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Mother's Day Wampum Beads
Sixth graders research the historical significance of Mother's Day and the cultural background of Wampum Beads. They create colorful Mother's Day gifts. They increase their knowledge of color theory.
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the Not Forgotten - Sharing History & Archaeology
Students create a catalog of gravestones in a cemetery that includes a burial ground from the Revolutionary War. They photograph and document the grave sites, research the Battle of Bunker hill and work with community members to create...
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Reading Comprehension Too
In this reading comprehension activity, students write sentences with forty five given words. They think about what each conveys and when it could be used.
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Mother's Day: Alphabetical Order
In this Mother's Day worksheet, students alphabetize a set of 12 words related to Mother's Day, writing them on lines beneath the word box.
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Folklore in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God
Students read Zora Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God and explore her life history as well as novel analysis activities. In this novel analysis instructional activity, students identify elements in the novel and its overall literary...
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Satyagraha: The Soul Force of Nonvilence
Learners discuss what satyagraha is understanding that it is the driving force which enables social reform. In this social science lesson plan, students try to internalize the principles of nonviolence on an individual level and then a...
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Breaking News English: Lance Armstrong
In this Lance Armstrong activity, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write,...