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Major American Water Routes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders locate and identify the major bodies of water and waterways in the United States. Through a simulation activity, they describe how early explorers would have described their surroundings. Working in groups, they create...
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Ojal??

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students listen to the song and fill in the lyrics on a worksheet. They translate the meaning of the song into English. They concentrate on the correct verb tenses in the song. This activity is used as a warm up for a verb Spanish...
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Triangles Introduction

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore geometry by drawing various shapes in class. In this triangle characteristics lesson, students identify the attributes that classify a shape as a triangle and practice using their bodies to create triangles in class....
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Los Artistas Hispanos (Hispanic Artists)

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners research Hispanic artists. They complete a handout about their artist. Students brainstorm a list of vocabulary relating to the theme of art. Learners choose one work of art by each artist studied, and copy these for the paper...
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El Medio Ambiente, An Environmental Awareness Project

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students investigate environmental issue in Hispanic country, use readings from textbooks or other sources, prepare environmental awareness poster that focuses on issue of investigation, and create poster by cutting and pasting photos...
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Why is Smoking Bad For You?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students discuss the reasons that smoking is harmful. In this anti-smoking lesson, students talk about how smoke affects their body. They make a chart and write down all the reasons they should not smoke. 
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Why Do We Need Clean Air?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students recognize that tobacco smoke is bad for the heart. In this healthy choices lesson, students understand the relationship between tobacco smoke and damage to the body.
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Al Mercado

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate the concept of a market. They produce a dramatization to simulate the daily activities found inside. Students ask questions about the price, location, and use of items. The acting strengthens communication...
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Desert Discoveries

Invent - A - Saurus

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders get to invent their own dinosaur! This is done by using a very clever worksheet embedded in the plan. The worksheet leads them through naming their dinosaur by having explanations of the Latin terminology that is used with...
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The Ultimate Road Trip

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders experience and practice real-world geography, science and math as they imagine planning out the ultimate road trip. They set goals and maintain a daily budget as they are given a set of rules as they plan their road trip...
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Champions for Change

How Many Cups Do I Need?

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? Find out by browsing through a variety of handouts and learning the recommended daily amounts of fruits and vegetables for good health. Learners will read and discuss how to visually...
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Revolutionary Money

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Examine paper money from the American revolution! Historians study the paper bills and discuss the history of money. How has money changed over the times? Activities are included. 
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Geography: Puerto Rico

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Take a trip to Puerto Rico! Learners engage in a web quest, identify Puerto Rico on the map, and gather information related to physical features and cultural factors. Their efforts culminate when they design a brochure comparing the...
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Let's Get Physical

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Explore the benefits of physical activity and how it will affect your students' health. Students track their physical activities for one week and then compare their results.  Collaboration with a math teacher woould be useful as it would...
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Book: Spain

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students, after reading Chapter One in the book, "Spain," design and re-create the political boundaries as well as the physical features of nation of Spain. They utilize play-doh or salt dough to illustrate and create their three...
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Vitamin C and Protein Analysis

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze various beverages to determine vitamin C content. Students research diseases resulting from vitamin C deficiencies and identify countries most affected.
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Cinco de Mayo - What is it?

For Teachers K - 4th
Students, after examining why the fiesta Cinco de Mayo is celebrated, plan a fiesta that includes invitations, games, music, paper flowers, flags and a menu of authentic foods. By completing this assignment, they enhance their education...
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Enjoying Latino Music

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners view different musical instruments from around Latino world, predict what sounds instruments will make based on their appearance, listen to and evaluate music from different Latino genres orally or in writing, and make...
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Lesson 6: Examining Events from Different Perspectives Friend or Foe?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders sequence events of European exploration and colonization by creating timelines. They define the differences between primary and secondary sources. They discuss claims to Texas land in the 17th Century.
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The Westward Movement

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Learners study the westward movement through examining stamps. In this westward movement lesson plan, students draw conclusions, determine cause and effect relationships and examine the westward movement of the United States by...
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Be a Food Explorer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars discover the origins of fruits and vegetables. In this nutrition lesson, students research how fruits and vegetables came to the United States via trade routes.  Resources are provided.
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Celebrate Sunflowers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students skip count with sunflower seeds. For this interdisciplinary lesson, students discuss the history of sunflowers. Students count by 1's, 2's, and 10's with bags full of sunflower seeds.
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La Influencia Latina en Nuestra Comunidad (The Latino Influence in our Community)

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students visit a grocery store to create a list of Latino products. They take photographs of areas in their community that demonstrate the latino population. Students research community services available to the Latino population. They...
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Enjoying Puerto Rican Artistts

For Teachers K - 4th
Students examine artwork done by artists from Puerto Rico. As a class, they discuss each piece of work based on the elements used. They use the internet to research the lives of the artists and develop their own opinions on the art...

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