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Think & Learn As You Go!!!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine a KWL chart as a tool to generate questions about reading texts. They fill in a KWL chart for the beginning, middle, and end of a book before reading portions of the book. Next, they finish the book, complete the KWL,...
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Think First, Then Ask

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners are to read the book Everglades and create a KWL chart about the book. The KWL chart is explained to the students during the process of them reading the book. They complete step-by-step instructions to read the book and complete...
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Buildings Tell A Story

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify basic architectural features of buildings in their community and identify the changes in local buildings. They draw a sketch of a local building from memory. They compare and display student sketches.
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Holocaust Nightmare Revisited

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read the autobiography "Night" and discuss why Elie Wiesel was ing to relive this time of his life through writing. They write an essay covering Elie Wiesel's purpose for writing the book.
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Remarkable Trees of Virginia

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students draw a picture of their favorite tree from memory, and then add detail as they learn more about leaf characteristics of Virginia trees. They will use their writing skills to nominate one or more of their favorite trees to the...
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Summarization Is The Key To Success

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders exercise the strategies of silent reading and summarization to acquire new and important information from a text. They silently read and summarize page eighty-two in their "A History of Alabama" books. A review of...
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Digital Kids Club

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students create a slideshow on a chosen subject. They connect to the subject matter through images from the Internet, books, or pictures they have taken. Students convey the emotions the topic elicits and demonstrate understanding of the...
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I Am Me and More! Assemblages and Pepon Osorio

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discuss their role and importance of being a part of a community. After listening to a story, discuss how an artist's memories affected his pieces. Using the internet, they research the different roles of community members.
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End of the Year Photography Project

For Teachers 1st - 5th
An end of the year photography project can be a great way to produce a class photo album.
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Get Caught Reading: Sharpen Your Literary Focus

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Create positive reading experiences that will foster a long-term love of reading.
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Tangible Symbol Systems

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Working with children and adults who have severe communication disorders presents its own set of challenges. The goal of this resource is to provide educators, parents, and guardians with research-based suggestions for how to meet these...
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Honoring Our Pets During National Pet Week

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Recognize National Pet Week with reading and writing activities to celebrate the animals in your pupils' lives.
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Pennies of My Life Part II

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Youngsters write and construct their own autobiographies based on The Hundred Penny Box by Sharon Bell Mathis. They engage in pre-writing steps, narrative writing, and peer editing. This is the second part of a two-part project lesson.
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Daily Lesson Plan for a Struggling Reader

For Teachers K - 8th
Strategy-based programs that are executed with consistency are the best for achieving growth in any learner with a learning disability. Here is a seven-step lesson plan that is highly structured and is intended to help learners with...
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Storytelling In America

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students discuss how Washington Irving is considered an important 19th century-American storyteller. They create their own version of a passage from 'The Legend' after listening to the story.
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How to Kit: Readers Theatre

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Immerse your class in a good story with an extensive resource featuring reader's theater techniques. The worksheets are designed for both teacher and student, and carefully explain how to organize, write, and perform stories in a...
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New Words: Make a Conservation Dictionary

For Students 4th Standards
Gosh dictionaries are great, and your class gets to make one of their own. They look up and write down the dictionary definition to nine words related to conservation and pollution prevention. They list their words alphabetically for...
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What They Left Behind: Early Multi-National Influences in the United States

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners research the impact of European voyages of discovery and colonial influence on different aspects of American culture. They access a number of online sources and reference maps to trace the influences of England, France, Holland,...
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Earth Science Lesson Plans on Geologic Time

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Springboard your fourth and fifth graders into the study geologic time. They will complete 7 activities to learn about geologic time and the topics most often associated with it: astronomy, creation, planet formation, volcanology,...
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Hands-On Ways to Engage Students during Youth Art Month

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Enjoy an artful departure from spring fever through creative art lessons.
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Getting to Know Each Other

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
How do you do? Guide learners through the basics of conversational English with an extensive set of discussion questions. Class members ask partners more about themselves, including their favorite hobbies, music, and time of day, as well...
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Grandparents' Day: Family History

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore Grandparents' Day. They interview their grandparents and select an activity to highlight their interview. They select a project including writing an essay, composing a song, creating a poem or scrapbook, or writing a...
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Summarizing with James and the Giant Peach

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Elementary readers in literature groups practice summarizing chapter-by-chapter with Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach. Focus on main idea, supporting details, and the 5 Ws. Unfortunately, a clever "peach" graphic organizer to which...
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The Mind Map

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners form a mental map of their residence in relation to school and recreate it on paper showing distance, direction, location and symbols. This lesson is designed to introduce students to geographic thinking.

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