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The Time Machine - Layered Curriculum Study
Pupils complete three activities of their choice from a given list surrounding their study of H.G. Wells' novel, The Time Machine. They choose activities from each of the seven learning styles.
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Just Dancing Around? Trisha Brown
Students view a video clip highlighting the work of choreographer Trisha Brown and read her biography. They complete a table to summarize her work and they discuss their answers.
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Exercise for Writing a Summary Paragraph
High schoolers examine how to write article summaries of abstracts. In this writing skills lesson plan, students edit the noted sections of an abstract that is already written on the Old Testament Abstracts.
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Celebrating A Century of Flight
Students investigate the Wright Brothers. They complete an online Webquest, explore various websites, use a flight simulator, answer discussion questions, and locate newspaper articles on the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers'...
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Hey, I Don't Have Enough Stuff!
Third graders discover through this simulated activity that resources are unequally distributed throughout the world and that regions use resources differently. They, in groups, are assigned to research a different hemisphere.
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Is That a Fact, Harry?
Students use excerpts from books to determine whether sentences are fact, fiction, or opinion. They state reasons for their choices.
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How To Use the Internet To Make Student Glossaries
Middle schoolers use an internet dictionary to produce a glossary of words related to a particular subject area being studied. They choose the correct meaning of the word for their glossary, based on it's relationship to the subject...
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A Childhood View of the Great Depression in Arkansas
Eighth graders identify the causes for the Great Depression of 1929 and see the effects of the depression, the Great Flood, and the drought in Arkansas through the eyes of a child.
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Get the Point!
First graders, after reading about cattle drives, measure the width of the horns on drawings of longhorn cattle and then convert the measurements from inches to centimeters and from inches to feet. Ranching and the American cattle...
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Puzzle Quilts
High schoolers watch a demonstration on how to create a puzzle quilt. Using different fabric combinations, they use each block design twice to create the illusion that each block is unique. They are to determine which blocks are the...
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Following a Monster
Students follow tracks of a monster who has walked through their classroom to see what he has done. They discuss sequencing vocabulary before using computer software students sequence the monster's visit using a concept map. In a word...
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Excited about Expression!
Students discuss what expression is and listen to the teacher read a page without expression. They give suggestions of how the reading could be more expressive and exciting and observe as they are written on the board. They then discuss...
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"Eddie the Excited Elephant"
First graders recognize each letter in the alphabet and the phoneme it makes. They recognize phonemes in spoken words and their corresponding letters or spelling maps and distinguish phonemes in their oral contexts.
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Orfeo: Sinfonie e Ritornelli
Students identify the dramatic expression made by performance and how it relates to the content of the story L'Orfeo. They determine the form of orchestra and each instrumental group within the orchestra for this piece.
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Nonstandard Units
In this units of measurement worksheet, students learn to use nonstandard units of measurement to measure the items in each problem.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "Was It Heaven? Or Hell?" by Mark Twain
Is it ever okay to tell a lie? This question is at the heart of the story about four devout Christian women who live together and hate lying only to end up lying to one of their own. Read the full text of the short story "Was it Heaven?...
Thinkport Education
Thinkport: Annotator Tool
Use Thinkport's Annotator tool to analyze text and build writing skills. Simply paste in your text, select your virtual markers and have students annotate the passages.
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Athabasca University: Get the Most From Your Textbook
Great techniques for effectively reading your textbooks. Learn example questions to ask yourself as you read, ways to mark up and highlight key parts of your text, and tips for reflecting and taking breaks while reading.
Indiana University
Juan M. Soto: Ejercicios Subjuntivo Presente Handout
Handout of three short exercises that may be printed for classroom use to practice the present subjunctive tense. Each exercise is also available for practice in interactive exercises that are linked to this site. This is a great...
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Madero's 1910 Address to the Mexican People
Text of Francisco Madero's call to Mexicans to take up arms against the government, which marks the beginning of the Mexican Revolution.