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AntMusic
Have your learners find out more about a band from the 80's with this resource. They answer questions relating to Adam Ant, a popular musician at this time. This is a great way to have your class practice research skills.
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Comparing Christmas Around the World
Christmas inspired lesson and project ideas that help students sharpen critical thinking skills.
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Read Between the Lines
Build comprehension, inference, and conclusion skills by encouraging learners to see the importance of reading between the lines.
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Identifying Author's Purpose
The multi-lesson, 47-page packet contains everything you need to ensure kids can recognize the clues provided to identify the type of text, the intended audience, and the author's purpose in writing the passage.
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Understanding Tiananmen Square
William Bell's Forbidden City is used as the basis of a study of China, Chinese culture and government, and especially of the events in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Class members select a topic for Internet research and then prepare a...
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Laura Hillenbrand's "Unbroken" and Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston's "Farewell to Manzanar"
Passages from Unbroken and Farewell to Manzanar provide the context for a study of the historical themes of experiencing war, resilience during war, and understanding the lasting trauma of war. Appendices include extension activities,...
National Park Service
Should America Have Gone to War in 1812?
Using an incredibly engaging activity and detailed lesson plan, your learners will serve as advisors to President Madison on whether to participate in what would become the War of 1812! Utilize a variety of effective instructional...
University of Chicago
Ancient Egyptians and Death
What archaeological evidence remains of ancient Egyptian burial and mortuary practices, and what can this information tell us about ancient Egyptian society?
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Remembering New Words
Four strategies learners can use to remember new words are detailed on a one-page worksheet. They are shown how to find synonyms, make a personal connection, think of antonyms, and how to make up a sentence that puts the words together....
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Understanding “If”
Rudyard Kipling's poem "If" provides readers with a chance to practice their reading comprehension skills. After a close reading of the poem, individuals respond to the comprehension and critical thinking questions included in the resource.
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Application Essays
There's a lot riding on good writing! Often, an application essay is the difference between acceptance and rejection. As part of a series on specific writing assignments and contexts, a handout helps scholars craft the perfect personal...
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Economic Causes of the March on Washington
Money can't buy happiness, but it can put food on the table and pay the bills. The first of a five-instructional activity unit teaches pupils about the unemployment rate in 1963 and its relationship with the March on Washington. They...
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A Puzzle a Day Provides Practice That Pays
Students complete a variety of daily enrichment puzzles designed to encourage critical thinking skills, while developing and reinforcing math and language arts skills.
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Practicing Addition Strategies
In this math worksheet, students add the numbers 5 and 6 using two different methods. They first count up from six. Students say seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven to get to their answer. The second method is to use doubles. They think five...
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Shoes: Practical vs. Fashionable
Students compare and contrast the difference between practical applications of apparel and the use of fashion as a status symbol, with a focus on shoes. Working in groups, they complete a Venn diagram comparing practical fashion to...
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Thinking About Science and the Environment
Young scholars read 3 or 4 Science articles and complete a chart. For this scientific thought concept lesson, students play a game using their chart to reinforce their ideas and concepts. Young scholars make a list of the bigger ideas...
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Study Habits
Students investigate their own good and poor study habits. They write a plan to improve their weaknesses.
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Batting Practice: Using Math to Calculate Baseball Statistics
Students calculate and record batting average, hits, and at bats. In this Batting Practice: Using Math to Calculate Baseball Statistics lesson, students utilize mathematical formulas to determine the career statistics of baseball player...
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SAT Reading Comprehension Practice Test 01
In this SAT reading comprehension worksheet, students read an excerpt from a book and answer comprehension questions. Students answer 7 questions and submit their answers in this SAT practice worksheet.
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Animal Rights--Discussion Questions
In this animal rights worksheet, students read and answer the discussion questions related to animal rights. Students answer 7 questions.
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Geometry: Practical Applications of the Distance Formula
Learners, working independently and in groups, apply the distance formula to practical situations. After solving various problems, students in pairs design coordinate planes from the school blue print to measure the distance from the...
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Personal Possessive Pronoun Practice
In this personal pronouns practice worksheet, students respond to 20 fill in the blank and 4 short answer questions regarding the use of yours, hers, ours, his, and theirs.
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Primary Sources and Archaeology in the Study of Ancient Mediterranean Trade
Tenth graders begin the lesson by plotting trade routes, major empires and items traded. Using primary sources, they examine their own values regarding trading items for royality. They participate in a role-play exercise in which they...
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Transportation Math
Students practice their problem solving skills. In this addition and subtraction lesson, students solve story problems regarding the delivery of consumer goods.