9/11 Memorial & Museum
The Destruction and Rebuilding of the World Trade Center
How did an investigation into the causes of the collapse of the Twin Towers, as a result of the 9/11 attacks, inform the construction of the new 1 World Trade Center? That is the central question of a resource that asks class members...
Humanities Texas
Primary Source Worksheet: Text of “Prouder, Stronger, Better"
Political ads as primary source documents? But of course. Viewers analyze the strategies involved in the Republican Party's 1984 advertisement in support of Ronald Reagan's reelection.
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Fluency Passages, 3rd Grade
What would it be like to travel in a covered wagon? Learn about the life of a pioneer with a short informational reading passage. Kids read four paragraphs about traveling in a covered wagon and how it is different than traveling today,...
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Which Bag is Which?
Students explore number sense by completing a statistical analysis game in class. In this data graphing lesson, students utilize visual references such as colored cubes and tiles to map out the results of an experiment outcome such as a...
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Sentence Match
Fifth graders explore the concept of equivalency. In this math lesson, 5th graders write their own word problems and pair them to appropriate algebraic number sentences.
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Discovering Leadership
Young scholars identify positive leadership skills and apply them in everyday scenarios. In this leadership skills lesson, students examine the qualities of poor leaders and good leaders. Young scholars create a leadership poster and...
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Putting Together Ten
Groups explore sets of 10 items in two varieties (i.e. 3 white buttons and 7 black ones, or 5 bears and 5 bunnies). They brainstorm about their objects, write math sentences to represent what they have, and report their discoveries...
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Planning Meals
Tenth graders explore the various types of meals that they can plan each day. In this health lesson plan, 10th graders develop sample menus for their families. Students create a one dish meal to be sampled by their...
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The Important Thing About A Family
In this lesson students identify the ways families provide basic needs to their members. Students create and publish a booklet to display this information. This lesson is designed to have a class of older children buddy with the first...
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Suggestions for Teachers: National Crisis
Learners participate in group discussions in the face of national crises. In this coping strategies lesson, students openly discuss their feelings regarding traumatic events. Eleven suggestions for leading discussions with learners are...
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Response to War
Students consider responses to war. In this Iraq War lesson, students listen to their instructor present positive methods of responding to war.
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Qué comes tú?/What do you eat?
Students make healthy decisions about managing food choices for more nutritious and healthy consumption through this series of lessons.
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Latin American Women: Finding New Heroes
Learners examine the life and works of various Latin American women. After reading excerpts of each work, they answer comprehension questions and discuss as a class. In groups, they re-write the Equality of Rights in their own words...
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Social Studies - Concentration Camps - 1
Young scholars compare and contrast concentration camps. In this World War II lesson, students examine photographs and documents from Jewish concentration camps in an effort to understand their function. Young scholars complete...
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All About Me: Beginning of the Year
Students retell important facts about themselves to others in the class by creating a booklet titled All About Me. They follow simple directions and present their finished booklets to their peers.
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Social Protections and the European Union
Sixth graders take on the role of social welfare systems in the European Union. In this European Union (EU) lesson plan, 6th graders discover social programs in the EU and compare them to the social programs in the United States.
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The Mosaic School
Young scholars complete activities to learn about world cultures. In this multicultural lesson, students define the terms diversity, culture, and mosaic. Young scholars research their family's country of origin and complete activities...
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A Read-In
Young scholars explore philosophy by participating in a philanthropic activity. In this book read-in lesson, students collect a group of used books and illustrate an image to go along with the story. Young scholars donate these books to...
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Harvest
Students research the harvest period in Afghanistan. In this harvest lesson plan, students learn about Afghanistan's weather, games children play, rug designing, harvest songs, and more about the harvest time.
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Sociology: What is life like for Gulf Coast rice farmers
Students read 1 page about Gulf Coast rice farmers and then describe what rice farming in the U.S. is like in the United States. In this rice farming lesson plan, students tell why they would or would not want to be a rice farmer.
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Going to Bat for Girls
Young scholars explore gender equality. For this Teaching Tolerance lesson, students listen to a lecture regarding a family's struggles with inequality. Young scholars respond to discussion questions following the lecture.
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Nutrition: How important is rice to the world?
Fourth graders point out places on a map that grow rice around the world. In this rice growing lesson plan, 4th graders read about the importance of rice and use a map to see where it comes from.
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The Japanese Kite Stories
Third graders recognize the importance of making and flying of kites in the Japanese culture. They make up a story about themselves, their families, or just a story that was written by a third grade Japanese student when creating their...
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The World Of Anne Frank
Students study Anne Frank's life in hiding. In this Holocaust instructional activity, students read The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank and then research the Internet as well as print sources to discover facts about her Holocaust...