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Establishing a Global Perspective: Do Values Cross Borders?

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore values in global perspectives. They discuss values in popular films and complete a timeline of their personal, societal, and key events. They design a photograph that reflects the concept of values. They create...
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Internet Research in Physical Education

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students take an active role for their own exploration. They are given the tools that enable them to find information about a specific topic on their own. Students choose from the different units that they have studied at the time:...
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I Was Just Kidding!

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students examine the difference between good-natured teasing and bullying through discussion of fictional scenarios and reflect on real-life situations. They use guidelines to help them realize when harmless joking has crossed the line...
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Introducing Linear Terminology

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders graph linear equations and inequalities in two variables and then, they write equations of lines and find and use the slope and y-intercept of lines. They use linear equations to model real data and define to define the...
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Positively Negative?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of integers. They view a video clip on addition and subtraction of integers. Students observe a Web site that reviews multiplication and division of integers....
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Classroom Rules and Procedures

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students participate in a brief introduction to the classroom rules and procedures. They role play the proper procedures for maintaining a productive classroom atmosphere. Rules and parent letters are distributed and discussed
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Relationship Role Plays

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students connect a scene from a play they are reading to events in their own lives. Working in male/female pairs, students act out a scene from "Hamlet." Pairs work to role play a scene as an extension of the one they have read, using...
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Radical Raptors

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Learners are introduced to raptors and their role in the environment. They identify three characteristics of raptors and list several types of raptors found in nature. They discuss their positive and negative experiences with raptors and...
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Recovery! Coping with the Effects of a Natural Disaster

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore natural disasters and the devastation caused by them. Using specified websites, learners examine how people rebuild after a disaster. In groups, they design and rebuild a community and conclude by writing an essay...
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Friendship Bracelets

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create friendship bracelets using a circular pattern. In this friendship lesson, students use visual aides such as Kidspiration and use a problem solving method to learn more each other.
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A Planting We Will Go

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how to transplant trees in their community. In this citizenship lesson plan, students construct a map of where to plant trees and then plant the trees.
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I'm a Philanthropist!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners study the meaning of philanthropy. In this philanthropy lesson, students are introduced to the concept of philanthropy and name and illustrate a philanthropic act they could perform.
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My Bank, My Decision!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a three-part bank. In this savings lesson, students utilize the three-part bank to separate their spending needs, wants, and long term goals. Students share some of the money earned for donation. Students discuss the...
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What's an Ecotect?

For Students 4th - 9th
In this future jobs worksheet, students use their creative thinking to select 10 job titles from a list and write a description for each job title. Students discuss as a class what good descriptions are and they discuss life in the future.
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Food Webs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students research an animal to define its food web and life cycle. In this animal life cycle instructional activity, students research an animal and define its food web. Students then present their animal food webs to the class and note...
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Investigating Nonprofits

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners investigate nonprofit organizations. In this service learning instructional activity, students complete information recording forms as they research selected nonprofit organizations. Learners use their findings to design...
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Animal Shelters - Sharing Our Knowledge

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students arrange a service project for a local animal shelter. In this animal shelter lesson, students collect items to be given to a local shelter. They learn how to estimate the monetary value of the donated items. They can do optional...
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Three-Digit Addition and Subtraction With Regrouping

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders access prior knowledge of addition and subtraction using two-digit numbers and calculate easily with them. In this three-digit addition lesson, 2nd graders learn to add and subtract three-digit numbers with and without...
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Color Coded Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Students read text that is color coded to make it more exciting to read. In this reading lesson plan, students read text that is in different colors or highlighted differently in order to be inspired to read in front of the class.
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Gerunds and Infinitives 5

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students answer 10 fill in the blank questions regarding the use of gerunds and infinitives. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Service Learning--A School Violence Prevention Strategy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze school violence issues. In this service learning lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding school violence issues. Students examine service projects to prevent school violence.
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Overcoming Problems: John Smith

For Students 4th - 8th
In this John Smith learning exercise, learners read a one page article about the problems John Smith faced in the 1600's. Students complete 7 short answer questions about the article.
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Drift Study

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars observe, work with charts, and work with GPS in order to determine the path lobster larvae travel based on local currents. In this currents lesson plan, students work with local fishermen to observe the natural currents.
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Early Explorers

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students answer short answer questions and participate in a role play where they are explorers being interviewed. In this early explorers lesson plan, students discuss why it is beneficial to be the first one in a place.