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Diversity: History
High schoolers use samll research groups, discussion and diversity beans to examine the role of individuals and governments in WWII.
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Surviving the Struggle: Ruby Bridges, Ryan White, and Anne Frank
Fourth graders develop a deeper understanding of Anne Frank's survival. They select significant subject matter for a family photo album, write photo captions expressing feelings as well as facts, and sequence material in a logical,...
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Describing Another's Physical Features
Students describe famous people to others that do not know who they are. They complete a worksheet with a list of physical attributes. They are to describe a family member to one of their classmates.
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On the Homefront: Indiana Family Letters
Students analyze primary source material from the Civil War. They describe the war as it was perceived by those on the homefront in Johnson County, Indiana. Students describe how Hoosiers responded to the draft. They write a document...
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Living in the Community
Students explore the differences between the four sectors of business. In this nonprofit business lesson, students give examples of needs met by businesses and the importance of the community nonprofit sector.
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Strawberry Girl: Lesson 5
Pupils read the book Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski. For this literature lesson, students read chapters 8-15 and complete journal entries. They look at how life was in the 1890's.
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Walking With Thoreau
Students engage in a series of activities geared towards studying the author Henry David Thoreau. They use different sources to obtain information to create context for future lessons. Students attempt to model their own lives to that of...
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And the Winner Is
Students use their artistic skills to create an award for a fabulous family member.
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Family of Musicians
Young scholars view a video about street musicians/singers and then perform in a small ensemble, recognizing that there is no real star of an ensemble.
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In a Family Way
Students research a rare species of animals that are a step away from the well known animals of our zoos. They create a mobile which displays the geography, habits, population and habitat of the animals. They draw a picture.
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Adult Roles and Responsibilities
Students discuss the importance of personal needs and expectations following a Powerpoint presentation and related activities. Next, they examine three different case studies demonstrating how individuals cope with responsibilities. ...
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Just Like The Old Days
Pupils listen to their teacher read them a story about families. Individually, they make a family chart which shows everyone in their family. They read a letter about a family in Mongolia and compare it with their own. Using the letter,...
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Just Like the Old Days
Students examine and experience roles and customs of rural Mongolians through role-playing, and they will compare unfamiliar roles from Mongolia with everyday roles in the United States. the will chart their own families and then predict...
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The Stigma Within
Middle schoolers role play the part of someone with a mental illness and the families they are members of. They act out the scenes from cue cards and other students can state their questions and comments.
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Forced Marriages VS. Arranged Marriages
Students create a role play about forced marriages versus arranged marriages. They record or script their role play and decide on the most important line they said in the role play.
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Fireign Language: Getting to Know You
Learners, using their foreign language of study, role-play as two people meeting for the first time. They use courtesy expressions and respond to questions and prompts with correct intonation, pronunciation, and inflection. Students...
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Soldier Emily
Students explore the role of women as soldiers during the Civil War period.
They read about a young Brooklyn woman who concealed her identity to
join the army and imagine how her family or fellow soldiers responded. They role play a...
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Elements of African Oral Literature
Ninth graders examine the importance of family history. In this Language Arts activity, 9th graders read and discuss African oral literature with a focus on the roles of griots. Students compare /contrast the elements of African oral...
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HI! HELLO! GOODBYE!
First graders study common forms of courtesy, greetings, and leave-takings appropriate to the time of day. They use common forms of address appropriate to one's relationship with another person's age, rank and number. They draw two...
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
High schoolers explore the issue of sexually transmitted diseases and discover that someone may have an STD with no symptoms. In this sexually transmitted diseases lesson, students complete a worksheet as a large group. High schoolers...
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Dust Bowl Depression
Students examine the Dust Bowl and the impact it made on farm families. In this U. S. history lesson, students role play a writer searching for a family that moved during the Great Depression. Students uncover what prompted families to...
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Contraception: Communication
Learners investigate human health by completing a worksheet in class. In this sexual activity lesson, students identify the importance of contraceptive devices and birth control. Learners complete role-play scenarios in which two people...
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Ethics and Philanthropy The Act of Sharing and Giving
Learners define ethics, and identify ways that they have practiced philanthropy in their own family. They listen to a book, write an essay, and identify a role model for philanthropy.