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Read Aloud- Literary Elements- Prediction

For Teachers 1st
First graders read two stories.  In this literary elements instructional activity, 1st graders read The Hat by Jan Brett, notice patterns of prediction, identify the setting, problem and solution and compare the story to the book The...
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Where is the Trail? The Journey of Lewis and Clark

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the trail followed by Lewis and Clark on their journey across the United States. In this United States History lesson, students complete several activities to establish the Lewis and Clark Expedition, including a class...
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The Desert is Theirs: Adapting to Our Environment

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students determine how animals and people adapt to the desert environment. In this desert lesson, students review vocabulary about the desert and how humans have to make changes to accommodate their environments. They listen to and...
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The Wind Blew

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students look at a picture book and observe what the facial expressions show.  In this character's feelings lesson, students write what they think the character might be saying on each page and the punctuation they use.  Students draw an...
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The Cherokee: Trail Where They Cried

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read the Trail of Tears about the Cherokee Nation removal and write a letter pretending they are the grandparent of a Cherokee child. In this Trail of Tears lesson plan, students understand the changing of boundaries.
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Animal Science Research Report

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research an animal. In this research lesson plan, students utilize various types of technology to gather information about an animal. Students create a class blog and use digital photography for their research.
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Fitting Trash into Yesterday: A Fifth Grade Activity

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the concept of waste management. In this recycling lesson, 5th graders discover the history of waste management and discuss how the U.S. should respond to the issue of ever-increasing waste.
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Plot/Story Problem/Resolution

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students analyze the plot, problem, and resolution of a story. In this story analysis lesson plan, students read stories and fill out graphic organizers about the plot, story problems, and resolution.
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A River, Dead or Alive: Native Americans and European Colonists' Treatment of a River

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write an expository paragraph about the uses of the Nashua River for the Native Americans and the European Colonists. In this river uses lesson plan, students determine the causes and effects of both parties using the river.
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Recycle, Reduce, Reuse and Save a Tree

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine how to save and protect trees.  In this conservation lesson, students read books about the usefulness of trees, write ideas in their journals about how trees can be used, and make a book of ways to protect trees.
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The Grapes of Math

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners "think" through mathematical problem solving and provide solutions using a variety of strategies after listening to Greg Tang's book, The Grapes of Math.
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Sticks, Stones, Sinews and Stuff: How Early People Used the Environment to Meet Basic Needs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create an artifact. For this early survival lesson, students use found objects to create an artifact that could have been used to help early people meet their basic needs.
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Map Your State: Regions of Arizona

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders define vocabulary and locate physical features on maps.  In this mapping lesson, 4th graders explore regions of Arizona through landforms found on topographic maps.  Students research the history and culture of the...
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Sum it Up!!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students work to develop comprehension strategies. Through modeling they discover how to summarize a written passage by deleting unnecessary information and using clustering or concept mapping for the most important items or events. In...
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Passage to Freedom

For Teachers 7th
Lead students through the process of reading with a critical eye. It focuses primarily on vocabulary and reviewing reading comprehension strategies. This PowerPoint includes multiple web resources to reference.
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Understanding Infotext: A Questions-Based Approach

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students practice reading content material and develop strategies for better comprehension of the material they read on their own.