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Citizenship

For Students 4th - 8th
In this citizenship worksheet, students complete a true/false checklist about being a good citizen and complete discussion questions after watching a referenced video. Suggestions for writing and activities are also given.
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3-D Ribbon Letters - Pencil Shading

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the art of Edward Ruscha and make a three-dimensional model of a single word. They explore shading and value, and create a drawing of the model. They render ribbon strip letters in varied values to show 3-D quality.
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The Red Badge of Courage: A New Kind of Courage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners provide examples of Crane's treatment of the "manly virtues" associated with war using support from the text of The Red Badge of Courage. They describe the three published endings of The Red Badge of Courage and the difference...
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Different! Diverse! Dynamic! Lesson 1: Late Bloomers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine how people grow and mature at different rates. They create a graph and a timeline to organize the data they collect.
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The Secret life of Minor Characters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read Julius Caesar line by line. They discuss what is going on in a particular scene. Each student in a group takes the role of an assassin and comes up with a clear characterization and motivation. They share and watch within...
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Mixed-Media Self-Portrait with Symbols

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars watch segments of a video to explore portraits. They create a self portrait using mixed-media.
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George Washington's Rules of Civility

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine George Washington's belief in etiquette and respect for others, which he achieved by following 110 rules of civility, and create their own rule of civility.
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Then What Happened?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read the book, Diary of a Worm, by Doreen Cronin. After answering questions, the do a variety of activities such as a "Dear Diary," "Book Report Card," and/or "Animal Mural."
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The Three Little Pigs

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners listen two versions of the story of The Three Little Pigs in order to clarify the concept of point of view. They complete a Venn diagram and write a postcard to one of the book's characters using their point of view.
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Letter Writing: An English Language Arts Lesson For Writing/Proofreading

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders write a letter to someone who is deserving of thanks. Peer and self-editing takes place. After the writing process is completed and a copy is made for the portfolio, envelopes are distributed, addressed, sealed, and mailed.
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Dear Young Philanthropist

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the lives of philanthropists from history and role-play as them. They write letters to students explaining their motivations for helping others. They prepare visual presentations of their chosen philanthropists.
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Colors, Characters, & Clues: White Socks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the process of making inferences. They define inference, view a Powerpoint presentation, and as a whole group locate clues in the pictures of a short story, locating written clues to reinforce their conclusions.
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Poetry

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read several poems by famous poets and identify what about their style makes them unique. They then analyze and compare poetic style, use of forms and themes. Next, 5th graders investigate and collect different examples of...
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It's All about Expression

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice rereading selected passages to improve their reading fluency. Working in pairs, 1st graders read and reread decodable, leveled passages. They create a tape recording of their reading to assess their fluency and use...
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Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders analyze descriptive writing. In this writing lesson, 2nd graders read a story with a villain, describe the villain in words, and create a Wanted Poster describing him on paper.
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Alice in Wonderland

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore the contrasting movement characteristics of Alice, the White Rabbit and the Queen of Hearts. In a circle students follow the teacher who introduces movement for the characters of the Alice, the White Rabbit and the Queen...
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Prop Stories

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students observe and demonstrate pantomime and improvisation. They define and discuss improvisation and pantomime, then in small groups discuss and brainstorm ideas using a bag of props. Students then create and present a scene using...
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Message in a Bottle

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write a short story about being stranded on a deserted island. After a brief geography review of locations at various latitudes and longitudes, 6th graders draft their story about being stranded. They use sensory and...
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Bums in the Attic

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a study about the life of young girl in the book "Bums In The Attic". They read the narrative story while considering the first person point of view. Students write a journal that analyzes the author's style of writing.
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Weather Watchers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students conduct Internet research of their community's weather and compare it to the weather in another location. After conducting research, students become weather reporters by reporting their findings to the class by using a...
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Athlete Webelos Activity

For Students 5th
In this physical education worksheet, 5th graders keep track of activities completed while obtaining a Boy Scout's merit badge for the nine questions.
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ALZHEIMERS WORDSEARCH

For Students 9th - 12th
In this health worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the health of patients with Alzheimer's disease and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Julius Caesar: Act V Reading and Study Guide

For Teachers 8th - 11th
In this "Julius Caesar" reading and study guide worksheet, learners define 2 vocabulary words, define 5 literary terms, and respond to 16 short answer questions pertaining to Act IV of "Julius Caesar" William Shakespeare.
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Worksheet 12: Modals, Part 1, Expressing Ability

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
When learning vocabulary, students have to identify the subtleties in word usage. This instructional activity, which has students practice basic grammar and vocabulary, requires students to distinguish the meaning of a word in context in...

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