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Cultures around the World
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.
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Easter Egg Hunt
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.
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Leprechaun Rhyming Poem
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
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
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...
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"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" Activity
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
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...
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ESL Idiom Quiz-B
In this ESL idioms worksheet, students choose the idiom that matches a word or phrase shown in parenthesis in a sentence, 14 total.
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Breaking News English: UN Appeals for More Pakistan Aid
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.
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Breaking News English: 1 Million Greet Pope in Germany
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.
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Find the Differences: Fairies and Flowers
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.
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Measurement Word Problems 4
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
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
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...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Emperor's New Clothes: Text
This is adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's tale, "The Emperor's New Clothes" in text format.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Modern the Emperor's New Clothes: Video
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...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Inventing Stories for Your Favorite Clothes
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...
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables: "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing"
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.
Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kids Web Japan: Housing, Food & Clothes in Japan
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.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Cleaning Clothes Dirties Oceans
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...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Ancient Egypt Clothing
Find out how the ancient Egyptians used their resouces to make clothing.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Testing How Fashion Impacts the Behavior of Others Around Us
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.
Other
Silicon Valley Art Museum: New Clothes: Self Portrait Lesson With Crayon Rubbing
Silicon Valley Art Museum presents this printable pdf activity "New Clothes: Self-Portrait Lesson with Crayon Rubbing" which teaches the technique of making rubbings.
Kyoto Costume Institute
Kyoto Costume Institute: Kci Digital Archives
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.
