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Social Studies: Dating Behaviors
Upper graders discuss the importance of responsible dating. In addition to a discussion period, the lesson plan includes Powerpoint presentations, poster designs, and related role-playing activities. In one scenario, students act as...
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Bible Lesson
Take a creative approach to teaching about community in a religious context. Learners read Acts 2:42-47 and choose the verse they feel exemplify the importance of community. They then pair share, write journal responses, and then...
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To Persuade
Students identify and review persuasive literature looking at the characteristics, traits, and uses for this type of literature. For this persuasive literature lesson, students read and discuss articles that are trying to...
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Contributions
Second graders examine the contributions of the First Nations. In this contributions lesson plan, 2nd graders discover the origin of popcorn. Students read about popcorn and how popcorn can be used in many ways. Students write a...
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Toys and Games:Then and Now
Learners participate in a class discussion about toys that the teacher played with when they were a child. In this community lesson, students compare and contrast the games of now and then by their discussion and also...
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Babar's Travels
Students read the story The Story of Babar and have a class discussion about his travels, discuss their families, design a map, pick music, and more. In this cross curricular musical lesson plan, students create a music map for each of...
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Identifying Facts
Students evaluate what a fact is and what the characteristics of a fact are. In this fact and opinion lesson, students read through chapters in their books and point out facts that they find that cannot be...
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Bubonic Plague
Students play Ring Around the Rosie, and learn what it means, also learning what time period it was from. In this Bubonic Plaque lesson, students answer discussion questions in small groups, then complete research to further answer...
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The Government: From Different Perspectives
Fifth graders investigate the importance of government by conducting a debate. For this U.S. Government lesson, 5th graders utilize their classroom as the setting for a two sided debate based on whether government is essential to a...
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Thanksgiving
Students discuss Thanksgiving and create a chart for things that we and the Pilgrims are thankful for. In this Thanksgiving lesson plan, students realize Thanksgiving is a way of remembering and honoring people and events in America.
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The Candidate: Issues and Strategies
Students discuss the candidates image and how an image impacts the voters. For this candidates image lesson plan, students read and discuss different factors that make up the candidates image.
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Truman and MacArthur
Pupils discuss and fill out a chart on how President Truman fired General MacArthur. In this Truman and MacArthur lesson plan, students study telegrams, letters, and other documents, and fill in a chart about supporting or not supporting...
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Creating Propaganda
Students explore propaganda. In this lesson about personal opinion, students discuss a topic of interest. Students will determine their opinion about the topic and vote. Students understand propaganda and how it affects society.
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Science Circles Podcast
Students expand upon scientific concepts by recording a weekly podcast. In this scientific theory lesson, students discuss, in small groups, specific scientific topics in a question and answer format while recording a podcast. Students...
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Health Education: An Integrated Approach; Causes of Violence
Fourth graders brainstorm about situations that they think may lead to violence in order to learn how to predict when violence might occur. In this lesson on violence, 4th graders first participate in an activity to demonstrate how...
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Read Write Think: Using Technology to Analyze and Illustrate Symbolism in Night
Images have power-they can trigger memories or symbolize abstract ideas. Students put the power of images to the test as they analyze symbolism in Night and create symbolic photomontages.
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Alex: Analysis of to Kill a Mockingbird
Used as a follow-up lesson after reading the novel and viewing the entire video of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, students will analyze the opening title credits which show the cigar box and its contents which Jem and Scout have found in the...