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Career Bingo

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars explore various careers in agriculture. As a class, they match careers with the definitions of jobs. Students create their own Bingo card by placing given pictures of careers on the paper. After several careers are...
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The Portrayal of the Witches

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders discover the importance of the fortune teller in Shakespeare's Macbeth. After watching two interpretations of the play, they examine and compare the portrayal of the character. They create their own modern adaptation of...
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Interpersonal Communications: Customer Service

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers, who may soon be entering the workplace, read and discuss a case study in which a business service representative has an unpleasant confrontation with a customer that results in a lost sale. Groups review three questions...
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"Inside Parts of a Computer Project" WebQuest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars participate in a role play situation in which they act as a private investigator to determine the parts found inside a computer. They complete web based research. They create a slide show that describes inner workings of a...
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Algebra 1: Simplifying Radicals

For Teachers 8th - 9th Standards
After discussing the difference between rational and irrational numbers, the class pratices simplifying, adding, and subtracting radical expressions. They play a game which involves passing around cards until they have matching hands of...
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Specializations of Members of Congress

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to research and determine who their representative is. In groups, they discuss how the representatives set their priorities and identify the various roles they can play. They determine which role their own...
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Glimpses of Japan: Picture books are an avenue to geographical knowledge

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Student gains insight into the culture of Japan. They articulate the main ideas and supporting details, also they create a "glimpse of Japan" with an illustrated and written summary of the main idea and four supporting details from the...
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Throw A Tennis Ball Into The Service Court

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are engaged in the introductory skills of playing tennis and develop the ability to overhead serve. They practice serving a ball over the net without a return being made. This is done to work on technique and speed of serving...
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Holiday Poetry and Music

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students discuss Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays and family traditions. After brainstorming how holidays are celebrated, students write a poem about a chosen holiday and create their own hand-made instrument. They share their poems...
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Integrating the Nintendo Wii in Adaptive Physical Education

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Bring gaming into the classroom as part of a physical education lesson. Learners with disabilities participate in various physical activities using the Nintendo Wii. They use the video game system not only to play different sports, but...
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Aztec Maize

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils examine and research the Aztec's culture and their corn-growing techniques. They conduct research on the significant role that agriculture and corn played in Aztec life, then create a diorama illustrating the Aztec corn-growing...
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Baffling Balloons

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students choose a variety of design elements to create playing squares for a challenging matching game of Concentration. They distinguish matching patterns, numbers, and colors as they test their memories. Studnets hone skills and...
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Dictionary Word Sort

For Students 6th - 7th
In this dictionary word sort worksheet, students play a game identifying where words in the dictionary would be. Students use different cards and identify where a certain word would be on the page.
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Math Worksheets: Subtraction Worksheet, Double-Digits

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Practice worksheets play a major role in math class. Learners use their math skills to solve 20 problems that require them to subtract 2-digit numbers from 2-digit numbers. Note: No regrouping is needed.
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Sorting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the concepts of organization and classification. In this library skills activity, students practice ordering and sorting skills by playing an interactive Internet game. Students then practice their classification skills...
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Where Are the Dinosaurs?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the concept of extinction by studying dinosaurs. In this extinction instructional activity, students watch dinosaur video clips or complete a puppet finger play about dinosaurs. Students may then complete a dinosaur...
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Symmetry (Bug)

For Students 1st - 2nd
Play around with symmetry with this instructional activity! Learners examine an image of half of a bug drawn on grid paper and complete the drawing, making the image symmetrical. The bug contains curved lines as well as patterns to copy...
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Kindergarteners Study the Four Seasons

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Examine the weather of the four seasons, look at seasonal activities, and tell which months are part of each season with this lesson. Your class will play a game, sing a song, and write additional stanzas to seasonal poetry.
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It's All Greek to Me

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Introduce your class to the Greek alphabet and language. Examine how the Greek language influenced the English language. Study the history, timeline of achievements, and the role oral history played in Greece.
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Scientific Method Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students apply the scientific method and create a practical invention. In this science activity, students design an original and practical invention and present the idea to the class. Class role plays the part of a CEO and vote on which...
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Multiplication: A Treasure Hunt to Two and Three Digit by One Digit Multiplication

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Here is a math lesson which has learners practice multiplying two and three digit numbers by one digit numbers. They discuss multiplication strategies and use those strategies to play a game.
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Kennedy Lesson Plan: Best Buddies

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss disabilities. In this "Best Buddies" lesson, students take a look at programs that help people with disabilities and discover what role those people play in those programs. They work in pairs to explore the "Best...
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Who Owns Water

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students role play how water is allocated to different holders of water rights. For this ecology lesson, students identify the different water rights available. They explore problems associated with water use including drought, degraded...
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Decision Making a Mock Town Meeting on a Proposed Tank Farm

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars identify the potential hazards to the water supply. In this ecology lesson, students role play a town hall meeting to discuss the proposal of a storage tank construction in their place. They present their...