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Mount Everest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
  Students brainstorm about what different professions roles are and what skills they obtain.  In this critical thinking lesson, students discuss reasons of why different people would want and need to climb Mount Everest.     
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Food Poetry

For Students 4th - 6th
In this eating healthy worksheet, learners brainstorm words related to healthy foods and then write a poem that will encourage others to eat healthy foods on the lines provided.
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The Important Thing About Technology

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students assess the advantages of modern technology tools by creating a page in a class book utilizing pattern writing as well as the writing process. They organize and develop a composition on a selected topic after going through the...
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Dear Diary

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze a piece of writing by creating diary entries based on a character.  In this reading comprehension lesson plan, students read an assigned book with their classmates and create a sketch of what they believe the main...
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What's the Scoop on Slang?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine examples of sports jargon by reading sports articles from a newspaper. They write a news article about a fictional sports event using examples of sports jargon.
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Poetry In Motion

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read and analyze poetry and examine the process of writing poetry. They read and analyze the poem "From a Railway Carriage" by Robert Louis Stevenson, and answer comprehension questions. They identify the similes,...
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High School Bag Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design a bag that they would personally use to carry needed items to school. In this bag design lesson, students observe real bags and assess needs and wants for a new bag. Students brainstorm design solutions and render their...
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Treasured Comments

For Teachers K - 5th
Students write positive comments to classmates. They decorate a box or envelope, write one positive comment to share with each student in the class, and read the comments written to them by the other students.
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Conflict in"the Interlopers"

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Learners read "the Interlopers" and define the four conflicts in the story.  In this conflict lesson, students write an original story about three of the four conflicts in the book.
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Take a Breath, Steal Some Time

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
  Students explore the art of haiku's by listening to, modeling and creating them.  In this haiku poetry lesson, students choose an object to focus their haiku on.  After hearing a brief history of the haiku; students make a list of what...
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Five Paragraph Essays

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students can learn important writing skills, such as how to complete a five paragraph essay, with these lessons.
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Splendid China: Chinese Folktales

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students investigate Chinese culture by reading their folk tales.  In this creative writing instructional activity, students practice identifying the different elements in a folk tale and examine the related vocabulary.  Students...
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Harvesting Hope--Asking for Change Letters

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders compose friendly letters. In this writing lesson, 2nd graders read the text Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez and discuss the rights of farm workers. Students brainstorm things at school they would like to change...
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Retell the "Tail" of the Tale

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore story structure. In this multicultural literacy lesson, students discuss common elements of folk tales and then listen to the story Tiger and the Big Wind: A Tale from Africa. Students identify the problem and solution...
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Pick a Topic, Any Topic

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the expedition of Lewis and Clarke. In this United States history lesson, students choose a topic from the story to explore, such as the Missouri River, Sacagawea, and dugout canoes. The teacher creates a web on the...
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Adjective Monster

For Teachers K - 2nd
Explore descriptive writing and visual art. Listen to the story Go Away Big, Green Monster by Ed Emberley and generate a list of adjectives used in the book. Name familiar shapes and create a shapes list. Choose an adjective and shape to...
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May the Force Be With You

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read an article, brainstorm ideas and prepare journals investigating why people enjoy 'thrill' rides, what forces affect the body on these rides and how they can become dangerous.
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Advertising Adjectives

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create advertisements using comparative adjectives. In this grammar activity, students brainstorm various products for which they would like to create an advertising campaign. Students use comparative adjectives in their...
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States of Matter

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this states of matter worksheet, students will brainstorm and write down facts about solids, liquids, and gases in a graphic organizer.
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Photograph Lesson

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students bring a favorite photograph to class and discuss what they see and don't see in the photos. They brainstorm with the teacher on the overhead and then translate the information into poetic form.
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Night-time: What Will You Write About?

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this brainstorming worksheet, students use this graphic organizer to think of ideas to write about pertaining to night time.
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The Home Front Brainstorm

For Students 4th - 5th
In this brainstorming worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer about World War II. Students write about preparing for war, bombing, everyday life, women, and evacuation.
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My Summer Vacation-Brainstorming Organizer

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this summer vacation brainstorming instructional activity, students fill in a set of 4 "bubbles," writing ideas about their summer vacation. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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School-Home Links: Editing Writing

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this editing writing worksheet, students write a story about the most exciting thing that ever happened to them. Students brainstorm ideas on this worksheet and then write the rough draft. Students then complete a checklist of their...

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