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What Smells?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read the poem "Light" together and then discuss how poetry can come from anywhere.
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Adventures in Wonderland: A Genre Study

For Teachers 3rd
Students explore the concepts of fantasy writing through this nine lessons unit. The unit presents semantic mapping, discussions, comparisons of various works of fantasy, and the opportunity to create their own fantasies.
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Narrow Road to the Interior

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the life and work of the Japanese poet, Matsuo Basho as the Japanese poetic forms are studied. Nature, symbolism, and history are probed as the lesson is developed.
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A Garden in the Mailbox

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners study seed catalogs to find information about plants and growing seasons. They write letters requesting a seed catalog after using online resources. They use them complete an associated worksheet and discuss zone maps for their...
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Social Studies: The Black West

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students assess the influence of African Americans in the western United States from the sixteenth century to the present. They examine the Black-Spanish heritage, slavery and freedom on the frontier, along with African American...
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From Bolls To Bolts

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners investigate the concept of cotton manufacturing. The skills of setting statements in chronological order is developed. They are shown pictures of products and place them in order. The instructional activity includes background...
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Bovine Oversteps Boundaries

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students listen to story of Grady, the Silo Cow, review vocabulary in story, look at newspaper headlines and discuss purpose of headlines, determine what makes a good headline, create three headlines of their own for story of Grady, and...
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Watermelons

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the origins and different uses of watermelons. Using the internet, they find photographs of the fruit and reading about them in primary source documents. As a class, they plan a community activity in which they use a...
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Student Created Course Descriptions

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create a powerpooint presentation for next year's incoming class outlining the curriculum. Working in groups, 6th graders are assigned a portion of the curriculum to cover in their presentation. Multimedia slides are...
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Reverse Applique with No Brakez

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a demonstation of how to complete the reverse applique. Using a kit, they have their fabric already chosen and practice using this technique on their quilts. They share their creations with the class and receive...
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Bermudian Vernacular Architecture

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students, after researching, discussing and analyzing vernacular architecture in detail, answer a question and answer sheet, review an extensive vocabulary of key words, complete an activity sheet on the key words, and critique a...
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Mystery Words - Part One

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners read the questions carefully on the "Mystery Clues" worksheet and answer the clues using a word from the given word list. They study how they must read the clues carefully to come up with the correct answer.
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Which One Doesn't Belong?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students listen to directions to find the word that doesn't belong in a group of words. They then receive a list of twenty words and choose the word that doesn't belong in the group independently.
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Analyzing a Picture

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine various photographs and identify three conclusions from them. Using the pictures, they write their own story based on their observations. They share their stories with the class and discuss how some of their...
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A Big Book About Us

For Teachers K
Students work on fine-motor, creative-thinking and language skills as they share special photos and stories about their families with their classmates. Students create individual pages for a class book that will include drawings and photos.
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Living Thoreau As A Means Of Approaching Walden

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the essays and life of Thoreau in order to appreciate his point of view and understand his way of thinking. They participate in various activities and writing assignments to gain a similar perspective. Students write...
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Icky Fingers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to digraphs so they can match letters to their phonemes. They recognize the short vowel i=/i/ in both spoken and written words by practicing reading and spelling words containing /i/. Elkonin Letter Boxes are...
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Examining The Scores

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate test scores taken to obtain academic strengths and weaknesses. They practice looking at the scores in order to interpret the results. Students use time for class discussion and planning study strategies to target...
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Memorizing Techniques

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore a variety of nmemonic devices, methods and techniques to help improve their memories. They brainstorm a list of things they find difficult to remember on their own first. In pairs they work on memory tricks by quizzing...
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Digital Portfolio

For Teachers K - 6th
Students work together using The Tool Factory Workshop to create memories for the entire school year. They (sixth graders) help the kindergarten with field day, grade level parties, local field trips, learning computer applications, and...
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The Bunnies Go Shopping

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this fantasy bunny story worksheet, students enjoy a short story about a rabbit family doing some shopping at the mall. Students then answer 6 questions about the story.
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MAY WORD SCRAMBLE

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this word scramble worksheet, students are given eleven words relevant to the month of March to unscramble. Answers are provided.
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Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literacy worksheet, students find the vocabulary words that fit the definition for the 15 questions in the crossword puzzle.
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Calendar

For Students 4th - 5th
In this literacy learning exercise, students find the words that are associated with the use of a calendar. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.

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