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Making the Impossible, Possible

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
With budget cuts galore, skip the bake sales and create a project with Donors Choose.
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Perkins School for the Blind

Familiar Sounds

For Teachers K - 6th
To foster concept development and auditory discrimination skills, learners with visual impairments listen to identify a variety of common sounds. The teacher makes recordings of various sounds, including those found in the home, at the...
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Spirituals

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the significance in the Negro spirituals concerning the Underground Railroad. They explore the cultural, geographical, historical, physical, and Psychological aspects involved in the Underground Railroad
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Gilberto Gil

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person learning exercise, students read a passage about Gilberto Gil and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze,...
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What is Sound?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss sound and describe them.  In this investigative instructional activity students observe sound through their eyes, bodies and ears.
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Experimenting with Sound

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners explore physical science by completing a worksheet. In this sound perception lesson, students collaborate in small groups to research sound properties on the Internet and in libraries. Learners conduct a listening experiment by...
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Vocabulary and Word Work Units

For Students 6th - 8th
In these 4 vocabulary unit worksheets, students create compound words, complete word puzzles, finish sentences with the proper words or phrase, and match pictures to the proper word.
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Where Am I? Map Activity

For Students 5th - 7th
In this map activity worksheet, students determine which countries are shown on a set of 16 maps, then read facts about each country designed to help with a report on that country.
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The Cleverest Thief

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore a folktale from India. In this folktale lesson, 2nd graders read the book The Cleverest Thief and discuss how the monks felt in the story. Students complete a cloze activity sheet. There are several extensions...
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Examples of Justice Systems and Practices in Western Africa

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore African belief systems. In this West African lesson plan, 10th graders research these belief systems. Students create a wooden figure that represents these beliefs.  
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Spatial Awareness and Understanding Directions

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students follow directions. In this spatial awareness lesson plan, students play follow the leader around an obstacle course following simple directions. 
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Sketching Cylinders

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students create nets of cylinders. For this geometry lesson, students calculate the surface area of cylinders and other solids. They show their understanding of three-dimensional shapes by solving problems.
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Justin Bieber

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Justin Bieber and then complete worksheets such as spelling, a listening gap fill, synonym matching, scrambled sentences, and more.
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The State Of Wisconsin

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate the state of Wisconsin and use sound to experience the concept differently. They listen to Native American songs of a tribe in the state. Also they listen to the frogs that live there in the classroom or out in the...
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Sounds Great

For Teachers K - 6th
Young scholars examine the types of sounds sculptures make. They create their own sculpture that make sound using everyday materials.
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Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #115

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 12 multiple choice questions complementing the November 2010 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
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Famous Figures in History

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate famous people in U.S. history. In this American history lesson, students read about famous people such as Helen Keller and Einstein. Students think of ways they might become famous.
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BBC

Bbc Radio 3: World on Your Street: The Music of India

For Students 3rd - 8th
A full-featured site for learning about the music of India, although not actively maintained since 2004. Easy-to-read spotlights on instruments and musicians communicate the essential qualities of Indian music. Accompanying audio files...
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Bbc Radio 3: World on Your Street

For Students 9th - 10th
World on Your Street, although not actively maintained since 2005, is one answer to uncovering different sounds in world music. Find interviews with musicians who brought their music to the UK from many different parts of the globe....
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: The Tudors Their Music

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource focuses on the music of the Tudor era including harpsichords and drums. Students listen to various pieces of music and try to copy them.
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BBC

Bbc Schools: Gcse Bitesize: Music: Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
A diverse range of musical styles can be found around the world. Music from Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East all have their own unique musical features and instruments. One of the most influential types of music-making in...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Rhythm in a Box: The Story of the Cajon Drum

For Students 9th - 10th
Many modern musical instruments are complicated pieces of machinery with many moving parts. But the cajon is simply a drum and a stand and a seat all in one box. Paul Jennings explains the history behind the cajon and how it has become...

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