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William Howard Taft National Historical Site

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the role William Howard Taft played in American History. They analyze his background and how he got to be president. They compare qualities of leaders today to Taft.
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The Nuclear Option

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students explore the history behind judicial nominations as well as the filibuster process. They discuss and debate filibuster merits and detractions, its use and alleged misuse, and what some Congressional leaders are currently doing...
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Teams-Games-Tournaments

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners review civics standards by playing a game. Each person has a specific role that they are responsible for. They answer questions on topics of leaders, authority, officials, and others.
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Trade Barriers

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners write an editorial piece which takes a position supporting or opposing the free trade policy during the 1790s. After identifying barriers to trade in the 1790s they analyze how their position on the free trade would fit into...
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Keys To Our House-the White House

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore the history of the White House from four different perspectives: as a symbol, a public and private place, technological advances, and changing needs. They take a virtual tour of the White House and explore its...
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Mourner's Kaddish: Honoring The Dead and Comforting Mourners

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students discuss and analyze how to cope with the death of a community leader. The Jewish rituals in response to death is covered in detail. Those rituals cover honoring the dead and comforting the mourners. They call it their Jewish...
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Welcome to McMenyea's Africa Menu

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The layered curriculum includes this activity: Students research one of the following African leaders: Idi Amin, Nelson Mandela, or Momar Khadafi. Write ten interview questions for them and then answer the questions as you think they...
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Introducing The Manager System

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the importance of classroom jobs and having a leader. After listening to a book, students discuss teamwork and responsibility as well as the jobs and responsibilities described in the story. They determine how to...
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Analyzing Lithographs from the Currier and Ives Collection

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine about a dozen prints from Currier and Ives collection online that depict battles and wartime leaders, look for several important themes in prints, and write four to six page essays including their own reflections.
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Don't Just Dream-Act

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create campaign materials to encourage the passage of legislation supporting higher education for immigrant minors. They produce flyers, brochures, pins and a voter presentation for a school fair. To prepare the materials they...
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"Martial Law in Hawaii After the Attack on Pearl Harbor"

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students explore the concepts of martial law, writ of habeas corpus, due process, discovery and human and constitutional rights during World War II. They assess the roles and responsibilities of government leaders and citizens during...
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Introduction to FCCLA

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discover the FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America). For this FCCLA lesson, students watch a PowerPoint, participate in an a variety of activities and listen to a guest speaker in order to understand the role,...
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"The Life of Crazy Horse" Board Game

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read books and conduct Internet research on the life of Crazy Horse. They then use their findings to design a Crazy Horse-themed board game. Students swap and play each other's games.
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Looking at Circumference

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students understand where the number for pi comes from. They understand and use the formula for circumference. Students measure the circles given out and the diameters of those circles and record the results on their worksheet.
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Transitional Guided Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Use a fill-in-the-blank lesson plan template to enhance your guided reading lesson plans with details surrounding decoding strategies, fluency and phrasing, vocabulary strategies, comprehension, and more! 
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Dollar Word

For Teachers K
Students review the value of coins prior to adding up values to equal one dollar. Letters of the alphabet are assigned monetary values and students use calculators to add up the value of a word. Students work with a partner to try and...
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Skip Counting

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students skip count by 3's on paper and using the calculator check their figures. They sing the song "2, 4, 6, 8 who do you appreciate?" Ask what number would come next? Students chorally chant skip counting by 3s. Ask students, "What...
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"How Many Names for 100?"

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders work on the different possibilities of reaching the number 100. The class is divided into homogeneous groups for cooperative learning. The activity uses discussion questions to help with problem solving.
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Calculators

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the four basic operations of mathematics that are addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The use of a technology game is part of the lesson. They demonstrate the proper use of a calculator as part of...
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Height versus Shoe Size

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students find a correlation between a person's height and his/her shoe size. They have access to entering data into lists on a graphing calculator and can complete scatter plots. Students read and interpret a scatter plot and use the...
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Using Decimal Benchmarks

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students demonstrate some common operations done while using fractions based upon mathematical standards. They are also changing common fractions to decimals with estimation skills and the use of a calculator.
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Number Sentences

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders become familiar with problem solving strategies of guess and check and working backwards. They demonstrate the basic concepts of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using a math sentence.
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Perfect Numbers

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders classify numbers as abundant, deficient, or perfect based on the relationship between the number and its factors. They review factor game using the completed lab sheet. When playing the factor game which type of numbers...
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How's The Weather?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students make a box and whiskers plot using the TI-73 graphing calculator. Each student would have their own calculator but they would work in small groups of two or three to help each other enter the data and make the plots.

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