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Designing Families
Students design a tee shirt that depicts some aspect of their family history.
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LESSON 5: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Young scholars explore Jackie Jooyner-Kersee and how she's a motivator for people both as an athlete and a philanthropist.
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What Did You Say Relay
First graders each write a sentence describing how they want the other students to race. The teacher calls one of students to read his or her instructions. The other students compete as relay teams to complete the instructions.
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Honor Your Special Qualities
Students view different sculptures from artist Ronald Baron. They discuss what the sculpture depicts. They are to create a thank you trophy for someone they know. They are to focus on that person's special qualities.
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Roller Coaster Fun
Third graders examine the effects of gravity on how an object moves. In groups, they design a roller coaster, share their design with the class and build the roller coaster. They roll different sized balls down the track and record the...
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Breaking News English: James Bond, Aged 13
In this English worksheet, students read "James Bond, Aged 13," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Places where I see the flag
Students talk about flags from different countries and how during the olympics they can see flags from many different countries.
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Hats off to you!
Students learn about cultures through hats. Students complete "hat" writings, puzzles, and language games around the theme.
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Border Icons
Students examine the artistic definition of "icon" and articulate its importance in the popular art of the border. They paint, draw, their favorite icon or design a new icon that represents an important aspect of border life.
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Simon Says: Mother May I?
Student increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After discussing the importance of fluency, pupils complete an initial read of a novel text. Working with the instructor, they read complete a timed assessment...
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A Web of Workers
Learners, in groups, work together to create webs that show the services and products used in other occupations.
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Skiers on the Slope
Students explore mathematical concepts, problem solving, and the ability to program in LOGO to test ideas about speed, acceleration, gravity, and slope when dealing with downhill skiing.
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Perfection on Ice!: Math, Geometry, Fibonacci Numbers, Olympics
Learners use the human body as a foundation for gaining practice in measuring angles and calculating ratios and proportions.
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Narrative Therapy
Fourth graders demonstrate improved usage of story telling/conversational skills.
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Utah Indian Contributions
Fourth graders study the contributions from the Utah Indian tribes and present their finding either orally or in a PowerPoint.
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"A Closet Full of Shoes" and Picture Puzzle Piece" by Shel Silverstein
Students explain the concept of simple probability.
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Buying a New Car
Learners locate and compare the costs and options available of three comparable compact, midsize, or luxury automobiles. They utilize websites and a worksheet imbedded in this plan.
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Extraordinary Explorers
Students, using the Internet, B41460research facts about explorers and travelers. They also state what places they have explored and share with the class.
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Service Auction
Students work together to raise money for a community service program by auctioning their services. They brainstorm a list of services that they can provide to parents and other members of the school community.
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A Web of Workers
Students create webs, emphasizing interdependence of workers and products in the community.
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The Art Miles Mural Project
Students create over twelve hundred miles of themed murals for an art project. They discuss what they want their theme to be and practice drawing the pictures before painting the mural.
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Challenging Yourself
Students design a one-day challenge, try to do it, and then write about it. It could be giving up sweets, going for a three-mile run or being nicer to a sibling. They compose a writing piece describing their experience from taking on...
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Going with the Flow
Learners survey each other and determine their common interests. They examine the use of algorithms by various websites that are used to develop networks of interest groups among users. They then design proposals for a social networking...
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Famous People of Japan
Learners conduct research to follow several essential questions that guide the lesson. The concern of the student research is the finding of contributions of famous Japanese to the culture of the United States.