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David Olere

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore the life of David Olere through his art. In this Holocaust lesson plan, students examine the art of David Olere and compare it to other Holocaust artwork.
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War in the News

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students consider the portrayal of war in the news. In this lesson on Journalistic perspectives, students will work in groups to critically examine news articles written during war times throughout history.
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10 Apples Up On Top

For Teachers K
Stuents make class books as a follow up activity to the Dr. Seuss book Ten Apples Up On Top!
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Rosie's Walk

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners use maps and globes to locate and describe locations, directions and scale. Using the maps, they identify man made or natural features of different environments. They practice using geographical terms to describe a specific...
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Rock-a-bye Babies in a Wetland

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners review the way human babies grow and what type of care they need. Using the internet, they are introduced to five different wetland habitat animals and how their babies grow. They discover how they are born and what the...
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Fish Anatomy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students identify and interpret the internal anatomy of the fish. They also identify and define vocabulary for anatomical parts and anatomical functions and forms. Finally, students identify and interpret the differences in fish...
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Be a Good Egg

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use an eggshell decay to represent what happens when a person loses someone's trust. In this trust lesson, students discuss decay and complete an eggshell decay activity. Students use the experiment to represent what happens...
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Kindness Feels Good/Reading Kindness Books

For Teachers K - 6th
Students complete acts of kindness. In this kindness and compassion lesson, students read books about acts of kindness and complete various activities each month to show kindness.
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Classification for Beginners

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars explore the process of classification. In this rock classification lesson, students conduct a scientific investigation that requires them to follow the provided steps to classify rocks.
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Geography: Intro to Canada

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the geography of Canada by analyzing a map of the country.  In this North American geography lesson, students identify the 13 provinces of Canada and their locations by examining a Canadian map.  Students may use...
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West Virginia State Museum Lesson Plan: West Virginia Music

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students compare and contrast music about West Virginia. In this West Virginia history lesson, students analyze popular music so that they may gain an understanding of the relationships between songs and history. Students then create...
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Librarian

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students read books, learn about the letter l, and eat pudding all to learn about how to act in a library. In this library lesson plan, students also practice tip toeing around the room.
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Haring Art Work

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students study Keith Haring and his paintings, and then create their own pastel haring posters. In this haring people lesson plan, students also write their opinions of Keith Haring and his work.
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Clay Sculpture: Relationships

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore art history by conducting an in-class activity. In this sculpting lesson, students examine previously created art sculptures in a textbook. Students utilize clay, sculpting tools and grey paper to create their own...
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TAKS Quiz-Word Meaning

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this TAKS quiz worksheet, students take an online quiz focused on word meaning similar to an underlined word. Quiz may be graded online by clicking a link.
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Bean Mosaics

For Teachers K - 6th
Students explore mosaic techniques.
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Designing a Quilt Pattern

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars create and color a one-patch quilt design based upon a regular hexagon. They examine quilts and photos of quilt designs, read a handout, and complete their quilt design on a worksheet.
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Romare Bearden Collage

For Teachers 7th
The students study collage as it is used in works of art. They create a collage based on a masterpiece. They critique student art work and research the work of Romare Bearden.
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Parabolas

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars find equations of parabolas in real world scenarios.  In this finding equations of parabolas in real world scenarios instructional activity, students find the equations of parabolas of US landmarks.  Young scholars put a...
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Rainforest Caterpillars Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners are told that after they discuss and examine of rainforest caterpillars, they are going to create their own rainforest caterpillar based on the information they have studied. They are given the habitat scenarios on 3x5 cards.
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Mental Math: Fraction and Decimal Equivalents

For Students 4th - 6th
In this fraction and decimal equivalents practice worksheet, learners sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems that require them to use mental math.
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The Cleaning Station

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars study cleaning stations. For this science lesson, students make a painting of a fish known as cleaners which take dead skin off of other fish.
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Valentine's Day Booklet

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students create a Valentine's Day booklet. In this creating a book lesson, students write and illustrate their own book describing love.
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Mine Is! Is Yours?

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in a lesson which teaches the concept of symmetry through the use of letters in the student's name. They use a piece of yarn to see if they can make symmetrical pieces out of their own names.