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Anonymous Card Delivery
Learners brainstorm a list of people who would benefit from an anonymous card. They then make the card and deliver it. A journal will be created by them to record their feelings of how they felt doing this act and expecting nothing in...
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Resolving Situations
Students listen to the problem situation included in the lesson and discuss how they would resolve this situation. They then complete the "Resolving Problems" worksheet independently.
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Geological Development of Indiana and the Movement of Peoples Across the State
Students are introduced to the geological development of the state of Indiana. Using the internet, they visit the U.S. Geological Survey and locate the earthquake zones in the state. In groups, they locate and identify the energy...
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The Hundred Dresses
Students discuss the importance of courage. They read the story, "The Hundred Dresses," which is a timeless story about the hurt inflicted by teasing and the painful consequesnces for bystanders who fail to act courageously. Students...
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Santa's Sack
Students practice throwing and catching with a partner or self toss-catch. As a prerequisite skill they should understand safe spaces and have some knowledge of throwing and catching skills.
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Our Nation Grows
Students demonstrate the importance of symbols, especially the flag, to the identity of the American nation. They use the internet to trace the design timeline of the American flag.
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Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution
Students become aware of the Japanese American internment camp experience. They develop a sense of empathy by simulating the situations which Japanese American children faced.
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Learning About Honesty
Students read a short story about honesty, a character skill. They then answer comprehension questions and discuss the story with their classmates as well as study about the consequences of not telling the truth.
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Sorting and Graphing Animals
Students inquire about animals using SIRS Discoverer or eLibrary Elementary. In this organizing data lesson, students sort pictures of animals in various ways and develop graphs. Students locate a mammal, reptile, fish, insect or...
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Integrating Japanese Folk Tales into the Classroom Using Japanese Kamishibai
Students study Japanese folk tales focusing on the traditional values and key elements. They compare the Japanese values with their own. They discuss Japanese art before designing a set of kamishibai on which they write a summary of a...
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An Audio Travel Album
Students interview someone who has recently visited a country that students are studying. They use iPod and voice recorder to record the interview and use iPhoto to review and orgainze the interviewee's photos of the trip as well as any...
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My Hero Learning Circle
Students participate in a collaboration activity. In this My Hero Project instructional activity, students discover what a hero is to someone halfway around the world and themselves. Over the 16-week session, circles, made up of between...
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Community Evolution: Putting the Puzzle Together
Young scholars, working in groups, to study on aspect of their community history. They put their research together in one story about their community.
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Who Invented Crayons?
Pupils use a specified website to study the history of Crayola crayons. In groups, they discover who invented the colors, their cost, and who thought of the name. Students create a timeline of Crayola colors and choose one project from...
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Daily Academic Language Development
Five minute mini-lessons designed to expose learners to high-frequency academic language.
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It's Not My Problem!
Young scholars examine how rivers flow through the country to sea level. Students study how upstream pollution effects the water and people downstream.
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Bring Your Classroom to Life with Educational Songs
Using music to get in tune with content has great benefits for learners!
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LA CENERENTOLA (Cinderella)
Students work in groups to create a map key. The map key represents the diversity of each of the Cinderella stories previously read. They explore the cultural dimensions and contributions of the arts.
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A Comparison of Two Great Leaders: Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
Students explore these two leaders use of nonviolent protest techniques. They read about the life of King Jr. They view a slide show about the life of Gandhi. Compare/contrast the lives of these two men using a Venn diagram.
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How Many Languages do you Speak?
Students explore the Tamil language. They listen to parts of a story read in English, Hindi and Tamil. Tamil word cards are matched with their English equivalent. Practice saying basic Tamil words daily within the lesson.
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Back to School with Paper Quilts and Partnerships
Make a commitment to collaboration, and build classroom community by integrating art and classroom objectives to create a paper quilt.
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How to Incorporate April Fool's Day into Your Teaching
Celebrate the merriment of April Fool's Day without the mischievousness.