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Friday and Friends: A Prospectus of the Mexican Family through Children's Literature

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use literature to examine how the structure of families in Mexico has changed over time. In groups, they examine how their life now relates to their ancestors and the Spanish conquest of the area. As a class, they are read...
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User-friendly rivers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore and explain their connection to rivers through watersheds. They break into three groups. Each group needs: Blue enamel paint, Miniature objects to simulate a model river system, modeling clay, Tempera paint, Toothpicks...
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Environmental Conditions: Friend or Foe

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars research and answer questions on how organisms are classified and how their needs are met through their environment. They work in small groups and create a poster, chart, rap, PowerPoint, or brochure demonstrating how...
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Friends in the Community

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders build a classroom community by getting to know each other better. They ask classmates various questions and use graphic organizer software and Microsoft PowerPoint. Students practice their oral language skills while asking...
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Huddle up with a Character based Economic Plan to help Community Friends

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete Perseverance, Courage, and Caring lessons from Get into the Game: Beyond Winning to properly prepare students for cooperative group learning and create a class climate conducive for a successful unit. They create a...
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Character Education: Making Friends

For Students 4th
In this character education worksheet, students will read a short passage about a boy facing a dilemma about fitting in with his new schoolmates. Students will then write an essay about how the boy should handle his situation. They will...
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Worksheet
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Fruits and Vegetables are our Friends

For Students 6th - 8th
In this health worksheet, middle schoolers find the words related to having a healthy diet of fruit and vegetables. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Worksheet
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Five Farm Friends

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this counting to 5 activity, students count the number of animals in each row. If there are not 5 animals, they draw more animals to make 5 and then color the pictures.
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Organizer
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Apple Tree Learning Friends Number Cards

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood number recognition worksheet, students use the apple cards numbered 1-30 for various classroom counting and number recognition games.
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Worksheet
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I Have a Friend Who?

For Students 10th - 12th
In this word puzzle worksheet, students find the pattern in two word lists (likes/dislikes).
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Thanksgiving Friends

For Teachers K
Students listen to teacher read alouds of books that include facts about Thanksgiving. They discuss what they are thankful for and share this discussion with another class through e-mail.
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Friend or Foe?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils examine the historical roots of a new treaty established between China and Russia.
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Friends or Foes?

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students discuss Spain's relationship with Europe and the U.S. and research incidents of American-European disagreements regarding international actions and policy. They write essays on how the world might be different if a multipolar...
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Friendship

For Teachers K
Students practice the buddy system on the playground or in the park. They discuss what it means to be a friend and list the qualities a good friend possesses.
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Friends, Romans, Countrymen...

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Learners research various facets of the Ancient Roman Empire including art and history. They write a research driven paper documenting the facet of the Roman Empire they have chosen.
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Water: Friend and Foe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers brainstorm ways to prevent fires from home. For this technology lesson, students create fire-safety posters for their school. They research the internet and explore other resources to get information for the poster.
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Maniac McGee: Find Your Match

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore similarities and differences between people. For this diversity and literacy lesson, students read Maniac McGee and consider character traits. Students play a game in which they locate classmates with similarities and...
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Happy/Sad Puppets

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Help young children identify their feelings and learn appropriate ways for expressing them. This lesson will help them understand that happy and sad are two different feelings, learn to distinguish and express different feelings, and...
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Currier and Ives: An America Panorama Shaping the American Identity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars look for similarities in basic divisions of compositional space. They compare Currier and Ives landscape lithographs with examples by Thomas Cole. Students compare the figural group style as seen in the works of Currier...
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Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd Standards
If friendship were a soup, what ingredients would be in it? As part of a study of Marcus Pfister's Rainbow Fish and the Big Blue Whale, kids engage in a series of friendship-themed activities using materials contained in this richly...
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Organizer
Curriculum Corner

Quick Literacy Centers for Back to School

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Use a set of quick and easy to use literacy centers at the beginning of the year as you start to assess your students. The 13-page packet provides writing and reading activities with simple directions that allows new class members to...
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Activity
Novelinks

The Lightning Thief: Concept/Vocabulary Analysis

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Before you begin reading Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, read over this comprehensive handout that gives you a plethora of information regarding the story's summary, organizational structure, central...
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MENSA Education & Research Foundation

Book Review Writing: a Guide for Young Reviewers

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Encourage scholars to share their love of reading with informative and engaging book reviews. Here, you'll find a series of guides that walk learners through the review writing process. Included in the collection is information about...
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American Museum of Natural History

How Lou Got the Flu

For Students 6th - 12th
Six questions probe participants to discover the possibility of catching a virus from others—even animals. Here, the influenza virus travels from duck to person in a round-about way. The quiz concludes with helpful tips to stay healthy. 

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