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Nature vs. Nurture
Eighth graders investigate the concept of nature versus nurture in human development through this series of lessons.
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Jack and the Beanstalk: Plant a Bean and Watch It Grow
Young scholars plant bean seeds, watch them grow, and measure them with non-standard objects. They describe the bean's growth in a journal and record the growth on a calendar.
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Weather Watchers
First graders study changes in daily weather conditions. They explore weather pattern consistency.
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Civil War
Learners consider what it was like for black regiments during the Civil War. In this American Civil War lesson, students view segments of "Glory," and "The Descendants of the 29th Regiment." Learners discuss the conditions of black...
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Valentine’s Day Unit: Writing & Literacy Center Activities
Students participate in Valentine's Day writing and literacy center activities. In this writing and literacy instructional activity, students develop Valentine's Day journals using recycled cards and small blank sheets of paper. They...
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Butterflies
Young scholars will explore the life cycle of the Painted Lady butterfly by raising their own. They will incorporate math, science, and language arts as they graph, pattern, journal, observe, and artistically create.
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My School Year Memory Book
Young scholars create memory books of what they have learned and experienced to use throughout the school year using photographs taken of the them as they are involved in different tpes of activities such as art projects, reading groups,...
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Up From the Ground
First graders sequence the development of a plant. In this plant life lesson plan, 1st graders listen to a story about how a plant grows, students view a PowerPoint presentation and learn new vocabulary. Finally, students sequence the...
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Name Fame
First graders learn the uniqueness of their names by reading the book, Chrysanthemum, and completing other integrated math counting and graphing activities.
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Australia Travel Journal
In this geography worksheet, students create a 7 page travel journal for a pretend trip to Australia. Students color and put their names on the cover sheet. Students write a daily account of where they went and what they did each day for...
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Students examine the Lewis and Clark expedition. They develop skills for historical analysis. They locate a variety of geographic features encountered by the expedition, and create a timeline that documents Lewis and Clark on their journey.
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I Like Me
First graders read the book "I Like Me" and then design a collage showcasing different things they like about themselves. They write in journals to reflect on this lesson plan.
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Powerful Poetry
Students examine Haiku poems and analyze their meanings. They create a whole class Haiku, then develop their own poems.
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Ariann's Nutrition Expedition Adventures Remembered
Fourth graders respond in their nutrition journals to a prompt about the importance of the five food groups.
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European Explorers in France, England, Portugal, and Spain
Pupils, in groups, research either France, Spain, Portugal, or England. They create a poster describing various aspects of their country and how their country participated in the exploration of America. They present their project to...
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Environmental Fair for our St. Mary¿¿¿s River
Students list sources of pollution and their effects on the St. Mary River environment. They discuss how pollution may effect the environment and draw up a list of possible types of pollution.
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Fractions: Mud Pie Math
Second graders identify and name fractional parts through the use of mud pie manipulatives. In this fractional manipulatives lesson, 2nd graders identify and label halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, eighths, and tenths and order them...
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Bound for Oregon
Middle schoolers engage in a novel study using the layered curriculum style of unit. The unit has many different types of activities that have different ratings of difficulty. This allows for a great deal of differentiation.
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BUDDHISM
Students engage in a variety of activities that investigates the religious and cultural practice of Buddhism. The emphasis is upon students comprehending the Eightfold Path of Buddhism.
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Putting It Together
High schoolers read aloud the book "Courage" by Bernard Waber and discuss the examples that compromise the defintion of courage. They describe another word such as joy and work with a partner or group to brainstorm and write sentences of...
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'Tis a Gift to Be Simple: The Shaker People
Learners identify the difficulties and benefits of a utopian community. They examine their own ideas of utopia and research an example of one such community that has had an impact on our own culture.
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Walk Two Moons Chapters 31-32
In this Walk Two Moons comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 19 short answer questions covering chapters 31-32 of Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Roosevelt's Tree Army
Students access prior knowledge of the Civilian Conservation Corp. In this trees lesson, students understand how each of the trees parts are helpful to society. Students participate in the planning of a tree planting project. Students...