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Flowera of the Prairie

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students with severe disabilities view pictures of flowers in a scanning box and identify them. Outside, they locate flowers on the school's property, label and care for them. Students use flower pictures to aid identification.
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Snell's Law (And Then Some)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners conduct an experiment to test Snell's Law using a block of lucite and a ray box. They measure the light rays as they impinge upon the block. Students are also asked to draw the situation of the lab or create a model of the...
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Cracker Design

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are presented with the following problem: A cracker manufacturer has been losing money and has to find a way to save her factory. They are given the task to design a new shape for the cracker manufacturer so that as little...
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Extremely Personal Narrative

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders practice the skill of writing a personal narrative. They bring in an object that is related to themselves. Then students discuss the importance of the items and then write a personal narrative about the objects. As an...
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Story Framing Legends

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Pupils review, examine and study the seven stages to a traditional legend or modern story in legend form. They locate two traditional legend stories and see if they fit into the two categories listed for them in two boxes. Each student...
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Kids Running: Have Fun, Get Faster and Go Farther

For Students K - 2nd
In this language worksheet, students base a list of ideas for "Box-stacle boxes using theme, math or spelling activities. Worksheet based on the book Kids Running: Have Fun, Get Faster and Go Farther.
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How Many Coins?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this counting money worksheet, students count the sets of coins and draw a line to the box of coins that will make a dollar. The coins on this page are dimes and nickels.
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Make a Graph challenge

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this making a graph worksheet, students observe a group of objects, complete a graph by coloring a box for each item that is like the solid shape shown, and write the total number of shapes.
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Developing Tactile Skills

For Teachers K
Students use their tactile abilities to determine items. In this tactile lesson, the teacher gathers small, recognizable items and places them in a box. The teacher reviews the items with the class. The students take turns reaching in...
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Derived Adjectives From Nouns

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this interactive grammar activity, students view a noun and write the derived adjective in the box to the right. Students can check their answer by using the tab key.
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The Importance of Plants to Native Cultures in the Past and Present

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the founding and history of Sluice Boxes State Park. They use both primary and secondary resources to collect data. The focus is upon the use of native plants to make medicines. They write reports about several...
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Technology: Money Equivalency

For Teachers 1st
First graders,working on computers, drag coins into boxes to equal amounts pictured. Following a demonstration, they demonstrate how to type number sentences. As an extension, 1st graders create equivalent amounts using specific numbers...
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Bluebirds

For Teachers K
Students use the internet to gather information on bluebirds. In groups, they observe and record the size, color and various sounds of the birds. They view photographs of the birds in different stages of development and discuss how...
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Punnett Squares

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine how traits are passed to their offspring using Punnett Squares. They demonstrate how a Punnett Square works by physically moving around boxes taped on the floor, representing the different traits of chicks and...
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Family Activity: Bar Graphs and Line Graphs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students work at home with a family member on a graphing activity. Students count the number of cans, glass jars, boxes and bags in the pantry. Students make a bar and a line graph to represent the data.
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Look, Think, And Read

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this look, think, and read instructional activity, students view three pictures and put an x in the box that is next to the sentence that describes the picture.
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Musical Rhythm and Pulse

For Students 4th - 5th
In this music worksheet, learners examine the use of rhythm and pulse in musical pieces. They practice clapping beats that include rests in the given rhythm boxes. They compose their own beat in a rhythm box.
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Interesting Words

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read words and their definitions in a word box, then write the correct word that finishes the 6 sentences below. A challenge activity is included.
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Words That Name Feelings

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this feeling words instructional activity, students read the words that describe feelings and their definitions. Students then read the descriptions and write the word from the box that tells how each person is feeling.
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Restaurant Beneath the Waves

For Students 5th - 6th
In this marine life instructional activity, students fill in the boxes beside each ocean creature name with one of the following feeding methods: predator, scavenger, grazer, and filter feeder. Students then list or draw marine creatures...
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The Triangular Trade

For Students 5th - 8th
In this triangular trade learning exercise, learners read a 3-paragraph description of the triangular slave trade. Students then cut out 3 pictures and 3 text boxes and paste them in the appropriate places in the graphic organizer to...
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Decimal Stories

For Students 4th - 5th
In this decimal worksheet, students fill in decimal numbers in a story, choosing from a "decimal box" at the top of the page, filling in blanks so that the story makes sense. 
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Equal Estimates- Decimals

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this decimal estimation worksheet, learners estimate a set of addition and subtraction problems, rounding to the nearest whole number, then place each problem in the box that contains its estimated sum or difference.
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Measurement & Cooking - Rice Krispie Treats

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils practice their measuring and cooking skills with a box of Rice Krispies. For this culinary lesson, students utilize a box of Rice Krispies, butter, marshmallows and utensils to cook a batch of Rice Krispie Treats. Pupils...