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Geo Jammin' - Day 1, Lesson 3: Math Moments on My Mind

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write a Math Moments journal.
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Putting It Together

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read aloud the book "Courage" by Bernard Waber and discuss the examples that compromise the defintion of courage. They describe another word such as joy and work with a partner or group to brainstorm and write sentences of...
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Harriet The Spy

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the style of diary writing as its own genre of literature. They read Harriet The Spy in order to have a text for this literature study. Students use the skill of prediction to preview the story, and then...
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Properties of Air

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a demonstration lesson using bubbles in which they determine that air fills the bubbles. Next, they work in small groups as they they experiment with the properties of air at separate work stations. After...
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The Rain Cycle

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders draw the rain cycle. In this rain cycle lesson the students listen to the story The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tommie DePola. As they listen to the story they sketch what is happening. The students write a sentence for...
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Test Your Speaking & Listening Skills: Sound-Alike Words 2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this listening and speaking skills worksheet, students will read 20 sentences each containing a misspelled homophone. Students will circle the misspelled homophone and write the correct sound alike word on the line.
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Students as "Grammarians": Discovering Grammatical Rules, Lesson on Reduced Clauses of Reason

For Students 6th - 8th
In this grammar worksheet, students work in pairs to complete the 24 reduced clauses of reason questions. In some questions, students write answers to specific questions, and in some they fill in blanks in sentences.
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Saving Tropical Rainforests

For Students 4th - 6th
In this rainforest worksheet, students watch a video of Prince Charles wanting to save the tropical rainforest and then fill in the blanks to sentences about the video. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Using the Prefixes 're' and 'non-'

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this prefixes instructional activity, students complete 4 sentences using the 're' or 'non-' words in the word bank. Students make up 2 clue sentences with a prefix 're' or 'non'. Then students give a definition for 4 prefix words.
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Make up Exercise

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this for, it, to, and with worksheet, students fill in the blanks to sentences with either the word for, it, to, or with. Students fill in 11 sentences and write 4 on their own.
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Total English Intermediate: Would You Change It?

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this intermediate second conditional tense worksheet, students write questions using prompts and finish 8 sentence starters.
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A Rhyme to Find the Gold

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students construct a scavenger hunt through the use of rhymes. In this language arts lesson, students work together to write a rhyme that gives clues to the location of the pot of gold. Upon completion of the rhymes, teacher leads the...
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Varied Word Choice

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine how to use a variety of word choices when writing. They discuss how using more descriptive words leads to a more varied word choice, watch a teacher-created PowerPoint presentation, and using a Thesaurus replace...
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Shaping the Land

For Students 4th - 8th
In this shaping the land activity, students will match 7 vocabulary words relating to the movement of sediments to its definition. Students will read 10 statements about how water and glaciers impact sediment movement and answer true or...
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Incredible Seeds

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders are given a group of seeds and put in small groups. They classify their seeds based on their observations with 90% accuracy. Students draw a picture of each seed showing at least 2 characteristics of each. They write 1...
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Defining Character Traits

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and analyze an extended definition in preparation for writing an extended definition of a CHARACTER TRAIT. They use analogy as a definition strategy to tailor writing to a particular audience. Finally, students SHARE...
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Total English Intermediate: The Lifestyle Crossword

For Students 4th - 6th
In this key vocabulary crossword puzzle instructional activity, students practice key vocabulary as they read the 17 clues to correctly fill in the word puzzle. Students also write a sentence for each word they used in the crossword.
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Total English Intermediate: Puzzleword

For Students 5th - 9th
In this key vocabulary crossword puzzle worksheet, students practice key vocabulary as they read the 11 clues to correctly fill in the word puzzle. Students also unscramble 6 anagrams and write 6 sentences using the unscrambled words.
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Flip Camera Activity: Being a Good Citizen

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students make a video. In this citizen lesson, students discuss what a good citizen is. Students define what rights Americans have and write paragraphs about our rights and responsibilities. Students videotape their partner as they read...
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Life and change in Northern Ireland

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read about life and changing times in Northern Ireland and match questions to answers. For this reading lesson plan, students also look up places they can visit in Northern Ireland and write what they would like to do there.
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Germaine Greer

For Students 4th - 8th
In this  famous person activity, students read a passage about Germaine Greer and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze,...
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Sunrise Sequencing

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners examine sequencing events by discussing what they do each morning. They complete a four-panel sequence of events assignment, drawing a picture and writing a sentence for each box in the panel.
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Civil War

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss the causes of the Civil War and write a paragraph summarizing each identified event. In the computer lab, 5th graders create a PowerPoint presentation explaining events leading up to the Civil War. They use the...
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The Five Ws of Journalism

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write a mock article. In this journalism lesson, students define the word "article" and learn the five W's of article writing. Students complete a worksheet and write a paragraph using what they have learned.