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Bearden Art-Making Workshop

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are able to create their own collages using some of the same kinds of images and materials Bearden used. They put to use some of the Bearden techniques they observed in the reproduction/slide lecture and explore to...
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Wipeout (Dancing Legs) Tag

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students choose to dance or do a stationary swimming movement within this lesson. They play a game of noodles and taggers. The teacher explains the rules to the game and then the game begins.
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Animal Camouflage 1

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders work in groups and they are asked to line up on either side of the board. They are explained that on the teachers instruction, one student at a time runs to the marked area and brings back the first worm they see. Students...
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Presenting final product

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students in groups present their research as a group and each student delivers a shoe box of their total work. They assess the process of how to research a topic and present it in a meaningful multimedia presentation. Each group chooses...
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Researching Ancient Greece

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders engage in a lesson that is concerned with the civilization of Ancient Greece. They conduct research using a variety of resources and use the information to construct an organized computer generated document for class...
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Compound Word Match #3

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary worksheet, students generate compound words by matching two word cards. Students complete 12 compound word questions. Word cards are not included here.
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Phrasal Verbs With "Look"

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL phrasal verbs instructional activity, students read 10 sentences that have missing verbs. Students use the verb "look" with one of the prepositions from the word bank.
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Elements and Compounds Vocabulary List and Definitions

For Students 6th - 7th
In this chemistry worksheet, students read ten vocabulary words and definitions pertaining to elements and compounds. There are no questions to answer.
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Newspaper Layout

For Students 6th - 12th
In this newspaper worksheet, students follow the directions of this newspaper layout in order to create a newspaper. Students follow 5 sets of directions.
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Collage Butterflies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make their own butterfly on contact paper. In this art lesson, students cut or tear small pieces of tissue paper to put on their butterfly. Students place another piece of contact paper over the tissue paper pieces and cut the...
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What's Your Favorite Season?

For Teachers K
Students explore earth science by creating illustrations in class. In this four seasons lesson plan, students identify the four different types of weather that take place during the year and read the books Harvest Year and Snow Comes to...
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Little Red Hen

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore biology by identifying plant anatomy in class. In this botany lesson, 1st graders read the book The Little Red Hen and identify the methods used in order to grow successful plants. Students discuss other ways people...
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Where Do We Get Clean Water?

For Teachers K - 4th
Students investigate the concept of a filter. They use simple supplies in order to construct one after watching a demonstration performed by the teacher. An important warning that the project water is not clean for drinking is included....
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Word Play

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students recognize the parts of a sentence while working on their locomotor skills. Students, in teams, race to words on index cards. The team collecting enough cards to create a complete sentence wins. Additional variations on the...
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Letter Writing Accuracy: Write it Big, Write it Small

For Teachers K
Students write the letters of the alphabet. In this language arts lesson, students listen as the teacher says a letter. Students write the letter spoken by the teacher. Students write capital or lowercase letters.
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Mr., Mrs., and Dr. Too

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use abbreviations correctly in everyday situations. Activities include introductions to abbreviating names, titles, months, and more.
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CREATING A CLASSROOM HOLIDAY

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students invents a holiday for their classroom, including name, customs, songs, foods, and other defining characteristics based on the research they have conducted and the discussion in Lesson Three.
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Where Have All the Glaciers Gone?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover that scientists examine evidence from around the world in order to explain global climate change. They see that records of climate change exist, and describe photographs interpreting changes in glaciers over time.
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Earthquake!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students gain an understanding of earthquakes. They examine vocabulary associated with earthquakes, how earthquakes happen, and preventive measures taken to diminish damage or harm in the event that an earthquake should happen.
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Making Impact Craters

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine images of Moon craters and speculate about what caused them. They create craters using sand weighted balls. Students measure crater sizes and draw ejection patterns to see what effect size, weight, and velocity have on...
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Compass Rose Directions

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use cardinal and intermediate directions to locate places on maps and places in the classroom, school, and community. They draw a setting map of "Little Red Riding Hood." Students give five steps of cardinal or...
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Fitness Math

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners participate in physical fitness activities. They role a dice and perform the activity associated with the dice number. Activities include push ups, toe touches, curl ups, jump rope, jumping jacks, sit-ups, and shooting a...
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Subject-Verb Agreement

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Pupils explore subject-verb agreement. They read sentences on the board and fill in a correct subject and verb. Using Lil' Boooie's lyrics, students correct the wrong subject-verb agreements in the lyrics. Time permitting, pupils...
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Daily Radiation "Balance"

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the amount of radiation in the Earth's atmosphere. They calculate the total amount of incoming and outgoing radiation over a day and determine how "balanced" the radiative system is over a particular location.