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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Glad to Meet You, Newfane

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students brainstorm a list of important community locations or buildings. We take pictures of inside and outside and include the history of each. They describe the service or product it provides, the date originated, etc. They build a...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Activity: How Children See the Future

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading worksheet, students read a selection titled, "How Children See the Future," then answer 10 multiple choice questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Make an Edible Coral Reef

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils create an edible coral reef out of food and candy. In this Science instructional activity, students explore what a coral reef is and the coral reef's importance to the ecosystem.  Additionally, pupils discover the different parts...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks Dies

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English instructional activity, students read "Civil Rights Icon Rosa Parks Dies," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Habitat for Humanity: At Home Around the World [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan, students read about types of housing in different nations, the housing issues faced in these areas of the world, and how Habitat for Humanity has been able to help. Students conduct online research and work in groups...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Proverbs: At Home and Around the World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for three lessons about proverbs from around the world and how they have cultural and personal significance. In addition to objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to sites used in the lessons as...
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Website
Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Art Resources & Stuff Home

For Students Pre-K - 1st
As the website states, there is "everything but the kitchen sink" here. Find resources for art education, podcasts, museums and galleries around the world, an artist encyclopedia, student artwork, art schools, art blogs, architecture,...
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Other

Outside My Window

For Students 9th - 10th
Students at Evergreeen Valley High school in San Jose, CA invite others to send them photographs taken outside their windows to promote unity and friendship around the world.
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Graphic
Other

World Press Photo: Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Website containing photos from around the world taken by photojournalists. Includes information about the foundation, the academy, and their annual contest as well as galleries of photos and multimedia from past contests.
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Website
United Nations

Un News Centre: Home

For Students 9th - 10th
The United Nations provides daily news from around the world. Content also includes streaming audio news, fact sheets, UN documents, and much more.
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Website
Other

Projects by Jen: Home Page

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Jennifer Wagner has gone on a mission to encourage teachers everywhere to incorporate technology into every classroom. Projects by Jen offers a wide range of projects for Pre-K to Grade 6 that involve connecting with other classrooms...
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Website
Other

Royal Ontario Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The Royal Ontario Museum is home to the art produced by diverse cultures from around the world, along with integrated facts regarding the natural history of those cultural regions. Highlights of the collections can be viewed from...
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Website
Other

Playbill: Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
One of the largest sources of theater news, features, listings, job opportunities, insider tidbits, and statistics on the Internet. An all-encompassing news outlet with links to theaters, festivals, and specialty companies around with...
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Website
Other

The Silk Road Home Sessions

For Students 9th - 10th
The Silk Road creates music that engages difference, sparking radical cultural collaboration and passion-driven learning to build a more hopeful world. It presents concerts around the world.
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Website
Other

The Puppetry Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
The Puppetry Home Page provides lots of resources for puppeteers including news and puppetry organizations.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Google for Education: Children and Technology: Google Earth

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A demo presentation using Google Earth to fly around the world, visiting notable visitor points around the globe.
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Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Around Scotland: Scotland During the Second World War

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive site looks at what the homefront of Scotland was like during WW II. The students take on the role of an enemy spy and work their way through the site, learning as they go. There is a separate teacher section. Archived.
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Ela Unit: Grade 2: The Best Place

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore different types of houses. They study the differences between a house and a home through various texts and learn that a home doesn't have to be a physical place. Students consider how children in various parts of...
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Graphic
Tech4Learning

Pics4 Learning: Images for Education: Houses

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A large photo collection of various homes from around the world. Click on an image to enlarge it and read a brief description.
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Unit Plan
Other

Gapminder: Dollar Street

For Students 1st - 9th
In this collection of 30,000 photos from 46 countries, students will be assess "how people really live" around the world. Students can compare bathrooms, toys, and more. Students will explore different cultures, economics, geography,...
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Website
Other

Cal Earth the California Institute of Earth Art and Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Founded and directed by the internationally renowned architect and author Nader Khalili, this institute works to create homes from the earth using such materials as sand, clay, and dirt. Its mission is to create tree-less places for...
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Website
Other

Catholic Relief Services

For Students 3rd - 8th
Catholic Relief Services was founded in 1943 to assist the poor and disadvantaged in many countries around the world. This is their home website.
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Website
Other

Friends of the Earth International

For Students 9th - 10th
The home page of Friends of the Earth International provides current information on issues of use and misuse of natural resources around the world.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Traditions at Home and Around the World

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Each student will research his/her own family traditions and report findings to the class using presentation software. In partner groups, learners will select a country to research. Their research will focus on traditions of a chosen...