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Transitional Kindergarten: The Gift of Time
A brief overview of a new class that can be beneficial for young learners.
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The Gift of Gatsby
A reading of “Gatsby’s Green Light Beckons a New Set of Strivers,” a New York Times article by Sara Rimer, triggers a discussion of the American Dream and what it means to strive for something. Following the discussion, class members...
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Gifts for Valentine's Day
Students calculate unit cost. In this gifts for Valentine's Day lesson plan, students examine store ads and determine the unit cost of Valentine's gifts such as the price for one piece of candy. They compare prices and...
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The Best Gift, for Shoe-er!
Learners turn an old shoe into a memorable planter that's a terrific gift for Mother's Day or any other occasion.
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The Gift of the Nile: Egypt and its River
Students begin with a piece of a puzzle that shows an artifact from ancient Egypt. They find others who have pieces that go with their puzzle piece. Students work in these groups to construct a relief map of the Nile River Valley.
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Giving and Sharing Gifts From the Heart
Students discover the value of sharing and giving. In this philanthropic lesson, students create a storybook, then present it to preschoolers or the elderly, and leave them with the book and other gifts.
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Memoir - The Gift of Memories
Students create a memoir or poem about their favorite person or pet. In this favorite person or pet lesson plan, students also scan in pictures to PowerPoint and create a presentation about this person or pet as well.
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"N.A.S.A." Tower Structures Lesson Plan
Learners, who are talented and gifted, create tower structure according to the given specifications that is able to support a tennis ball for 75 seconds but costs the least to build. They each design a tower in their journal but work in...
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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in African American Students: Exploring African American Achievers
Fifth graders are introduced to ways to increase their self-esteem. As a class, they share their specific talents under three categories. In groups, they use the internet to research the lives of various African Americans making sure...
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"Egypt, Gift of Nile"
Sixth graders are introduced to the basics of ancient Egypt focusing on the Nile River and the necessity of the river. The students work in small groups and
become "experts" on the given topic and then present the information that
was...
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Clay Personality Boxes Lesson Plan
Students create cut slab boxes from clay using the slip and scoring technique. They impress a surface texture into the clay. Students decorate their box to represent themselves in some way.
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Planning a Railroad Online Lesson
Young scholars design a train route using a topographical map. In this historical and spatial thinking lesson plan, students must plan a route through the Sierra Nevada mountains that a train could physically travel. Links to printable...
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The Nile: A Gift to Egypt
Sixth graders discover the Egyptian culture. In this Nile River lesson, 6th graders examine why the river is so important to Egypt.Students study the religions, geography and the people of Egypt. Students create an exhibit where...
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Gifts from the Sea
Learners investigate parts of the ocean. In this seaweed lesson, students identify foods that contain seaweed, parts of seaweed, and how the ocean affects our lives. As a class learners brainstorm ways we rely on the ocean and compare...
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Gifts from the Sea
Students discover the oceanic food chain. In this healthy eating lesson plan, student investigate the fish we eat and the food the fish eat. Students discover what ocean animals eat seaweed and what everyday foods we eat that...
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Delicate Place Card Holders
Students use air-dry clay to create small sculptures such as place card holders for meals with guests. They form flower petals, leaves and create a small bouquet. Afterward, students paint their sculptures and write names on their place...
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Holiday Handprint Banner
Students create gifts for family member. After painting a background, students create foam figure stamps and press impressions of them onto the paper, creating a design. They paint their hand a contrasting color and then press the palm...
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Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
Students identify productive resources that are important to migrant workers. For this lesson on resources, students give examples of natural resources, human resources and capital resources that apply to migrant workers. This lesson has...
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A Musical Holiday Gift
Students record a CD of their musical talents and package it for gift giving. They make the CD for either a holiday or end of the year activity.
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Lesson Plan to Accompany Psalm of Life
Learners read and analyze the poem, "Psalm of Life," by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. They create a Footsteps Quilt, developing quilt squares to represent each goal and gift they would leave as a gift to humanity.
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The Concept of Diversity in World Literature Lesson 5: The Tragic Hero
Should identifying a tragic hero be based on a universal definition or a definition based on the morals and values of a specific culture? As part of a study of Things Fall Apart, class members read Sylvia Plath's "Colossus" and then...
Mathematics Vision Project
Module 4: Rational Functions
Time to study the most sensible function — rational functions! The seven-lesson unit develops the concept of a rational function through a connection to rational numbers and fractions. Scholars graph functions, solve equations, and...
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Myself and Others
Self reflection is an important skill to reinforce in our children, and it's especially helpful to help them realize who they are in the context of their environment. A collection of lessons about self image and community encourage...
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Quotation Station: Using Quotes in the Classroom
An informative list compiled with quotes, authors, and discussion questions, along with 20 out-of-the-box application ideas, make up the collection of lessons geared to spark dialogue and creative thinking about quotations.