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Julie Negrin

How to Teach Cooking to Kids

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Youngsters are more likely to eat something if they've worked hard to make it! Plan a cooking class with an e-booklet from Julie Negrin, author of Easy Meals to Cook With Kids. It includes what you should consider about your school site...
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Continuing Gandhi's Legacy of Cross-Cultural Understanding: Central Asia and the Middle East

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students investigate the lifestyle of Gandhi by creating a Venn Diagram.  In this biographical activity, students compare the philosophies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi while discussing their teaching methods.  Students utilize...
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Lesson: Paul Chan: 1st Light and 5th Light

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Paul Chan's latest exhibit includes seven manifestations of light. Today, kids analyze the pieces 1st Light  and 5th Light. They consider the concept of opposed or dualistic realities found in literature, society, and Chan's work. They...
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Lesson: Double Album: Pick up the Right Things

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Kids consider contemporary art as a forum for modern culture. They engage in a discussion about poetry and art that expresses feelings of surrealism and schizophrenia. They then create a collection of material objects and compose a paper...
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Education World

Human Nature- Good or Evil?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the philosophical nature of good vs. evil. In this literacy/philosophy lesson, students read and discuss media articles that illustrate human nature as inherently "good" or "evil." Students practice debating skills and...
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Freedom Summer

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students brainstorm and discuss what the concept of "fairness" is and how to identify examples of "fairness." They pull from historical fiction and the Civil Rights Movement to explain how individual are affected by, cope with, and...
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Lesson 4: The Judiciary: A Brief Introduction to the Courts System

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Focusing on the judicial branch of government, the fourth lesson in this series explores the structure of the US courts system. Beginning with an engaging activity based on the short story The Lady or the Tiger, students go on to examine...
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Probing the Unknown: Artists as Explorers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students gain an understanding of humans need to explore. They create a "journey map" depicting the accomplishments of artistic explorers, and research the influences that caused the artists to embark on these "explorations."
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The Oceans

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars read books and create a classroom museum based upon things they learn about the ocean. In this ocean lesson plan, students use 2 weeks to read and complete activities on the culture and environment of the ocean.
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Bright Ideas for Bringing up Smart Savers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of saving money. In this saving money instructional activity, students read an article about saving money. High schoolers discuss ways to save money and what makes it difficult to save money. Students...
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Character Education

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students read about character education in stories online. In this character education lesson, students complete activities about making good choices and sign a pledge to be a good person.
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Thinking About Newton's 1st Law

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the lives of both Aristotle and Newton in order to bring important differences between the two to the forefront. They evaluate two statements about motion and use the ideas from the discussion to determine which...
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Cookie Sharing

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create a cookie that is inspired by their holidays. They write a paragraph explaining why the shape represents their holiday.
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Be Strong / Live Strong Stationary Bike Program

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners participate in a Be Strong Bike Program that rewards them for exhibiting positive behavior. If a student is caught doing something good, they receive a positive behavior slip that has a written description of their positive...

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