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Flickr of Idea on a Gaming Project Led to Photo Website

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of technology. In this technology lesson, students read an article about the creator of Flickr. Students discuss how Flickr grabs the attention of its audience. Students describe a technology that they think...
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Memory Game with a Smile

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students take it in turns to say two letters and then they turn the corresponding cards around to see if the pictures/words on them match. If they do, student who has found the pair wins 1 point.
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Valentine Heart Game

For Teachers 1st
First graders clap a rhythm pattern notated on a board, and then make up their own patterns on percussion instruments. They answer addition and subtraction problems.
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The Quiz Game

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are split into teams. Students travel to the stars lesson plan on a given web site and gather information about stars. Students then choose a category for the tag board that the teacher has made. The teacher asks a question...
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Soccer Practice Game for Warm-up And Conditioning

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students develop endurance and practice positioning skills for combination passing. They hit the opposing ¿¿fox¿¿ below the knees with a thrown ball. They continually reposition to provide passing options for the team-mate with the...
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Bead Game Simulation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students have the opportunity to participate in the three basic economic systems, (market, command, and tradition).
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Peter and the Wolf: Instrument Listening Game

For Teachers All
Listening to this piece of music will foster the students ability to recognize individual instruments and the sounds they create. The art of music inspires the students to become sensitive listeners able to make aesthetic judgements and...
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Food Groups Tag Games

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students begin with a discussion on healthy eating and the four food groups as well as analyzing their typical lunch to see if it includes all food groups. Students then play a modified version of tag, yelling out a food from a specific...
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Status Games

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders, in groups, participate in a simulation activity in which they are assigned a certain "status" role to play in a given situation. After the simulation, they reveal their status roles and discuss what they observed. They...
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Olympics Unscramble

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this Olympics sports word unscramble, students see and study 15 names of Olympic sports. Students unscramble these words without the use of a word bank.
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Predators and Prey

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explain how the food chain works. They contrast predators with prey and describe their function in nature. Students discuss how the food chain aids in keeping nature balanced. In small groups, they play a game that simulates the...
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Risk-It

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a game in which they are introduced to the Federal Reserve system. After indentifying new vocabulary, they decide which categories to choose from and select a spokesperson for each team. They play the game...
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Beginning Sounds

For Teachers K
Students find the beginning letters of words. In this alphabet lesson, students sound out words to find the beginning sound and the beginning letter. They play a game to mark these letters on a card. 
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Cuisenaire Rods And Math

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners find the least common multiple of several given numbers using Cuisenaire rods. Previously taught math skills are reinforced by using Cuisenaire rod games, puzzles and or activities.
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Let's Play Geography Twister

For Teachers K - 12th
Pupils practice geography skills by playing a game based on Twister. Students manipulate their position on a map by placing their arms and legs on the appropriate state or country called out by the teacher.
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Direction March

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a game that explores map reading skills and intermediate directions. The teacher turns over a direction card for each player or team and announces the move, and they move towards a designated cardinal or...
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Renewable/Nonrenewable Resources

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders classify resources as renewable or nonrenewable while playing a board game. They read King John story and discuss the story. Students explore renewable and nonrenewable resources. They play the resources game that show...
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Thinking Skills: Which Ball Is Right?

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this logic worksheet, students read a description of what kind of game a boy wants to play outside. From three picture choices, students circle the kind of ball that is the right one to fit his needs.
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Analyze This

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use a video and the internet to determine whether a game is fair or unfair. In this probabilities lesson plan, 6th graders determine the fairness of a game based on the probabilities of the outcomes.
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Colored Glue

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice creating colors. In this visual arts lesson, students use glue and food coloring to create new color combinations. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Corn Sayings

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create corn sayings. In this visual arts lesson, students use kernel corn and other art materials to make autumn message artwork. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Carbon Cycle

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the carbon cycle and how it cycles through our environment.  In this carbon cycle lesson students play a game that allows them to discover that carbon can take many forms and that there is not a set path.
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Consonant Cowboy/Letter and Sound Recognition

For Teachers K
Students play an educational computer game, complete a letter recognition activity and close the game appropriately. They sing the alphabet song as the teacher holds each corresponding card with the letter and picture as support.
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Hoop Tag

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students play a modified game of tag. Given specific roles of "it" and "free-er," they try to remain outside of the hula hoops that have been placed on the gym floor. Students work cooperatively with the free-er to remain in the game.