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Veterans Day Remembered

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders gather information about Veterans and create a PowerPoint. In this Veterans remembered instructional activity, 6th graders interview a veteran and research on the computer to create a five slide PowerPoint.
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Researching and Writing About Another Country's Holiday: Documenting and Communicating Information

For Teachers 5th
This lesson is a culminating lesson which follows students researching, collecting citations, evaluating and selecting text, graphic materials and visual aids. In this concluding lesson, 5th graders discuss the assessment task and how to...
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The Seven Indian Reservations Of Montana

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research the seven indian reservations found in Montana. The activity includes guiding questions for students to conduct research. In the assessment of knowledge students must name the seven reservations and define why each...
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Montana Reservations And Tribes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders engage in a lesson in order to find the differences or similarities within seven tribal groups in Montana. They use maps and other resources to find cultural and geographical differences. The influences upon culture are...
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Doc Says Open Up

For Teachers K
Students recognize the short /o/ sound in spoken words in this lesson. They say a tongue twister with words emphasizing the short /o/ sound. They then listen the the book "Hop on Pop" by Dr. Suess, and identify the words they hear...
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The Squeaky Creaky Elevator

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students engage in an emergent literacy lesson in order to help develop the skills of letter recognition and corresponding sound of the phoneme. This is done with the use of a tongue twister using the phoneme of the letter "e".
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BUGS-INSECTS

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in a theme study while teaching primary students basic skills according to Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals in Reading, Math, and Writing. The activity is concerned primarily with the concept of insects.
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Parts of Speech

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the use of parts of speech. In this parts of speech lesson, 5th graders review the parts of speech in a teacher led activity that uses a song (not included). They color code the give parts of speech on a worksheet...
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Peer Review of My School and Community Activities

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders complete activities to explore life goals. In this career goals lesson, 12th graders write a list of their community activities and write a statement of their life goals. Students discuss their life goals with a peer.
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The Letter "L"

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice using the letter "L." For this letter "L" lesson, students complete a worksheet (not included) on which they identify pictures of items that begin with the letter "L."
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Story Writing

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders review the basic elements of a story. Individually, they write their own original story as they use a software program to help them map out their ideas. With a partner, they exchange papers and read them for grammatical...
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Ehhh?? I Can't Hear You!

For Teachers K
Students identify the /e/ sound in spoken words in this lesson. They say a tongue twister with words emphasizing the short /e/ sound. They then listen to the story "Peg the Hen" and do an "I Can't Hear You" motion whenever they hear...
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Mmmmmm Mmmmmm Yum!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars engage in an emergent literacy lesson that focuses on phonemic awareness. The importance of the letter to sound relationship is stressed in the lesson. The letter "m" is the target phoneme for students to master.
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Sizzling Sausage

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore the sounds of the alphabet. They practice making the /s/ sound. Students repeat tongue twisters. They write words with the /s/ sound. Learners read a book about sounds and their spellings.
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Icky, Sticky!!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners participate in an emerging literacy lesson that focuses on the skill of phonemic awareness. The phoneme of choice is the letter "i". Students need to recognize the letter in correlation to its sound.
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Breaking News English: Germany 0 Spain 1

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read an article about Spain v. Germany in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 spelling questions...
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Breaking News English: Paraguay 0 Spain 1

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English instructional activity, students read an article about Spain v. Paraguay in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and...
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Breaking News English: World Cup: Uruguay 1 (4) Ghana 1 (2)

For Students 4th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read an article about Uruguay v. Ghana in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 spelling...
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Breaking News English World Cup: Spain 1 Portugal 0

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read an article about Spain v. Portugal in the World Cup and then respond to 1 essay, 10 fill in the blank, 12 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 spelling...
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Why is it important to study Biology?

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Pupils study the importance of biology.  In this biology lesson plan students write an essay on biology and its importance.
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Civil War Letter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students develop a question they are interested in researching about the Civil War. After completing a webquest on the war, they write a letter to their partner using the information they gathered. They use peer editing to check for...
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Catepillar Book

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students are to write a catepillar story that has correct spelling, grammar and creativity in a first draft and a final draft. After the first draft is completed and written on every other line, the teacher or the class evaluates the...
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Science: Backyard Bugs Data Collection

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners practice data collection skills by observing common bugs found in their local environment. Once the data is collected they complete data sheets to compare, contrast, sort, and classify the insects. The lesson includes...
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Uses of Coal

For Students 4th - 8th
An interesting series of puzzles and word games are available in this multi-page collection, which focuses on coal. Learners practice math and language arts skills as they solve the puzzles, and learn many facts about coal at the same time.