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A Whirlwind Tour

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore volcanoes, hurricanes, and tornadoes through the use of the Internet.
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Heritage: Legends, Fairy Tales and the Native Americans

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compare and contrast a Native American legend with a fairy tale and share their ideas by creating a venn diagram.
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Paul Revere's Ride

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the life of Paul Revere. They compose a timeline of some of the major historical events leading to the American Revolution. The purpose of the ride is the focus of the lesson and the information is later...
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Mine Field

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils experience the loss of their sight and develop feelings for those less fortunate than them.
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What will you be for Halloween?

For Teachers 1st
First graders construct a story sticking to the topic with 2-4 sentences.
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Ocean in a Bottle

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners create an enclosed ocean in a bottle and add different pollutants to explore the effects of pollution on the environment.
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Progress Amidst Prejudice: Portraits of African Americans in Missouri, 1880-1920

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore and analyze a database of historical portraits of an African American family of the late 1800's. They trace the migration of one of the African Americans as he/she migrates toward urban areas.
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Home: The Story of Maine

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify at least 10 foods that are important to Maine's economy and culture. They participate in a scavenger hunt as they find their way around a grocery store.
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Banana Farming Practices

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explain the history of banana cultivation in Costa Rica and explain the threats to the environment banana farming holds. They analyze banana-farming procedures and explore options to limit negative environmental impact.
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Bug Hunt

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students strengthen observational skills by searching for insects in their home and classroom. In this observation lesson, students use magnifying glasses to classify what kinds of bugs were found. Students then create a bar graph to...
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Education Evaluation

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine their human right to an education.  In this American Law instructional activity, 11th graders evaluate how well the world is doing when it comes to providing a free, equal, quality education to our youth. ...
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Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: Dream in Color: Resource Guide for Elem School Teachers [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Explore a wealth of poems, lesson plans, and classroom activities to help elementary school students discover the diversity in African-American poets and create their own voice in poetry. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Developing a Living Definition of Reading in the Elementary

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Using the guiding question, "What is reading?" students interact with a variety of texts as they uncover the skills necessary to interact with texts and develop a definition of reading.
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Can Teach

Can Teach: Different Perspectives a Graphic Organizer

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this lesson plan students will read a text from a number of different perspectives which will result in a greater understanding of it. This is a good strategy to use to guide students through multiple readings of a text. Lesson plan...