Beacon Learning Center
Catching a Balanced Diet
First graders explore the importance of balanced meals. They play a fishing game to help them select foods to make up a balanced meal.
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POLITICS AND RELIGION: Targeting Faith When It Counts
Learners research current articles about the influence of religion on the presidential election of 2004.
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"Managing Anger"
Students examine anger management and conflict resolution techniques. They watch and discuss a video, participate in a game that addresses anger management techniques, and role-play disputes using 'I-Messages.'
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Sound
Fifth graders explore and examine the basic properties of sound. In pairs, they speak through a balloon and listen to the sound vibrations, and listen to a ticking clock or watch through a variety of materials and identify the...
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Property Rights: Soviet Farms
Students examine the problems with the collectivized agriculture program in the Soviet Union. They listen to a teacher-led lecture, participate in a property rights scenario activity, create a plan for maximizing the value of land, and...
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Static Electricity 4: Static Electricity and Lightning
Students explain concepts related to static electricity, based on a single example: lightning.
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Exercise: The Right Stuff
First graders explore how regular exercise keeps the body strong and healthy.
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Who's Coming to Dinner?
Students identify the role predators/prey play in food chains, differentiate between food chains and webs, identify factors that affect the balance in food webs, and propose solutions to protect endangered species' environments and...
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Why the Grinch Stole Christmas
Students write paragraphs highlighting reasons why the Grinch may have stolen Christmas.
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A Message From Your Heart
First graders explore their heart and how the blood flows through the circulation system.
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The ABCs of Healthy Foods
First graders, after reviewing the food pyramid, look for fat, sugar, and salt in food.
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The Inside Story of Muscles, Bones and Exercise
First graders explore how they can help their muscles and bones grow strong through the use of physical activity.
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Investigating the Food Pyramid
Students examine how the food pyramid is an important nutritional tool. They classify foods and compare the number of servings per group that are necessary for maintaining good health by placing empty food containers in grocery bags.
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Reaching English Language Learners Through Cooperative Learning
Students in ESL, ELL take part in small groups according to their language proficiency skills and to determine how to problem solve with a language barrier.
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Teaching Nutrition Using the Food Guide Pyramid
Second graders explore how to make healthy eating choices. There are goals included for students to meet by the end of fifth grade.
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Whodunit?
First graders choose a community member, show how to resolve a conflict, and trade writing with a classmate. They match symbols that might represent the community members they have chosen.
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Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil
Second graders explore conflicts that occur in the school setting.
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Aging and Weight Gain
Sixth graders examine what happens to the body as they age. After discussing factors that contribute to loss of fitness as individuals age, they plan an active activity for their family. They also plan a healthy snack or lunch so they...
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Politics: Who Is in Control?
Fourth graders read the article "Council Members Clash over Administrator's Job." They be asked to think about how they would feel being placed in the same situation. All students participate in role playing the news article.
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Trash It
First graders see how to throw away their mean thoughts instead of saying them to the person with whom they are upset. They write their thought or the words down on the piece of paper, including their names and throw them away in the...
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Character Education - Kindness
How to get students to always remember to be kind to one another.
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Digital Citizenship Pledge
Learners collaborate to create a set of group norms and expectations by which they will abide in order to promote a safe, respectful online community.
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Get the School Year Started Off Right!
Ten teacher tips to ensure a fresh, but smooth start to your school year.
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Health: Overweight Youth
Investigate the primary causes for the increase in overweight youth and discover its impact on the health care system. After watching segments from the Bill Moyers Now program, your students develop campaigns to implement in school that...