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Creating your Frog's Environment

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discuss where frogs can live. After the discussion, they create an environment for a frog using items of their choice. Some may include: construction paper, paint, magazines. The environment could even be 3-D. The key to this...
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Review of Ancient Greece

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners create Greek gifts out of paper as a review for an upcoming quiz. They are to use a manila envelope to create what they felt was an important gift the Greeks gave. Once the gift has been created, it is placed into a big bag...
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Digging Detectives

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students demonstrate basic procedures for archeological excavations. They explore an archeological site, students using various archeological methods and techniques to determine some of the aspects of past life and culture.
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The Vikings: Woodquay, Dublin

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students view the progamme that leads them through the process of researching an historical site. They are given the deifinition of an archaeologist. Students watch as two ten year olds are given the task of finding out as much as they...
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Focus on Writing a Persuasive Letter

For Students 5th - 6th
In this persuasive writing worksheet, students combine sentences to help them write a persuasive letter. Students complete three activities for sentence combining.
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Moving Magnetic Filaments Near Sunspots

For Students Higher Ed
In this sunspots worksheet, students observe two images taken by a solar observatory over a certain amount of time. Students determine the changes in the pictures and then calculate how fast and in what direction the particles are...
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Science in Your Shopping Cart

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners research the use of science in food production in the United States. In this science and food lesson, students visit a specific website to learn about the science used in various food products for United States consumption.
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Raising the Bar on How Business Gets Done

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of energy bar sales. In this energy bar sales activity, students read an article about the sales of energy bars. Students discuss what is meant by red roads and white roads in the article. Students search a...
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An Indian Village: Tepees

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students examine tipis. In this Native American culture lesson, students discuss tipis and their construction as they make them out of cardboard.
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Exploring Local Architecture

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study architecture through the mediums of sketching and painting. In this art and architecture lesson plan, students sketch an example of architecture and then paint over the sketch in detail.
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Book Swap

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students swap books. In this book lesson, students bring good condition books they have finished reading. They get together with a group of friends and swap their old books for "new" ones. 
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Bubble Blower

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students make bubbles. In this art lesson, students take the plastic ring holder, dip it in the dish soap and wave it around making bubbles.
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Bugs in a Cup

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students study bugs. In this counting lesson students place the correct number of fake bugs in each cup pretending they are real.
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Butterfly Surprise

For Teachers K - 1st
Students make a butterfly from art materials. In this butterfly project lesson, students use tissue paper, pom poms, wiggly eyes, and tongue depressors to make a butterfly. There are games, songs, and a recipe on the same page.
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Candy Jar

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students create their own candy jar. In this art lesson, students sort M&M's by color layering the colors in the glass jar, glue a fabric circle on the top, tie a ribbon around the top, and give the jar to someone special.
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Child's Placemat

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students make a placemat. In this art lesson students make a unique placemat. The students decorate their placemat with photos of themselves, stickers, etc. The placemat is laminated or sealed with contact paper.
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Circle Seats

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create large shapes to sit on during circle time. In this art lesson, students cut and decorate the shapes.
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Clover Chain

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students take two clovers tieing one clover's stem at the top of the other clover's stem. In this art lesson, students repeat this making a chain or necklace.
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Colorful Butterflies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students study butterflies. In this art lesson, students paint a butterfly rolling marbles in a box.
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Connect the Shamrocks

For Teachers Pre-K
Students complete a St. Patrick's Day activity. In this St. Patrick's day lesson, students complete a dot to dot using Shamrock stickers. The stickers either make a picture or are just randomly placed. 
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Crayon and Paint Creations

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore the uses of layering different mediums in art.  In this art lesson, students heavily draw a picture with crayons.  Students then paint a thin layer of poster paint over the crayone to see what happens. ...
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Dinner Time Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students study reading. In this reading lesson, students choose a book and read it making it a point to read a book the same time everyday.
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Homeschool, Kindergarten and Preschool Alphabet Lesson Plan for Letter H

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students participate in activities related to letter H. In this letter H lesson plan, students practice handwriting, and letter recognition through a letter search puzzle. Students participate in activities related to letter H words...
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Kwanzaa in the Classroom

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
You can teach your students about Kwanzaa using these interesting lessons.