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Lily's Crossing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to a story, "Lily's Crossing," about life during a World War. After completing worksheets, they compare and contrast characters in the story. Using math skills, students develop a time line of the war, calculate the...
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Teaching Summarization

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Learning to differentiate major and minor textual events can help students learn how to summarize.
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Design of Our Own

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning activity, students recognize family, school, and local community leaders who have contributed to the common good. Learners also study community foundations.
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Curated OER

Climate and Change: Fitting the Facts Together and Acting on Them

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine climate change. In this current events lesson, students read the provided articles "Key Facts + Key Conclusions=0?" "Oil Companies Fund Climate Change Deniers," and "Acting on Climate Change Facts." Students respond to...
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Financial Planning

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners research possible careers. They determine typical starting income for the career. Using collected information, students develop a budget for their starting income. Learners consider car payments and research the process of...
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New Year's Topics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars work in small groups to dialogue about New Years topics. In this research activity, students answer questions with the opinions about the new year, then choose a topic to research and report their findings to the class.
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Making a Spreadsheet

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore spreadsheet software.  In this personal finance and computer technology lesson, students develop a vacation spreadsheet on the computer.  Students represent hotel, food, transportation, and entertainment costs on a graph...
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Shamrock Puppy

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Students create small "Shamrock Puppies" using colored construction paper, crayons, and glue in this pre-Kindergarten lesson celebrating St. Patrick's Day. The lesson includes a resource link where printable patterns can be found.
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"The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" Activity

For Students 6th - 8th
In this The Adventures of Tom Sawyer instructional activity, students fill in blanks in a set of 2 paragraphs to complete them, words are given to students.
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "Summer of the Monkeys" Teacher Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th
"Summer of the Monkeys" teacher guide includes brief synopsis, author sketch, list of themes, and ideas for interdisciplinary connections.
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: My Kids’ Favorite Books

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides lists of the popular books for young readers.
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: This Reading List Kids Who Love Reading and Don't

For Students 4th - 8th
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides lists of the popular books for young readers along with a brief summary of each.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Novels for Growing Readers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Come and check out this informative resource featuring novels for growing readers. This site lists several appropriate books for students ranging from grades three through six.
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Presenting Sid Fleischman

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is children author Sid Fleischman's personal website, which offers a fascinating look into his life and work.
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Top 10 Graphic Novels for 2016

For Students 4th - 8th
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides A list of the Top 10 Graphic Novels from 2016 along with a brief summary of each.