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Courage comes in all sizes: King Day

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a cinquain poem in groups about philanthropy and heroes. In this heroes lesson plan, 3rd graders review characteristics of heroes and how they demonstrate justice, kindness, and contribute to the common good. Then...
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Miracles of the Heart

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students watch a movie. In this cultures instructional activity, students read A World Without Black People and then discuss segregation. Students watch the video Partners of the Heart or Something the Lord Made and then reflect on the...
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Advanced Sentence Completion 7

For Teachers 8th - 12th
In this advanced sentence completion worksheet, students choose the best word(s) to complete each sentence. Students must fill more than one blank per sentence in some instances.
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Representing Rational Numbers

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore rational numbers. In this fractions, decimals, and percents lesson, 7th graders identify and compare equivalencies between fractions, decimals, and percents. Students use hands-on activities to investigate the...
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Combining Integers

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of adding and subtracting integers. In this adding and subtracting integers activity, 7th graders use white and red beans to demonstrate adding and subtracting integers. Students play an on-line game...
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Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students answer 8 short essay questions about Chapters 31 to 34 in the book called Holes by Louis Sachar.
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How Do They Do That?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore different careers by discussing which community helpers might be considered local heroes. In this career exploration instructional activity, 3rd graders work in small groups to discuss why certain people are...
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Where Do I Fit?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete activities to learn about career options and the role jobs have in community. In this career lesson, 4th graders complete a career exploration worksheet and study the local community jobs available. Students...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Taking Action

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students create a human rights project based on their lesson plan with Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. In this human rights lesson plan, students participate in a humanitarian gesture as volunteers by creating a human...
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Advanced Sentence Completion: 8

For Students 6th - 12th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students fill in the blank for the correct words for each sentence. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions. Click on "show all" to see the rest of the worksheet.
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Take Charge of Your Financial Future

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discuss Biz Kids understanding that it is a program to help people become financially educated. In this mathematics instructional activity, students view an episode and discuss what they would do if given various situations like...
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Making a Difference Globally

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover what the common good is and how to be a part of it. In this community lesson, students discuss the war in Iraq and how people are working for the common good. Students then discuss the term philanthropy.
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PBS Kids Go Buster Buffalo Round-Up

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders visit Rapid City, South Dakota, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming in these two episodes of Buster. They examine the Lakota people in South Dakota to see what it means to persevere. They sing songs and study idioms. They brainstorm...
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Marian Anderson: From Page to Stage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students become immersed in a compelling anecdote of the civil rights movement through the experience of constructing dramatic scripts. An added goal is to equip students, through this "hands-on" experience, to critique dramatic...
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Daruma Toys And Games

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students make their own daruma. Students play a Japanese game related to the daruma.
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Writing with Symbols, Arkansas and U.S. Flag

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study symbolism by analyzing the symbols on both the Arkansas state flag and the United States flag in class discussion. They are assessed orally at the end of class. As an extension, 3rd graders can create a flag using...
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Flying With The Wright Stuff

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the history of flight, specifically the Wright brothers. Pupils create paper airplanes. They discuss considerations in building an aircraft such as drag, thrust, and weight. Classmates compare the Wright Brother's...
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Everyday Heroes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research how Ernie Pyle's descriptive narratives and "every man's" perspective of the war allow them to examine personal traits such as courage and heroism. The lesson can be extended to include more examples to teach character...
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Insects

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students work in groups to investigate the concept of insects. They participate in a variety of activities that include the gathering of samples and making observations like identifying different body parts. The lesson integrates...
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An Interview with Mr. Sol

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students explore the sun, the galaxy, and planets. As an introduction to a class discussion of the sun, students perform a skit. They discuss the elements that make up the sun, stars and planets.
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Einstein's Big Idea

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the meaning of c2 in E=mc2 by measuring the energy delivered by an object falling at different velocities. They state that kinetic energy is the energy of an object in motion. Students illustrate how kinetic energy...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Keys to Success: Perseverance

For Students 9th - 10th
Read inspiring quotes from famous people about how they demonstrate perseverance in their lives.
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National Geographic

National Geographic: American Genius: Perseverance

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the importance of failure to the process of innovation by investigating several items that were invented by accident. They share one "failure to success" story by creating a 3-panel comic strip poster, and then write...
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Pbs Learning Media: Keep Going! Building a Culture of Perseverance in Math

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This learning module includes several lessons that will help coach secondary students to have perseverance in math class. This module addresses the Problem Solving and Perseverance standard from the Common Core Standards for Mathematical...

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