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Iconoclasm as it pertains to the Reformation
Ninth graders examine the Protestant reformation. For this World History lesson, 9th graders analyze various photographs from the Reformation. Students watch a video clip of Luther's trip to Rome.
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Back to School (Elementary)
Students discover the vocabulary of the Six Pillars of Character and their relation to the school environment. In this character education lesson, students discuss the character pillars and brainstorm about their use in the classroom....
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Classroom Management Using Gandhian and Kingian Principles of Nonviolence
Tenth graders study the concept of civil disobedience. In this Current Events activity, 10th graders participate in a survey that nominates students for hard work and exemplifies nonviolence.
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Fill Me In
Second graders work on expanding their vocabulary. In this personal writing instructional activity, 2nd graders practice word identification and complete a worksheet by filling in the blanks.
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First Day of Preschool
Students discuss rules, have introductions, complete school tours, and more for the first day of preschool. In this first day of school lesson plan, students also discuss being good friends.
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Our Class
Students discuss what they expect out of their education. After reading a story, they answer comprehension questions and match the meaning of the word to the vocabulary word. To end the lesson, they write a story about a time in which...
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Making Poetry
A hearing impaired student identifies rhyming words. In this rhyming word lesson for the hearing impaired, 2nd graders read and write poetry correctly using rhyming words.
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Circle Sculpture
Students discover the Theatre of the Oppressed. In this diversity lesson, students practice confronting injustice as they participate in "circle sculpture" to role play performance models that deal with social justice issues. Students...
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Cleaning Up
Students demonstrate how to be a philanthropist. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students read the story The Wartville Wizard and discuss ways to become a philanthropist. Students participate in a good deed by volunteering...
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Career Stereotyping
Students learn about gender biases. For this careers lesson, students list possible careers with the gender associated with them. Students discuss gender biases and complete an activity where they find pictures in magazines that depict...
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The Ruler, The King of Measurement
First graders learn how use a ruler to measure common items. In this measurement lesson, 1st graders examine the numerical markings on rulers and learn that each number stands for a unit of measure. They measure 5 classroom items after...
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Cultural Practices and Products of the Local Community
Third graders examine and compare practices and products of the cultural groups that have settled in the local area. Students develop and use graphic organizers to aid them in the comparison of artistic expression, places of worship,...
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"It's Okay to be Different"
Students discuss the concepts of same and different and then listen to a read aloud of "It's Okay to be Different," by Todd Parr. They compare the outside of brown and white eggs and then the insides. They discuss how this applies to peo
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Japan: A Pacific Rim Neighbor
Students descirbe everyday events typical in the lives of contemporary, young, Japanese school-age children and understand some of the underlying reasons for various practices. They see that Japan and the state of Washington have many...
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Want to Save a Sheep This Season?
Students investigate facts about sheep. They watch a video about the sheep industry. Students research practices in the wool industry. They discuss alternatives to wool. Students participate in humane education activities.
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Hygiene Potato Graphs
Fifth graders discuss the importance of proper hygiene. After watching their teacher peel potatoes, they discuss why she was wearing rubber gloves. They demonstrate how to wash their hands properly and why one should never touch...
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Rock and Poetry: A Thematic Project
Students explore poetry. In this literature lesson, students examine music and lyrics by Natalie Merchant in order to make the transition to analyzing poetry by Keats and Wordsworth.
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Establshing Class Rules
Second graders review the importance of rules, the consequences that follow broken rules, and the establishment that everyone plays an important role in order for the classroom or community to be safe and orderly.
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Changing How Things Look
Third graders use a literature study in order to investigate how organisms effect an ecosystem. They are asked questions about change taken from the book. Students also take a nature walk to make field observations.
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Coloration
Students conduct an experiment picking out colored vs. camoflauged toothpicks out of the grass. They list and describe different types of coloration and explain how coloration assists the great horned owl and the striped skunk survive.
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The Different Fresh Water Ecosystems
Young scholars summarize the characteristics of an ecosystem. In this biology lesson, students identify five major fresh water ecosystem. They define terms and write a journal about what they learned.
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Grasping Geometry
Students investigate geometric shapes in their environment, make a geometric design, and write paragraphs describing the design.
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Teaching in the Shared Way of Ghandi and Montessori
In this differentiated lesson plan, young scholars incorporate different subjects using the Ghandi and Montessori methods instead of the traditional method used in regular schools. In math they investigate shapes, colors and sizes. In...
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Subject Matters
Students understand the relationship between what is learned in school and what is done in jobs. For this subject matters lesson plan, students fill out a worksheet deciding what subjects in school they would use to do certain jobs.