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You are Special: I like ________ because....

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students write positive sentences about their classmates.  In this describing a classmate instructional activity, students discuss a picture presented by the teacher.  After the teacher tells why she likes this person, students...
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My Ideal Partner

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write about their ideal mate.  In this ideal mate writing lesson, students listen and then help the teacher describe the characteristics of an ideal mate.  Students write about their ideal mate and share with a...
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Participating in a Class Birthday Party

For Teachers K - 12th
Students celebrate a fellow peer in class by having a party for him or her.  In this foreign language lesson, students celebrate a classmate's birth using their target language to host a party.  Students create a bulletin board...
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Creating a Map

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students create a map of their community. In this mapping lesson, students identify various geographical features and the cardinal directions on maps displayed in the classroom. Students are divided into three groups to create a large...
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Creating Posters

For Teachers K - 5th
Students design original posters that encourage good attitudes towards the environment.  In this positive environment lesson plan, students brainstorm and create a list of positive behaviors for a good environment.  Students...
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Unit 10: Going Shopping Day 1: Buying School Supplies

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students, who are second language learners, develop a story about shopping. In this language development lesson, students brainstorm in their native language about the items they purchase at the beginning of the school year. They work...
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An Imaginary Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use their imaginations to write about an imaginary trip. In this creative writing lesson, students write about an imaginary trip. Students brainstorm writing ideas as a class and use past tense words in their...
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Communicating With My World - Day Three: Internet

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students, who are studying ESL, examine the use of web sites. In this web site lesson, students watch a teacher demonstration of different types of web sites. They discuss how much time people spend on the Internet. They take a survey...
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Unit 13: Fashion Show - Day Four: Gallery Walk

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars practice the vocabulary associated with clothing that is worn to special events. In this clothing vocabulary lesson, students, who are ESL learners, practice using works that describe clothing items that are worn for a...
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Geography and Climate

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate geographical locations and their own personal experiences with the environment.  In this environmental identification instructional activity, students participate in a match game using certain environmental and...
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Are We Ecology-Friendly?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore ecology. In this ecology activity, students read scenarios, discuss them in groups and decide if they are eco-friendly or not. Students discuss the differences in eco-friendly practices fifty years ago and now. Students...
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Fictional Characters

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore fictional characters. For this fictional characters lesson, students hear information about a character then ask and answer questions. Students also answer true/false questions about the character and make a mini book...
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My Childhood Portrait

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students practice descriptive writing by viewing auto-portraits of young children.  In this art analysis lesson plan, students examine an auto-portrait of their teacher as a young child and ask him/her questions about their youth....
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Presentation of Family Shield or Crest

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students present their family shield or crest that was created during the first part of this lesson. In this historical arts lesson, students present their family shield to their classmates and are graded based on the included...
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Day four: Writing a Sports Article

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners write a newspaper article related to a sports event.  In this article writing lesson, students read sports-related articles, complete a graphic organizer to help them see the format of a newspaper article, then they work in...
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Editorials

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners investigate editorials.  In this literacy critical thinking lesson, students compare and contrast two newspaper editorials and two letters to the editor by completing a Venn diagram. Learners work in groups to write...
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Creating a Talk Show

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students practice interviewing and answering questions by creating a mock talk show.  In this communications lesson, students view a classic clip of an older T.V. talk show and plan an outline of material for their own talk show....
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Kimonos

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students create their own kimono design after researching the history, tradition, and techniques of kimono design and production. This art lesson plan can be connected easily to the Language Arts and/or Social Sciences.
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"Encounter with a Skull"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a story twice. The first time they read it is without contextual information. They read it with the contextual information.
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Laws Promoting Healthy Aging: A Comparison of Japan and the United States Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast legislation passed in Japan and the United States in regards to the elderly. Using the Internet, they research how the government has put programs into place to improve the health of older citizens. They...
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Voyages of Discovery

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars create individual "travel logs" for a world explorer whom they studied in history class. This lesson is an interdisciplinary activity for the Language Arts and History classroom.
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Ethnic Groups in World War II

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students discuss the contributions of various ethnic groups during World War II prior to visiting the George Bush Gallery of the Pacific War. After the visit, they interview veterans about prejudice during the war or listen to a guesst...
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Embroidery As A Form Of Art

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create a "class quilt" using techniques learned from the study of Asian textile practices in this six-day lesson for upper-elementary school. This lesson requires parent volunteers.
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Descriptive Writing

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write a one-page description of a postcard received from the teacher. After finishing, they tape postcards to the blackboard and number them. They read their descriptions, while other students guess which card the student is...