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Perceptions
Students gain a better understanding of perceptions and how different points of view about the same set of events leads to conflict.
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Recognizing Verbs
For this grammar instructional activity, 1st graders read five sentences and underline the verb. Answers to the sentences are provided on an additional instructional activity.
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Locking up teenage criminals
Young scholars evaluate comments submitted by young people regarding teenage criminals. They plan a new approach to young offenders and explain their ideas as a poem or rap lyrics.
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Alphabetical Order
Learners complete an online alphabet activity. In this alphabetical order lesson, students identify the list of words in alphabetical order. Learners discuss ordering using the alphabet and practice with the second set of words. Students...
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Sentence Structure
Students complete sentence structure activities. In this sentence structure activity, students discuss ways to piece together a sentence using the given words from the teacher. Students may also participate in related activities that...
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Learning Numbers
Students are introduced to their numbers and practice counting by ones, fives and tens. In groups, they match numbers and words and discover what numbers come before and after a given number. They also practice writing numbers and words.
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Anansi Goes to Lunch
Second graders read the story Anansi Goes to Lunch and complete language arts activities connected to the story. In this language arts lesson plan, 2nd graders complete activities including discussion, reading, writing, drawing, and role...
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Place Value
Students complete activities for place value practice. In this place value lesson, students view a place value grid practice writing numbers into the grid. Students then fill in their own place value grid for their...
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Hector's World
Students examine the concept of trust as it relates to trustworthy people. In this safety lesson, students discuss how there are people in our lives that we can rely on for help and support. Students review the story Hector's World and...
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Writing Book Reviews
Pupils explore new authors and genres they might like to read. The understand the ingredients of a book review. They write book reviews using persuasive language to recommend books.
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I Spy The Letter M!
Students identify the grapheme and phoneme for M. They practice writing the letter M and through listening activities, discriminate the phoneme /m/. They associate the phoneme /m/ with its letter representation and identify it in various...
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No Pain, No Brain!
Students complete a variety of activities related to the /ai/ digraph. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing the /ai/ digraph using letter manipulatives. Students listen to the book "The Long Long...
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How Rich Is Rich?
Second graders read "Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich, Last Sunday" by Judith Viorst. They watch a video of the book and identify and record amounts of money mentioned in the story. They investigate money-related websites.
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Push or Pull
Students study the forces, push and pull. They conduct demonstrations of pushing and pulling. They examine the Nebraska state quarter for an example of pulling.
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What is moral courage?
Learners look at "Anne Frank Trust" winners' profiles and discuss what it means to have moral courage. They choose someone they would nominate for the Anne Frank Awards for Moral Courage.
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The Sound of Music: Do-Re-Mi
Seventh graders create a simple melody using the Solfedge syllables. In this melody lesson, 7th graders watch the movie The Sound of Music and focus on the "Do Re Mi" clip. Students examine solfege syllables and create a melody...
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Hector's World: Welcome to the Carnival
Students view a cartoon Hector's World: Welcome to the Carnival and discuss personal details. In this Internet safety lesson, students recognize when they should and shouldn't give personal details on the phone. Students...
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"Hector's World" Episode 5
Students consider when, and if, they should share information about themselves over the internet. In this online safety lesson, students view the show "Hector's World." They then discuss how to use caution, unsafe feelings, and the help...
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Million Dollar Machine
Students explore their self-awareness. They discuss the words unique, extraordinary and irreplaceable and their strengths and weaknesses. They write five things their bodies or Million Dollar Machines can do and investigate their blood...
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PETA Pressure
Students examine what a "target audience" is and evaluate the PETA website for tactics that exploit the characteristics of their target audience. They read and discuss a handout, analyze the PETA website in small groups, and participate...
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"Hector's World": Welcome to the Carnival
Students view a cartoon that introduces the concept of trust. In this trustworthiness lesson, students evaluate behaviors and traits of the characters in "Welcome to the Carnival" and identify who can be trusted. Students complete a...
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Government Agencies
Students are taught that there is more to executive branch of the federal government than the president and cabinet. They identify in pairs the names and fucntions of different departments under the executive branch of federal...
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Robert Boyle and Experimental Methods
Pupils discuss the difference between the Baconian inductive method and the Aristotelian deductive approaches. They complete a given set of questions then discuss them with the class.
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Mr. Cloak Loads his Boat with Oats
First graders distinguish between the sounds for short vowel o and long vowel o. They are introduced to the vowel patterns that comprise long vowel sounds, with a particular emphasis on /oa/. They practice reading and identifying a...