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  • LESSON PLANS

    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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    Building Vocabulary Using Word Roots and Prefix Meanings

    During the lesson, students build their vocabulary by using word webs to help them learn the meanings of different Greek…

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    Vocabulary
    Language Arts and Writing
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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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    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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    Estimating Turtle Size and Age

    Explore an activity that is appropriate for more advanced students who are learning about research and ways to analyze…

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    Rainforests
    Animals (Zoology)
    Habitats and Ecosystems
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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
    Authors
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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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    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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    Science
    Earth Science
    Mathematics
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  • BOOK GUIDES

    Sign of the Beaver

    Sign of the Beaver, written by Elizabeth George, is a timeless story about a boy in eighteenth-century Maine helped to…

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    Reading and Literature
    Fiction
    Native-American History (American Indians)
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  • LESSON PLANS

    What's in a Color? Experiments in Chromatography

    Introduce your students to chromatography with this printable science activity. Students separate the colors in magic…

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    Science
    Chemistry
    Science Projects
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    How Much Oxygen Is in the Air?

    Teach your pupils about the atmosphere and chemical reactions with this printable science activity. Pupils use hand…

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    Science
    Earth Science
    Atmosphere and Air
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  • ACTIVITIES

    Making Invisible Ink

    Teach your pupils about chemical compounds with this printable science activity. Pupils write messages using various…

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    Science
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Appalachian Riddle Song

    Capture your students' attention with this lesson focusing on "The Riddle Song" to show the pentatonic scale and…

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    Music
    Multicultural Music
    Music National Content Standard 1
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    Discover a Pond Food Web

    Students learn about the diversity of animal life in a pond and the interdependence of pond organisms.

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    Animals (Zoology)
    Biology
    Science
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    Inaugural Poetry

    Review poems read at presidential inauguration ceremonies with this lesson plan. After the presidential election is…

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    Reading Comprehension
    Literature
    Poetry
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  • GAMES AND APPS

    Make a Harry Potter Board Game

    Students improve their reading comprehension by making and creating a board game based upon the Harry Potter books.

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    Reading and Literature
    Reading
    Literature
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  • LESSON PLANS

    What's So Bad or Good About Conflict?

    Students discuss the meaning of the word "conflict" and give examples of positive and negative situations they have…

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    Safety
    Social Skills
    Health and Safety
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  • LESSON PLANS

    Skill Builders: Geography Challenge Questions, Week 1

    Week 1: Geography questions to help students learn research skills and discover fun facts.

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    Social Studies and History
    Geography
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  • Acrostic Poems

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    Acrostic Poems

    In this computer activity, students review acrostic poems and compose their own poem on a PowerPoint slide. Then, they…

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    Reading and Literature
    Literature
    Poetry
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  • How Many Pets Does Our Class Own?

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    How Many Pets Does Our Class Own?

    In this printable computer lesson and activity, students learn the basics of a spreadsheet and create a graph showing…

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    Graphs and Charts
    Mathematics
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    Birthday Buddies

    Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.

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    Teaching Bunny Cakes by Rosemary Wells
    Books
    Literature
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    Who Writes History? Rethinking Columbus Day

    In this lesson plan, students explore their ideas about history and who writes it. The often-repeated "fact" that…

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    Reading and Literature
    Nonfiction Literature
    Discovery and Exploration
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