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Sharing Their Stories: Native American Literature and Culture in 19th Century America

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate Native American culture reading and writing about early Native American authors. They listen to an expert to extend their understanding of the culture.
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Skin Cancer Prevention

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss skin cancer prevention. For this skin cancer lesson, students read a pamphlet that tells the causes of skin cancer and what you can do to prevent it. Students will choose from a variety of projects which focus on skin...
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Why Not Visit My Country?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research a country using the Travel Languages Web site. Using MS Publisher, they create a travel flyer about the country. Using Inspiration, they develop a concept map of what they learned about their country.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 3, Lesson 16: The ABC of Symmetry

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students follow directions in the ABC of Symmetry to make a butterfly which shows a line of symmetry.
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Kid Garden Math

For Teachers K
Students design a geometric garden. Shapes to be included are squares, triangles, and hexagons. After reading a book together about shapes, students get to use construction paper to cut out and design their own shape garden.
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The Great Explorers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine the importance of culture and economy changes that occurred due to the great explorations. In this explorations lesson, students create a list of major explorers. Students focus on one main exploration and give an oral...
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Friends of the Desert

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars examine the climate map of Africa with emphasis on the desert regions. They work together in groups to play the role of different delegations preparing for a conference. They present their information to the class.
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Historical Figures

For Teachers 11th
Student research a "Historical Individual" using the Internet. They print a minimum of five articles and organize them. They create a visual biography of their historical figure.
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Social Programs and Government Responsibility

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare and contrast two Presidents and how viewed the government in times of difficulty. They examine what role each President handled the role of philanthropy during their years in office. They identify acts of philanthropy...
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Poetic Expression

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders evaluate the effectiveness of literary techniques including figurative language. They demonstrate an understanding of the main ideas, events, or themes of a variety of novels, stories, poetry, other print material, and...
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What Difference Do Good and Bad Make?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss the characteristics of good citizenship, listen to the story, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and develop and present skits demonstrating examples of good and bad behaviors.
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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858: Interactive Map Activity

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders utilize an interactive map to explore the 1858 Senate campaign in Illinois and how factors such as population, transportation, and party strongholds can affect campaign strategies.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 1, Lesson 6: Quilt Story

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners recognize that quilts are created by geometric components. They examine how quilts are an artistic art form that show the cultural heritage of the people who make them.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 2, Lesson 10: Wanna Trade?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners listen to a book that facilitates a discussion of trade and things that people need. They determine what things might be traded.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 2, Lesson 11: A Stitch in Time

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the culturally artistic value of quilts, the importance of trade in meeting basic needs, and the conservation of natural resources.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 3, Lesson 12: Jammin

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students review definitions of word wall words using songs, movement and sharing.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 5, Lesson 28: The Mo-tea-if

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore tea dyeing cloth.
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Manipulative Mania

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore tangram vocabulary and tangram designs, creating an art design that contains various geometric parts. They complete a checklist titled, Important Thing About a Quilt Design.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 6, Lesson 32: Appliqué-tion of Learning

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders hand stitch three different appliqué stitches using triangles as a motif.
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Storytelling

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders retell stories to peers and the entire class. In this storytelling lesson, 8th graders research short stories and select a short story to retell. Students rewrite the stories in their own words and tell it aloud.
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The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858: Interactive Map Activity

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners utilize an interactive map to explore the 1858 Senate campaign in Illinois. They examine how factors such as population, transportation, and party strongholds can affect campaign strategies. Students write an essay discussing...
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The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students read and analyze a poem about a speaker's posthumous view of war, assess the purpose of an author's note and evaluate the effect of the point of view on the reader's response. They work in groups to discuss and analyze the poem.
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Escape From Slavery

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students make a timeline of Frederick Douglass' life. They role play your favorite scene from the story. Students write at least 5 journal entries from Frederick Douglass' point of view.
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Pbs News Hour: Vanishing Verbs

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Ever noticed how tv news reporting sounds so different from conversation and from academic writing? Explore this topic with your learners using the resources and plans at this site. Handouts, discussion questions and vocabulary practice...