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New Year Celebrations Around the Globe

For Teachers K - 6th
Students view art images of Norman Rockwell's family traditions and celebrations. They search the internet for information, and complete reflective and creative writing and sketch assignments. Students recognize and name emotions shown...
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Storytelling

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss how they know certain aspects about their families and customs. As a class, they discover that life changes over time and stories are only preserved if they are told. They read many different pieces of literature to...
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Pollution Solution!

For Teachers K - 7th
Students listen to the story "Clean Air, Dirty Air" by Lynne Patchett and discover the main types of pollution and how these affect their bodies. In this pollution lesson, students work in small groups to create a machine to prevent...
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Intermediate Sentence Completion: 18

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this sentence completion worksheet, students fill in the blank for the correct word for each sentence. Students complete 10 multiple choice questions. Click on "show all" to see the rest of the worksheet.
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Reading Job Advertisements

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this ESL reading job advertisements worksheet, students read extracts from job advertisements and fill in the blanks using given words.  Students then match each extract to a sentence.
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Phrasal Verbs

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this phrasal verbs activity, students check their understanding of phrasal verbs by choosing the best ending for each sentence.
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Why Should I Do Philanthropy?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students consider the benefits of philanthropy as well as noting opposing viewpoints.
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Drinkable Snow

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore snow. In this forms of water lesson, students read a story about snow, identify the types of snow found in Alaska, and learn Inuit words for snow. The lesson calls for an Intuit Elder to visit the classroom as a guest...
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Snapshot Autobiography

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners write an autobiography. In this autobiographical writing lesson, students discuss the important events in their life and write about them on a worksheet. Learners illustrate each event in their autobiography.
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Viewpoint of the Native American

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students compare how Native Americans were treated long ago to how they are treated today. They write an essay from the perspective of a Native American from their time period explaining their side with details supporting their views.
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Journalism - The Attention Grabbing Topic Sentence

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students act as journalists to grab audience attention with the topic sentence for their writing. They write paragraphs in quantities appropriate to grade level.
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The Puzzle of Philanthropy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research community organizations in their area. They identify three acts of philanthropy and three resources in the community that could help the common good. They reflect on their research in journal writings.
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Community Voting Habits

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners prepare a survey about voting habits in the community. Students give the survey to parents, teachers, business owners, and other voting age members of their community, and analyze the data.
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America the Beautiful

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students listen to a read-aloud discussing the landmarks of the United States. In pairs, they use the internet to research a landmark of their choice. They create a visual aid to be given with a presentation sharing the information...
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Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students watch a Biography episode about Alexander Graham Bell -- his remarkable inventions, family life, and the individuals who influenced his work.
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In Line with Time

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a timeline of inventions and inventors made out of light colored bulletin board paper.
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Exploring Indiana: Tales, Timelines, and Trivia

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students record timelines of Indiana history and include events from their own personal history on it. After using various research sources, the record their timelines using the Timeliner software application. They share their timelines...
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Traffic Calming

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to the steps in solving a problem. Using traffic problems, they offer suggestions to solve this problem using the steps mentioned above. They also discuss what types of alternatives can be used to make the...
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Questions, Questions (Environment)

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore features of the environment. They answer questions and discuss the local and global environment. Students write environmental questions for another school.
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Polite, Neutral, or Rude Language 1

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this types of language worksheet, students decide which type of language is most likely to be used in a situation. Students choose between polite, neutral, and rude language for 4 situations.
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Polite, Neutral, or Rude Language

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language analysis worksheet, students read the situations of language that use polite, neutral, or rude language. Studetns compare the different responses and if they are appropriate or not.
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Weather Instruments

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students research weather instruments. In this weather lesson, students use the Global Climate DVD and take notes on weather instruments. Students answer multiple choice questions on a worksheet.
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Kids Work! Real People: Physical Therapist

For Students 3rd - 8th
Interview [1:15] with a physical therapist in which she answers questions about her work, qualifications, and other career-related issues.
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Kids Work! Real People: Dietitian

For Students 3rd - 8th
Interview with a dietitian in which she answers questions about her work, qualifications, and other career-related issues.