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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students complete an art activity and a classroom graph that coincides with the Tacky the Penguin Series by Helen Leste. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students create artwork to explore how colors can show emotions. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students analyze African folk tales about Anansi the spider. They listen and retell short stories, examine story elements, write original spider stories, analyze vocabulary words, create a story map, and sequence story events. Full Review »
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- 1st - 4th
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Students are introduced to the concept of a personal narrative by reading "Mrs. Katz and Tush" by Patricia Polacco. They work with a partner in a different grade to retell stories, write stories and make banners and life maps. Full Review »
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- 1st - 6th
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Students in the 6th grade are paired with buddies from 1st grade. They participate in a variety of activities together, including a joint book report/review. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students write and illustrate original cinquains based upon the ideas of nobility and virtue. The lesson includes a vocabulary list of key terms and rubric for student reflection and assessment. This is intended for a 4th through 6th grade Language Arts classroom. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students practice debate skills including preparing, presenting, and defending logical arguments in this excellent high school Language Arts lesson. Confidence to speak in all situations is encouraged. The lesson includes sample debate assessment forms. Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students will begin with a hands-on technology introduction activity of a Paint picture example on the Internet. This Paint web site includes a picture, a story, and a higher order thinking question. After reading and discussing the book, The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate The Wash, students will develop a picture about the book using the a computer drawing program. This is a cross curricular lesson integrating technology, art, and language arts skills. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students perform a web search in order to learn about pourquoi tales. In the web search they are looking for examples of writer's craft: use of language, purpose for the writing, structure of the tale, etc... Full Review »
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- 1st
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Students complete activities related to they story they are reading in class. Through art and measurement activities, students relate a story from the "Tacky the Penguin Series" to everyday objects and ideas they encounter. Full Review »

