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Learning to Write and Send Email

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students generate more expressibe and receptive language by send emails to a friend. They improve their word processing and technology skills by sending and receiving emails. A rubric is included in this lesson plan for assessment purposes.
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Message in a Bottle

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students acquire a pen pal in a foreign country and write letters at least twice a month throughout the year to exchange with them. At the end of the year, they write an essay that compares one important difference and one important...
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Posters

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars create a poster with a message advocating a social cause using Keith Haring's posters as a model.
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The Meaning of Flowers

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Young scholars explore the messages sent in bouquets. In this messages lesson, students research the meaning of various flowers by researching online. Young scholars draw a picture of a bouquet with the meanings of the flowers written...
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Email Around the World

For Teachers K - 12th
Students send and receive e-mail messages and find the location of each of the messages on a map. Students then write a description and trivia facts about their school to send to others.
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Council for Economic Education

Did You Get the Message?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students investigate how advertising gets the buyer's attention and how it influences buying decisions. They then create a print ad for "Burp Cola" and for one of their favorite books.
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Conexiones CD-Rom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete an activity in Spanish. Writing in response to an email message, they write it in Spanish and print it out. They also read an article related to a specific chapter and research a topic of interest to them using the...
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Collaboration and Communication Tools

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students engage in simple conversations with others using email. They send thank you cards to the school staff using email. They choose a greeting card on a specific website and then compose a thank you message for the card.
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Pieces of Peace

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the artwork of Keith Haring and create an original artwork in his style. In this symbiotics lesson, watch a video about the artwork of Keith Haring and  create an artwork to deliver a message.
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Stage 1: Get the Message Out, Create a Radio Commerical

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Student create a radio commerical. They think of ways they want to communicate to people about waste. Student find a fun and creative way to reinforce the challenge of waste. They work in small groups to create a radio commerical that...
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Keypals

For Teachers K - 8th
Students discover how to write and send e-mail messages/letters. They correspond with other students of same age level in another geographic area on a social level.
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Awesome Adjectives Postcards!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create a postcard by illustrating a place they would like to visit and using ten adjectives in a short message describing the pictures.
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Flip Camera Christmas Lessons and Ideas

For Teachers Pre-K - 7th
Students use a Flip camera to complete various projects about Christmas. In this Christmas and technology lesson plan, students write and record letters to Santa. Students write letters to Christmas characters and record them. Students...
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Stop the Violence

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine and discuss various artworks by Keith Haring. They design and create a Keith Haring style painting that communicates a message about an important social issue.
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California Artists

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify and compare works of art from various regions of the United States. Telecollaborative partners, from different states, work together to complete this assignment. Using the internet, 5th graders research a specific...
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Civil War Telecollaborative Newspaper

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders produce Civil War newspapers.
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Blogging to Create a Community of Writers #1: Setting Up the Blog

For Teachers 6th
Writer's workshop is an idea that's been around for years. Students write, read, and comment on each others writing in an authentic and thoughtful way. Here is a 21st century twist, 6th graders will use the class blog to create a...
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Behind the Music Project

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Authors write about what they know, and that does not exclude songwriters. Invite partners to explore the story behind a song. They analyze and discuss the lyrics, conduct research online, create a poster, and put together a two-minute...
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Street Art Project

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Illuminate your playground with chaulk images. Young aratists use the web to research the work of Keith Haring. Groups then design their own piece of visual art and recreate their images on the school sidewalks of blacktop.
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Cyber Bullies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research cyber safety. In this technology lesson, students create a PowerPoint slide show for a Cyber Safety Fair. Students research cyber safety by using various suggested websites.
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Adaptability of Buddhism

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders learn Buddhism adapted to the indigenous religions of the countries into which it was introduced. They learn that sculptures of Buddha connect with the stories of the historic Buddha.
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Doodle Splash

For Teachers K - 12th
Students navigate Doodle Splash to create a painting.  In this doodle splash lesson, students explain their splash painting relationship to a piece of literature.
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Are You a Super Sign Speler or Speller?

For Teachers K - 6th
Why is spelling important? Develop your class' spelling skills. They examine examples of homonyms, heteronyms, and creative spelling. They also photograph misspellings in the real world in order to discover the importance of spelling...
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Tree Talk

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners discuss trees, leaves, and the growth process For this 1st - 3rd grade lesson plan, students identify various types of leaves, recognizing the differences in size and shape. Learners create tracings of various leaves to...