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Passing Down Family History Through Oral Tradition: Corridos
Students create and perform Corridos which are oral tradition ballads. In this Passing Down Family History Through Oral Tradition lesson, students interview family members using a predetermined list of questions. In addition, students...
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Discord in Dixieland
Learners brainstorm businesses located in their community, and whether or not their community has been affected by the introduction of chain stores. Students debate the effects that chain retailers have on local businesses and...
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Faces of the Past: Boys in the Civil War
Students investigate the role of boys during the American Civil War. For this Civil War Research lesson, students study the contributions of young Union and Confederate men to the war effort. Students also make...
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Winter Lake Skating
Students pretend to be ice skating on a frozen lake. The teacher is able to demonstrate proper skating technique using paper plates, bean bags and ice skating music. The students "ice skate" while the music plays, however, when the...
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NOT WASTING
Students brainstorm and analyze creative ways to not waste materials and recycle more as an individual. The theory and importance of conservation is also stressed within this lesson. In addition, silent sitting is exercised, story...
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Night on Bald Mountain
Students use appropriate terms to reflect a working knowledge of the musical elements. Then they use terminology from music and other arts to analyze and compare the structures of musical and other artistic and literary works. Students...
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Scooter Ships
Students explore simple physics concepts such as push/pull, friction, and speed. In this physics/physical education activity, students work in co-operative groups to "build" a spaceship out of scooters and folded mats. Teams experiment...
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Can You Compose?
Fourth graders investigate musical notes. In this music lesson, 4th graders compose a short song while clapping the rhythm and singing the syllables using the appropriate notes or rests.
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Poly Spot Dribbling
Students perform dribbling activities using a basketball. In this dribbling lesson, students dribble a basketball according to the poly spot number that they land on. This lesson uses kinesthetics to gain knowledge of counting.
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A Family History
Students investigate their family history through pictures and writing. In this family history lesson, students research family, culture, food, music, religion, and clothing. Students gather pictures of their family and events. Students...
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Publisher Brochures
Students create brochures on subjects they are studying in Publisher. For this nonfiction writing lesson, students use Publisher to create a brochure telling all the main ideas of a topic they are studying. Students use text boxes, fonts...
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100 Balls
Students perform locomotor skills such as throwing balls while counting up to 100. In this 100th day of school physical education lesson plan, the students play a Hungry, Hungry Hippos game to perform the throwing technique. There are...
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Crossroads Blues
The crossroads, and the decisions made and entities met there, are a common theme in literature, pushing readers to examine the choices and encounters that shape life experience. The theme has also been explored in blues music, most...
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Immigration To Wisconsin
Fourth graders see why people came to Wisconsin and what life was like in their new home. They engage in a wonderful series of lessons, which use a variety of multi-media resources. They plan a heritage day party as a culminating event.
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Animation Station
Young scholars examine clay animation. In this technology instructional activity, students use the Internet to investigate the history of clay animation. Young scholars use story boards and clay figures to create their own "animation."
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A Holiday Card in KidPix
Students create a holiday card using computer software. In this computer card making lesson, students design an original holiday card using a variety of tools. Students navigate the software utilizing various tools.
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Harlem Renaissance
Students investigate the African American culture in the 1920's and the Harlem Renaissance. They read and analyze poems written by poets of the Harlem Renaissance, listen to jazz music and identify the characteristics of the music, and...
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GNP Simulation Using Foods in the Americas
Learners explore food supply distribution. In this GNP distribution lesson, students participate in a simulation that requires them to eat foods from the American continents. Learners are served according to their chance positions in...
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Bean Bag Clean-up
Young scholars view signs posted in corners of the gym. Each sign indicates a color and a locomotor skill. When they hear music, students pick up a bean bag, take it to its corresponding color while performing the specified locomotor...
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Island Sinker
Students perform various locomotor skills while practicing cooperative teamwork. In this locomotor skill lesson, students move from "island" to "island" using the designated motor skill. Imaginative components such as escaping a "shark"...
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Electronic Poetry Project
Young scholars explore poetry. In this cross curriculum poetry and technology lesson, students choose a favorite poem and analyze its meaning. Young scholars select several images and music to represent the poem, then create a...
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Trigonometric Identities
Students calculate the six trigonometric identities. In this algebra lesson, students verify other identities using the basic trigonometric identities of sine, cosine and tangent. They complete a worksheet with hints and then are graded...
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Family Staples: Hide and Seek Pancakes
Students cook rolled pancakes and practice culinary skills that promote an integration in a variety of foods. In this cooking lesson, students develop the skill of properly measuring and mixing ingredients . Students then...
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A World of Taste--Louisiana Gumbo
Students discover the multicultural contributions to New Orleans gumbo through participation in cross curriculum activities. In this multicultural diversity and New Orleans history lesson, students shade regions of a map according to a...