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Create-a-Town Simulation
Create-a-Town Simulation
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In this activity, students actually build a model town and learn about their communities by doing activities related to libraries, post offices, schools, hospitals, police stations, fire departments, banks, restaurants, and more.

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Indoor Recess Choice Board Activities for Elementary

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Indoor Recess Choice Board Activities for Elementary

This menu features a selection of simple and engaging student-choice indoor recess activities.

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Movement Activities for Elementary Students

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Movement Activities for Elementary Students

Break up the day and get your students moving with these movement activities for elementary students.

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Simple STEAM Suggestions

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Simple STEAM Suggestions

Bring Science,Technology, Engineering, Art and Math into the classroom with these fun, cross-curricular projects for ele...

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Elementary Writing Teaching Kit

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Elementary Writing Teaching Kit

135 pages of elementary writing resources for teachers - strategies and advice from veteran teachers, graphic organizers...

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Write a Harry Potter Script

ObjectivesStudents will learn to write a script.Students will practice their public speaking skills.

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Writing a Police Report

If you are trying to get students to use more facts and details in their discussions and writing, this is the activity t...

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Independent Letter-Writing Activities

Use this template to teach and help students create a correctly formatted letter.

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SOS Day Writing Activity

SOS is the international distress signal, which is expressed in Morse Code.

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Fairest and Writing Magic Teacher's Guide

This teacher's guide includes resources for two of Gail Carson Levine's books: discussion questions for Fairest and writ...

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