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Trees!
Students are introduced to the parts of trees through discussion and participation in learning centers with hands on activities that focus on each part.
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Adorable Snow Folks
Learners create "Snow Folks" using children's mittens, rice, wooden balls, and various art materials in this Art lesson for grades Four and up. The lesson includes picture examples and suggestions for successful implementation of the...
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Hana Matsuri (Buddha's Birthday)
Learners write a haiku about the Hana Matsuri, then write a letter to a Japanese pen pal asking them about their experiences at the Hana Matsuri.
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Ground Beef Lab - Open-Faced Tacos
Learners will use ingredients and read a recipe to create open faced tacos. The emphasis of the lesson is the kind of preparation that is needed to cook ground beef correctly to avoid diseases associated with improper preparation...
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Mars Calendar Project
Students design a calendar that displays time on Mars. They explore the differences between time on Earth and time on Mars while making the calendar.
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Reading Comprehension Worksheet: Environment
In this close reading learning exercise, students read a report about large fires in the western United States. Students then answer several questions to determine their comprehension of the text.
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Taking Risks: Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Students discuss a video about drug and alcohol abuse and their connection to risk-taking. They answer questions on a risk factor sheet about the use of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol. They discuss long and short term goals and how not...
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Modeling Shadows
Students demonstrate understanding of shadows by creating a physical model of concepts taught.
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Santa's Sack
Students practice throwing and catching with a partner or self toss-catch. As a prerequisite skill they should understand safe spaces and have some knowledge of throwing and catching skills.
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Food Web
Students identify producers and consumers, including scavengers and decomposers, and discuss role each plays in food web. They then make diagram of possible food chain that might include skull pictured on Montana's quarter, and...
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No Bigger Than a Minute
High schoolers view a video clip about ideas displayed through images. They work together to analyze paintings and complete activities. They discuss how media representation of an issue can affect one's viewpoint.
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Kokoyakyu
Students video tape a sports function of their choice. They work together to discuss how a sporting event can be an expression of a country's culture. They view a video about basketball in Japan and discuss.
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Autumn Vocabulary
For this vocabulary worksheet, students match vocabulary to definitions of words representing autumn. Students complete 20 matches total.
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Run-on Sentences, Comma Splices and Fragments
In this grammar worksheet, students identify twenty sentences as run-on sentences, fragments, has a comma splice mistake or as correct. Students defend their choices.
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Classics for Kids: Lesson Plans
Teach the basics of classical music to your students with this collection of lesson plans. Study a classical music composer and a selected piece of music with these lesson plans that are based on national and state standards.
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Web Gallery of Art: Allegories of the Four Seasons
An image of "Allegories of the Four Seasons", created by Johann Gregor Van Der Schardt, c. 1570 (Bronze, fire gilding, heigh 71 cm).
