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Unit Plan
Atlantic Union Conference

Apprenons le Francais (Let's Learn French)

For Teachers K - 8th
Bonjour! Teach your class this basic greetings and much more with a unit of materials. Included here are lessons, vocabulary practice materials and activities, conversation practice handouts, word puzzles, and more to support your class...
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Activity
PBS

What We Do Adds Up

For Teachers 4th - 7th
With so many tons of trash going into landfills each year, your environmentalists can calculate how much the average person is tossing away. This activity has a series of questions not only requiring math, but a conscious thought of how...
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Activity
Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

Valentine’s Counting and Color Sorting Activity

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Reinforce the concept of one-to-one correspondence with a Valentine's Day-themed counting and color sorting activity. Scholars sort foam hearts by color—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple—then count and place them on a number...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Day in the Life of a World War II Soldier Webquest

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students complete a web-quest into a day in the life of a World War II soldier. In this webquest lesson, students investigate what life was like for soldiers on the front lines during the second World War. They use note taking skills...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stars and Stripes Forever: Researching Veteran's Day and Historical Events

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research Veteran's Day and wars that affected the United States. In this research instructional activity, 6th graders work in small groups to create an oral presentation based on Internet and conventional research. They...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to World Religions

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders compare and contrast the world religions. In this cultural practices lesson, 6th graders locate places in the world where Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam are practiced. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Celebrating Earth Day With Students

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Student's attention is focused on the environment during Earth Day. This helps to stimulate their creativity and imagination, so that they can act persuasively to help solve environmental problems.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Over the Top: Trench Warfare in the First World War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are able to give three reasons men joined up to fight in World War I. They are able to place in order the event leading to the outbreak of war and describe the soldiers arrival in the trenches. Students are able to describe...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

World War I WebQuest

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners reflect on the events before, during and after World War I.  In this World History lesson, students complete a WebQuest that focuses specifically on the key events of World War I.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Holidays: Mother's/ Father's/ Grandparent's Day

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this ESL/ language arts worksheet, students read sentences about Mother's Day, Father's Day and Grandparent's Day. Students then choose the best words to fill in the 12 blanks.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

President for a Day

For Teachers K - 8th
Students imagine they are president of the United States for one day! students study general information about the duties of the president of the United States. They create a schedule for one day as president.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

England: Discover a World of Culture and History

For Teachers 4th
England is a very interesting country full of cultural and historical geography. Here is an impressive collection of lessons that will familiarize your students with England's cultural and historical geography. The activities presented...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Center for Learning Disabilities

Chapter 13 Teacher Guide and Student Log

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Inderjit Khurana, Betty Makoni, and Cynthia Maung. As part of a study of the rights of children launched by a reading of Iqbal, Francesco D’Adamo’s historical novel about child labor, class members review information about these three...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Center for Learning Disabilities

Chapter 10 Teacher Guide and Student Log

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Intended to be used with the 10th chapter of Francesco D’Adamo’s novel, Iqbal, a novel about child labor. The 42-page packet of intervention materials is designed to improve the reading comprehension of learners with special needs. As...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Clean Water and World Water Day

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Learners investigate World Water Day in relation to clean water that should be used responsibly. They create lists of ten things they use water for and compare their answers in small groups. They research a documentary for World Water...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

First-Aid Day

For Students 4th - 7th
The second Saturday of September is recognized annually as World First Aid Day. In this First Aid Day activity, students read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, unscramble words and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

English Lesson Plan on National Grammar Day

For Students 5th - 7th
Aid your English langauge learners with this series of grammar activities. In this National Grammar Day learning exercise, learners read a passage about the importance of the day and complete a variety of different activities involving...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Happy April Fool's Day!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Grab students' attention with these lesson and activity ideas on April Fool's Day.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Analyzing Graphs—Water Usage During a Typical Day at School

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Connect your pupils to the problem by presenting a situation with which they can identify. Individuals analyze a graph of water use at a school by reasoning and making conclusions about the day. The instructional activity...
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Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

A Cost-Effective Model of Teacher Development

For Teachers All
As funding for staff-development days dwindles, Professional Learning Communities offer a no-cost alternative for professional development.
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Lesson Plan
ESL Kid Stuff

Our World

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
There's a beautiful world all around us! Learn about the features of our planet with a series of activities designed for English learners. Kids sing, dance, and read about nature with fun lessons and interactive play.
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Activity
PBS

A Little Recycling Goes A Long Way

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Every time you purchase something from the store, it goes into a bag, but what happens to the bag? This lesson encourages your learners to think about what happens to those plastic and paper bags and their effect on the environment. Use...
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American Forest Foundation

Who Speaks for the Trees?

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th Standards
Help young conservationists appreciate the important role that trees play in ecosystems around the world with this collection of six engaging activities. From a shared reading and class discussion of Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, to in an depth...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Prepping for a World War I Test

For Teachers 10th
Review your WWI unit with this helpful resource. Young historians group up, complete a series of web-based activities, take a pop quiz, and examine the contents of a trunk considering items that would be most important during WWI. The...