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Precious Things - Dealing With Loss

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students inquire how to deal with a personal loss. They explore how to deal positively with feelings. Students read stories about individuals who have lost personal possessions. Students rank items in order of preciousness. They...
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Youth Dealing With Homophobia:Stories From Real Life

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Young scholars read testimonials of real gay and lesbian teenagers dealing with homophobia. They discuss how to create an environment that respects all persons regardless of sexual orientation. They discuss a variety of emotions that...
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Color - Interior Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the principle elements of design along with the sequence of colors on the color wheel. In groups, they assign a feeling or mood to each color and share it with the class. To end the instructional activity, they use the...
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Yikes! Wow! An Interjection

For Students 7th - 10th
In this grammar worksheet, students learn about interjections. They then use what they learned to answer the 14 interjection questions on the page. The answers are located on the last page of the packet.
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Learning About Interjections

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this interjections worksheet, students answer 4 facts about interjections and then write 2 original sentences using an interjection in each one.
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Salinger and the Vocabulary of the Vernacular

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the use of slang expressions in literature.  For this literary analysis lesson, students examine the use of slang words and expressions in the popular novel Catcher in the Rye.  Students research the various slang terms...
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What is Tact?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify tact and how to use it when being honest. In this tact instructional activity, students discuss examples of tact and complete a related worksheet.
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Intermediate Sentence Completion: 30

For Students 4th - 5th
For this sentence completion worksheet, students complete a sentence with 2 blanks about democracy. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions. Click on "show all" to see the rest of the worksheet.
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The Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Died

For Students 4th - 12th
In this The Day Martin Luther King Jr. Died worksheet, students read the book The Day Martin Luther King Jr. Died and answer short answer questions about it. Students complete 15 questions total.
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Focusing Event

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read Swiss Family Robinson and respond to a survival scenario. In this focusing event lesson, 5th graders reflect on what they would do during a situation that required them to make a choice. Students share individually...
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Grade 10 - Personal Development (Mental Well-Being)

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders propose strategies for enhancing and maintaining emotional health and well-being encourage respect for others.
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Coping with Job Loss

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students discuss the different stages of job loss. In this communication lesson, students brainstorm ways to cope with this situation. They share their ideas in class.
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Japanese Noh Masks

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine Japanese theatre and create their own face masks which display certain emotions, props, costumes and perform in improvisational theatrical games.
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News: Intermittent Explosive Disorder

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss annoyances and read an article about intermittent explosive disorder. They complete worksheets and devise survey questions about annoying situations. They have classmates rate them from least to most bothersome.
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Fantasy Fusion

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create a fantasy/fairy tale book, with them and their reading buddy as the main characters. Using the Olympus digital cameras available, the older students photograph the younger students and have pictures taken of them reading...
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Finding Your Feelings

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine different slides of artwork from different artists. They discuss how art can show feelings and emotions. They share their opinion of the artwork.
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Frantz Fanon: Black Skin, White Mask

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine the history and geography of Martinique and Algeria, with an emphasis on broader issues of race and colonialism. They list some reasons that violence is or isn't a legitimate force in the struggle for people's freedom.
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Exploring Nebraska Art and Architecture

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the art and architecture of Nebraska. Using the internet, they view artwork by various artists and analyze it by using a form given to them by their teacher. They share their analysis with their classmates and discuss...
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Artist & Attitude

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students understand the importance of tone in a piece of artwork. They become more aware of purpose before they evaluate any form of art. Students use tone to help establish the success of a written story.
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The Lion and the Mouse: Reading Comprehension

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this comprehension worksheet, students read a selection about The Lion and the Mouse, then answer 5 multiple choice questions. Answers provided.
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The Supreme Council of the Treaty of Versailles January, 1919

For Teachers 10th
In this Treaty of Versailles worksheet, 10th graders take the parts Wilson, Clemenceau, George, and Orlando, as well as ambassadors, to read the parts in the play based on Versailles negotiations.
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Health: Emotional Effects of Segregation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the emotional effects that African Americans experienced in the 1960's and make a connection between segregation and racism.  In this segregation lesson students divide into groups, discuss the movie then complete and...
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Word Choice: Loss and Lost

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In these word choice worksheets, students read the sentences and then complete each sentence with the word loss and lost.
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Kids Health: Dealing With My Anger

For Students 9th - 10th
Often times our first reaction when we're angry is to become physically aggressive. This site provides strategies for channeling one's anger into productive venues.