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Curated OER

Stars

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students relate the mood and meaning of a song to the style of performance. They listen to a poem by Sara Teasdale, listen to a song about stars and sing the star song.
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Curated OER

Creation and Our Creator

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students consider the creation. In this creation lesson, students observe nature and relate natural things to the creation. Students watch a Christian video about the creation.
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Curated OER

A New Life, a New Home

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students connect with an immigration unit through research, journal writing, digital photography, and a movie production using iMovie. By acting out the immigrant's experience, students gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of...
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Curated OER

A New Life, A New Home

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use photographs to tell the story of immigrants. They use the Internet to help them research immigration.
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Curated OER

Phonics Lesson Plans Brought to Life With Music

For Teachers K - 3rd
Phonics lesson plans using music for kindergarten through first grade can make learning about letter sounds more fun.
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Curated OER

Freak the Mighty - Rodman Philbrick

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read and examine the novel Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick. A variety of assignments involving this novel is offered for the students to complete with higher order thinking skills.
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Curated OER

Storytellers: Bruce Springsteen

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use the music of Bruce Springsteen to learn literature techniques.
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Curated OER

Exercise: The Right Stuff

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore how regular exercise keeps the body strong and healthy.
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Curated OER

The National Pastime

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the impact baseball had politically and culturally upon the nation and the world from 1940-1950. Students study about, discuss, and take notes about historically significant events and baseball players' contributions...
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Curated OER

Flames of the Tiger

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the differentiated instructional model based on Dr. Kathie Nunley's three layered curriculum outline. The unit is designed to individualize instruction, appeal to different learning styles, encourage critical and higher...
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Curated OER

Quoting the Dalai Lama

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read and reflect on statements made by the Dalai Lama and discuss with cooperative group members what they believe is meant by the statement and how to report this information the rest of the class. They take turns presenting...
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Curated OER

What is the Character of Maine?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils create an individual portfolio using assignments from a unit on the character of Maine. They choose two of the best assignments from each of four chapters studied and then write an essay or create a magazine which synthesizes the...
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Curated OER

MG War of 1812

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discuss the history behind the Star Spangled Banner and how it became the U. S. National Anthem. Individually, 8th graders read and answer questions about the War of 1812. They create a graphic organizer to compare and...
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Curated OER

Personal Response to the European Ghetto

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars examine the characteristics of the ghettos during the Holocaust. Reading various texts on the subject, they gather important information related to the event. They create a visual project of the ghettos and shares them...
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Curated OER

The Civil War Homefront

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine the human cost of war on both sides of the Civil War. Using the internet, they research the role of women on the homefront and the impact the war had on families. They also read the novel "Across Five Aprils" and discuss...
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Curated OER

Die Lorelei

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars use a traditional German Folksong to increase vocabulary. They use a traditional German folksong to identify a historical time period and explain the meaning of Die Lorelei.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Song Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson engages students in writing lyrics to songs. Students will use free musical software to aid students as they put their lyrics to a tune and tempo.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Golden Treasury of Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in Eng Lang

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Electronic text of Thomas Palgrave's book, "The Golden Treasury: Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language". There are several ways to find the poem that you want to study: by author, by title, by first line, and by...
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University of Houston

University of Houston: Lyric Poem

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains what a lyric poem is and gives examples in modern culture. Discusses why lyric poetry is appealing, how its quality is judged, some different definitions, and how it has evolved over time. RL.9-10.5 text structure effects
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Poetry Lesson: Favorite Things Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Using the song "My Favorite Things" from the musical, The Sound of Music, as inspiration, students will create their own song or poem (to the same tune) that lists their favorite things. Each verse will focus on their favorite things...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Hyperboles

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on the use of hyperbole; it defines the term and explains when it is used. It offers two video clips: the first demonstrates the use of hyperbole in song lyrics as it highlights them, and the second shows the use of...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Stairway to Heaven Examining Metaphor in Popular Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Contains plans for two lessons that ask learners to make connections between literary texts and popular culture texts like song lyrics. After checking popular culture texts for literary elements, these elements are then examined in...
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Other

Usps: Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song

For Students 9th - 10th
Celebrate Black Heritage Month by studying this extraordinary vocalist who transcended a troubled childhood to become an American treasure. Create a musical timeline of the noteworthy events in Ella's life. Explore her sensational lyrics...
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Other

How Anyone Can Write Better Lyrics

For Students 9th - 10th
If you like to write lyrics or poems then you will want to look at this site. It gives good advice on how to improve your writing and suggests other resources you may want to invest in.