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Homecoming

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students explore the theme of the art of Romare Bearden. They choose a family tradition or event and create a work of art illustrating that tradition or event. In addition, they write a paragraph describing the activity.
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Resource People: lesson 15

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students conduct interviews of several resource people such as the school counselor, school nurse, or librarian to describe how these resource people could be helpful to them with family or sexual health concerns.
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Fire Escape Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore fire safety. In this fire prevention and safety lesson plan, students discuss and brainstorm ideas about what to do if there is a fire. Students practice stating information that should be given when calling 911....
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ESOL Interpersonal Communication

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine vocabulary words pertaining to the physical and personal characteristics of self, family, and others. They pronounce the vocabulary words and determine comparative adjectives for the words that are polite. They write...
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What is in a Name?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine taxonomy and the use of dichotomous keys through two activities. They use a dichotomous key and create one of their own as well as create new scientific Family names for penguins using same word roots used by taxonomists.
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Families

For Teachers K
Students draw a picture of their families and discuss how each is different. In this families lesson plan, students discuss how each family is uniquely different and special in their own way.
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Oral Histories

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the theme of what it means to be American in a pluralistic society. They conduct oral histories with a family member and create a presentation of the interview. Students develop a better comprehension of their own...
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Nature and Nurture

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students look into the role both nature and nurture play in determining an individual's traits. They examine how genes and the environment affect personality
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Nature And Nurture

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners develop an understanding of the role both nature and nurture play in determining an individual's traits. Using a website, students answer questions about nature and nurture in order to solve the riddle, What do you call a smart...
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Social Studies: Cultural Collage

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars define and discuss cultural aspects and family origins. By citing examples of traditions and customs from other countries, they develop an understanding of cultural influences on society. Finally, students create...
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Collect and Organize Data: Homework

For Students 4th - 5th
For this collecting and organizing data worksheet, students use the tally chart for the students' eye color to answer the first two questions. Students then survey their family for eye color, record those results in a tally chart, and...
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History Telling

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine the different parts of history that make up people's lives.  In this American History lesson, 10th graders explore how historians learn about events that happened in the past by looking at events that happened in...
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Respect

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students define what having respect or showing respect means. They distinguish between a respectful and a disrespectful situation. They role-play examples of showing respect and disrespect to others.
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Jobs in the Colonial Period

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify jobs and their requirements that were important on the New Hampshire frontier. They analyze the importance of certain jobs and compare and contrast them with jobs today. They also examine the role of technology in...
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Relationships, Rules, and Responsibilities

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify jobs in the environment. In this social justice lesson, 1st graders describe rules to protect the environment and the roles specific jobs play. Students construct environmental rules for an imaginary town.
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We the People (Cultural Research)

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders conduct cultural research, collect oral histories using tape recorders and cameras, and share their ancestral heritage with classmates through family heirlooms and ethnic foods.
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Handshakes and Greetings in American Culture

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore the meaning of greeting friends, acquaintances, strangers and family and learn when shaking hands is appropriate.
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My Story, Our Stories (Rights and Freedoms)

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research the Canadian rights and freedoms and express one of their freedoms by sharing a story about their family
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Help Them Shine with Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explain the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables. In this adult health lesson plan, students examine ways to serve more of these to their family. They apply what they have learned to real life scenarios.
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Describing Another's Physical Features

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students describe famous people to others that do not know who they are. They complete a worksheet with a list of physical attributes. They are to describe a family member to one of their classmates.
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Surviving the Struggle: Ruby Bridges, Ryan White, and Anne Frank

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders develop a deeper understanding of Anne Frank's survival. They select significant subject matter for a family photo album, write photo captions expressing feelings as well as facts, and sequence material in a logical,...
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On the Homefront: Indiana Family Letters

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students analyze primary source material from the Civil War. They describe the war as it was perceived by those on the homefront in Johnson County, Indiana. Students describe how Hoosiers responded to the draft. They write a document...
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Living in the Community

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the differences between the four sectors of business. In this nonprofit business lesson, students give examples of needs met by businesses and the importance of the community nonprofit sector.
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Strawberry Girl: Lesson 5

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils read the book Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski. For this literature lesson, students read chapters 8-15 and complete journal entries. They look at how life was in the 1890's.

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