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Breaking News English: Adidas Agrees to Buy Rival Reebok
In this ESL worksheet, students first read or listen to a text about the Adidas and Reebok companies. Students complete 8 pages of comprehension exercises. Included are vocabulary, questions, completing sentences, discussion, problem and...
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Breaking News English: Japanese Emperor and Anthem
In this English activity, students read "Japanese Emperor and Anthem," 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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England's Cabinet
Young scholars investigate the UK Parliament, its Prime Minister, members, and duties. They decide which posts would make up a cabinet to run their school. They compare this to the posts needed to run the country and select a cabinet...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: China's Censorship
In this current events worksheet, high schoolers analyze a political cartoon about Chinese censorship and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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The Energy of the Sun
Students study energy generation by the Sun, which involves atoms and nuclei.
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Our Community Helpers
Students explore community helpers in order to explain how they fit into their community and the world.
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Our Community Helpers
Pupils identify important aspects of community and culture that strengthen relationships. They discuss pictures of national symbols.
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Jesse Tree
In this religion learning exercise, students create a Jesse Tree with their own symbols and decorations. They read the explanation sheets, and draw a symbol in each ornament before cutting them out and decorating the tree cut out. They...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Vanishing Newspapers
In this current events activity, students analyze a political cartoon about the changing newspaper industry and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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The Egyptian Cinderella
Students create a play of their own version of the Egyptian Cinderella. In this Egyptian Cinderella lesson plan, students work in teams to produce their own videotape version of the story.
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Cooperative Learning
Learning can be structured competitively, so that students work against each other; individually, so that students work alone; or cooperatively, so that students work together to accomplish shared learning goals.
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Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
Students watch the movie, Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor, and participate in post-viewing activities to model their understanding of the movie.
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The Calendar
Learners engage in an overview of solar and lunar calendars, their history and lore. Also, of the day and the month, and their relations to the rotation period of the Earth and the orbital period of the Moon.
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Discovering American Identity through Writings and Paintings, 1800-1845
Tenth graders view paintings to determine the identity of the United States in a specific time period. As a class, they listen to their teacher give the title of the painting and they write a prediction about what the painting might be....
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Dr Who: Acronyms
Students explore abbreviations and acronyms. Students examine the difference between the two types. Students complete a worksheet, sorting words. They write a creative script containing abbreviations and acronyms.
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Distinguishing Between Levels of Government
Twelfth graders study confederal, federal, and unitary governments. They compose an essay that compares and contrasts the purpose of state/local government with that of the national government in the American federal system.
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Compare and Contrast the French Cinderella with Other Cultural Versions
Students first compare and contrast the traditional French Cinderella with Cinderella stories from around the world as well as the opera synopsis. Students write their own Cinderella stories, personalizing them with aspects from their...
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Concrete Nouns
In this nouns review worksheet, students practice their grammar skills as they identify all of the concrete nouns in 42 sentences.
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Can Mansueto Turn Magazine Publishing Bust Into a Boom?
Students explore the concept of entrepreneurship. For this entrepreneurship lesson, students read an article about a man who turned a magazine company into a success. Students compare and contrast two companies, one that is a financial...
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Vietnam: Lesson 4
Young scholars take a closer look at war memorials. For this Vietnam lesson, students research the Vietnam War Memorial and then visit the memorial. As a culminating activity, young scholars research other war memorials.
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New Equilibrium
In this economics practice worksheet, students respond to 16 questions that require them to use their problem solving skills to identify equilibrium points.
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George Washington
Second graders brainstorm what they already know about George Washington and complete a KWL chart as a class. They create a list of words that describe him and write a poem with other classmates. To end the lesson, they make a Washington...
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La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
Learners reinforce the opera-learning experience with a student-created and produced media project. Also, students get involved in various aspects of videotape and stage production through small and large group work
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Trees!
Students are introduced to the parts of trees through discussion and participation in learning centers with hands on activities that focus on each part.