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Units 'R Us

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, using one inch grid paper, create a foot long and a yard measuring tool.
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Point of View

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in an inkblot test to discuss how what they see is different than their classmates. After viewing various artifacts, they write down what they believe the object is and then they are placed into a group to discuss...
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Things About Me

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students watch as the teacher explains how to use a storyboard to plan a PowerPoint presentation. They examine how to use clip art, background colors, and at least one transition before creating a PowerPoint presentation according to the...
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Once In a Blue Moon

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students review the characteristics of the planets and their moons. Using the internet, they research the relationship between the Earth and its moons. They take a template of the moon and draw craters of different colors to present to...
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Curated OER

From Memoir to Expository Writing with Advanced English Language Learners

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars create a memoir. They compare writing with story telling and personal experience. They analyze how they learn, so they can begin to look critically at their own learning.
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Habitat Is Home

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students are introduced to the concept and components of a habitat. They discuss the key components of a habitat and describe how certain factors can cause disturbances in a habitat and change its population. Activities are leveled for...
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Mechanism of Our Eyes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study the eye as the organ of vision, They look at a drawing of the eyes and study the names of the parts. While working with a partner, they observe what happens when the lights are turned lower and lower. Finally, they look at...
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Chemistry: Egg Sucking Experiment

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discover simple gas laws by observing an egg sucked into an Erlenmeyer flask. When the flask is warmed, the egg is placed atop it. when both are placed in ice water, the egg slips into the flask. The procedure is then reversed....
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Punnett Squares

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students revie the Law of Independent Assortment and Law of Dominance. They practice Punnet squares and predicting genetic outcomes and identify factors that influence heredity.
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Using Current Data for Graphing Skills

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students graph demographic information. In this graphing lesson, students choose what type of graph to create and what information to display. Links to examples of graphs and statistical data are provided. The graphs are created on the...
Interactive
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Explorit's Garden Quiz: How Does Your Garden Grow?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this plants instructional activity, learners complete a 6 question multiple choice quiz about gardening, plants and agriculture. This is an online interactive instructional activity.
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Physical and Chemical Changes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete several experiments about chemical and physical changes. In this physical and chemical science lesson, 6th graders complete 6 experiments about chemical and physical changes. Students examine the processes of...
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Sharing

For Teachers K
Students solve problems based on sharing scenarios. In this sharing lesson plan, students listen to a book on sharing and answer questions. Then the teacher presents different scenarios to the class and they have to problem solve to come...
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Teaching Word Recognition [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
From the magazine, Teaching Exceptional Children, Sept/Oct 2003 issue, this article explains two different strategies for helping students with word recognition through blending and analogizing.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Words in Context: If the Word Fits

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
A lesson plan in which students work with a partner to choose the meaning of the underlined word in each sentence. Materials are included.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Vocabulary: Words in Context [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
A lesson plan in which students look for new vocabulary words and context clues to define them while reading an independent reading book. Materials are included.
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Words in Context: Looking for Meaning [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
A lesson plan in which students look for the meanings of unknown words in a text. Materials are included.
Professional Doc
Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Reading Resources [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This site provides a collection of reading strategy teaching resources. Strategies are arranged according to the ELA Common Core Curriculum Standards and grade level bands.
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Wisconsin Response to Intervention Center

Wisconsin Rt I Center: Contextual Redefinition [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Classroom teachers will learn about contextual redefinitions, an engaging instructional strategy. Teachers will learn how to implement the strategy, understand how to measure progress with contextual redefinitions, find research that...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: The Big Green Monster Teaches Phonics in Reading and Writing

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A big green monster helps students build their reading fluency and word recognition skills through choral reading, literacy center activities, and writing stories.
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Billy Beard4 Kids: Spelling Worksheet 5 C

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This site provides a simple one-page exercise that lets students trace letters to spell words, such as zebra and the sun. Reinforces the connection between words and their sounds and how words are spelled. Corresponding pictures and...