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Thomas Jefferson: Teachers Guides
Thomas Jefferson remains one of the most fascinating figure in American history, both for his innovative contributions to the United States government and his remarkably contradictory personal life. A series of discussion questions and...
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Max Found Two Sticks Vocabulary
In this Max Found Two Sticks vocabulary activity worksheet, learners complete 7 sentences using the 7 vocabulary words provided in the word bank.
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Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
Learners design and promote technological devices for Father's Day gifts that reflect evolving social trends. They consider the new image of dads cast by today's media and advertisements and its influence.
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Looking at Portraits: Thomas Jefferson
Students examine works of art that have influenced images of our founding fathers still in use today, and discuss influences from antiquity on Houdon's sculpture.
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The Art of Persuasion
Young scholars write a persuasive letter. In this persuasion lesson plan, students listen to the story Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School and discuss the vocabulary and parts of a persuasive letter. They write their own...
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Little Rabbit's Tale: 19
This set of daily spelling activities is intended for use with the story, Little Rabbit's Tale. Learners use the high frequency and spelling words found in the story to complete 4 different activities. They write the long e words, fill...
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Hamlet: Act 2 Questions for Study
A set of explorations for the two scenes of Act 2 of Hamlet. The inquires cover the essentials of the plot. The answers could be found by reading a detailed summary or Cliffsnotes. It is useful for checking reading comprehension, but the...
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We Are the Government
Students read primary documents to find the motivations of the founding fathers of the United States. In this primary documents lesson, students discuss the meaning of the Preamble to the Constitution, read parts of the Constitution...
Kelly's Kindergarten
July Daily Activities
Concerned about your learners forgetting what they've learned during summer vacation? Use a learning guide to keep them busy every day of the week. With activities about writing, drawing, counting, adding, and time, your kids will be...
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Things To Do With Dad- Alphabetical Order
In this "things to do with dad" worksheet, students alphabetize a set of words found at the bottom of the page. Worksheet has links to additional activities.
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A Picture's Worth 500-700 Words
Students interpret and analyze a work of art and write a narrative for the piece of art. In this narrative art lesson, students analyze a work of art and then write a short story 500-700 words long to narrate the art.
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Recycled Robots
Students create recycled art. In this visual art lesson, students use recycled products to assemble robotic pieces of art. Students also write stories about their robots.
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Government by the People
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning activity, students examine primary documents regarding the founding of the United States. Students analyze section of the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of...
Carolina K-12
Are You a Democrat or a Republican? Are You Really?
Have new or soon-to-be voters examine different political parties and their platforms as they figure out which one aligns most with their beliefs. After taking a few online quizzes, students split into pairs to discuss and then in larger...
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Colonial Living: A Look at the Arts, Crafts, History, and Literature of Early Americans
Sixth graders examine the different aspects of life in Colonial America. At home, they make traditional colonial recipes to share with the class. In groups, they read a book about the purpose and act of quilting and create their own...
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The Power of One
Students study the principles on which Canada was founded. They examine the elements that affect federal and provincial policy making. They identify and evaluate various strategies for influencing public policies. They create a visual...
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iRock
Students explore, listen to and analyze songs that helped define rock and roll music. They read and discuss the article, "They're All Oldies, Dad Included." Research on contemporary artists is conducted and then the students choose who...
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Missing Toy Writing Activity
Young scholars listen to Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale, by Mo Willems. In this listening and writing lesson, students listen to the story and create a poster for their favorite toy if it were to go missing. They work independently to...
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Neoclassical Influences
Learners study how artists of the Neoclassical period were influenced by major historical events during the Enlightenment. They identify and analyze the Neoclassical style. discuss and identify the historical influences of Neoclassical...
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Neoclassical Influences
Students analyze neoclassical art. For this art history lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of the art produced during the Enlightenment.
Teach-nology
Terrible Tuesday
Who could have canceled Grover's newspaper? Complete a cloze activity in which kids read a short passage about a dog who loves to retrieve the paper, and fill in the blanks using a word bank.
K12 Reader
Look at the Good Wood
Practice the oo digraph with a quick text and related questions. The short poem includes plenty of examples of the digraph. After reading, learners respond to the three reading comprehension questions.
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Fast Food Nation: Study Questions
Are you introducing your class to the horrors of eating unhealthy? This lesson contains 24 reading comprehension questions relating to the non-fiction book. Readers are encouraged to copy these and answer them in their reading journals.
ProCon
Electoral College
The Electoral College's role in elections is sometimes confusing and controversial. Pupils use a debate topics website to research the pros and cons of the practice to debate whether the United States should still use the Electoral...