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Which Came First?

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils examine the significance of the Louisiana Purchase and the journey of Lewis and Clark. They sequence events that occurred on the journey of Lewis and Clark.
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Facing the Challenge

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify and understand the impact of the environment on human experiences. They conduct research using the Internet and other available resources and use research to summarize their findings about the Lewis and Clark...
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Exploration Across Eras

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discover the chronology of events related to the Corps of Discovery and the United States space program of the 1960s. They compare the Corps of Discovery's journey with the space exploration program.
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Introduction to Musical Theater

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students made oral presentations of a famous muscial theater performance. They research the musical, view selections, and listen to music.
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Studying The American Musical Theatre

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the group dynamics necessary to produce an American musical in this six day lesson. Themes and characterization techniques are explored during collaborative small group research projects.
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Letter Writing

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write to themselves or to known audiences, share news, explore new ideas, and record notes. They identify that holidays are days that people set aside to recognize a person or event that has made a great impression....
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Independence Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss and complete activities associated with Independence Day. In this Independence Day lesson, students brainstorm about holidays and their symbols. Students complete organization charts and work in pairs to develop their...
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I Went to the Crossroads: The Faust Theme in Music, Film and Literature

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils analyze song lyrics and discuss Faust theme in musical history. In this thematic lesson, students view a film clip and create a song lyric, poem or short story developed around the Faust theme. Pupils perform or present their...
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Following the Wright Path

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright through literature and analyze photographs. In this photography analysis lesson, students read aloud Frank Lloyd Wright and answer questions for the text. Students visit a website...
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African Folktales Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore what a folktale consists of as it relates to oral tradition. In this folktale lesson, students are told the African folktale, Why the Sun is Lives in the Sky and make personal inferences about what the folktale is...
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Taking Pictures With A Digital Camera

For Teachers 1st
First graders use a digital camera and learn appropriate technology terminology during this task. They also interview another student and record the information received. They write a sentence using some of the technology terminology.
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A Bird's-eye View

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create a chalk drawing of a scene of their choice by using the process and techniques of horizon line, a variety of lines, vanishing points, and three-dimensional techniques.
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Folktale Improvisation

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders present reader's theatre by improvising folktales from different countries. In groups, they produce an improvisation of a folktale story from an assigned reading of a folktale.
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Story Retellings

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete story maps in order to retell stories to the class.
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Poetry: Techniques & Form

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore poetic technique and figurative language in this ten lesson plan unit. Comparisons are made between a variety of forms of poetic expressions and the lives of several poets are studied.
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Sheila Rae, the Brave

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students read Sheila Rae, the Brave, and make predictions about the main character.
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Qu'est-ce Que C'est? Foreign Phrases

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders develop their reading comprehension skills by reading foriegn phrases. They also use the foreign phrases to develop their writing skills.
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Speak Up, Speak Out

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine, compare, and summarize the speeches of Sojourner Truth and Patrick Henry. They review the parts of a good speech and design and give their own speech that expresses an opinion and persuades the listener..
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Memorable Museums

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders describe the impact of certain figures in United States history, including Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis, and iam Clark. They describe the general features of a community as well as specific features of their own...
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Georgia O'Keefe Inspired Flowers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine artwork by Georgia O'Keefe. They create their own abstracted flower. They use multimedia applications to manipulate and filter the colors.
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Growth of a Nation: Trading Cards

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students research and write about events and people that have contributed to the development of Canada. They develop their paragraphing skills and create a package of 10 Canadian History Trading Cards.
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"Integrating the Internet with the Literature Lesson"

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students utilize the work of W.H. Auden Brugel's "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" as an introduction to work on the Internet. The Web is searched for a Greek legend, a painting, and a virtual trip to support data about Brugel.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "Haunted Houses"

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners read and analyze Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "Haunted Houses." They define key vocabulary terms, discuss the poem's technical aspects, and create an original poem about a haunted house or a haunted place.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The Slave's Dream"

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's contribution to the anti-slavery movement. They read and analyze a poem, identify the poem's techniques, and write a critique of the poem, "The Slave's Dream."

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