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Life size figures - Moveable Murals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create life-size human figures and decorate them in a collage style with torn colored pieces of pictures from magazines. They display them around the school, creating life-size murals.
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Daily Routine Writing Exercise

For Students 4th - 5th
In this review of English usage learning exercise, students correct grammatical mistakes, complete sentences with vocabulary words, and write about their daily routine. Students write 23 answers.
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Still Life - Realism

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss still life painting and the Realism style of art. They plan a personal narrative still life drawing, complete the project and present it to the class.
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Still Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners compose a three-dimensional still life composition in a shoe box, sketch portions of their work and then design a painting based on the finished box. They complete and critique their paintings.
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Life Science: My Pyramid

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine how the school food program compares to the food pyramid recommendations. In this food pyramid activity, students compile data regarding the food choices available in the school through the lunch program and vending...
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The Reality of Life in the 1930s

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the life style of the 1930's using art, music, the Internet and interviews as resources. They complete worksheets including a Venn diagram comparing two pieces of artwork. They determine what life during the Great...
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Magic School Bus: The Wild Whale Watch Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students research information about whales. In this early childhood lesson plan, students create an illustration of a whale to display in a sea scene in the classroom. Students then use the library and internet to research a whale of...
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Conditions of City Life in the Late 19th Century

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine tenement life. In this lesson on early urbanization, students research the role of journalism for social change in early American cities. Students write a journal article for themselves that demonstrate an understanding...
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A Day In the Life of a 4th/5th Grader

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students design a photo essay. In this photo essay lesson, students take digital pictures of their daily activities such as their mode of travel to school, the lunchroom, their classroom and classmates. They choose the photos that depict...
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Breaking News English: School Punishment

For Students 5th - 10th
In this school punishment worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write,...
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Breaking News English: Violence In Japan's Elementary Schools

For Students 6th - 7th
In this ESL learning exercise, students read or listen to an article about increasing violence in Japanese elementary schools. Students complete all or some of the 100 activities available here including discussion, listening, vocabulary...
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Daily Life and Schooling

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students compare the ancient Greek method of schooling and writing to contemporary methods and learn the Greek alphabet on wax tablets.
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Still-Life Painting: Arranging Nature—Lesson 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners choose meaningful objects for a still-life arrangement and paint it using watercolors. After reflecting on their choice of objects and composition, students begin to write an artist's statement.
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One Room School House Reading Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore schools during the Colonial period. In this American history lesson, students participate in a simulation of school days in Colonial America. Students visit a museum and use the schoolhouse as a setting for their...
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A Child's Daily Life in South Africa

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students compare the life of a child in South Africa to the life of a child in America. In this multicultural education lesson, students read the book Not So Fast Songololo and discuss the differences and similarities between their lives...
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Laura Ingalls Wilder and Pioneer Life

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders complete a three-week unit about Laura Ingalls Wilder and pioneer life. They research the topography of Michigan in the 1870's, conduct Internet research, write journal entries, participate in polka and waltz dancing, and...
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Polygons in Real Life

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify and label different types of polygons in real life situations. Using a digital camera, they take pictures of polygons on the school grounds, tally the number of shapes found, and answer discussion questions.
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Community Helpers in our School and Town

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a PowerPoint presentation. In this community helpers lesson, students discuss community helpers and create a t-chart to list what each community helper does. Students watch a PowerPoint presentation, walk through the...
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Quality of Life

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discover that people influence the quality of life of those around them. They read the literature selection 'Berenstein Bears, Don't Pollute' and discuss the many ways people have changed the environment by polluting.
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"Just a Little Bit Different": Inclusive Classrooms, Inclusive Schools

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners explore visible and invisible differences, those of language, religion, dress, ethnicity, gender, etc. with their classmates. They play Bingo with a created list of classroom differences. Afterward, they write a short paper...
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Teaching Radioactive Decay: Radioactive Half-life And Dating Techniques

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students generate a radioactive decay table for an imaginary element using a box filled with pinto beans and M&M's. They use their data to plot a decay graph, develop the concept of half-life, and use the graph to "age" several samples.
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Schooling Fish

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students make fish models.  In this fish behavior lesson, students create lanternfish fishsticks, learn how a school of fish live, eat and swim together, examine the predator-prey relationship, and read the book Swimmy to facilitate...
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School Violence: Answers From the Inside

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the issue of school violence, bullying, and cliques. They watch and discuss a video, answer discussion questions, create a poster, role-play mediation techniques, identify conflict resolution techniques, and sign a...
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Life Cycles

For Students 6th - 9th
For this flower life cycles worksheet, students use the word bank to identify and describe the 5 labeled parts of the flower.

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