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Communities and Citizenship: Full Day Substitute Plans
A full-day substitute-teacher lesson plan set for 2nd grade covering types of communities (urban, suburban, rural) and citizenship.
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Great White Shark Unit Study (Ocean Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)
A 5-day homeschool/co-op unit study on great white sharks combining video-based instruction, reading, and graphic-organizer worksheets covering shark facts, life cycle, habitat and ocean conservation.
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All About Bugs - Full Day Substitute Plans
A complete full-day set of substitute-teacher lesson plans for a K-1 classroom built around a bugs theme, covering morning/afternoon meeting messages, independent reading with reader-response, math, science reading comprehension, and writing activities, with a Common Core standards-aligned activities grid for the substitute teacher.
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Poison Dart Frog Unit Study (Rainforest Animals Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)
A 5-day no-prep cross-curricular unit study on poison dart frogs (description, diet, habitat, life cycle, predators), combining curated videos, reading passages, worksheets, and hands-on activities for elementary/homeschool use.
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Matilda the Musical Lesson Plan & Worksheets | Grades 5 - 6
A reading, vocabulary and SEL lesson inspired by Matilda the Musical that builds context-clue vocabulary skills, story-element analysis, graph reading, and narrative writing while discussing fairness and courage.
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Virginia State Unit Study (Capital, Bird, Flower, Flag, Animal)
A 5-day homeschool/co-op unit study teaching Virginia's state symbols (capital, bird, flower, flag, animal) through cross-curricular reading, worksheets, and activities.
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Hawaii State Unit Study (Capital, Bird, Flower, Flag, Animal)
A 5-day cross-curricular unit study guiding students through research on Hawaii's capital, bird, flower, flag, and animal, with a daily pacing guide of videos, readings, worksheets, and activities.
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Great Explorers: Full Day Substitute Plans
A full-day emergency substitute teacher lesson plan packet for 4th grade combining social studies, reading, writing, and math around the theme of great explorers (Neil Armstrong, Lewis and Clark, Robert Ballard).
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Connecticut State Unit Study (Capital, Bird, Flower, Flag, Animal)
A five-day, low-prep homeschool/co-op unit study exploring Connecticut's capital, state bird, state flower, state flag, and state animal, with a daily pacing guide of suggested videos, readings, worksheets/discussion, and hands-on activities, plus extensive optional graphic organizers for deeper research.
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Same and Different: Full Day Substitute Plans
A full-day set of substitute teacher lesson plans for 3rd grade built around the theme of 'same and different' (synonyms and antonyms), covering morning/afternoon meetings, reading, math, social studies (timelines), and writing.
Nonfiction & cross-curricular reading
Maine State Unit Study (Capital, Bird, Flower, Flag, Animal)
A 5-day homeschool/co-op unit study plan on Maine, pairing daily video and reading recommendations with worksheets, coloring pages, interactive notebook pieces, and graphic organizers covering the state capital, bird, flower, flag, and animal (with optional extension into culture, climate, government, and history).
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Famous Americans: Full Day Substitute Plans
A complete, self-contained full-day substitute-teacher lesson plan pack themed around Famous Americans (George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Helen Keller, Rosa Parks), combining reading, math, vocabulary, and craft activities mapped to Common Core standards.
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Lorikeet Unit Study | Build a Love Bird Craft | Rainforest Animals
A cross-curricular animal unit study about the rainbow lorikeet, combining nonfiction reading passages, facts, and a craft/writing activity.
Stories, novels & drama
Late Lunch with Llamas (Magic Tree House #34 Lesson Plan)
A 5-day homeschool/co-op unit study lesson plan built around the novel 'Late Lunch with Llamas' (Magic Tree House #34), combining reading comprehension, vocabulary, and social studies content about llamas, the Andes, and Machu Picchu.
Nonfiction & cross-curricular reading
Unit of Study all about New Zealand
A comprehensive multi-lesson social studies/ELA unit study on New Zealand, combining reading passages, vocabulary, note-taking, discussion, writing, and hands-on activities to teach students about the country's geography, history, culture, and language.
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'We Can Be Heroes' Lesson Plan & Worksheets | Grades 2 - 7
A 30-activity movie-study lesson plan and worksheet packet built around the 2020 Netflix film 'We Can Be Heroes', covering vocabulary, reading comprehension/retelling, teamwork/leadership and SEL themes, math (word problems, tally charts, coordinate grids), and creative writing, for a core 90-minute lesson or a week of cross-curricular work.
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Dingoes at Dinnertime (Magic Tree House #20 Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)
A 5-day novel study for 'Dingoes at Dinnertime' (Magic Tree House #20) combining reading, writing, geography, and art activities built around the Australian Outback, dingoes, and Aboriginal culture.
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Amanda Gorman | Reading Comprehension Worksheet & Lesson Plan
A reading comprehension and discussion lesson built around a biographical article on poet Amanda Gorman, paired with a teacher lesson plan.
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Civil War on Sunday (Magic Tree House #21 Lesson Plan, Videos, Activities)
A 5-day novel study unit for 'Civil War on Sunday' (Magic Tree House #21) that builds reading comprehension, vocabulary, and knowledge of the Civil War era through videos, worksheets, discussion, and hands-on activities.
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Dylan Thomas - Reading Comprehension Worksheet & Lesson Plan
An ESL/English reading comprehension worksheet and accompanying teacher lesson plan that introduces the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas through a biographical passage, comprehension questions, vocabulary work, and creative speaking/writing activities.
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Nikola Tesla - Close Reading Comprehension Worksheet & Lesson Plan
Build reading comprehension, vocabulary, and English fluency through a close reading of a 350-word article on the life of Nikola Tesla, paired with a full teacher lesson plan.
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Life Among the Lemurs: Emergency Lesson Plan
Substitute/emergency lesson plan using a narrative reading passage about lemurs to teach reading comprehension plus cross-curricular math, geography, and vocabulary content.
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Aliens | Advanced Lesson Plan
An advanced (C1-level) ESL/EFL lesson plan built around the topic of aliens and UFOs, developing vocabulary, reading, listening, speaking/debate, and writing skills.
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Stories, novels & drama
Vacation Under the Volcano (Magic Tree House #13 Lesson Plan, Activities)
A 5-day literature unit built around Magic Tree House #13: Vacation Under the Volcano, combining reading, videos, comprehension quizzes, vocabulary, and creative activities about ancient Rome/Pompeii and volcanoes.