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Maniac Magee: Life Without Problems

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young readers discuss how they would deal with problems faced by the main character in Maniac Magee. They write down their own problems and exchange them with others to analyze and provide possible solutions. They establish a "Dear Abby"...
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Satire Witch Project

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the use of titles with video. They create a short horror film based on a classic work of literature or other subject area writing. Students use a single camera and a single shot. Using Adobe Premiere Elements, students...
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Math Prefixes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars use a dictionary to gather appropriate information for writing simple definitions. They recognize prefixes that relate to numbers, such as mono-, bi-, and tri-. Pupils use their creative abilities to extrapolate new words...
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Careers and Self-Portraits

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore careers they may have in their future. They create a paper collage self-portrait of themselves as adults dressed for work. They write an autobiography describing the education and training required for their chosen career.
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The Life And Times Of The Apple

For Teachers K - 5th
Students engage in a study about the biology of apples that includes growth and reproduction. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students write a description of an apple brought to class by answering several questions....
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Red Hot Resume!!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify personal strengths and the importance of highlighting their talents when writing a resume. They write a reflection narrative on "Cool Stuff I Can Do." They generate the information for the narrative from class...
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How Do Cells Reproduce?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Beginning biologists prepare a sugar solution for yeast cells to live in, and divide it into two different jars. Samples from each jar are viewed with a microscope, and then one jar is placed in a warm environment and the other a cold...
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Introduction to Density

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Seventh grade scientists weigh in on the concept of density. In a nutshell, they participate in the following activities: Measurement of the mass and volume of fruit in order to compare densities Measurement of the mass of oil and water...
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Algebra Project

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What would your dream house look like? A cottage? A medieval castle? High schoolers enrolled in Algebra design the perfect house while using slopes to write equations for various aspects of the project.
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Mock Appellate Arguments

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a mock appellate argument by role playing a case. They develop a case and present it to the judge using proper argument techniques.
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The Teacher Directs: The Experience of Movement in Literature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Experience movement in literature. High schoolers are introduced to new vocabulary related to drama and theatre. In groups, they use a piece of literature and develop their own skit to act out in front of the class. As a class, they are...
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Native American Flutes - Activity 1

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students discuss Native American culture and musical techniques after viewing a video of Charles Littleleaf, a member of the Warm Springs tribe and a creator of Native American wood flutes.
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Media Literacy Vocabulary Lesson

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in an introductory lesson that focuses on communication. The two types of extrapersonal and interpersonal are covered. The lesson uses questions in order to guide the class discussion and writing responses.
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Fitness Plan 1

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders perform exercises after being modeled by the teacher. As a class, they listen to their teacher discuss the health of the nation today. They complete a mile run and in groups they compare their time with their classmates....
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Pinhole Photo Narratives

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create original pieces of poetry and use this as a basis for a photography series using "pin-hole camera" techniques. This high school lesson plan is cross-curricular in scope.
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Bacteria in Drinking Water And Water Purification

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how sewer systems can contribute to water pollution and perform an experiment to see how well a water purification technique can protect against water-born microbial illnesses. They compare the bacterial growth from...
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Can You Help A Friend?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students take on the role of a ten year old girl, "Jessica." Jessica's friend has moved away from the area and is texting people she doesn't know in chat rooms. Students work in groups to write a message for Jessica to send to her...
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Kites are Slow, Reading is Fast

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Speed read with your third, fourth, and fifth graders. Learners pair up and work together to improve their oral fluency. Use the technique of covering up unknown words to isolate the vowel and decode the word. There's a sheet included to...
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Sheffield Island Adaptation Activity

For Teachers 6th - 8th
You don't have to visit The Maritime Aquarium to use this plan, but you would need to find a location where a variety of bird species live, re-write the activity worksheet to incorporate the local species, and purchase field guides for...
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Why Are The Shore Birds Dying?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners engage in a field study of birds and how they are in danger harm due to environmental factors. They list different possible causes in a prediction activity. The observations are done while writing up data and connecting it to a...
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Letters From Santa

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders practice the use of word processing software and writing skills. They read letters to Santa from a second grade class and compose an answer that is grammatically correct. Afterward, they cut and paste, save the file to be...
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Narrative Cartoons

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create narrative cartoons based on the activities of the Peace Corps. For this narrative cartoons lesson plan, students create comic strips where they draw and write about various activities that the Peace Corps is involved in.
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First-Aid Day

For Students 4th - 7th
The second Saturday of September is recognized annually as World First Aid Day. In this First Aid Day worksheet, learners read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, unscramble words and...
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Annotating Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Use text marking and highlighting to explore the structure of a poem. After listening to Allan Ahlberg read "Please Mrs. Butler," learners locate stanzas and patterns on their copy of the poem using the text marking technique. Class...

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