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Cultures around the World

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore Canadian culture. In this Canadian Culture activity, students participate in a general discussion about Canada, then create a symbol for Canada as part of a class collage.
Worksheet
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Easter Egg Hunt

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this word find worksheet, students try to spell as many words as possible from the words 'Easter Egg Hunt.' Students use the clues to help them find the 26 possible words.
Worksheet
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Leprechaun Rhyming Poem

For Students 2nd
In this St. Patrick's Day worksheet, 2nd graders read a rhyming poem about a leprechaun. They say the word that rhymes at the end of each couplet. They see and possibly color a black line picture of a leprechaun on the second page.
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Being Thankful

For Teachers K - 1st
Students generate words and pictures to show their thankfulness. In this Thanksgiving art lesson, students draw various circles, labeling and illustrating the things for which they are grateful.
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Solving Percent Problems with Proportions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of percent problems. In this percent problem instructional activity, 7th graders use proportion equations to solve percent problems. Students find percentages of numbers and use proportions to...
Worksheet
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"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" Activity

For Students 6th - 8th
In this The Adventures of Tom Sawyer worksheet, students fill in blanks in a set of 2 paragraphs to complete them, words are given to students.
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Apples Personified

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners write a creative writing piece by personifying apples. In this creative writing lesson, students view a PowerPoint about the writing process and brainstorm about apples. Learners write a rough draft about their apple and peer...
Interactive
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ESL Idiom Quiz-B

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL idioms worksheet, students choose the idiom that matches a word or phrase shown in parenthesis in a sentence, 14 total.
Organizer
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Breaking News English: UN Appeals for More Pakistan Aid

For Students 5th - 7th
For this ESL comprehension worksheet, students read or listen to the passage, then complete a variety of warm up, before listening/reading, while reading/listening, listening, after reading, homework and discussion activities. 
Worksheet
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Breaking News English: 1 Million Greet Pope in Germany

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, learners read "1 Million Greet Pope in Germany," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Worksheet
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Find the Differences: Fairies and Flowers

For Students K - 2nd
In this "find the differences" worksheet, students compare 2 pictures showing fairies and flowers, listing and circling the differences seen. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
Worksheet
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Measurement Word Problems 4

For Students 4th
In this measurement activity, 4th graders complete word problems where they find different measurements of different shapes such as the area of a rectangle, the perimeter of a square, and more. Students complete 15 problems.
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Outdoor Seed Sowing

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify vegetables and flowers that can be grown from seed.  In this seed sowing lesson, student learn the correct spacing and planting of various types of seeds. Students label plants. 
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Dialogue Disguises

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students read a story out loud to a partner and change their voices and expressions when depicting specific characters. For this language arts lesson plan, students focus on the person's voice who is reading to them, while keeping track...
eBook
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Emperor's New Clothes: Text

For Students 5th
This is adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's tale, "The Emperor's New Clothes" in text format.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Modern the Emperor's New Clothes: Video

For Students 5th
As you watch this modern version of The Emperor's New Clothes, take note of the character's personalities, how these characters interact, and how they are similar or different from one another. Check out the additional activities below...
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Inventing Stories for Your Favorite Clothes

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
After reading several clothing descriptions and stories from the J. Peterman Clothing Catalogue, learners imitate the voice of the catalogue to write descriptions and stories of their own clothes. Teacher instructions, printable graphic...
Activity
University of Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"

For Students 6th - 8th
Read the illustrated fable "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" to learn that things are not always the way they look on the outside. Then read the same fable with modern illustrations to see a different perspective and make connections.
Website
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Kids Web Japan: Housing, Food & Clothes in Japan

For Students 3rd - 6th
A nice description of life in Japan focusing in Japanese house, food and clothes. There are also a number of questions at the bottom of the page such as why Japanese take off their shoes before entering a house and more.
Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Cleaning Clothes Dirties Oceans

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes research into the pollution caused by plastics that are hidden in the fibers of synthetic clothing, and eventually end up in the ocean after laundering. Cites other research that discovered plastic pellets found throughout the...
Article
Ducksters

Ducksters: Ancient Egypt Clothing

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out how the ancient Egyptians used their resouces to make clothing.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Testing How Fashion Impacts the Behavior of Others Around Us

For Students 9th - 10th
There's an old saying that "the clothes make the man" (or woman, we're quick to add nowadays). How true do you think this is? Here's a project with one approach for finding out.
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Other

Silicon Valley Art Museum: New Clothes: Self Portrait Lesson With Crayon Rubbing

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Silicon Valley Art Museum presents this printable pdf activity "New Clothes: Self-Portrait Lesson with Crayon Rubbing" which teaches the technique of making rubbings.
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Kyoto Costume Institute

Kyoto Costume Institute: Kci Digital Archives

For Students 9th - 10th
Highlights of Western styles of clothing, in timeline format, inspire us with the vastness and novelty of human creation. Examples span 250 years of changing styles in fashion, with the earliest articles dating from the eighteenth century.