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Math - Design a Ship
Students design a ship. They calculate square footage and draw their ship to scale. They build models of their ships.
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Web Trails: An Online Adventure
Learners work together to complete a WebQuest. They research Iowa's parks and trails. They write a story about hiking through the parks. They share their story with the class.
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Liberia and the U.S.: Historic Ties and Policy Decisions
Students discuss and analyze factors affecting U.S. foreign policy toward Liberia. They role-play various groups during 1900 who were concerned with the relationship between United States and Liberia as a "colony"
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Cow Parade
High schoolers create individual works of art using cow cut-outs as their canvas in this hilarious instructional activity ideal for the High School Art or Art History classroom. The instructional activity includes resource links and can...
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Shamrock Puppy
Students create small "Shamrock Puppies" using colored construction paper, crayons, and glue in this pre-Kindergarten lesson celebrating St. Patrick's Day. The lesson includes a resource link where printable patterns can be found.
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Panther in the Basement
Students produce an ongoing journal in which they relate their personal response to literature. They examine the theme of the rights of the individual versus the whole. They explore conflict in Panther in the Basement.
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Making a Pitch
Students practice creating their own persuasive pitch of their project. They use this presentation to organize the work they have completed on their project at this stage. They receive teacher and students feedback and how ready they are...
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Chomp Chomp Chocolate
Students identify the digraph /ch/ in written and spoken language. Students practice identifying the initial and final placement of the digraph /ch/ in words by identifying pictures containing the sound. They read a decodable story...
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Write Traits Characteristics
Learners are introduced to the Write Traits way of writing. They practice identifying the characteristics of Write Traits by listing the six traits and a characteristic for each trait on the board.
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Setting Boundaries
Students identify the different relationships they are involved in. For this communication lesson, students discuss the importance of setting boundaries in every relationship. They cite the negative and positive consequences when people...