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Career Planning and Research
What do you want to do when you finish school? Most high schoolers have an idea of what they'd want to do, but little idea of how to achieve this goal. After researching a career of their choosing, learners identify qualifications,...
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What's Your Style?
Sixth graders complete a learning style assessment and evaluate the information gained to determine accuracy in terms of what they know about themselves as learners. They then identify and implement strategies related to their preferred...
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Reading Check List: How many things can you read?
Diversify your young readers' at-home reading habits with this activity. This handout consists of a list of 24 different types of reading materials from newspapers and how-to books to science fiction and poetry. The goal is for students...
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Oral Speaking About a Given Topic
Young readers practice oral speaking skills by collaborating with a partner. They have a list of four choices of topics. They greet a classmate and ask her/him to tell them about one of those topics. To get youngsters talking...
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Correspond, Don't Compliment
In this reading and writing analysis activity, students analyze reader's responses to authors. The goal is for students to determine if the letters are appropriate analytical correspondence or simply letters full of compliments.
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You Be the Judge
In this reading analysis and writing analysis worksheet, students review their previous skills and judge a letter for its strengths and weaknesses. The three paragraph letter has some grammatical errors, but the goal is to determine the...
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Corner Ball
Here's a game where players use a variety of ball handling skills. The players may not run when in possessioln of the ball, so it's like a big game of keep away. But there are goals, rather baskets, one in each corner of the gym. So the...
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Implementing a Civic Action Project
Young scholars follow a six step plan to create a civic action project. In this civics instructional activity, students create their own project based on interest and implement it to improve the school or local community. Goal setting...
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Document-Based Essay on U.S. Reaction to North Korean Nuclear Policy
Students compose essays on nuclear policies. In this North Korea instructional activity, students examine political cartoons and primary documents regarding nuclear build-up by North Korea. Students write essays about North Korea's...
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Conversation with _______
After choosing a famous person your learners admire, they write a scene where they pretend to meet their chosen person. They identify a specific event they'd like to discuss with them, and write a dialogue detailing their fictitious...
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Counteracting Media Stereotyping
Discuss media stereotypes with your emerging consumers. They view a television program to identify gender bias. After discussing the clip as a class, each learner writes a story showing more equitable roles. Or consider having them...
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Literature Circles
Have you always wanted to try Literature Circles in your ELD class, but couldn't find a good way to start? This lesson is made for you, your middle-school readers and ideally, your SMARTboard (though the lesson could function without...
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Age of Metternich
Learners will define the goals and results of revolutionary acts carried out across Europe during the Age of Metternich. Eight countries and dates are listed where revolutions took place around the world between 1815 and 1848.
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The Kite
Historical facts and some diagrams about the structure of a kite are given in this PowerPoint. Interesting facts lead to the goal of individuals or groups designing and building their own kite. With this in mind, it might be useful to...
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The Congress of Vienna
Here is a very brief look at the five great powers of Europe. The Congress of Vienna is not explained very well, but key players are introduced, as are their actions, goals, and legacy.
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Workout Exercises
Teach your class the three types of workouts: endurance, strength, and power. Concurrently, this focuses on the four parts of a workout: goal, warm-up, workout, and cool down. Two great examples are provided.
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The Horrible House of Horrors
Young writers get to pair up and construct sentences that have specific elements. Each sentence needs to have two adjectives and one verb that both start with the letter "c." Then, they try again using the letter "d" as the starting...
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Skills Graph: Template
It doesn't matter what disability your pupil has, if he has an IEP, you'll have to show he has met his goals. Included here is a series of 4 graphs which allow you to chart the skill, month, and percentage correct. I have used of this...
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Nontraditional Job Opportunities
As your learners prepare to enter the workforce, address some common stereotypes that may be limiting their professional goals. The class brainstorms gender-stereotyped careers, exploring where those ideas originate. They complete a job...
Student Handouts
Lesson Plan Template
Designing a new lesson? Here’s a template that asks teachers to delineate instructional goals, performance objectives, the rationale, lesson content, instructional and evaluation procedures, and materials needed for the lesson.
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The Football Team
Playing team sports is about more than just scoring the most goals or winning the most games. Read this passage with your class and learn how athletes build character as members of a team. When finished, individuals identify the main...
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Multiplication Facts
Learning their multiplication facts is a big step in the education of young mathematicians. Help achieve this goal with the support of this collection of instructional materials.
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Life Skills Worksheet
Big and beautiful, this colorful poster encourages class members to establish specific learning goals before beginning activities and exercises.
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Missing Assignments Log
Keep your learners on track with a log for missing assignments. It includes columns for dates, names, missing assignments, and the date completed. Great for getting kids to improve their grades or to keep academic goals.