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PreKinders

Community Helper Word Cards

For Teachers Pre-K - K
What does a dentist do? What about a farmer? Explore different jobs with a set of picture word cards. Each card in a set of 12 features the name of a career with a picture of the person who has that job. 
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Seussville

Hats off to Dr. Seuss Hat Toss

For Teachers K - 2nd
Focus on Dr. Seuss's cat's iconic hat with a crafty activity. Kids make their own red-and-white-striped hat and then toss paper balls into the hat. See who has the best aim! Additional Cat in the Hat materials are included.
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Seussville

Cat Tricks!

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Who knew a cat could do so many things!? In Dr. Seuss's world, a lot can happen, but what can your pupils do? Have them practice some fun motions and sounds by going through the list provided here.
Writing
K12 Reader

Dear Principal: Please More Recess!

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Want to really tap into your pupils' persuasive instincts? Here is a writing prompt that is sure to get your youngsters' pens scribbling furiously. After all, who doesn't want more recess?
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Curated OER

Daily Class Schedule

For Teachers K - 6th
Keeping track of each day's schedule can be a challenge, especially for kids who attend schools with block or modified block schedules. Never fear, help is here with a template that permits kids to log their daily class schedule.
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Super Teacher Worksheets

Multiplication Memory Match Game

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Who says learning your multiplication facts can't be fun? This simple game of memory will have young mathematicians fluently multiplying one-digit numbers in no time.
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Federal Reserve Bank

Bunny Money

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Teach your class about saving, spending, and goal setting with a story about a couple of bunnies who went shopping and related activities. Learners keep track of the bunnies' spending, practice identifying long- and short-term savings...
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Rock A Lingua

Mi Casa: Rooms of the House

For Students 5th - 12th
Get to know a boy, his family, and their home with this collection of materials for your Spanish class. Learners will pick up all sorts of vocabulary as they learn about the rooms in a house, all of the items in those rooms, and all of...
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K-5 Math Teaching Resources

Pattern Blocks

For Students Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Who needs to buy pattern blocks when you have this printable pattern block template? Including triangles, squares, trapezoids, rhombuses, and hexagons, this resource offers endless possibilities for teaching children about geometric shapes.
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Student Handouts

The Five W's and How

For Students 2nd - 7th Standards
Here is a great graphic organizer for ensuring that young researchers and writers cover all their bases when brainstorming a topic by considering the five W's (who, what, where, when, and why) and how.
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Macmillan Education

Card Games: Irregular Verbs

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Who says learning grammar can't be fun? Focusing on commonly used irregular verbs, this pair of card games helps young grammarians learn different tenses for verbs that fail to follow the regular rules of conjugation.
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It's About Time

Competition Among Organisms

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Who knew plants could be so competitive? Join your class as they observe plants competing for space and nutrients. Middle and high schoolers describe possible effects of introducing a new species into an already established...
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Polar Trec

Can Carbon Dioxide Act Like a Greenhouse Gas?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Ninety-seven percent of scientists who study climate agree that human activity is warming the planet. Learners explore carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas, a gas causing this warming, through a hands-on experiment. Once complete, they...
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CK-12 Foundation

Exponential Decay: Cool Sunglasses

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Who wouldn't want to wear four pairs of sunglasses? Each pair of sunglasses reduces the percent of incoming light by one-half. An interactive tutorial helps young mathematicians build a graph that models this scenario. They...
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EngageNY

Divisibility Tests for 3 and 9

For Students 6th Standards
Who knew the sum of a number's digits gives such interesting information? The 18th installment of a 21-part module has scholars investigate division by three and nine. After looking at several examples, they develop divisibility tests...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Unit Circle: Medieval Castle Defense

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Who needs a plan — let trigonometry protect you! Pupils determine the angle of an approaching enemy to a village wall. The scholars determine the exact value of trigonometric functions for the angle. Class members use trigonometry to...
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CK-12 Foundation

Homeostasis

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
How much negative feedback does a body get daily? The interactive walks through one negative feedback loop, increasing body temperature. Then it challenges scholars to relate this to mechanical feedback loops and disorders that prevent...
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National Association of School Nurses

Learn to Be Smart and Safe with Medicine

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Begin educating young people on how to be smart and safe with medicine. Use a set of workbook pages to explore what symptoms are, uses for medications, how to read prescription and over-the-counter medicine labels, and who to trust when...
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California Department of Education

My Best Resume

For Teachers 11th Standards
For employers and recruiters, the first step in their quest to find good candidates is the paper screening process. They look at a candidate's application and resume and push forward the files of those who meet their requirements. Thus...
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State Bar of Texas

Dred Scott v. Sandford

For Teachers 8th Standards
Who decides someone is not a real person? Scholars investigate the Dred Scott v. Sandford court case which deals directly with slavery and citizenship. After viewing a short video clip, classmates work in pairs to assess and discuss the...
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State Bar of Texas

Marbury v. Madison

For Teachers 8th Standards
Who has the final say in matters dealing with the rules under the United States Constitution? The case Marbury v. Madison brings to light the issue of judicial review. Learners investigate the Supreme Court's opinion in the case with a...
AP Test Prep
College Board

2011 AP® English Language and Composition Free-Response Questions

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Mammals can be carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores, but what about locavores? A set of free-response questions from the 2011 AP® English Language and Composition exam introduces test-takers to the term, which describes people who try...
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National WWII Museum

The War in the Pacific by the Numbers

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
It may be difficult to quantify the cost of war, but an informative resource shows learners the toll of the Pacific campaign during World War II. From the number of presidents who served during the war (two) to the square feet of a...
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Stanford University

Evaluating Historical Sources on Juana Briones

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Most have never heard of Juana Briones, the incredible woman who came to own property and divorce her husband in 1850s California. Yet, her relatively unknown life reflects the historical dynamics of the American West, particularly those...