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BUS: Farming: It's A Fact (Ag)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils create two different types of graphs from the information in the "Farm Facts" booklet (i.e., bar graph, pie chart, etc.). They calculate where your food dollars are spent (on and off farm).
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Block Magic and Block Magic, Too!

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students are shown how to make fast, fun pictorial blocks using only easy rotary-cut square and rectangles. They do not use any paper piecing or applique' required. Students review "How to Read the Charts". Then the teacher...
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California Department of Education

Learning About Myself

For Teachers 5th Standards
Let the journey begin! Fifth graders take their first steps down the road of self-discovery during the first of five career and college readiness lesson plans. After taking an interests inventory, groups create a graphic representation...
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Home Living / Daily Living: Shopping List

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Talk with your pupils about the importance of staying focused at the grocery store. Your special education class will discuss how to create and use a shopping list. They will make a shopping list and pretend to use it in a role-play...
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Quilting

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students use a monochromatic palate, select shades and tints for a selected hue, or select complimentary or analogous colors for a quilt design. They design quilt squares using basic geometric shapes, repetition, balance, and proportion.
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"Construction Work" Art Activity

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore architectural styles and define architectural terms. They construct a building using various architectural elements, and display their buildings, identifying each of the architectural components they used.
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Grocery Shopping

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Using an adaptive shopping list, special needs students take a trip to the grocery store. Instead of words, their list contains pictures of the items they need to find and purchase at the store. They run through several practice and...
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Home Living / Daily Living: Shopping List 2

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
I've done this exercise with my special needs learners more times than I can count. They practice getting ready to shop at the grocery store by identifying items on their shopping list. They match grocery items to the proper department...
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Gazebo Construction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create and give oral proposals for the construction of a gazebo using a blueprint created with Geometer's Sketchpad. They then build a gazebo model using the blueprints created and provide evidence why it should be selected for...
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On The Farm

For Teachers K
Students identify animals found on farms. They create a farm picture using KidPix Software. They can combine their pictures to create a class book on farm animals. They can use graphic pictures from clipart to decorate the cover of the...
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Favorite Farm Animals

For Teachers K
Students perform a study of farm animals and their babies. They compile a graph of their favorite farm animals. They utilize a spreadsheet worksheet which is imbedded in this plan.
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Building With Bricks

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the reasons why people built homes and businesses with brick. They discover how brick technology has improved buildings over the years. They participate in an activity to complete the lesson.
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Down on the Farm

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are introduced to a map of an Illinois farm. They determine whether the map is of the past, present, or future by looking at features on the map. They also use the map to make a three-dimensional model.
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Logos

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers create a presentation incorporating an originally created logo to advertise a new drink product. After creating their logo, students produce create an advertising campaign for their new product. Advertisements are...
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Geo Jammin' By Design: Listening for Patterns

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to the teacher read a book and participate with guided questions. They discuss patterns and how they repeat, by looking at quilts. They design their own quilt block to create a class quilt.
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Geo Jammin By Design: The Important Thing

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils brainstorm what they know about geometric terms and patterns. They identify symmetry, shapes and congruency. They create a book of symmetry.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Temple of Invention

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful click-through slideshow of one of America's most-graceful examples of Gothic Revival architecture. The U.S. Patent Office Building, which dates from 1836, is now home to the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National...
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Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: The Construction of the Eiffel Tower

For Students 9th - 10th
In this pictorial essay, follow the construction of the Eiffel Tower that took just two years, two months and five days to build.
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Family Tree Kids: Making Family History Fun

For Students 1st - 5th
Family Tree Kids is an online magazine fro making family history fun. Learn how to make picture magnets. Stick notes to your locker with old family photographs, or build a pictorial family tree on your refrigerator. Use the link to...

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