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  • LESSON PLANS

    Understanding Metaphors

    In this lesson, students are introduced to using metaphors in writing and daily conversations, and discuss the meanings…

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    Which Foods Do Molds Love Best?

    Will your students make the next great antibiotics discovery? Teach your students about the history of mold and its…

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    Biology
    Plants and Botany
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  • The King's M & M's: The Stamp Act

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    The King's M & M's: The Stamp Act

    Learn why colonial Americans were upset with British tax laws, such as the Stamp Act.

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    Social Studies and History
    American History/U.S. History
    Colonial America
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    The Struggle Against Segregation

    Students learn about the history of segregation in the United States by reading about the Little Rock Nine, a courageous…

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    Social Studies and History
    African-American History
    Segregation
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  • Self-Portrait Simile Poems

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    Self-Portrait Simile Poems

    Use the Internet to teach your students about self-portraits and review the use of similes. Then, have students type…

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    Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 11

    Week 11: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.

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    Vocabulary
    Grammar
    Reading Comprehension
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    Ten Tips for Writing An Essay

    Find tips for writing an essay, from scheduling and time-management to outlining to revision.

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    Writing Research Papers
    Writing
    Language Arts and Writing
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    Lesson Planning Advice from Veteran Teachers (Slideshow)

    Browse the wisdom of experienced teachers on how to best plan and execute lessons – the core of your professional world.…

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    Labor Day Newspaper

    Students learn about the history of the Labor Day holiday and write a newspaper about the various people and…

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    Jobs, Careers, and Occupations
    Community and Ways of Life
    Social Studies and History
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    Opening Activities

    Teach students that learning begins right away in your classroom with a daily opening learning activity.

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    Bringing the Solar System Down to Earth Lesson

    Students create a scaled-down model of the solar system by calculating the planets' diameters and distances from the sun…

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    Solar System
    Mathematics
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    DK in the Classroom

    Bring the wonderful world of DK in to your classroom. Become an instant expert on science and social studies topics…

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    Using Mad Libs® in the Classroom: Nouns (Gr. 4-6)

    Focus on regular and irregular plurals, common and proper nouns, possessives, and pronouns.

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    Parts of Speech
    Language Arts and Writing
    Grammar
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    Does the pH of Water Affect the Growth of Bean Plants?

    Hands-on look at the "basics" of acids and alkalis Introduce pupils to botany and the basics of acids and bases with…

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    Science
    Plants and Botany
    Science Projects
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  • ACTIVITIES

    Making Eggs That Bounce

    Teach students about acetic acid with this hands-on science project. Students make bounceable eggs using vinegar, water,…

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    Science
    Science Projects
    Food
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  • Listening to Poems While Reading Along

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    Listening to Poems While Reading Along

    Choose one of Taylor Mali's poems to use in this poetry lesson plan. You will discuss how the poem changes in perceived…

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    Reading and Literature
    Poetry
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  • The Nine Planets

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    The Nine Planets

    In this printable computer activity, students research the planets on the Internet and use PowerPoint or AppleWorks to…

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  • Creating Halloween Word Problems

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    Creating Halloween Word Problems

    For this printable PowerPoint project, students create slides of Halloween word problems for their peers to solve. They…

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    Mathematics
    Word Problems
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    Can You Hear a Story?

    Students will explore creating moods with music, analyze a story, and the create a musical composition that reflects and…

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    Reading and Literature
    Language Arts and Writing
    Music
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    Interactive Timeline

    Students will explore ragtime music and gain an understanding of its development in relation to jazz. They will also…

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    Language Arts and Writing
    Twentieth Century
    Music
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    Student Guide to Web Research Lesson 3: Learning to Read on the Web

    Deliver a lesson plan that will help you teach students to read on the Web, a skill that is different from reading…

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    Reading Instruction
    Reading Comprehension
    Reading
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    Understanding Median, Mode, and Mean - Assessment - Answer Key

    Answer Key

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    What About Fighting?

    In this conflict-resolution lesson, students discuss the use of violence, the reasons people fight, and the consequences…

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    Social Skills
    Social and Emotional Development
    Health and Safety
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    Celsius and Fahrenheit Conversions Made Simple

    Through simple addition, subtraction, and multiplication, convert Celsius temperature to Fahrenheit (and vice versa).

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