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Resources and Trade Flow

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students plan for a service project. In this service lesson, students determine the materials they will need to complete their service project. Students discuss possible trade flows into the United States.
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U.S.-Cuba Relations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the history of United State/Cuba relations. In this diplomacy lesson, students research selected websites to gather information regarding various topics of significance between the U.S. and Cuba since 1868. Students...
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Life in Ancient Greece

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Explore ancient history and everyday life of ancient Greece. Learners will use Internet resources to research the culture of ancient Greece in order to complete worksheets regarding the topic. Topics include home, clothing, marriage,...
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All Kinds of People - Myself

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students complete activities to study artists and self-portraits. In this self-portraits instructional activity, students make a collection of photographs of themselves from their lives and draw self-portraits using a mirror. Students...
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All About Shoes

For Teachers K
Students sort shoes. In this sorting lesson plan, students use shoes to explore attributes and practice sorting. This lesson plan encourages the use of a Venn Diagram to aide in student sorting.
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Winter Wonderland

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete activities to learn about the winter season. In this seasonal activities activity, students listen to 'The Waltz of the Snowflakes' and discuss winter scenes. Students then use materials to construct a winter scene.
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Up From the Ground

For Teachers 1st
First graders sequence the development of a plant. In this plant life lesson plan, 1st graders listen to a story about how a plant grows, students view a PowerPoint presentation and learn new vocabulary. Finally, students sequence the...
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Food Label Realities

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify nutritional information on food labels. In this nutrition lesson, 2nd graders bring in food labels from home and practice reading them. Students discuss the nutritional content, such as caloric content. Students...
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The "Write Sport"

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss the history of sports in Iowa. In this sports lesson plan, 5th graders write a friendly sports letter and a how to directional writing. They write five entries in their journal from the point of view of a piece of...
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The Three Little Pigs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students analyze storytelling by reading a classic children's tale.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students read The Three Little Pigs, discuss their predictions and practice using the vocabulary from the story....
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Talking About Photographs

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students ask questions and make predictions about photographs that they are shown. In this asking questions and communication lesson plan, students do this with teacher provided photographs and photographs they have brought in themselves.
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Reported Speech

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars practice reported speech. In this speech lesson, students discuss the structure of speech and practice writing conversations using images with speech bubbles. Lesson is designed for those whose native language is not...
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Conversation Lesson – Music

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students discuss the type of music they listen to and discuss a set of music related words put on the board by the teacher. In this music instructional activity, students work in pairs to discuss words and complete an activity asking...
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What is a Dry Forest?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the importance of the dry forest. For this science lesson, students discuss the history of dry forests and changes that have occurred due to human interaction. Students create a map showing the historical range of the...
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Squares in the Light

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students collect and analyze data using a graph. In this algebra lesson, students explain their findings orally and with a graph. They use their knowledge to solve real life scenarios.
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Line of Best Fit

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify the line of best fit. In this statistics lesson, students collect and analyze data. They calculate the regression equations and identify the different types of correlation.
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Think & Learn As You Go!!!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine a KWL chart as a tool to generate questions about reading texts. They fill in a KWL chart for the beginning, middle, and end of a book before reading portions of the book. Next, they finish the book, complete the KWL,...
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Think First, Then Ask

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students are to read the book Everglades and create a KWL chart about the book. The KWL chart is explained to the students during the process of them reading the book. They complete step-by-step instructions to read the book and complete...
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Planetary Poster

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners engage in a study about the planets and create a poster as one of the projects during the study. They create individual charts for mapping the solar system so the locations can be found in mock space missions to other planets.
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Introduction to the Dictionary

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore how to use a dictionary. They discuss how the dictionary is organized and how to locate words in the dictionary and students use the dictionary to locate words.
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Go-o-o Tooth!

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore teeth care by identifying healthy and unhealthy choices.
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Icky-Icky Sticky!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine the letter 'i'. Through instruction and modeling they explore the sound the letter makes, how the letter is written, words that contain the letter, etc. They identify names of items with the short /i/ sound in them and...
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Music: Rhythm Patterns

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders describe and play various tempos as part of this beginning instrumental lesson plan. They recite tongue twisters to a medium, largo, and allegro tempos. As an extension, 4th graders use software as an accompaniment to...
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The Labor Force and Unemployment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers calculate employment and unemployment rate. In this economics lesson, students investigate the labor market and make predictions based on collected data. They also calculate unemployment rate in the class.