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Commutative, Associative, and Distributive Properties
Students explore the concept of the associative, commutative, and distributive properties. In the associative, commutative, and distributive properties lesson, students discuss real world examples of each property. Students demonstrate...
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Better English Lessons: What Does the -ed Sound Like?
In this online interactive English skills worksheet, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions that require them to select the appropriate sounds made by the -ed in the noted words. Answers are scored immediately.
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Agriculture in Motion
Youngsters learn about simple machines that could be used on a farm. They learn about agricluture, listen to a farmer speak, compare and contrast different farm machines, and then design their own. Note that although the publisher...
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Musical Alphabet-Skipping Up
Students will read a study sheet about skipping up from one note to another, and complete a worksheet, filling in blanks and writing a skip up from given letters. A grading rubric is included.
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Creating a Plant Cell Journal
Students discover the anatomy of a plant by illustrating plant cells. In this botany lesson, students research information about plant cells and draw pictures of cells in a plant journal. Students organize their notes into an...
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Learning About Bears
Students build knowledge about different types of bears. In this bears lesson, students study notes about the different types of bears. Students then complete comprehension questions.
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From Kakawa to Chocolate: The Evolution of Chocolate Throughout History
Young scholars explore the history of chocolate and its consumption. In this chocolate history lesson, students discover how industrialization changed the way humans consume chocolate. Young scholars use the provided worksheet to note...
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Easter Graphing Worksheet
A large graph takes up most of this worksheet. On it are Easter-themed icons for which learners must identify and write down the coordinates for. Note that there are religious symbols included in the icons which would not make this...
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History of the Americas – Mexican Revolution
In this Mexican history worksheet, students read the noted textbook pages about the Mexican Revolution and then respond to 3 short answer questions.
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The American People, “Creating a Nation”
In this early American history instructional activity, students read noted pages in their textbooks and then respond to 7 short answer questions regarding the U.S. Constitution and its formation.
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The Active Learner: "Dia's Story Cloth" Literature Guide
Students discuss pre-reading focus questions and complete a KWL chart. In this language arts lesson plan, students mark passages or words they are unsure of with post-it notes to discuss later and answer comprehension questions after...
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Urbanization
Students examine the impact of urban change. In this Indiana history lesson, students read excerpts of The World Does Move by Booth Tarkington and then research the noted Web sites about the urbanization of Indianapolis. Students then...
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Family Law - Domestic Violence
Young scholars take a closer look at domestic violence. In this family law activity, students participate in a classroom simulation that requires them to define domestic violence and young scholars then discuss teen dating violence....
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Computer Lab Worksheet Background and Causes of WWI
In this research skills worksheet, students use the noted Web sites to locate responses to 6 short answer questions about World War I. Students also research the specific reasons that selected countries joined World War I.
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Crimean War
In this Crimean War worksheet, students read a 6-paragraph selection about the war and then outline key dates and events noted in the selection.
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Locke, Rousseau, the "State of Nature," and the Social Compact
In this Enlightenment learning exercise, high schoolers read a paragraph and visit the noted Web sites to find the information to respond to 10 short answer questions about the philosophy and philosophers of the era.
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Holiday Homework: Global Studies
In this global studies activity, students read the noted 8 chapters in their textbooks and then respond to 34 short answer questions about the French Revolution and Imperialism.
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Prepositional Phrases
Focus on prepositions and prepositional phrases, is the goal of this game of charades. The clues are based on maps that they have drawn out of a hat, and describe how to get to a certain location in a town using prepositions. Note:...
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Identifying Terms, Factors, and Coefficients
What are terms, factors, and coefficients? This slideshow provides definitions and examples of various parts of algebraic expressions, and provides guided practice problems in writing and identifying parts of algebraic expressions for...
National Endowment for the Humanities
The Debate in the United States over the League of Nations: Five Camps: From Voices of Consent to Voices of Dissent
Students explore and discuss Woodrow Wilson's concepts for peace and the League of Nations. They understand efforts made to foster American support for the League and discuss the opposition shown in the Senate.
National Endowment for the Humanities
The President Under the Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation sounds like one big, fancy title to middle schoolers. Here, scaffolded steps help to ease novices into understanding this all-important American document. Discussion questions, lesson activities, and ideas...
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Monster Vocabulary
Challenge language arts learners with a crossword puzzle that focuses on vocabulary words from Walter Dean Myers' Monster. After kids read the clues at the bottom of the page, they complete the puzzle with their newly defined words.
Perkins School for the Blind
Beach Ball with Bell
Encourage your learners who are blind or visually impaired to participate in sports or recreational activities. This super simple idea uses a beach ball with a bell on it to help kids become comfortable with playing catch. The activity...
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The Case of Regulation in Cells
After your biologists have learned about transcription, translation, and gene regulation, they work in a small group to create a poster of a system that serves as an analogy of the gene regulation process. They share their creations with...