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Grades K–2 · Math
Counting Collections: Groups of Ten
Children gather a pile of small objects and discover why grouping by tens makes big numbers easy to count.
25 minOpen lesson
Grades 3–5 · Science
Where Did the Water Go? A Mini Evaporation Experiment
A simple at-home experiment that turns your child into a scientist: predicting, observing and recording how water evaporates.
30 minOpen lesson
Grades 6–8 · Reading & Writing
Reading Like a Detective: Finding Evidence in a Short Story
Students learn to back up their ideas about a story with evidence from the text — the core skill behind every good essay.
40 minOpen lesson
Grades 9–12 · Social Studies
Reading a Primary Source: The Declaration of Independence
Teens practice the historian's habit of sourcing and close reading using the opening of one of America's founding documents.
50 minOpen lesson
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