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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Why is it important to earn a GED?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students write a profile describing themselves. They access the internet site and complete the "Self-appraisal" section called "Employment Search Readiness Inventory." Students look at other options provided by this site to find other...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The New Entrepreneurs: Americans Over 50

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of entrepreneurship. In this entrepreneurship lesson, students read an article about how Americans over 50 make up a majority of entrepreneurs. Students discuss why there is an increase in self-employment for...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Celebrate Commencement with Class Presentations

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Bring the year to a satisfying close by asking class members to reflect on the year in personalized graduation speeches.
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Classroom

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Inspire critical thinking and facilitate collaboration with opportunities for entrepreneurial innovation!
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Apple Suing Samsung

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Why is Apple suing Samsung? Give your English language learners a bit of reading comprehension practice. First, they read the short passage provided, and then they complete 10 activities. There are true or false questions, matching...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Count Nouns and Articles Exercise 5

For Teachers 5th - 9th
In this noun learning exercise, students are given a short passage and must fill in the blanks with the correct article (a, an or the).
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Interactive
Curated OER

Inventors and Inventions Internet Hunt

For Students 4th - 6th
In this inventors and inventions Internet hunt worksheet, learners answer 15 questions by using the links provided for Internet research.  This page includes several links to helpful web resources.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Real Life, Your Life: Healthy Body, Healthy Mind

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students discuss the topic of body image.  In this body image lesson, students view a few people's body image thoughts and discuss how to help their people.  Students then write a poster and pretend press release, explaining to...
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Lesson Plan
Perkins School for the Blind

Packaging Snacks

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Have your learners with special needs practice cooperative work skills, teamwork, and packaging. The kids will form an assembly line. Each pupil will add an item to a paper bag and then hand it off to the next person until the bag is...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The History of Computers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the people and inventions related to computers. They research famous people for each invention they created and create a timeline of the inventor and his inventions. They present an oral presentation about the person for...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Real Life, Your Life: Body Talk

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discover how body language effects verbal communication.  In this body language lesson, students watch a video clip, observing what is said and how the people act with their bodies.  Students complete a worksheet to...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Disney in Talks to Buy Pixar

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this English worksheet, students read "Disney in Talks to Buy Pixar," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: Disney in Talks to Buy Pixar

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Disney in Talks to Buy Pixar," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Real Life, Your Life?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners explore difficult decisions that students have to make. In this vocational lesson, learners examine various case studies and discuss how they would handle the situation and what decisions they would make.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives

For Students 4th - 5th
Students fill in 12 blanks within a paragraph with a possessive pronoun or a possessive adjective to complete each sentence. This worksheet provides good practice for students who need to work on completing sentences correctly.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives

For Students 7th - 9th
For this possessive nouns and possessive adjectives worksheet, students read a passage and fill in the 12 blanks with possessive pronouns or possessive adjectives.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Editorial Cartoons: Poverty/Environmental Justice

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students analyze political cartoons. In this political cartoon lesson, students analyze an editorial cartoon to develop an understanding of the historical context, symbolism, visual composition, and satire of the cartoon regarding...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Famous People With Dyslexia

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars map out a plan of how schools could become more dyslexic friendly. Students create a portfolio on famous people who have overcome dyslexia and developed their talents.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Steve Jobs at Stanford University Commencement 2005

For Students 9th - 10th
Video of a speech given by Steve Jobs at Stanford University's 2005 commencement. [15:05] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Steve Jobs' Stanford University Commencement Speech" by Steve Jobs

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "Steve Jobs' Stanford University Commencement Speech" by Steve Jobs, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Unit Plan
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Timeline: Steve Jobs: The Man at Apple's Core

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR commemorates the life and legacy of innovator and entrepreneur Steve Jobs.
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Article
CNN

Cnn en Espanol: Week of 10 28 13: El Proximo Steve Jobs Es, Una Nina Mexicana

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. Article profiles a 12-year-old Mexican girl that Wired magazine has dubbed the next Steve Jobs.
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Website
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief biography of two entrepreneurs who founded Apple Computers, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, whose combine talents made Apple Computers a success.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Steve Jobs

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs gives details on his various business ventures, such as his founding of Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak, his time at Pixar and NeXT, and his return to Apple in 1997.