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Using Holiday Songs to Enhance Lessons

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Holiday songs can be fun and educational.
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Teaching Students About Goal Setting

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Building efficacy through goal setting is a great way to give your students the tools to succeed.
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Conflict Resolution and Addressing Bullying Issues

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Helpful ways to engage students in anti-bullying exercises
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Standards vs. Curriculum: The Important Distinction

For Teachers 5th - 12th
The Common Core standards are a noteworthy achievement, but the real challenge for math teachers is finding the right curriculum.
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A New Year’s Celebration

For Teachers K - 6th
You can reflect on the past and celebrate the future with these motivating activities.
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Turtle Dove

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a one paragraph text about turtle doves. Students answer one multiple choice question.
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Capitalization Activity

For Students 1st - 2nd
Learners correct capitalization errors in a set of five sentences. Page includes links to answers and additional activities. A good, basic worksheet!
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Not An Ordinary Quiz on Superstitions!

For Students 6th - 8th
Superstitions are always interesting. Use this learning exercise as a pre-quiz before studying superstitions or use it as a time-filler when you have a few extra minutes.
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Activity: Float a Clay Boat

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Written to introduce pupils to buoyancy, this activity has collaborative groups work to design a floatable clay boat. They first observe that a stick of clay sinks in water and then are given their own stick to reshape into a floating...
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Activity: Solving Real Challenges with Engineering

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Groups are each given a pack of engineering cards and a worksheet to complete together. The cards depict different roles an engineer might play and can be purchased from the eGFI website. Because the lesson plan revolves around these...
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Iced In

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Introduce junior oceanographers to ice conditions in The Great Lakes. The ice map links are no longer available, so you will not be able to have your class perform the mentioned data activity. You can, however, access the Canadian Ice...
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Sixth Grade Fractions

For Students 6th
In this fractions worksheet, 6th graders complete multiple choice questions about fraction values of items bought based on a person's income. Students complete 15 problems.
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Planning A Household Budget

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students experience real life by utilizing math skills to plan a household budget and enhance their financial planning skills.
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Calendar Activity

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this calendar worksheet, students complete word problems about the December calendar. Students complete 5 word problems on this worksheet.
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Real Life Challenge- Give Me Credit!

For Students 7th - 9th
In this credit worksheet, students calculate the value of 4 different loans before completing a table about credit card offers advertised in newspapers, magazine, or junk mail.
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I Can Tell Time

For Students 3rd
In this clock worksheet, students practice telling time. Students create a clock with an hour hand and a minute hand for mastery of telling the time.
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Calendar Activity

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this calendar activity worksheet, learners use a calendar to answer a set of 5 related questions. An answer key as well as a reference web site are given.
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Numbers

For Students 9th - 12th
For this math worksheet, students complete problems including addition, fractions, percents, word problems, interest, and loans. Students complete 36 problems total.
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Expensive Choices

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders work in pairs to discover how to prioritize expenses in a budget.
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March of the Penguins

For Students 5th - 10th
In this penguins video review worksheet, students watch "March of the Penguins" and then respond to 31 short answer questions regarding the movie.
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March of the Penguins DVD Worksheet

For Students 4th - 7th
In this movie comprehension worksheet, students view the DVD "March of the Penguins", then complete 31 short answer comprehension questions about the movie.
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All About Me Unit

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students engage in an "All About Me," series of activities in the beginning of the year. All sorts of ideas are in this lesson plan to help students express themselves and get to know their classmates.
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Connecticut Reading Comprehension Activity

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension activity worksheet, students read 5 paragraphs pertaining to the history of Connecticut and then respond to 30 true or false, multiple choice, and short answer questions.
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Good Foods to Have on Hand

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners consider the type of foods that should stock a pantry. In this nutrition lesson, students complete worksheet activities regarding stocking the pantry and preparing one-dish meals.