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Pop Art Lesson Plans
Pop art lesson plans help students understand the meaning of art and how it relates to society.
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Once Upon a Time: Writing Stories about Reading
Students read a New York Times article to examine strong first person voice in essays about reading. They write their own first person essays about some aspect of reading, participate in peer review, and re-writing.
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We're in the Money
Students study money and its place in the economy. For this middle school Consumer Math lesson, students explore the barter system and the need for money. Students explore how money works in society and explore modern money and money...
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fantastic Characters
Students study stories. In this writing lesson plan, students discuss the three aspects of a story, read stories focusing on the characters, write a story as a class about a character made up by the class, and write a story with an...
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Recipe For Disaster
Students play an interactive game online to learn ratios. In this statistics lesson, students solve problems in an online game about ratio and relating statistics to the real world. This lesson provides hands on as well as teaching time.
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Lesson One: Exploration of The Kite Runner Graphic Novel
What is a graphic novel? How does it differ from a traditional novel? These questions launch a discussion of Fabio Celoni and Mirka Andolfo's graphic novel adaptation of The Kite Runner. Through a series of literature circle discussions,...
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After the Test: Activities for Worn-Out Afternoons
Finish the day strong with these ideas for the post-testing let down, while still keeping the focus on academics.
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Celebrating the Universal Language of Numbers
Math games and activities spark the imagination while building crucial skills.
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Pre-AP Strategies for French Language and Culture
Build vocabulary, fluency and confidence in your French speakers by having them participate in some of these engaging activities. Several suggestions are given, but you will have to design the actual lesson plan yourself.
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Out of the Dust
Students choose an individual project or a group project to culminate the reading of Out of the Dust. In this Out of the Dust lesson plan, students have a choice of creative projects to complete after they have finished the reading.
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Quiz 6A: Verb Practice
In this verb worksheet, students complete sentences, filling in blanks with the simple present, simple past or present progressive form of given verbs. Worksheet labeled as quiz, but may be used as practice
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Quiz: Verb Practice
In this verb instructional activity, students complete sentences using the simple present, simple past or present progressive tense of give verbs. Students are given 3 examples.
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The Massachusetts 54th Regiment: Honoring the Heroes
Students use art and images analyze the Civil War. In this lesson on the Shaw Memorial, students engage in 3 activities, discussion, and art analysis to better comprehend the events of the Civil War. This lesson includes web resources,...
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Science Performance Assessment
You can use performance assessments to obtain a richer and more complete picture of what your students know.
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World-Water Hero
Students explore why clean water is essential. In this environmental lesson plan, students identify the "powers" we need to improve the quality of water. Students share their descriptions of world-water superheroes.
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A Day in the Life of Me
Students respond to the text, A Day in the Life of Me. In this literature lesson, students discuss the sequence of events in the story and write simple sentences with a sketch of each important event.
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Students participate in a layered curriculum unit in order to give them opportunities to master objectives. Students pick the activities and this allows a differentiated lesson to occur with many opportunities for assessment.
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Take It Apart; Put It Together
Students design various items from recyclable materials. In this environmental friendly lesson, students study the construction of gift bags, envelopes and pocket folders and take them apart to make templates. Students construct their...
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Practical Writing in the Intermediate Grades
Students discuss lists of interesting topics on which to write. They explore those things that interest them, excite them and express themselves freely. They organize the value of their own thoughts and use their individual lists that...
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Analects of Confucius
Sixth graders explore the saying of Confucius and the Chinese desire to conduct one's life honorably and diligently. They work in groups to restate his saying in modern English and demonstrate each saying with a poster or skit.
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ESL Holiday Lessons: Sadie Hawkins Day
For this language skills worksheet, students read an article about Sadie Hawkins Day. Students respond to 6 matching questions, 29 fill in the blank questions, 30 multiple choice questions, 12 word scramble questions, 30...
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Ode to the Ordinary
Ninth graders identify an ordinary object and write an ode for the subject. In this poetry writing lesson, 9th graders select an ordinary object and define its uses. Students then write an ode for the poem.
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The European Union
Seventh graders perform research related to the concept of the European Union. By becoming familiar with the Union they comprehend the advantages and disadvantages of the governmental structure.
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Inside Penciling Comics: Two Point Perspective
On this website you can learn how two point perspectives are used to create pictures in comic books.