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Idioms Quiz: Body 3

For Students 4th - 6th
In this online/interactive recognizing idioms worksheet, learners read idioms about the body in isolation and in context to find their meanings. Students choose 10 multiple choice answers, click the "Answer" button and the "More about...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Four Dead in Indian "Diamond" Hunt

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students first read an article about rumors of diamonds being washed ashore in India. Students complete all or some of the 100 exercises and activities pertaining to the article. Included are vocabulary,...
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Interactive
Curated OER

The Education of Henry Adams Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 12 multiple choice questions about The Education of Henry Adams. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Curated OER

Triangle Island

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers calculate the altitude of triangles.  In the web based lesson, students explore the interior distance from a given point in a polygon to its side.  They compute the sum of these lengths. High schoolers read...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Anonymous

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, learners respond to 15 multiple choice questions based on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Curated OER

Historical Markers

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students read the "Chicago Tribute Markers of Distinction," and pick one famous person to write about. For this creative writing worksheet, students write about this person's home. Additionally, students pretend that 100 years from now,...
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Curated OER

Peg and Hen

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students navigate a website to practice the short e sound.  In this short e sound lesson, students read a story on Starfall and complete practice with the short e sound.
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Curated OER

Thurgood Marshall

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read about Thurgood Marshall and answer discussion questions about him. In this Thurgood Marshall lesson plan, students discuss the biography and history of him.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Lord of the Flies: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
If you are reading Lord of the Flies, you might use this brief multiple choice quiz to check for understanding. This quiz is online and interactive; learners can receive immediate online feedback. The questions are based on plot. Make...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Great Expectations: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 9th - 12th
Test your learners' knowledge of the characters in and basic plot of Great Expectations with this quiz. This quiz is online and provides immediate feedback. You'll need to look closely at the content before giving it to your class;...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Character & Symbolism LOTF

For Students 7th - 8th
Symbolism is rampant in Lord of the Flies. Either give this to your learners after they read LOTF, or use the information to create more in-depth lessons on symbolism.
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Activity
Curated OER

The Last Lecture: Text Impressions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
To pique interest in The Last Lecture, readers are given a list of key terms and ask to craft a story inspired by the terms.
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Curated OER

Epic Improvisation

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Really? Rapping The Odyssey? Really. A discussion of the oral tradition of story telling and its links to Epic poetry sets the stage for a series of activities that encourage improvisation to integrate music into other classrooms....
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The New Order for "Greater East Asia"

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Sometimes the New Order becomes synonymous with its implications for European countries, but what about its consequences for East Asia? The final instructional activity in a four-part series teaches scholars about World War II. High...
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Diablo Valley College

The Language of Sets and Set Notation

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The basics of number theory and set notation are explained in a highly approachable way in a self-contained lesson and worksheet. Introducing the vocabulary and concepts from ground zero and building to more complex ideas of subsets...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Evaluating Reports Based on Data from an Experiment

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
They say you can interpret statistics to say what you want them to. Teach your classes to recognize valid experimental results! Pupils analyze experiments and identify flaws in design or statistics. 
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Activity
Diversity and Dialogue

Communication and Trust-Building Exercises

For Teachers 3rd - 10th Standards
Help learners build trust and develop verbal and non-verbal communication skills with a variety of interactive activities outlined in this resource.
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Curated OER

How Are Colors Created?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Kids explore primary and secondary colors, as well as the concepts of tints and shade in a series of color lessons. The packet includes detailed directions for how to use BrainPOP Jr. resources to create learning...
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Activity
It's About Time

How Do Plate Tectonics and Ocean Currents Affect Global Climate?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What do plate tectonics and ocean currents have to do with global climate? This fourth installment in a six-part series focuses on how plate tectonics and ocean currents affect global climate, both now and in the past, outlines an...
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Unit Plan
Broadway GPS

Blue Man Group Learning Lab

For Parents 3rd - 12th Standards
The Blue Man Group, three bald performance artists painted blue, offer lessons designed to engage, intrigue, and excite the imaginations of all ages of learners. Groups craft a trickster tale, invent melodious mathematical instruments,...
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EngageNY

Using Peer Feedback and Summarizing Our Research In Informational Text Boxes

For Teachers 5th Standards
Insert text box here. Learners use index cards to create their own informational text boxes. The text box includes information about an insect in the rainforest. Scholars also complete the draft of their research science journal entries.
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Curated OER

Teaching Imagery with Gary Paulsen

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read excerpts from memoirs written by Gary Paulsen as examples of how to write a narrative piece. They identify figurative language used and then they write a memoir of their own that contains imagery and figurative language.
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Curated OER

Be a Power Eater: Good Food World Tour

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders learn why certain foods grow better in some places as opposed to others. They study the climate of the world's continents, and locate the continents on the map below:
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Curated OER

Make a Word: Long U by Starfall

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore language arts by participating an on-line grammar activity. For this letter U lesson, students discuss the uses for the letter U in the English language and the different sounds that can be made from the vowel. Students...