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Child Labor and Social Protest

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore child labor of the 1900's and compare it to its existence in countries around the world today. Several activities are included including Web research, video presentations, and group projects.
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Prejudice and the Navaho Indian Long Walk

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read Scott O'Dell's book, Sing Down the Moon, and answer questions about the forced migration of the Navahos from Arizona to Fort Sumter, New Mexico. They conduct research and describe a tenebrae service and its importance.
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Race, Culture, And Identity in Daughter From Danang (Part 1)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine cultural identity. They watch the PBS documentary, 'Daughter From Danang,' answer discussion questions, and write an essay regarding the characters ethnicities and stereotypes portrayed in the film.
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AIDS and Adolescence

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the relationship between AIDS and teenagers. In groups, they discuss the various issues educators face in introducing the topic to teenagers in school. As a class, they brainstorm a list of the misconceptions they...
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Summing It All Up in a Nutshell

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of summarization strategies. They discuss the process of asking the five W questions, and apply then to a passage from the book "Sarah Plain and Tall." Students then finish the chapter from...
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Coming On Home Soon

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the role of women during World War II. Through a reading of the book "Coming On Home Soon" students gain insight into the ways women helped the war effort. Research and writing activities help support their point of...
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Taking a Stand with Rosa Parks

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discuss African-American history from slavery to the civil rights movement. They discuss individual people who shpaed history by reading their biographies and researching the age in which they lived. Studnets comprehend the...
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Language Arts: The Rise of the Operetta

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students develop an appreciation for the musical theater form, the operetta. In addition, they present parodies of songs from The Mikado. Working in small groups and accessing provided Websites, they compose their parodies. Once...
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Early American Education and Horace Mann

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze the contributions of Horace Mann. In this public education instructional activity, students research Internet and print sources regarding the history of American education, Mann.s life, the Morrill Act of 1862, and the...
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students develop a recycling plan. In this environmental lesson, students develop a recycling plan for their school. Students write an outline of the plan to present to their class.
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The Gettysburg Address

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine Lincoln's life. In this U.S. history instructional activity, students examine facts about Abraham Lincoln and then complete 6 extension activities that require them to complete research regarding the Civil War.
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Gandhi: A Man of Simple Means

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the life of Mohandas Gandhi. For this Gandhi lesson, 11th graders listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of the Gandhi's life and respond to the provided discussion questions.
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Get up, Stand up. Stand up for your Civil Rights.

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study civil rights leaders. In this Civil Rights lesson, 4th graders investigate what it means to stand up for something you believe in after reading about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and President Obama. Students create a...
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Ray Charles

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners read the book Ray Charles by Sharon Bell Mathis. For this biography instructional activity, students read about the life of Ray Charles. Learners answer pre-reading questions about senses, strengths, and weaknesses they have....
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Techno Hero

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore digital communication by creating a slide-show presentation. In this PowerPoint presentation lesson plan, 1st graders research a famous hero using search engines and other Internet tools. Students create a...
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Takejiro Higa - Military Intelligence Service

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders study the contribution of Takejiro Higa in the invasion of Okinawa.
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Reading, Writing, and Rhyming

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to four different nursery rhymes and list characteristics that are common among nursery rhymes. They access the Internet to find ten nursery rhymes and record the web address. They choose a nursery rhyme and re-tell it...
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Woman Walks into a Bar

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students create an imaginative response to a book title as a way to anticipate what the book is going to be about. They explore the use of humour to make a serious point. Students are asked what they think that statement 'Woman walks...
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Important Rivers of the World

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders become familiar with names of the different parts of a river, define and locate drainage basins, locate six of the continents and explore the major rivers on each one, conduct research on a river of their choice.
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Perspectives in Writing

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students consider various perspectives in writing and write a short story. They view a painting and discuss its theme and the idea of personification as perspective. Choosing three different viewpoints, they write a story about the...
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Scientific Advances Could Bring Back the Dodo & Mammoth

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students reflect on the possibility of bringing extinct species back to life.  In this ESL lesson, students debate the pros and cons of extinction reversal then complete several activities centered around the topic.
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Season Fairies Get Sacked

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write poetry based on the seasons.
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San Francisco Explodes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate why San Francisco grew so quickly during the Gold Rush. They
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Solving a Community Problem Through Education

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine and compare Indian and American culture in order to develop a better understanding of both.

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