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Bird of Peace

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners discuss the saying "If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem". They brainstorm and create a list universal symbols for peace. They create a paper mache Bird of Peace using recycled paper, balloons and glue.
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Lesson Plan
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Heart-y Creatures

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students research the historical background of Valentine's Day. They identify symbols and examine how this occasion is celebrated today. They create imaginative creatures made out of chenille sticks and paper hearts or other geometric...
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Lesson Plan
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Make a Peace Windstock

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this making a peace wind stock worksheet, young scholars explore and experiment on how to design and create a peace wind stock to symbolize their feelings about peace.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Synonyms and Antonyms

For Students 2nd - 4th
For this synonyms and antonyms worksheet, young word warriors read eight sentences and analyze how the two underlined words in each sentence are related. They determine if they are synonyms or antonyms and put an S or A in the blank...
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Curated OER

Review of Literary Devices

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders review literary devices. They use both fiction and nonfiction texts to review metaphor, simile, alliteration, imagery, symbolism and personification. This lesson plan has a scripted guide for the teacher to follow.
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Worksheet
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Goblin Market Theme of Sex

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Learners will read then analyze the story "Goblin Market" then discuss themes of sex and lost virginity. There are 5 questions and a series related links to help them take a critical look at an interesting children's story. This story...
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Worksheet
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Identifying Prepositional Phrases and Infinitives

For Students 3rd - 8th
Now that your upper elementary and middle schoolers are familiar with prepositions and prepositional phrases, have them complete this practice activity. There are prepositional phrases and infinitives embedded in 10 sentences. The...
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PPT
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What is Language?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Intended to be used along with the first chapter of An Introduction to Language textbook, this PowerPoint is full of linguistic terminology that is not necessarily explained. This tool can be used to complement a lecture or a text, but...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Cats and Superstition: Fun Trivia Quiz

For Students 2nd - 6th
Answers to this quiz are very well cited, so if your class is studying Halloween, symbols, superstition, world cultures, or cats, it could spark spirited discussion about comparative traditions.
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Printables
abcteach

Music Note Cards

For Teachers K - 6th
Help young musicians stay on beat with this series of classroom displays. Showing the name and symbol for different musical notes, these tools are a handy resource for any elementary or middle school music teacher.
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Worksheet
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"A Sound of Thunder" Vocabulary in Context

For Students 8th - 10th
Ray Bradbury does it again, providing a story full of symbolism and interest. After your class reads "A Sound of Thunder" and studies the difficult vocabulary, quiz them with this sheet. Example words include aurora, expendable, and...
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Lesson Plan
Novelinks

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers: Literary Mandala

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Explore the concept of yin and yang with this resource. On the first page, learners study a picture of George Bush. Then, have learners choose a character from The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. After brainstorming adjectives and choosing...
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Worksheet
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A Tale of Two Cities Reading Guide

For Students 10th - 12th
Engage class members in A Tale of Two Cities with an extensive guide that asks readers to respond to questions of fact, to analyze passages, to compare characters and events, and to explore symbols. Whether used as homework or for group...
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Worksheet
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Themes and Motifs in Macbeth Act Five

For Students 10th - 12th
How do themes and motifs build and develop through Act Five of Macbeth? With this two-page worksheet, readers record quotations that represent themes like ambition, conscience, and manhood. In addition, they speak to symbols like blood,...
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Printables
EduBlogger

Vocabulary Squares

For Teachers 5th - 12th Standards
As part of their vocabulary study, readers select unfamiliar words from their current reading assignment, record the etymology and part of speech, variations, the definition, and draw a symbol, logo, or icon. They then create a sentence...
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K12 Reader

What Is a Glyph?

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
After reading a short passage about glyphs, kids must follow the provided directions to create a star glyph.
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Worksheet
Grammar Net

Adjectives of Comparison

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
Is our car bigger than theirs? Is this car better than than that one? Use comparative and superlative adjectives of provided verbs to complete twenty sentences.
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Worksheet
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Subject Object Pronoun Practice

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Practice substituting subjects and objects in a sentence with the correct pronouns. A grammar learning exercise prompts young learners to fill in the blanks for ten missing subjects, and then ten missing objects in different sentences.
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Interactive
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Thoreau, Emerson, and Transcendentalism

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Tackle Transcendentalist literature with these questions. This resource provides 14 essay questions that cover different works by Thoreau and Emerson. Class members may also access an online quiz on the selection using the link at the...
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PPT
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Figurative Language

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Explore literary devices and figurative language using higher level examples. The 33 slides here define common types of figurative language (like simile, metaphor, personification, etc.), and then focus on specific examples in...
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Simon & Schuster

Curriculum Guide: The Scarlet Letter

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
The Scarlet Letter may be a classic, but keeping high schoolers engaged in the reading of Hawthorne's vocabulary, syntax, imagery, and historical references presents it own set of challenges. Here's a guide that offers readers...
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Prestwick House

Teaching Shakespeare: Sonnet 73

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
It's that time of year to consider how Shakespeare selects his images and structures his Sonnet 73 to develop the meaning of the poem. Class members examine the rhyme scheme, the indented lines, the conceit, and the images used in each...
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Activity
Hildegard Center for the Arts

Mardi Gras Masks

For Teachers K - 12th
Laissez les bons temps rouler! Create your own festive Mardi Gras masks with a lesson that provides background information on the celebration and instructions about constructing the masks.
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Lesson Plan
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The Importance of Place

For Teachers K - 5th
Is art connected to geography? It sure is! Your class will find out how even clay that comes from a certain location can have deep symbolic meaning. The class will analyze the piece, Mud Woman Rolls On and then research how geographic...

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