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Exploring Sounds
Students identify the "sh"sound with the help of the Florida quarter. Students place the sounds placement within words with this kinesthetic activity. Students share various examples of consonant blends on the board.
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When the Personal Becomes Presidential
Students explore American voter's attitudes toward the checkered pasts of presidents and presidential candidates. They create and conduct a survey of members of their school community and analyze the results.
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Wondrous Water
Learners explore the different properties of water. They experimenting with different activities, each one explaining a different property of water. Students read an article "Small, Ues, But Might: The Molecule Called Water." and then...
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Outbreak!
Students study and research drug-resistant bacteria and the use of antibiotics. Through the use of the internet, and other resources, students gather information and create a board game. They discuss bacteria, antibodies, antibiotics...
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X Is For Wonderment
Students engage in a lesson plan that is concerned with the "X" chromosome and how ti is part of genetics with the use of Punnett squares. They use this tool in order to predict future genetic outcomes while focusing upon specific...
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Alphabet Soup
Students study language. In this unique alphabets lesson plan, students read the article by Michael Everson "For the World's A B C's, He Makes 1's and 0's." They discuss the importance of alphabets and work in small groups to create a...
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Shakespeare - As You Like It
Learners compare and contrast contemporary comedic styles with that of Shakespeare in the play, As You Like It. They perform scenes from the play.
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What's the opposite of school?
Third graders create a poem in which they compare and contrast opposites.
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Pipe-Cleaner Stick Figures
Second graders create puppets out of pipe cleaners and, in groups, put on a puppet show based on a section of a story they have read from their readers.
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Tread Lightly
Young scholars investigate the use of carbon fuels and how they effect the environment. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The information is used from the reading to calculate one's personal influence upon the environment.
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The Cost of "Living"
Learners explore their memories of Sept. 11 and discuss how much they believe victims of Sept. 11 and their families should be compensated.
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The Second Draft of History
Students draft entries about a recent historical event for a history textbook using two specific sources of information. They then compare their entries and examine the differences.
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Keeping Our Pets Safe in an Emergency
Learners participate in a service learning project to benefit the members and animals in their community. In this animal welfare lesson, students review emergency preparedness. Learners discuss animal safety in an emergency. Students...
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Tel-ing It Like It Is?
Learners explore how television has changed over the last fifty years, focusing on how world events and societal trends affect (and are affected by) television.
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How Can I Contribute To A Better Neighborhood?
Learners discuss their role in the community as a class. In groups, they evaluate what they like and do not like in their neighborhoods. They develop a solution for one of the aspects they do not like and share it with the class. They...
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Deportation in Narration
Students explore both sides of the United States immigration issue. Through research, they explore the increase in the deportations of undocumented immigrants over the last year, and the impact deportation has had on one immigrant...
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Historical Presents
Students research events, trends, and phenomena of specific years in the twentieth century, then design "time capsules" to commemorate those years.
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What's Fit to Print?
Students evaluate how newspapers are constructed and evaluate the extent to which newspapers serve their readers' interests.
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Aftershocks
Pupils explore how the recent earthquake in Pakistan has resulted in temporary diplomacy between Pakistan and India.
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Gaining Ground
Young scholars explore African-American art by researching, preparing and presenting reports on particular artists. They analyze what they have learned through the lens of modernism.
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Prized Photos
Learners study World Press Photo prize-winning photos in small groups and compare them with memorable personal photos.
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Reporting War: a Comparison of News Reports on Vietnam And Operation Enduring Freedom
Young scholars research how television news shows reported on the War in Vietnam. They describe how television news shows reported on the Iraqi War and compare the two coverages. They contrast how are they similar and how they are ...
Scholastic
Scholastic: 31 Writing Prompts for the New Year
These 31 new year writing prompts will inspire your students to reflect on the past year, set realistic goals and resolutions, and look ahead to a bright future to make 2022 even more successful!
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Pbs Learning Media: Global Oneness Project: Rethinking the Fabrics We Wear
In this lesson, students examine natural and synthetic fibers. Students explore the photo essay in groups and discuss how the sheep farmer offers an alternative to mass production with a focus on the themes of resiliency and...