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Frog and Toad
Second graders use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast buttons after listening to the story, A Lost Button.
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Fahrenheit 451
Students agree on a definition of censorship and then discuss incidents of censorship with which they are familiar. They might consider incidents in present-day America, elsewhere in the world, and in the past. Bradbury's novel serves as...
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Random Scenes
Young scholars perform a group pantomime. In this cooperative efforts instructional activity, students are placed in small groups and must work as a team to pantomime a scene chosen at random. The young scholars will engage in a...
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The Invasion of the Medfly
Students examine the invasion of the fruit fly in California. In groups, they observe and record the fruit fly's lifecycle and how they affect humans in society. They also discuss the history and geography of the fly and the different...
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Literacy: The Puerto Rican Papers
Learners in an ESL classroom are introduced to new vocabulary before reading a story in their native language. In groups, they discuss how the tradition of writing stories down became a tradition and answer comprehension questions. To...
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Healthfully Ever After
Second graders discuss five food groups and healthy eating habits.
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Water Conservation
In this environment learning exercise, students look for the facts of how to conserve water and help the environment. They complete the activities as part of the unit.
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Political Cartoons and Dr. Seuss
Students study political cartoons by Dr. Seuss. They create their own political cartoons on a current event.
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200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons
Students watch Bugs Bunny cartoons, discuss the role of classical music in them, create musical parodies, and discuss Bugs Bunny as a Pop Icon.
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Earth Day
Students access a variety of Earth Day themed websites. They locate ideas to celebrate the holiday and examine how to protect the environment and conserve energy.
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Garden in an Egg Carton
Students investigate the growth of seedlings planted in egg cartons in the classroom. Measurements are taken as the plants grow and charts created to organize the data.
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Nouns and Adjectives
In this nouns and adjectives worksheet, students recognize nouns and adjectives. Students look at six sentences and pick out the adjectives, nouns used as adjectives, and nouns for each sentence.
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Getting Animated
Learners create a simple animation illustrating a chemical element in the periodic table. In this chemistry lesson plan, students create a new way to describe elements by using them in an artistic form.
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A Visit to the Vet
Young scholars identify the differences and similarities between doctors for humans and veterinarians. Students draw a pet's visit to the veterinarian's office and a person's visit to a doctor's office. Young scholars describe exactly...
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Tickling the Brain
Students improvise scenes which relate to the plot of Much Ado About Nothing.
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American History Review
Pupils examine how people have contributed to American history, regardless of culture, race or religion. They develop a sense of pride for their own efforts, as well as for the efforts of others. They also study how to work both...
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King Henry's Meat Group
Second graders hear a story about King Henry the Egg, Little D and the meat group. They act out the parts as the story is read aloud and complete a worksheet. They pantomime activities that use and build muscle
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Living in the Past
Students work together to research a time when their family came to America. They each take on the role of a member of the family and research their lives. They are to make the presentation to the class.
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Mount Auburn Cemetery
Young scholars use photos, maps and reading materials to examine the history and role of Mount Auburn Cemetery. They analyze the landscape of the cemetery, consider how it affects visitor's emotions and feelings and then design an...
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Phrasal Verbs with Take #2
In this language arts worksheet, students read 5 sentences; all have a form of the verb "take." Students choose the correct meaning of the phrase in the sentence. Example: She takes after her father (inherit characteristics). This is...
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Sharing
Students solve problems based on sharing scenarios. In this sharing lesson plan, students listen to a book on sharing and answer questions. Then the teacher presents different scenarios to the class and they have to problem solve to come...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Mama's Happy Christmas [Pdf]
"Mama's Happy Christmas" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about children creating a play for their sick mother on Christmas day. It is followed by constructed-response questions which require students to provide evidence from...
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Pbs Learning Media: Asu Compass for Courage: Module 1 Practice Challenge
Match It! Game Cards to print, cut out, and play at home. Characters (top row) and Feeling Words (bottom row). This game reinforces what students have learned about the ways anxiety, worry, or fear show itself. It can be completed...
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Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Kabam! Comic Creator
Choose a scenario and decide the best choice of dialogue to use in the situation. Then create a comic to play out the rest of the situation.