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Family Sues Over Discipline That Stinks

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners read a brief explanation of a situation in which a family is suing a school district because a teacher made a child spray himself with Lysol in front of the class, saying this would take care of his body odor. Students write a...
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Hip-Hop: A Journalist's View

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students watch a CNN television news special about hip-hop and write a review. Using the internet, they investigate the pros and cons of the music while interviewing students on their opinions. They examine the growth of this type of...
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Getting to Know Your Student

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Include your learners' parents in the back-to-school process with a straightforward worksheet. They write about their child's favorite activities, favorite parts of school, and what they like to be called.
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Leap Year

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Have you ever been asked to explain a leap year/leap day? Use this response to reading worksheet to support your scholars in finding out what it is, and its importance to our calendar. This resource is made up of eight questions...
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Mathematics & Nutrition

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students apply math to calculate fat and calories in the food they eat. They examine food package information to become aware of the ingredients and to learn about healthy life styles. They work in groups to create crazy meals using the...
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K5 Learning

Grandma’s Puppy

For Students 1st Standards
Read, copy, write, and draw; these are the four to dos when your early readers get hold of this worksheet. First, scholars read a short story about a child and her grandmother's dog. Readers then practice copying and writing compound...
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Photographs from the Great Depression: Jacob Have I Loved 

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the Great Depression and World War II. In this Great Depression lesson, students analyze photographs of the depression era as they begin reading Katherine Paterson's Jacob Have I Loved.
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Who am I ?

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders select a mythical figure. They use the internet, school library or classroom resources to research their selection. Students construct an Inspiration concept web to organize their presentation and then tie in their...
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A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars analyze the numbers of male vs female administrators and teachers from their school. In this gender equality lesson plan, students use school yearbooks from the 1950's threw present to count how many male vs. female...
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Ellis Island/Angel Island

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research Ellis Island and Angel Island. In this library media lesson plan, 4th graders use resources from the library to locate facts about Ellis Island and Angel Island. Students construct a Venn diagram to compare and...
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Endangered Animals in Texas

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars research endangered animal in the library and on the Internet for information on its description, habitat, forces causing its decline, and programs to help it; students create slide show about the animal that contains a...
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Teams in the Field

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students conduct team interviews outside the classroom, either within the school or beyond, as part of a fieldwork project. They use reasoning skills as they formulate questions, plan, predict, hypothesize, and speculate about the...
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Faces of the community (the): Art from the Heart

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners understand the selflessness of the artists Gauguin and Van Gogh. In this art instructional activity, students produce art work that reflects the diversity in the their school community. Learners share their artwork to explain...
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Inference

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Making inferences about what you read is an important skill for both elementary, middle, and high school learners. Focusing on events which occurred during World War II, they answer a series of questions related to what we can infer as...
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What's My Story? A Book About Me

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Have your class create keepsake books about themselves. This activity is a presented as a basic idea with minimal justifications or classroom applications. However, with a little effort, this could become a full instructional activity....
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The Five Steps for Foreign Born Students in Writing Reports

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students chose a special topic of interest. They check the card catalog to see how many books are available in the school library on the chosen topic and lists them alphabetically. They take the list to the library and check the card...
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When My Work is Finished

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this school work activity, students fill out yes and no answers for the statements they like to do after their school work is finished. Students also write a short answer for how they will spend their time when their work is finished.
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Introducing Your Teacher

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this new year activity activity, students complete the form detailing information about their teacher for students in the next school year.
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My Goals

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this goals activity worksheet, students list 2 goals for their school year, why they are important, and the steps they'll take to reach the goals.
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Forest Stewardship Library Media Center Resources

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students develop their technology skills by accessing web sites and evaluating information.  In this research lesson students research forestry topics and write a paragraph on the accessed websites.
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Harvesting of Trees: Library Media Center Resources

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research harvesting of trees in the United States and write a summary.  In this informative lesson students state whether they agree or disagree with an article and write a summary on why. 
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Size Small School

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore the concept of scale and ratio.  In this scale and ratio instructional activity, students work in groups to measure a given space such as a hallway, office, or gym.  Middle schoolers measure their area using a...
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The School Travel Agency

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students, in groups, produce a travel brochure outlining the uniqueness of a given state or province. They consider what makes an effective travel brochure, research their state and design, edit and present their brochure to the class.
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School-Home Links Poetry

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this poetry worksheet, students complete a homework assignment in which they choose a poetry book and copy a poem from the book or write an original poem.