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Two of Everything

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to story Two of Everything, illustrate coins they would put into the Magic Pot using paper and pencil, and solve Magic Pot riddles by viewing slide show and predicting coin totals. Students then create table listing...
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Camouflage, Protection, & Adaptations—Who am I?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars explore ocean animal adaptations. In this animal adaptations lesson, students examine how different ocean animals use adaptations other than camouflage to protect themselves.
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Idioms b

For Students 4th - 6th
In this idioms worksheet, students answer questions and give advice on idioms that start with the letter b. Students complete 6 problems with these idioms.
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Child Labor Today and Yesterday

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the child labor laws of the present and past. They discover how technology added to the problem of child labor during the Industrial Revolution. They read articles about how other countries deal with this problem.
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Other, The Other, and Another Review

For Students 5th - 8th
In this grammar worksheet, students fill in the blank in each sentence with either "other", "the other", or "another". There are 8 sentences on this worksheet to fill in the missing word.
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Autograph and Memory Book

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this mini-book worksheet, students put together and fill in a school autograph and memory book. They have teachers and friends write their names in the book, and they add their memories.
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"There Is" and "There Are"

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this there is/are worksheet, students use the correct form of either "there is" or "there are" to fill in blanks at the beginning of sentences. ESL appropriate but not exclusive.
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Complete the Sentences: Verbs

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this irregular verbs practice activity, students read a letter that is missing verbs and fill in the 44 blanks with irregular verbs from the word bank.
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Comparative and Superlatives #2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this comparative/superlative worksheet, learners read about the 2 forms, then complete 12 multiple choice questions, choosing the correct form of a word to complete a sentence.
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Integrating Printmaking and Literature: A high school art curriculum

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students integrate techniques in printmaking with readings in poetry and literature. They read various pieces of student literature and poetry, and create prints using various printmaking techniques.
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Awesome Outlines to Organize Writing

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice writing outlines. Using worksheets imbedded students get lots of practice enhancing their skills writing outlines
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Pirate Unit

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students complete a unit of lessons on pirates. They read and analyze the novel, 'The Stowaway: A Tale of California Pirates,' define key vocabulary terms, participate in a literature circle, and write a report on pirates.
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Discovering Your Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students focus on the origins of the families that make up their community by exploring their family's origins through themselves, parents, and grandparents. Students create a map marked with family origins for the class.
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Adjectives and Adverb Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this adjective, adverb, and prepositions worksheet, students choose the correct word to complete the sentences and indicate if sentences are correct or not. Students complete 
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The Nervous System

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders perform a variety of activities to explore the human nervous system--making posters, charts, presentations, etc. All activities are extremely well designed and planned for clear assessment.
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Rainbow Fish to the Rescue

For Teachers K
Students foster space awareness and cooperation skills.
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Insects: Bugs, Science, Entomology

For Teachers 7th - 12th
In this lesson, insects are explored through reading of children's literature, classifying insects versus non-insects, drawing and painting various insects, and learning how to clap to certain rhythms while reciting insect names.
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What Is Culture

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concept of culture. They look into the influences that shape culture and how it effects people and regional areas. Students answer the question of why it is important to study culture to have a better...
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Printmaking

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are introduced to printmaking through the work of Albrecht Durer, Käthe Kollowitz, and Andy Warhol.
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Mural Mania

For Teachers K - 5th
Students research and discuss symbols and features of their state. They create a mural representing their state and design a quarter for their state.
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Respecting Differences

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify gender stereotypes that exist today. They discover that both boys and girls can be good at the same things. They answer questions outloud to finish the lesson.
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Promoting Diversity in Elementary School Curricula

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discover the roles played by various racial, ethnic and religious groups in the development of American society. They explore the concept of racial and cultural diversity and global community, as these are joined by economic,...
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Examining the African American Family through the Eyes of Women Authors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners read stories by women authors on the characteristics of the African-American family. Using the internet, they research the history of issues that have affected African-American families from the Civil War to the Civil Rights...
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Arguments Against Ratifying the Constitution

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students define federalism, Federalist, and Anti-Federalist, debate issue of ratification in classroom convention, and take vote on whether to add bill of rights. Three lessons on one page.