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Answers to the Turkey Quiz
Need some interesting material about Thanksgiving to fill some class time? What's Your Turkey IQ? quiz to help you learn more about Thanksgiving's most popular dish: The Turkey. We're providing the answers so you can learn from the quiz, but... h4. Don't cheat! If you haven't taken the What's Your Turkey IQ quiz, go take it first. See answers on the ... -
Picture Book Maker
What it is: Picture Book Maker is a fun little online picture book creator (bet you couldn’t have guessed that from the name!). What makes this picture book creator unique is the great illustration elements that students can use in their story. The illustrations look hand drawn with crayon and can be adjusted to fit the story. Each picture has actions, ... -
Free Holiday Worksheets
3 different activities on six pages full of fall appropriate themes. 3 pages of colorful pictures and words associated with fall. A reading comprehension story and questions for elementary age students about George Washington. -
Free Math Worksheets
Seven pages of colorful posters to help students with word problems. Seven pages of colorful fraction reminders and problems for use with or without the mini office. 3 pages of crayon box templates with directions. To be used to teach students about graphing. A poster full of tips for solving word problems. 6 pages of word problems with pictures. 6 ... -
Free Color & Shape Worksheets
Download a 3 page board game for students learning about shapes. Seven pages full of shape activities for Pre-K through 1st grade. Colorful shapes for students to cut and paste together shapes to make a butterfly. Download five pages of worksheets to help your students learn about things that are green. -
Fantastic Flexible Foldables for Math
What it is: I love online activities that students can take part in, but because most of us don’t have the luxury of a 1 to 1 school setting, good old paper manipulatives are winners in the classroom. Fantastic Flexible Foldables is a collection of mini math books and games that you can print out and create with your students. You ... -
"Link Up" Words
What it is: Link Up is a web app that helps kids link words to categories. Each game requires two categories with six linked words each. Once you have created a game you can save it to access at a later time or to share with others. Students use Link Up by dragging links between categories and words. The game is ... -
Lesson: LCROSS Moon Mission
STANDARD: National Science Education Standards 5–8, Earth and Space Science Content Standard D (National Research Council): As a result of activities in grades 5–8, all students should develop an understanding of Earth in the solar system. Click here for the accompanying article for student reading. LEARNING OBJECTIVES In this article, students will learn about: • How NASA scientists use technology to ... -
Indefinite Pronouns in Subject-Verb Agreement
From "The Eight Rules of Subject-Verb Agreement" in my copyrighted, unpublished textbook. Indefinite Pronouns Most indefinite pronouns take singular verbs. Many are compound words that start with “any, every, no,” and “some”; they end with “one, body,” and “thing”. See the table at the end of this section. Only five always take plural verbs: “others, both, many, few,” and “several”. Remember the ...Submitted by bohemiotx | -
Free Cross Curricular Worksheets & Posters
Download this help poster for your computer class or to explain your technology teaching. Step by step directions for students to create mini offices. Poster for classroom use about the word "Appreciation." -
Free English/Language Arts Worksheets
Because of Winn Dixie Download 15 pages filled with questions for students for each chapter of the book, Because of Winn Dixie. Use as a study guide, quiz or test. Fairy Tale Word Wall Download 6 pages of colorful pictures and names of fairy tale characters for a word wall. Nursery Rhymes Word Wall 3 pages of colorful pictures and words ... -
Because of Winn Dixie
Download 15 pages filled with questions for students for each chapter of the book, Because of Winn Dixie. Use as a study guide, quiz or test. Preview materials below. Save PDF, zoom in or out by moving mouse over preview window. -
La comida y la salud
Focuses on food and health using the food pyramid in Spanish. Students consider food choices and share food likes and dislikes. This lesson should be used after introcing food vocabulary and me gusta. *_A lesson plan for Grades 6–8 Continuing Sequence_* h4. Students will: * use food vocabulary to draw and label a food pyramid in the target language * write ... -
Ratatouille
Introducing....RATATOUILLE!On Day 1, show students a powerpoint presentation about the history and culture behind ratatouille (the food). Where does it comes from? Who eats it? Where and how was it created? How do you make it?...(I have made this powerpoint, contact me for a copy of it if you want to use it). Give the students a quick quiz to ensure ...Submitted by Mademoiselle | -
A Cornucopia of Traditions
This lesson can be used for any grade to explore different culterues' approaches to Thanksgiving traditions. h4. Objective: The student will learn about different cultures' approaches to the traditional U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. h4. Resources: Teacher: Access to several teachers. Students: none . h4. Teacher Preparation: Talk to several teachers, asking them to write a paragraph describing their Thanksgiving holiday, focusing ... -
Thanksgiving Activities
Now that Halloween is over, Thanksgiving is the next big holiday to prepare for. I love November because I think it is a great time to reflect and think about all the things you are thankful for. Here are some suggestions of activities you can do in the classroom. Now is the time to think about these because you might need ... -
6-8: Introduction to Essay Structure
This is a great lesson for introducing the essay structure to your students. By introducing the essay structure with a how-to topic, the students are "forced" to use a different paragraph for each step. (This seems more logical to some students than telling them that each new idea needs a new paragraph.) *Steps:* 1. Teach the basic essay structure. 2. Have ... -
3-5: Building Our Classroom Community
On the first day of school, I want my students to know that they are part of a classroom community. On their desks when they arrive, they find a plastic zipper bag containing several items and an index card with the significance of each of the items. The items usually include: -a box of multi-cultural crayons, because it doesn't matter what ... -
Personality Development
Don't compare yourself with any one in this world.Submitted by jyzferia21 | -
K-2: Spanish Prepositions Showing Location
Students will learn the Spanish words for several prepositional phrases that show location. This lesson also reviews previous vocabulary. A lesson plan for Grades K–2 Second Languages h4. Learning outcomes Students will demonstrate their knowledge of prepositions in Spanish through the use of manipulatives. *_Time required for lesson: 50 Minutes_* h4. Materials/resources Each student needs a chair and a ziplock bag ...






