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Elizabeth Fry

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars examine the life of Elizabeth Fry and her contributions to prison reform. They participate in a visualization exercise, listen to a guest speaker, create a quilt as a community service project, write journal entries, and...
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Operation Immigration

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create a digital scrapbook depicting the life and journey of an immigrant to the United States. Individuals will use the internet as a tool to research immigration in the U.S., and videos and guest speakers help students...
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Land as a Valuable Resource

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate why the soil is important to our lives. In this natural resources lesson, students have a farmer as a guest speaker. Students begin to understand how farmers use and protect our natural resource. Students write...
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Sparky's Birthday Surprise

For Students Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Fire safety is a hot topic for kids! With this resource, little ones will read, color, draw, and play as they are learning about prevention and, as an added bonus, practice naming shapes, counting, and adding numbers! Reading, math, and...
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Federal Reserve Bank

It's Your Paycheck

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Beyond reading and arithmetic, one of the most important skills for graduating seniors to have is fiscal literacy and responsibility. Start them on the right financial track with nine lessons that focus on a variety of important personal...
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Abuse and Neglect

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students identify the types of child abuse, how it occurs, and how to report it. They listen to a guest speaker lecture on child abuse and how to prevent it.
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People of Spain

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore Spain. In this Spanish culture lesson, students listen to a guest speaker talk about Spanish customs. Students watch a video about Spain as well. Students write essays about Spain.
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The More Things Change

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss change in cities over time. They view pictures of a city as it has changed over time and then compare city pictures of the past to those of a modern city today. In preparing for a guest speaker who will come and...
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Classifying Seashells

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice classifying seashells. In this seashell classification lesson, 3rd graders listen to a guest speaker talk about collecting seashells. They participate in a discussion on the characteristics by which seashells are...
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Community Role Models in the Classroom: The Vietnam Era

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research information about the Viet Nam Era. They listen to a guest speaker talk about his/her role in the Viet Nam War. Students write articles for the classroom newsletter or other appropriate publication.
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Altruism: Meeting Society's Needs

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students study society's needs and altruism within communities. For this altruism lesson, students identify and categorize the basic needs that human beings have and define altruism. Students complete research on altruistic organizations...
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Holocaust: A Personal Story

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders listen to an account of the Holocaust. In this World War II lesson, 8th graders listen a guest speaker discuss the Holocaust experience. Students then complete an assignment based on what the guest speaker shared.
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American Students in Spain

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners compare and contrast American and Spanish cultures. For this culture lesson, students listen to a guest speaker talk about Spain and then participate in a simulation featuring Spain's culture.
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Goal Setting

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss the importance of setting goals, then set goals, and keep a record of their achievements. They read books about goal-setters and listen to a guest speaker.
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Traditions and Transformations

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the Jewish culture from a variety of perspectives.  In this ethics instructional activity, 9th graders interview guest speakers on the subject of Jewish culture.  Students create group poems and murals around themes...
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Recording the Deed: Note-Taking on Heroes

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students prepare to write summaries of heroes. In this note-taking activity, students listen to a guest speaker discuss the attributes of unsung heroes and take Cornell method notes.
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People in the Depression

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover what it was like to live in 1930's America. In this Great Depression lesson plan, students listen a guest speaker talk about his/her experience during the time period in American history. Students take notes on the...
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Children's Books

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use their personal experiences to create students's books for younger students on topics to which they can relate. Students observe a guest speaker who talks about different formats of students's books that are available, then...
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Who Works for Nonprofit Organizations?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research nonprofit jobs. In this nonprofit organizations lesson, students brainstorm jobs available at nonprofit organizations and listen to guest speakers talk about working for a nonprofit organization. Students focus on one...
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Quotes from Hamlet

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
Match the speaker to the quote from Hamlet. Each question is multiple-choice and gives the quote with four people to choose from. With not necessarily the most well-known quotes, this quiz is a little more challenging.
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A Twelfth Night of Quotes

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Look at exact quotes from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Each answer contains four characters to choose from as the speaker. See how well your class knows this play!
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Who Says What in Shakespeare?

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Use quotes from characters in a multitude of Shakespeare plays to identify the speaker. Some of the questions have hints about the play they come from. Ten multiple-choice questions challenge the Shakesperean reader.
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Council for Economic Education

Banks and Credit Unions (Part 1)

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Imagine you have money you want to save ... where do you put it?  Pupils investigate the similarities and differences of banks and credit unions as they determine where exactly to place their hard-earned money. Through a WebQuest, they...
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Illinois Department of Natural Resources

Section Four: How Can We Protect Biodiversity?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Look into the future with a lesson plan on biodiversity and natural habitats. Learners read articles about different perspectives when it comes to planning future development, and decide which angle is the highest priority in a group...

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