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Bunyans Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners practice their map skills. In this early childhood lesson plan, students use a map of the United States and identify the location of several natural wonders included in the book The Bunyans by Audrey Wood.
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What Can I Do?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine their feelings and study constructive ways for resolving conflict. In this feelings and conflict resolution activity, students learn how to communicate their inner feelings. They complete a worksheet and work on a web...
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Responsibility

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders brainstorm and share ideas of how they can behave responsibly by respecting the rights of others. This is instructional activity one of seven in the unit, A Television in My Room. After a discussion, 2nd graders break into...
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Ben Franklin

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study Ben Franklin and why he was an important person in our country's development. They draw a picture of him by following step by step oral instructions.
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Farms and Food

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discover how farmers utilize the land to grow crops and raise animals and read literature to help in the discussion.
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Country: India

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Learners use the Internet to study the history, geography, culture and art of India. Videos, photographs and maps are included.
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Exercise Your Vote!

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students watch an episode of the PBS show, "Maya & Miguel," and discuss the importance of voting. They create voting sticks in English or their native language, and organize a class election.
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How Will I Use My Resource?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students review information and characteristics of a businessperson. They work in teams, become a business for the day and practice decision making skills. They create a product from a given resource and make a report about their product.
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What Is A Business?

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore businesses. Using a newspaper, students identify all businesses mentioned or shown. The class creates a list of the types of businesses in the community and they categorize each service or product provided. After...
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What is Bullying?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners brainstorm ideas or create a definition of what bullying is. They write their ideas on the board. They then break into cooperative groups giving each group a form of bullying from a list and discussing it among themselves.
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all About the States

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students conduct Internet research about the states and use educational software to graphically organize the facts they have studied. As a class, students create posters and bulletin boards of the 50 states.
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It's All in a Name

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine the connotations associated with names while determining what put-downs and put-ups are. They work as a group to find out what each person's name means to them. While studying put-ups and put-down they describe the...
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Kwanzaa

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Pupils examine the holiday of Kwanzaa. In groups, they discuss "The Seven Principles" and the history of the holiday. They explore the objects that are used and what they represent. They end the instructional activity with a...
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Immigration For Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils engage in a lesson about the concept of immigration. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The information is used in order to create context for class discussion or a class presentation topic. They also read stories...
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What is Important to You?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the life of Frida Kahlo, a Mexican artist known for her self-portraits. After discussing her works and life as an artist, students use mirrors to examine their faces and begin drawing their own self-portraits.
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Where Do You Live?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study and compare rural, suburban, and urban communities. They play a board game, read books about communities, and complete several other activities regarding the different types of communities. Several extension and...
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Money

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the value of the penny, nickel, dime, quarter and dollar. They demonstrate how different coin combinations equal the same amounts of money and write money amounts using the decimal point and dollar sign. They try to...
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Portraits of the Presidents

For Teachers 2nd - Higher Ed
Students study the United States Presidents through a variety of activities, games, and puzzles. In this United States President lesson plan, students are introduced to the Presidents and the role the president has played throughout...
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Lesson Design Archaeology- Digging in the Classroom 2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in an in-class archaeology dig. For this archaeology lesson, students use problem solving skills to construct a puzzle. Students are assigned roles, such as the sifter, measurer, etc.
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United States Map- Land Elevation

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore a physical map. In this map skills lesson, students discuss examples of elevation and investigate the symbols used to identify elevation on a map. Students use the map to identify various land elevations.
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the contributions of Jackie Joyner-Kersee. In this service learning lesson, students explore the work of Jackie Joyner-Kersee as an Olympic athlete and philanthropist.
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Philanthropy Market Is Open Today

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students earn money for a philanthropic organization. In this service learning instructional activity, students organize a snack market sale to earn money for charities.
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What Is a Community?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners determine ways they can help in their communities. In this community involvement activity, students read a story that facilitates a discussion about neighborhoods and communities. Learners name the communities they belong to...
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Talking Drums

For Teachers K - 12th
Students study African percussion. In this music lesson, students explore Africa's sounds as they discover tonal language, talking drum, message drum, the relationship between talking drums and tonal language, and how to change the pitch...

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