities Lesson 2: Biotic Communities Vocabulary
Part of a unit on Arizona's biotic communities, this activity focuses on the vocabulary to be used. Terms include biodiversity, topography, desert, hybridization, niche, and more! Youngsters will define these words from contextual...
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Growing Apples
Pupils complete various activities to investigate growing apples. They examine words related to apple growth and write the words on apple shapes. They also take a vocabulary quiz and complete an apple concentration game. Next, they watch...
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What Is It? Tommy Tastes
Students complete multi-curricular to learn about senses and sensory words. In this sensory words lesson, students discuss the five senses and the anatomy of a tongue. Students complete a food tasting activity and find descriptive words...
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Harry Hears!
Students explore ear anatomy and the sense of hearing. In this hearing instructional activity, students discuss the five senses and view a model of an ear. Students place cotton balls in their ears to simulate loss of hearing. Students...
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Reptile Crossword
In this science and language arts worksheet, students complete a 38 word crossword puzzle about reptiles. There is no word bank for this puzzle which has colorful graphics.
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Simple Sequencing
Fourth graders play a stand up version of musical chairs to find their sequencing partners. In this music and language arts lesson plan, 4th graders enjoy a game that requires them to organize a series of three pictures, then write...
California Academy of Science
Poetic Reflections
Poetry is a wonderful way to explore language, express topical understanding, and incite creative thinking. After a trip to the local natural history museum (or zoo), learners write an acrostic or a cinquain poem describing one of their...
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Science: Vocabulary Memory Game
Fourth graders increase their comprehension of science terms by playing a vocabulary matching game. In small groups, they take turns trying to match vocabulary terms with the correct definitions. Missed words are added to the students'...
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Kindergarteners Study the Four Seasons
Examine the weather of the four seasons, look at seasonal activities, and tell which months are part of each season with this lesson plan. Your class will play a game, sing a song, and write additional stanzas to seasonal poetry.