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Curated OER

Understanding Chinese Culture Through Reading

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students examine the Chinese culture. They discuss the Chinese zodiac, identify their animal on the zodiac, listen to a Chinese folktale, and write an essay reflection on the Chinese zodiac or Chinese culture.
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Curated OER

Clay Tiles: Family Mosaics

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders design and create a clay tile to represent their families. They research and discuss similarities and differences among families of different cultures, create a tile to represent their own and then compile the tiles in a...
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Curated OER

Development of Industrial New Hampshire

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students work in groups to research and share information about several different topics that were part of the development of Industrial New Hampshire. Students complete five parts of the project which include researching, role playing...
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Curated OER

What Was It Like To Live in Tudor Times?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students compare and contrast the lives of the rich and poor people in Tudor times. Students observe photographs of Tudor life. They investigate word clues describing the lives of the people. Students create a presentation on their...
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Curated OER

The Biography of Robert Boyle

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students research and chronologically sort written information about Boyle's life. They create a time line of importand events in Boyle's life and write a biography on Robert Boyle.
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Curated OER

Book Review

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars write a five paragraph theme that explains how the novel which they read in this unit effectively utilized various literary elements to portray the impact of a disease on a population. They then decide which three literary...
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Curated OER

Looking Through Lenses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the various societal and cultural "lenses" which color their perspectives and life experiences by reading the short story "What Means Switch" by Gish Jen. They discuss how the cultural ideas and beliefs affect the...
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Curated OER

Grilling Algebra

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students use a grille to investigate geometry. The application of the geometric figure, which is square, the students begin the coding of a message. The use of cryptography is used to reinforce algebraic ideas.
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Curated OER

Language Arts: A Hoe-Down Wedding Invitation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write wedding invitations for the fairy tale, Bubba, the Cowboy Prince. Once they assess the components of the original Cinderella story, they compare and contrast it with the fractured fairy tale. Students decorate their...
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Curated OER

The Minister's Black Veil

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore writing a short story. In this literature lesson, students are introduced to "The Minister's Black Veil." After reading, high schoolers write their own story with a main character who exhibits some of the...
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Curated OER

Food Pyramid Nutrition Puzzles

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students put together food group puzzles on the computer and identify the healthy message in the end. In this food lesson plan, students identify the food group that the puzzle is representing as well.
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Lesson Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Start Here! Building a Simple Snowman Model and Rig It

For Students 9th - 10th
Introduction to this instructional activity where you will build a simple snowman model and rig it using javascript. Then you can extend the model to create your own character in the final project. It provides an overview of the...
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Interactive
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Build Your Own Shape

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students build their own shapes; they will smooth the shape by increasing the number of subdivisions.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Read Write Count"

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Excellent classroom activities for building students' character. Activity allows students to build their critical thinking skills, as well as math concepts and the relationships between reading, writing, and thinking.
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Read Write Count"

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Excellent classroom activities for building students' character. Activity allows students to build their critical thinking skills, as well as math concepts and the relationships between reading, writing, and thinking.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education: My Name Is Me

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Excellent classroom activities for building students' character. The purpose of this activity is to build students' awareness and appreciation of who they are through enhancement of their skills. Good resource.
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Take a 2nd Look"

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Excellent classroom activities for building students' character. This strategy's focus is to promote higher-order thinking skills and cooperative learning.
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Activity
Live Wire Media

Good Character: Citizenship

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you a good citizen? Take the self-evaluation quiz at this website and find out. Also, learn how being a good citizen helps you not only to build good character but also to make good decisions in your community.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Do You Mean?"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Excellent classroom activities for building students' character. Used to motivate students to use higher-level thinking skills, read, and develop an appreciation for their culture. Good resource.
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Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Take a 2nd Look"

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Excellent classroom activities for building students' character. This strategy's focus is to promote higher-order thinking skills and cooperative learning. Good resource.
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "What Size?"

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Excellent classroom activities for building students' character. This activity encourages students to use their knowledge and experiences, mathematical skills, and higher-order thinking skills.
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "What Size?"

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Excellent classroom activities for building learners' character. This activity encourages students to use their knowledge and experiences, mathematical skills, and higher-order thinking skills.
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "Picture Stories"

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Excellent classroom activities for building learners' character. This activity focuses on students' critical thinking, creative, and comprehension skills. Good resource.
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Lesson Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Character Education "What to Purchase"

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Excellent classroom activities for building students' character. Enhances students' understanding of different types of writing and their own writing for different purposes. Good site.

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