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Etymology
Students tie together planet names with Greek mythology. Students browse thru a dictionary to see where exactly these names came from and what significance they have. Students explore the origins of some English words.
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Bias
Students apply techniques of distinguishing between fact and opinion. Students identify words associated with persuasion and argument. Students read and categorizer a variety of newspapers and articles. Students identfy bias in a...
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Ecosystems of the World
Learners are able to list different ecosystems and describe their environment and organisms. They have an understanding about the function and balance of the ecosystems. Students are able to tell what type of ecosystem the St. Mary's...
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Facilitators Workshop
Students experience leading and facilitating in a group setting and to observe what roles they play in a group. They apply tools tools for observation and action to help them to be a more effective leaders and facilitators.
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How Products are Manufactured?
Sixth graders comprehend the difference between mass production and custom manufacturing. They have a basic understanding on how items go from a raw material to a manufactured finished product. Students have an understanding of the...
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An Author Study: Kevin Henkes
Kevin Henkes' books can be a great way to introduce students to an author study in the classroom.
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Dialogue Journals in the Classroom
Using dialogue journals in the classroom can help you get to know your students and help them increase their writing fluency.
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Writing Book Reviews
Young scholars explore new authors and genres they might like to read. The understand the ingredients of a book review. They write book reviews using persuasive language to recommend books.
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Cultural Awareness/ Sharing Traditions
Students discuss topics relating to how their families celebrate holidays and observe certain religious customs. In this cultural awareness lesson, students work in groups to share their cultural traditions, the list similarities and...
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Create Your Personal Shield
Fourth graders create a poster in the shape of a shield, which represents their individual lives by using art, photographs, magazine and newspaper graphics.
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Who Is Who?
First graders complete the resource page Who's Who? then survey their classmates to see which phrases describe their classmates.
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ANTI-WAR DEMONSTRATION
Students analyze what can cause conflicts between nations, what the benefits of non-violent conflict resolution are, and what the limitations of non-violent conflict resolution is.
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Computer Violence Debate
Pupils debate whether playing violent computer games desensitizes people to real-life violence.
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RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND DIVERSITY
High schoolers analyze the similarities and differences between religious festivals in December and/or January. They research the different holidays and make their comparisons.
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Choose Your Own Adventure: Recycling
Students complete a variety of activities designed to encourage them to explore recycling. They complete a quiz and worksheet, sort recyclable items and discuss how recyclable goods are identified.
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Can small actions change the World?
Learners review some examples from the website "We Are What We Do" and examine the impact of lots of people making small changes to their lifestyles. They complete a worksheet to introduce them to the variety of challenges. Students...
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Queen of England's Government Plans
Students view the Queen of England's annual speech to determine the government's plans for change over the next year. They test their knowledge of the ceremony with a true/false quiz and then decide on priorities for their school. They...
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11 September memorial
Students analyze the events of September 11. They read news stories and discuss the events of September 2001. Students explore the meaning of symblism. They design a memorial to commemorate the event.
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Giving Good Advice
Students use prior knowledge of their own lives to come up with a list of tips for kids who are in the grade below who will be moving up to the next grade. The tips should include what they should know and what they should do. They...
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Dr Who: Acronyms
Students explore abbreviations and acronyms. Students examine the difference between the two types. Students complete a worksheet, sorting words. They write a creative script containing abbreviations and acronyms.
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Burns' Night and dialect
Students explore poetry and dialect. They research Burn's Night and how people celebrate it. Students examine the Scottish dialect and its similarities to English grammar. Students write their own poetry.
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Comparatives and superlatives
Students identify comparatives and superlatives. Students read article on comparatives and superlatives. They explore spelling patterns. Students rewite adjectives to form comparatives and superlatives and complete a worksheet.
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Huw's Interview Tips
High schoolers identify, analyze and articulate correct strategies to interview other people. They choose open questions and learn how to make the most of an interview. In addition, they perform open interviews for the instructor and...
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Emotive language
Students examine emotion-based language. Students read a news story to discover examples of emotive words. They develop a class list of examples of emotive language. As a class project, students select a news story and change it into...
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