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Making a Non-Fiction Big Book
Writing a non-fiction big book can help students learn about research techniques, note taking, and other skills.
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Seeing Life Through An Artist's Eyes
Students examine how art can change the way they look at their lives. After being read a book, they discuss the importance of art in their world and what would happen if it were taken away. They create a watercolor painting and shares...
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Gender Shouldn't Limit You
Students decide what gender should be their classroom president. In this gender role instructional activity, students debate on the roles of the genders, and if they ever intertwine.
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Growing as a Group
Students design a plan to help families who are in need. In this citizenship lesson, students brainstorm and implement a service project in their own community. Students discuss how to provide food for families who are in need.
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Pet Overpoulation: Fact or Fiction
Young scholars examine the benefits of spaying and neutering animals. In this animal welfare lesson, students define the terms "spaying" and "neutering." Young scholars listen to a lecture about the benefits of spaying and neutering and...
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A Thanksgiving Survey
Learners conduct a survey. In this math lesson, students design and conduct a survey about Thanksgiving foods. Learners display the collected data in a graph and use the graph to determine what food to serve for a Thanksgiving meal.
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The election of 1824
Students explain why the election of 1824 was called the corrupt bargain and develop a better understanding of the Electoral College and see some of its flaws.
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Taste Test
Third graders practice creating bar graphs by conducting a taste test. In this graphing lesson, 3rd graders taste several different brands of peanut butter and discuss among their classmates which tastes better. Students create a bar...
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Health Education: Earning Respect
Second graders explore how to earn respect. In this health lesson plan, 2nd graders summarize and demonstrate expected standards for behavior such as honesty, trustworthiness, and respect for others.
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Graphing Our Favorites
Second graders use a computer program to follow directions and graph their favorite things into a bar graph. In this graphing lesson plan, 2nd graders have 30 choices of favorite things to graph.
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Basic Government for Primary Students
First graders participate in a T chart to answer if they would like to run for office or not and then write a journal entry about if they would or not. In this government lesson plan, 1st graders learn new government vocabulary by...
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Running To Iraq
Students demonstrate our support of our troops overseas. They develop values of compassion, caring, and respect throughout the school. They participate in Physical Education class and run as part of the heart warm-up or as part of a...
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Chicago Questionnaire
Students critically investigate the issues surrounding the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan. They conclude if dropping the bombs was a correct decision or not and support their conclusions with documentation. Students tie in atomic...
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The Weight of Water
Students participate in an experiment about the weight of water. They work together to discover that seawater is more dense than fresh water. They also determine which objects float and sink.
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Brainstorming for Consensus
Students practice brainstorming ideas about different topics. They discover how to come to a consensus about a given situation, by evaluating their brainstorming ideas.
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Growing Files for Women's History
Students research a woman from their local community. They use primary source documents and old newspapers to gather information. They present the information to the class.
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Apples Galore! (Elementary, Language)
Fifth graders examine and taste 7-8 difference apples, describe the flavor/texture, then graph the results of favorites. Finally students write a paragraph describing their favorite.
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Graphic Favorite Breakfast Foods
Second graders graph data based on a class survey of their favorite breakfast foods. In this graphing lesson plan, 2nd graders take a class survey of their favorite breakfast foods. Then they take that data and put it into a computer...
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Graphing Words Word Search
For this data vocabulary worksheet, students search for 16 graph-related words in a word search grid. Each word relates to graphing and collecting data.