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Transforming Negatives to Positives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write diamonte poems that correspond to the double-exposed photograph they created.  In this poetry and multimedia artwork instructional activity, students use the photographic process to create a double-exposed...
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Dictionaries

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students understand the way the dictionary is laid out as well as the purpose for why people use dictionaries. In this language arts lesson, students recognize the need for alphabetical order and are able to find words using a...
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Applying Trigonometric Functions To Real Life

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students examine where trigonometry exists outside the classroom. In this trigonometry lesson, students create trigonometric functions to match the data provided and to solve word problems relating to the real world.
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World Consumer Rights Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this World Consumer Rights Day activity, students complete activities such as reading a passage, matching phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice, unscramble the words, sequencing, unscramble the...
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Vivid Verbs

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore parts of speech by collaborating in groups. In this verbs lesson, students examine several boring sentences with their class and define verbs which can spice the sentence up. Students collaborate in pairs to enhance...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot Air-Balloon Ride

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students analyze tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students investigate new vocabulary words while reading. Students record their vocabulary words in a word journal or discovery chart.
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Introduce Vocabulary: How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore tier two vocabulary. In this vocabulary lesson, students read How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and assess the meaning of new vocabulary words found in the story. Students record their new words using a word journal or...
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Introduce Vocabulary: It's Pumpkin Time

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students predict the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary instructional activity, students investigate the meaning of new vocabulary words while reading It's Pumpkin Time. Students record their new words in a word...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Welcome to the Ice House

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students study tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students explore new vocabulary words found while reading Welcome to the Ice House. Students assess the meaning of their new vocabulary words and record their learning...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Red Riding Hood

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students study tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary activity, students read Red Riding Hood and investigate tier two vocabulary words found in the story. Students analyze the meaning of vocabulary words and record their...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Smoky Night

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students assess the meaning of vocabulary words found while reading Smoky Night. Students record their new vocabulary words using a word journal or discovery chart.
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Keeping Quilt

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students consider tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students investigate the meaning of new vocabulary words found while reading The Keeping Quilt. Students record their new vocabulary words using a word journal or...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Lion and the Mouse

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students determine the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. For this vocabulary lesson, students explore new vocabulary words while reading The Lion and the Mouse. Students record their new vocabulary words in a word journal or...
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Lorax

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students analyze tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students read The Lorax and assess the meaning of vocabulary words found in the story. Students record their vocabulary words in a word journal or discovery chart.
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students study tier two vocabulary words. For this vocabulary lesson, students explore new vocabulary words while reading The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving. Students record their new vocabulary words using a word journal or discovery chart.
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Introduce Vocabulary: The Reasons for the Seasons

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students assess the meaning of new vocabulary words. In this vocabulary instructional activity, students read The Reasons for the Seasons and evaluate the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. Students record their words using a word...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students determine the meaning of tier two vocabulary words. In this vocabulary lesson, students read Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears and explore new vocabulary words found in the story. Students record their discoveries in a word...
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Getting the Message: What Did You Say?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners listen to and compare the first sentence of the Gettysburg Address spoken in different languages. They also compare frequency readings for each and discuss how the brain interprets spoken words.
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Cherokee Leaf Printing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate their local creeks and forests and practice identifying trees.  For this ecology identification lesson plan, students utilize a pad and pencil while on a field trip near their school and describe their...
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Mystery Spill

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate the cause of birds dying in Monterey Bay. In this scientific research lesson, students use various resources, scientific investigations, and vector analysis to solve an environmental mystery.
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Newton's Method

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Student approximate the roots of E using Newtons Method. In this calculus lesson plan, high schoolers calculate the equation of tangent a line. They use the TI to visualize the tangent line.
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The Making of the Declaration of Independence

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students can delve into how Thomas Jefferson's words in the Declaration of Independence changed history.
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The Case Of The Sour Employee

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders are presented with a problem that has to be solved. The scenario is a mystery that is purely hypothetical. This does draw on the knowledge of previous lessons. The lesson plan contains background knowledge explaining the...
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Rain Forest Research

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the Rain Forest. In this research lesson, 2nd graders go online to gather information about Rain Forest animals. Students print and use the information to write about the many parts of the Rain Forest. Students are...