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Comparing and Contrasting-Explorers of Yesterday and Today
Students compare and contrast two explorations of Yellowstone National Park. In this essay writing lesson plan, students compose essays using information from a variety of sources. Students view a video about one explorer's experience...
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Identifying the Social and Cultural Contexts of a Time Period-The Journey of the Jewish Americans
Students discuss the experience of 19th century Jewish American immigrants. In this US history lesson, students research the cultural, social, and economic experience of Jews who immigrated to the United States. Students view a video...
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Comparing and Contrasting-Grassland, Desert, and Forest Elephants
Students compare and contrast different types of elephants. In this environmental science activity, students examine the characteristics of three species of elephants. Students view a video of each type of elephant to note their...
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What in the World..?!?
Students photograph mystery images. In this observation skills lesson, students gather everyday objects and place them under a digital microscope. They magnify the image and take a photograph of it. The image is then displayed on the...
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Illustrated Dictionary
Students make an illustrated dictionary of words they've used and learned in class. In this vocabulary instructional activity, students find words from their notes, discuss the words in a group, select the best words as a class, and...
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News to the Core Reported by Very Special Students
Students create news articles that help them build their knowledge, skills, and academic confidence. In this special education lesson, students use previous knowledge to write a newsletter and demonstrate their understanding of various...
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Community Words
Young scholars participate in a community walk. In this communities lesson, students use a digital camera to take photos during a community walk. Young scholars take photos of store signs and street signs. Students design a poster with...
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World of Quadrilaterals
Students define the importance of the properties of quadrilaterals. In this quadrilaterals instructional activity, students identify the general properties of and compare and contrast the properties of convex and concave quadrilaterals....
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American Sign Language Cards
In this American Sign Language worksheet, students cut out and study six illustrated cards. Students follow the written directions and picture clues to learn to sign these words: animal, tree, bag, wind, rain, bird.
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Understanding Nouns
Students define what singular and plural nouns mean. In this nouns activity, students complete a worksheet converting from singular to plural and recognizing the plural forms of nouns.
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Understanding Adjectives
Students identify adjectives in sentences. In this grammar lesson, students define what an adjective is and identify them in sentences written on the board. Students complete a worksheet as an assessment.
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Understanding Nouns
Young scholars identify types of nouns. For this grammar lesson, students define what a noun is and identify the various types of nouns in sentences. This grammar lesson is geared towards Special Education young scholars.
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Welcome to the Class
Students read "The Brand New Kid" and identify the behaviors of a student who helps others with their work. In this conflict resolution lesson, students predict what will happen and how the problem will be resolved. Students discuss the...
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Remembrance Day
Second graders research the meaning behind Remembrance Day. In this Remembrance Day lesson, 2nd graders discuss peace and why Remembrance Day is significant. The book Why We Remember is read aloud to the students.
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An Awareness of Light Made Simply Fun
Learners with sensory perception issues discover the properties of light through a series of excellent hands on activities. They look at beams of lights in a darkened room; use a kaleidoscope and optical illusions as they experience the...
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Up Up Up
Students demonstrate locomotor skills by practicing a proper throwing technique. In this throwing skills lesson, students perform dribbling skills and throwing skills using a basketball. The purpose of this lesson is to address the skill...
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Math Technique in Multiplication and Division of Fractions
Students multiply and divide fractions. In this math lesson, students are given explicit visual instruction of how to work with fractions. Intended for learning disabled students, the teacher demonstrates how to manipulate the numbers by...
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Dear President Obama
Students write letters to the president as he begins his term. In this letter writing lesson, students discuss goals they hope the president will consider, and send good wishes to the president and his family. After the letters are...
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Function Lesson Plan -- Asking for Repetition
Young scholars with disabilities are tested in the use of language and taught the skill of asking for repetition in order to gain clarification and thus improve comprehension. They are assessed according to the practice of asking with...
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Teaching Students to Run Their Own IEP Meetings
High schoolers who have IEP's for emotional/behavioral disorders are trained how to participate in and even conduct their own IEP meetings. They study the purpose of the IEP, definitions of special ed. related concepts, and the...
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Candy Math
Second graders in a special education classroom sort candies by color. In groups, they complete various addition problems with the candy and create graphs. They compare and contrast the amounts of candies and answer questions on a...
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Celebrate National Inclusive Schools Week
Students list traits that make them unique. They participate in a Bingo-like game, where they try to identify people by their traits.
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The Me Book
Students relate to the pictures as symbols so that they come to point to named pictures, explain what pictured objects are for, match pictures to real objects, categorize objects, and recognize words.
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Photography for Language Use and Awareness
Students make storyboards and take photographs for slides to illustrate stories or "how to" demonstrations and write and recorded scripts to accompany their slides.