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Inch By Inch

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the concept of measuring length using a one-inch pipe cleaner "inchworm." They listen to the story "Inch By Inch by Leo Lionni and discuss how the animals were measured by the inchworm in the book. In pairs students...
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Lesson Plan
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The Rise of Community Activism

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners examine the rise of citizen leaders and community organizing.
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Lesson Plan
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Why Do Countries Trade?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders read about countries trading and then write definitions and examples of trading concepts they read about. In this trading lesson plan, 7th graders visit a website to read about trading.
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Lesson Planet Article
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Winter Olympic Games Lesson Plans

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
While the world watches the Winter Olympic Games, children can learn about the history, and traditions of this great event.
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Lesson Plan
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We the People (Cultural Research)

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders conduct cultural research, collect oral histories using tape recorders and cameras, and share their ancestral heritage with classmates through family heirlooms and ethnic foods.
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Lesson Plan
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Eating Healthy

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders record what they eat for an entire day. They use the Food Pyramid and determine whether or not they ate the recommended amounts and recommended foods. They write a plan of how they could improve their eating habits.
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Lesson Plan
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Australia

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners participate in activities in which they discover facts about Australia. They examine its climate and history. They complete a worksheet to end the lesson.
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Lesson Plan
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A Close Look at Mexico

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners study the diverse population of Mexico and compare it to that of the United States. They sing traditional songs of Mexico including the national anthem and memorize simple Spanish vocabulary and express greetings, age, likes,...
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Worksheet
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Subject-Verb Agreement

For Students 7th - 10th
In this subject/verb agreement worksheet, students practice their grammar skills at they select the appropriate verbs to complete 15 sentences.
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Worksheet
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Verb Review 1 (Past, Present Perfect)

For Students 6th - 8th
In this verb review worksheet, middle schoolers fill in the 16 blanks using forms of the verbs in parenthesis. Students review past tense verbs and present perfect verbs.
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Worksheet
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Verb Review 1 (Past, Present Perfect)

For Students 5th - 8th
In this past and present perfect verb review worksheet, students fill in the 6 blanks in 2 paragraphs with the appropriate forms of the verbs listed in parenthesis.
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Worksheet
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Prepositions with "Go"

For Students 4th - 6th
In this preposition with "go" worksheet, students enter the preposition from a word list to complete the verb phrase with "go" with answers available.
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Lesson Plan
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Flavors and Favors

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students conduct a food drive. In this service learning lesson, students put on a school-wide food drive, decorate the bags the food will be delivered in and possibly even help distribute the food.
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Lesson Plan
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the Not Forgotten - Sharing History & Archaeology

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils create a catalog of gravestones in a cemetery that includes a burial ground from the Revolutionary War. They photograph and document the grave sites, research the Battle of Bunker hill and work with community members to create a...
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Housing

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners prepare for life on their own after graduation. They explore various types of housing available in the United States. Students study about caring for a home including how to resolve problems and repairs.
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Worksheet
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Family Members Crossword-ESL

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this ESL family members crossword worksheet, students complete a crossword and fill in the blank sentences using clues given.
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Unit Plan
Rong-Chang ESL

Esl: English for Intermediate Learners (2): Boy Drowns in Neighbor's Pool

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module geared toward English as a Second Language Learners. Students read and/or listen to a short text entitled "Boy Drowns in Neighbor's Pool" and click on the links below to increase comprehension and vocabulary skills....
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Handout
Ted Nellen

Cyber English (By Ted Nellen): Alliteration

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site fully explores the term "alliteration." Content includes a definition, examples in literature, and a look at why and how it has been used throughout literary history.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Dutch and Neighboring Settlements, 1600s

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of New Netherlands in the 1600's showing New Amsterdam and Dutch Fort (Albany) established in 1623, the English Settlements on the Connecticut River (Hartford) and the New Haven Colony, and the southern Dutch and Swedish...
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Activity
English Club

English Club: Learn English: Good Neighbours

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
A short story about a little boy named Jack who decided to build a snowman. A link to vocabulary and reading comprehension questions is available.
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Graphic
Indiana University

Wolfert's Roost and Other Papers, Now First Collected

For Students 9th - 10th
The 1855 edition of Washington Irving's essay collection Wolfert's Roost is provided in facsimile and can also be read in PDF and plain text form.
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Handout
Other

Access Genealogy: Pequot Indian History

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the history of the Pequot Indians and their relations with their neighboring tribes and the early English colonists in New England.
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Graphic
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: British India, 1880

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1880 of Hindostan (India) after the Sepoy Mutiny (Indian Rebellion of 1857), when the government of India, by act of Parliament, was taken out of the hands of the East India Company and vested in the English crown. The map...