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Brush Up On Respect

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students define respectful behavior and complete related activities. In this respectful behavior lesson, students use toothpaste to illustrate the cleansing power of speaking good words and having good manners. Students discuss rudeness...
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Ballroom Dance

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students are introduced to ballroom dancing and are encouraged to continue with ballroom dancing as a lifetime activity. They are introduced to ballroom dancing to heighten their locomotor and motor skills, etiquette and social...
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Self Portrait Ideas

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students review multiple ideas for creating a self portrait including abstract versions, PowerPoint presentations, sculptures, ceramic plates, photography and shadow boxes. They create self portraits.
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Carmen Lomas Garza

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the life and works of Carmen Lomas Garza. In groups, they research the causes and effects of the Chicano movement and view examples of her self-portraits. They identify other artists who were well known for...
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Tickling the Brain

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students improvise scenes which relate to the plot of Much Ado About Nothing.
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Rock

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students play "Fly Away" and "All Along the Watchtower" and then use different voicings of guitar chords and compare them.
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Phenomenology Lesson Plan #2: Content Part #1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine different types of media. They identify the bias in film and share them with the class. They also examine their personal biases and write about them.
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Phenomenology Lesson Plan #3: Content Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine magazine advertisements to identify how the product is being sold to the consumer. They work together in groups to respond to ads and explain why they are successful.
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The Biography of Robert Boyle

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students research and chronologically sort written information about Boyle's life. They create a time line of importand events in Boyle's life and write a biography on Robert Boyle.
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A House Divided: Photography in the Civil War

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students study Civil War photography and write captions for each picture based on context. In this Civil War photography lesson plan, students match photographs with their original captions. Students read included short biographies of...
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Personal Reflections

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students culminate and extend the Museum visit back into the classroom. They consider the choice Telemachus made to continue searching for his father. They relate the moral dilemma to their own personal experiences.
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How To Make a Rainstick

For Teachers K - 5th
Pupils research the uses of rainsticks in ancient native cultures. The teacher discusses the ceremonies rainsticks were traditionally used in. The students then construct their own rainstick.
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Polar Animals Writing Practice

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this polar animals writing learning exercise, students complete sentence starters that use polar animals, then write several sentences to continue their "story." A reference website for additional resources is given.
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Counting Polar Animals: 1-3

For Students Pre-K - K
In this counting worksheet, students count polar animals, writing their count on lines beside each. Page uses numbers 1-3 only; a reference website is included for additional resources.
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Chinese Opera

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students study Chinese opera by sketching pictures of Chinese opera characters and musical instruments. They watch the film A Night at the Peking Opera, noting the elaborate costuming, the sparse staging, and the highly developed use of...