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Paint My Counties: Map Coloring the Counties of Arizona

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify the counties of Arizona. In this social studies lesson, 4th graders color a county map of Arizona using the fewest number of colors possible. Students write a persuasive paragraph.
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Desert Views - First Impressions: Travelers on the Gila Trail

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students draw animals and plants that are described to them as they read passages of people who traveled across the Gila Trail in the Southwest. In this Gila Trail lesson plan, students also write a letter describing a plant or animal in...
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Figuring Somepin 'Bout the Great Depression

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students conduct research from primary and secondary resources in order to help with comprehension of the time period of The Great Depression in American History. The examination of literature is also used in this lesson.
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.4

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
Determining the meaning of a word based on context clues or marking how the meaning of a term evolves in the course of a document can be a challenge in more complex text. Give your pupils an opportunity to practice this skill with a...
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Walk Through History

For Teachers 4th
First the Vikings raided Great Britain, and then they set up camp and moved in. Learners explore Viking times and discuss reasons why groups choose to settle. They construct a class timeline, engage in several online activities, and then...
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Who Can Achieve the "American Dream"

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Exploring the idea of working to achieve the American Dream, the class reads an excerpt from How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents by Julia Alvarez. Following, the class analyzes the excerpt and discusses the theme of the reading using...
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Analyzing Literature via Literature Circles

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Introduce literature circles with Roland Smith's novels. Your seventh graders will see the activity modeled as you read The Three Little Pigs together and apply the format to a Roland Smith novel of their choice. The lesson includes...
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Government

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders run for various offices. They dress up like a politician, pretend to be running for an office, and tell the students why they should vote for him/her. They explain why it is necessary for a community to have a government
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Bystanders in the Holocaust

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers recognize effects of apathy and indifference, examine behaviors associated with obedience, conformity, and silence, and explore legal responses to issues raised by the Holocaust.
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Civilizations: Abuse Of Power

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the role of government. In this government lesson plan, students watch "Civilizations: Abuse of Power," and discuss the responsibilities of government. Students then role play situations in history when the...
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Images of Cowboys

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the image of the cowboy that is presented in popular culture. Students read about Native American, African American, Mexican, and Canadian Cowboys. For homework, they analyze a classroom textbook's depiction of cowboys.
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Using Primary Sources in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students draw their own conclusions by studying documents created in the past.
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Go Animate the 20th Century!

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students create animations to match their social studies. in this 20th century lesson, students work in groups to read and present to their classmates World War I, World War II, The Great Depression, The Space Race, or the Civil Rights...
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Native Lands: Indians in Georgia

For Teachers K - 12th
Students research what Native Americans looked like in order to dispel common stereotypes.  For this Native American history lesson, students begin by drawing their mental picture of an Indian, then they research North American Indians...
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Verbs Rule!

For Teachers 6th
Students practice writing and speaking using conventional grammar, usage, and sentence structure. Students practice as a whole class and then demonstrate their knowledge in written activities. Handouts and worksheets are imbedded within...
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Word Confusions: Lesson Eleven

For Teachers 7th - 9th
A very basic presentation about homonyms, this slide show might be too short for your grammar lecture. However, if you pair it with the other presentations to which it is linked, you might be able to implement it more successfully. The...
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Math Grids

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read an article, then search for verbs, adverbs, nouns, pronouns, etc. In groups, they exchange papers and try to guess what the other poem was about.
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Number The Stars Diamante Poem

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this language arts worksheet, pupils read the rules and format for a diamante poem. They fill in the lines on page 2 while following the guidelines.
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Inflectional Suffixes Worksheet

For Students 4th - 6th
In this inflectional suffixes worksheet, students read about inflectional and derivational suffixes, then write original meanings of given words, add an indicated suffix, and write the new word and its meaning. Students then provide...
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CHICKEN LICKEN

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the cover of the book, CHICKEN LICKEN and make predictions about what will happen in the story. They read the book understanding that is a cautionary tale. They read the story again focusing on the repeated refrains.
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O Time, thou must untangle this": Tangling up the Love in Twelfth Night

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders are broken into groups to review a section of The Twelfth Night. They are then given a handout of the same material in which they are to break up material which conveys a single idea. They are to preform this idea to the...
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A "Clear and Present Danger"

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students define what is meant by clear and present danger. In this First Amendment lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of the Sedition Act of 1798. Students consider the constitutionality...
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The Holocaust's Legacy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate contemporary hate groups and then participate in a debate on tolerating their existence of the Holocaust. They work in groups to conduct research. Students use print and Web resources to identify one or more...
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Author Study - Mo Willems

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
  Students listen to books written by Mo Willems each day and discuss the story elements of each.  In this reading strategies lesson, students decide after reading through the whole series of books, what their favorite book is and why.