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The Underground Railroad

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a literature circle after reading a book about the Underground Railroad. They discuss their selected book with their literature circle group, and complete a handout about their role in the circle. Students...
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How Many Apple Seeds?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete activities for an apple themed lesson plan. In this math and language arts lesson plan, students read an apple book and guess how many seeds are in an apple. Students draw pictures of apples and use a bobby pin to take...
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Stay Away Tooth Decay

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss what is meant by good dental hygiene. They identify food and drinks that are good and bad for their teeth. They use an egg to represent their teeth and place it in a dark liquid overnight. They predict what will happen...
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Growth and Change as it Occurs in Plants and Flowers

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students work together to observe plants and flowers through their life cycle. In groups, they make predictions and record changes in a journal. Using this information, they create their own original artwork and discuss the plants life...
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Children's Literature Meets Learning Theories

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine learning theories and principles through children's literature. In groups, they select theories and create multimedia presentations exemplifying them. Students discuss the various themes related to human growth,...
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Sadako

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students engage in a literature study in order to comprehend the times of the Japanese during World War II. Specifically they look at the life of a little girl named Sadako in Hiroshima and how she overcomes her deadly disease of Leukemia.
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Catherine, Called Birdy: December and January

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers work in literary circles to discuss Catherine, Called Birdy.  In this Catherine, Called Birdy lesson, students brainstorm ideas for discussion and observe as the teacher models a good discussion group.  Middle schoolers...
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Community Helpers

For Teachers 1st
First graders study community helpers, paying special attention to dentists, in this multi-day lesson plan. They determine what these helpers do and listen to a book before completing observations and experiments.
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The Giving Tree

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate the virtue of kindness and giving by conducting a children's literature study of "The Giving Tree". They make a list of words to describe emotions in the story and write a journal daily while looking at the virtues...
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Independent Reading Responses

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students participate in independent reading activities by reading a book at their independent reading level and selecting activities to complete after reading. Activities are broken up into C Level, B Level, and A Level activities.
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Get on the Fluency Boat

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing chunking, decoding, and rereading, students complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with a partner, they read complete a timed...
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Historical Fiction: A Wealth of Interpretations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners read a book from the Dear America series and contrast different points of view. They respond to the book either by participating in a literature circle or completing a journal entry. They compare and contrast two books or a...
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How Can We Help?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore ocean animals and their environments. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students read a story and discuss the environmental needs of animals. Young scholars think of ways to help clean up the environment...
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Up Close with Author Allen Say

For Teachers K - 8th
Students explore the Asian-American culture. They read several books written by Japanese-American author Allen Say and create questions to ask the author. Students write letters to the author.
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New York State Testing Program: English/Language Arts Book 1, Grade 5

For Students 5th
In this 5th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet, students read 2 fictional selections and respond to multiple choice and open-ended questions regarding the pieces. Students also read 2...
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What Did I Just Read?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students summarize a chapter from the book, "Sarah Plain and Tall. After reviewing the the formation of a topic sentence, they independently read a chapter from the book. Students write a summary paragraph using the checklist outlined by...
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Let's Put It in a Nutshell

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners practice summarizing things they have read. After reviewing the steps for reading silently and summarization, they read a chapter in the book Tuck Everlasting. Working in groups, they summarize what they have read and present...
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Stories of Our Lives!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students write their own books based on a life experience that they have had. In this life experiences lesson plan, students practice the writing process along with illustrating their book.
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Life Is a Cycle

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate about cycles through games, shared readings and a shared writing activity. They play a game of Ring Around the Rosie to be introduced to the concept of "cycle."
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Colors of the Rainbow

For Teachers K
Students explore primary and secondary colors through the use of colors represented in the rainbow. They read and discuss the book, 'What a Wonderful World,' mix paint colors and paint rainbows, and create scratchboard paintings.
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Math Club #4: Combinatorics

For Students 8th
In this combinatorics worksheet, 8th graders work in a group to solve 5 problems finding the total number of combinations in a situation.
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Civil Engineering: Designing Bridges

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners examine the bridges of the United States. They discuss the concept of balance. They draw their own design of a suspension bridge.
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Harding Black: Taking It To Another Level

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students complete a variety of activities related to the pottery of Harding Black and the uses of clay in San Antonio, Texas. They watch a video about the life of Harding Black, conduct a clay percolation experiment, compare and...
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Why Do We Have Thanksgiving?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the change in the Thanksgiving holiday over time. They research the Native Americans and Pilgrims to find out how their relationship affected the holiday. They create a PowerPoint presentation using digital cameras...

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