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Science NetLinks: Adolescent Sleep
Wake up, sleepy head! High schoolers craft a creative presentation that represents how they feel when they wake up on a school morning. After the presentations, a reading of Academic Sleep Times and Academic Performance launches a...
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Talking Sticks Literature Circle
Following the six-step process for a talking sticks literature circle, group members choose a leader for the discussion, summarize the reading, discuss journal entries and questions, set reading goals, and write reflections. I think this...
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Teaching Peace through Literature and Song
Negative effects of bullying come to light through listening to the book Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco. Class members identify philanthropic acts portrayed in the story and make illustrations to connect them to their own...
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Possessive Apostrophes
In this grammar worksheet, students decide if there is one owner or more than one owner in 3 different situations. Then they rewrite each of 14 sentences applying the correct punctuation. Finally, students use possessive apostrophes to...
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Plan For The Discuss
Learners explore how to hold, rotate, and throw a discuss using the correct teaching progression for discuss. This lesson plan describes how to set up a safe environment for athletes to learn proper grip/realease techniques.
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Throwing a Discus
Students investigate the correct technique of discus throwing through a warm up game using coits, progressing through to rolling discuss and then proper throwing. In this discus throwing lesson plan, students become familiar with and...
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Thesis Statement Exercises
In this writing worksheet, students identify what a thesis statement is and how to write one from three different essay questions. They identify the three main points for each questions and then, give it a title.
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Center for Teaching Excellence: Activities to Engage Students [Pdf]
This resource gives numerous strategies to engage students in different types of collaborative discussion.
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Better Lesson: Thank You, Thanksgiving
Students will discuss and write about what we are thankful for this Thanksgiving.
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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Application Student Selected Task: Prepare for a Discussion
Practice adhering to the discussion norms to prepare for a discussion. This will help students participate more effectively in the discussion.
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Louisiana Doe: Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Romeo and Juliet: Discussions
Engage in a whole-class discussion to demonstrate your understanding of adaptations of Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story.