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Gardens Throughout the World
Fourth graders study various aspects of gardens. For this garden lesson, 4th graders discover the location of famous gardens on a map. Students research historic gardens.
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Where the Red Fern Grows: A 4th Grade Literary Focus Unit
Fourth graders explore the human and animal connection along with the idea that death is a part of the life cycle. They read "Where the Red Fern Grows." Students examine the feelings and emotions surrounding death and they discover the...
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How Do Storms Influence Our Lives?
Young scholars investigate the various ways storms influence our lives. They conduct Internet research, identify the characteristics of different storms, plot storm coordinates, and write a report on a particular storm.
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Investigations into Estimations
Learners gain the powerful tools of estimation, prediction, and averaging and discover the importance these tools have in daily living.
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Posing for Rembrandt
Students consider the elements of costuming and posing in Rembrandt's work. They collect various costumes and experiment with poses in the theme of the painting "Night Watch". Students take photographs of poses and write accompanying...
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#1 Fluent Reading: What Does it Sound Like?
Young scholars work on recognizing fluent reading and distinguishing between word recognition and fluency.
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Fables
Third graders discover characteristics of fables by reading Aesop's fables and performing a reader's theater.
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Changes in Draft Registration
Students evaluate the differences between the first draft registration and today's Selective Service form. They explore how changes in American society and culture influence changes in the draft system.
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Dorothy Day and Mohandas K. Gandhi: Catalysts of Social Change
High schoolers explore how Dorothy Day and Mohandas Gandhi were leaders for social change. In this history lesson plan, students analyze the impact of these two leaders through several activities and group assignments.
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Homes of the West
Fourth graders read about homes in Utah over time and design models of the homes. In this homes of the west instructional activity, 4th graders draw and label five homes that existed in the west. Students research each home and...
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The Three Billy Goats Gruff
First graders read key sentences from the story on sentence strips. They read the story with a partner and act out the story, taking turns acting the parts of the various characters.
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Stone Fox
Learners read and complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the novel, Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner. Included are reading, math, science, writing, social studies, and library connections. A vocabulary/spelling...
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It's That Time of Year
Fourth graders research and collect information about Florida colleges, then devise a system for organizing and displaying it.
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Anatomy of the Heart
Tenth graders examine the different parts of the heart. In this biology lesson, 10th graders perform dissection of the fetal pig. They explain how the heart maintains homeostasis.
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Troublesome Towers
Students observe solids and identify parts that make up the surface area. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the surface are of solids and cones. They find polygons and solids in the real world.
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Fugitive Slave Narratives
Middle schoolers analyze the ways slavery shaped social and economic life in the South after 1800, the different economic, cultural, and social characteristics of slavery after 1800, and the ending of the Atlantic slave trade.
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Critical Consumerism: Videos and Teen Culture
Students analyze music videos as a study on teen culture. In this teen culture lesson, students view music videos and track a different aspect of the videos for male representation, female representation, racial representation,...
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Johnny Appleseed, An American Folk Hero
Students explore American folktales. They review the elements of folktales. Students read the folktale of Johnny Appleseed together. They discuss the vocabulary words from the story. Students discuss the differences between the real...
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Brooks-Baxter War
Sixth graders discuss and research the Brooks-Baxter War and the election of governor for Arkansas in 1872. In this election lesson plan, 6th graders read about the candidates for governor and why the election was disputed.
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Cultural Representation of Skeletons and Bones
Eighth graders study cultures and beliefs about the final life cycle. In this culture lesson students complete several activities on the origins of Halloween.
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America's Civil Rights Movement, Activity Five
Students read and write poems for two voices about the Civil Rights Movement.
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The First Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Study Unit
Young scholars explain the origins of Thanksgiving. As a class, they list all the meanings, stories, and images that come into their minds when they hear the word "Thanksgiving." After reading about Thanksgiving, pairs of students create...
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Life in Colonial Times
Fifth graders examine significant ideas, beliefs and themes in US history. They identify causes and effects of historical events in the American Revolution. Evaluate critical issues and events. Analyze the views and lives of people of...
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The First Thanksgiving
Students research the first Thanksgiving. In this first Thanksgiving lesson plan, students research the Internet about how the first Thanksgiving came about between the Native Americans and the Pilgrims. They complete a KWL chart, and...