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Communication, Day 2: Assertiveness
Pupils read examples of statements and label them assertive or non-assertive. They demonstrate assertive body language and model it in given situations. They answer questions to end the instructional activity.
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Mrs. Portillo
Students view a film about the importance of working together. They idenitfy different people's roles in the community. They participate in activities in which they practice Spanish vocabulary.
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The Nuclear Option
Students explore the history behind judicial nominations as well as the filibuster process. They discuss and debate filibuster merits and detractions, its use and alleged misuse, and what some Congressional leaders are currently doing...
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Japanese Festivals and Celebrations
Students investigate the importnce of celebrations anf festivals in Japanese culture and then create a story based upon an image from the instructional activity. Resource links are provided for images of events.
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Haiku
Students work collaboratively to create a class Haiku and illustrate the poem individually in this elementary school lesson. The lesson includes five possible enrichment activities.
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Courtship and Calligraphy in The Tale of Genji
Students discover through an examination of The Tale of Genji the importance of calligraphy to courtship rituals in the Japanese court culture of the late Heian period ( 897-1185). Three possible enrichment activities are included
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Japanese Tanka Poetry
Students discover the techniques of creating Japanese Tanka poetry through in-class discussions and a fun group competition. This lesson is an excellent introduction to Japanese literature and/or poetry.
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Spelling and Reading
Students use their spelling words for the week to solve analogies. In groups, they work together to place the correct word in the correct place in a sentence. They also read a paragraph and determine the meaning of the word using...
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Flight Unit Culminating Activities
Learners participate in a variety of culminating activities surrounding a unit on flight. They design and test a plane at an interactive website and then write a paragraph explaining what the qualifications are for their ideal airplane...
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The Walk
Middle schoolers gather information from the local community about a walking trail. They create a brochure highlighting the women from the community. They walk to every site in which women made an impact.
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Italy: Festa del Grillo
Young scholars examine the traditions of the Festa del Grillo in Italy and its relationship to the culture of Italy. After being shown examples, they create their own cricket out of materials found in the classroom. Using 3D, they...
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Color and Composition for the Creative Quilter
Students explore free-motion machine quilting through three exercises. They enhance patterns, make their own patterns and stitch a realistic quilted drawing. Students create a color wheel and develop a variety of methods that enable them...
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Quilts, Warmth with History
Students examine numerous quilts that show the culture and history of Nebraska. Using the internet, they view quilts from different points in history and discuss them as a class. They examine the role quilts play in discovering...
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Beeswax Flower Candle
Learners create "Beeswax flower candles" in this early-elementary classroom Art lesson. Materials needed include foam pieces, straw, a glue gun, clay pots, beeswax, and popsicle sticks. This activity is ideal for the students to create...
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Card Boxes
Students build gift boxes using recycled christmas cards, ribbon, glue, and hole punchers in this Holiday Art lesson plan for the middle level classroom. Six christmas cards are needed for every box and the lesson plan can be modified...
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Foam Trees/Ornaments
Young scholars create foam ornaments and/or miniature trees using fun foam, glue, buttons, rick rack or pasta, and gold string in this early-elementary school Art instructional activity. Suggested adaptations for younger and older...
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Marshmallow Bunny
Students create "marshmallow bunnies" using marshmallows, toothpicks, pink construction paper, and cloves in this quick and easy early-elementary level Art lesson. The 30-minute lesson is ideal for holiday ideas around Easter time.
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Rice Wreaths
Students create rice and glue holiday wreaths in this Art instructional activity ideal for the 1st or 2nd grade. The instructional activity can be adapted for older or younger students and includes an ingredient list and step-by-step...
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Toilet Paper Tube Snowman
Students create "toilet paper tube" snowmen using toilet paper rolls, paints, pipecleaners, construtcion paper, wiggly eyes, and markers in this winter-time activity. The lesson is intended for the early elementary classroom.
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Toilet Paper Tube Turkey
Pupils create "toilet paper tube" turkeys in this Thanksgiving Day art lesson plan for the early elementary classroom. The lesson plan suggests using toilet paper tubes, construction paper, googly eyes, scissors, and glue to create each...
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Flying High in Math
Seventh graders study how real airplanes fly and then they construct models of paper airplanes using design resources for the Internet and their own design. They use meaurement and caluculations in order to help them construct their...
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Conversions at Sea
Pupils demonstrate problem solving skills. Students complete word problems requiring unit conversions. They convert both metric and standard units. Pupils must determine necessary information to solve problems.
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Peace Lesson
Learners explore world peace. In groups, the complete a global peace jigsaw puzzle. After they work the puzzle, students read and answer questions written on a table cloth. Learners discuss and write their perspective of peace.