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Inherit the Wind
Students explore the theory of evolution and read the play Inherit The Wind and a series of articles and essays about the famous Scopes trial that centered around the right to teach evolution. They incorporate technology as they research...
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A NURSE
Second graders examine the front cover of the book, A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A NURSE and discuss with a friend about a time they visited the hospital. They then read the book together as a class and review events. They make a list as a class...
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Cinco De Mayo Crossout Worksheet
In this Cinco De Mayo "crossout" worksheet, students cross out letters that don't belong in words that are described by clues. All words are related to Cinco De Mayo.
Project SMART
Rocks and Minerals: Touch the Earth
Students complete a unit of lessons on rocks and minerals. They conduct research, write e-mail questions to geologists, write daily journal entries, label maps demonstrating types of rocks/minerals found, and create a web page that...
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Musical Alphabet - Skipping Down
Students review the Musical Alphabet from A to G then review stepping up, skipping up, and stepping down. They discover that a skip down goes from one letter to the next lower letter with one in between.
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Parent's Choice
Students evaluate Web sites offering services, programs and supplies for Students. They write Web guides, directing parents and guardians to useful information, and write letters to companies offering recommendations for improving sites.
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Capitalization Practice
In this capitalization instructional activity, learners underline lower case letters that are used incorrectly in a set of 22 sentences. An answer key is included on page 2.
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Diplomatic Duties
Tenth graders research and illustrate the diplomatic policies of American presidents, and write letters critiquing the policies of specific presidents. March 17, 2003)
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Charlotte's Web
Young scholars compare the differences in insects and spiders and design a worksheet that teaches the differences. Students record on chart
organizing the information about the pet, its food, habitat, exercise, and other ways to care...
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Read To Feed
Students read to accumulate pledge money to purchase a heifer for a needy family. In this reading for the needy lesson, students solicit pledges from family and friends for each book they read. They use the money from the pledges to...
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Spark Students Interest in Fire Safety Week
Students explore and analyze about Fire Safety Week. They assess what a fire is, how is spreads so fast, , that it is hot and dark. Each student becomes aware that fire related incidents is the number three cause of death for children in...
Hawaiʻi State Department of Education
Picture Poetry
What a fun idea! The class discusses, and then writes free-verse poems using sensory detail. They get into small collaborative writing teams to compose their poems. Next, they pantomime the actions from the poem while their teammates...
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The Friendship Race
In this activity, students work together to explore qualities and attitudes that help make lasting friendships.
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Famous People
Students increase their self-esteem and identify how and why they are important. They listen to various books. as listed in the lesson plan. Then, students list various famous people and write about how those same people are famous....
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Catch Up With John Smith
In this video activity, students view a video online titled Catch Up With John Smith and fill in the blanks to sentences about it after viewing it. Students complete 20 sentences.
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‘Catch Up’ With John Smith
In this John Smith worksheet, learners access a linked Internet site, watch the cartoon about John Smith, and then answer 20 fill in the blank and 2 short answer questions regarding the video.
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Clara Caterpillar
Students read the story Clara Caterpillar about the changes of a caterpillar and make butterflies. For this reading lesson plan, students make the butterflies out of colored coffee filters.
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Translating Teacher Talk
Interpreting the world of teacher vernacular to improve communication.
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A Togolese Tale: The Big Fire
Students identify common elements found in folk tales and read a Togolese folk tale told by Fred Koehler. They analyze the folk tale for its elements and compare and contrast it with well-known Western folk tales.
Lisa Staab Shadburn
Play Therapy Activities to Enhance Self‐Esteem
Discover activities to help learners increase self-awareness, build peer and family relations, and develop positive self-esteem. Here you'll find six suggestions for instilling a sense of confidence and self awareness in youngsters. Each...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Person to Person: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 4)
Authors use many strategies when writing stories. A series of extra support lessons breaks down those strategies, as well as key grammatical and phonics-based concepts to support struggling learners. The last of three lessons offers...
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End-of-the-Year Celebration Program
Students sing songs, recite a poem, share what they can now do that they couldn't before and explain how they see their accomplishments. They read "Leo The Late Bloomer" and create graduation hats.
Poetry4kids
How to Write an Acrostic Poem
Acrostic poems are perfect for any topic! A quick tutorial guides learners into writing acrostic poems with the basics and key examples.
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A Question of Faith?
Should organized prayer be prohibited at high school sporting events? Students explore their own feelings about prayer in school-sponsored events, before discussing the recent Supreme Court decision banning public prayer at high school...