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The Roots of Medical English
Young scholars determine the origin of everyday words. In this language and literacy lesson plan, the teacher identifies words that students use that have roots in another language, then young scholars work in pairs to determine the...
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Who Said It First? Scavenger Hunt
In this original languages instructional activity, students utilize the Internet to access one specific website to find the original languages for eight unique words. Students draw a line from each word in column one to its original...
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Passport to the Word Field Day
Young scholars experience physical educational activities from various cultures. In this field day lesson plan, students participate in multi-cultural activities such as soccer and the Greek Torch Relay.
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Food Classification
Students are introduced to classification and some of the difficulties surrounding classification and how classification systems need to be able to adapt and how they may need to be changed when new information is discovered. They...
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Taking a Page From Franklin
Students analyze sentences from Benjamin Franklin. They use their notes to state the same ideas in essay form. They compare the new work to Franklin's orginal work.
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The Other Tall Tales
Learners research many different tall tales. They retell the tale in their own words and create an orginal tale of their own. They share their tall with the class along with illustrations.
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Coming to America: A Look at Colonization in the 1600s
Students analyze the European colonization of America. In this colonial America instructional activity, students use provided Internet resources to research colonization and representative government. Students use their finding to create...
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Midterm Project
Learners create a multimedia presentation. They create a storyboard using Inspiration. Students write a narrative that reflects the process he/she went through to create the presentation. They include obstacles encountered and solutions...