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Talking About the Past

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore communications by discussing deceased individuals. In this past tense lesson, students analyze which verbs to use when speaking of a person who is no longer living. Students read a story about the race car driver Michael...
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Animal Top Trumps

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students use adjectives to construct sentences. In this english lesson, students play a card game based on Top Trumps. They use superlatives and comparatives during the game.
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Counting Sentences' Words

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Explore language arts by completing a worksheet with class. They read the story Owl Moon and discuss the rhythm of the writing and how action verbs are used appropriately. Then complete a writing worksheet which discusses writing...
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Conflict Resolution in 9 Easy Steps

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students investigate student psychology by reading assigned text about nonviolence. For this conflict resolution lesson, students read nine specific steps they should take the next time they are in an argument with someone. Students...
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Bumper Stickers: A Matter of Focus

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Honk if you love bumper stickers! Long used as a persuasive tool, bumper stickers are used to launch this study of persuasive writing. Each class member is given a bumper sticker and asked to formulate three questions the strip might...
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Descriptive Writing Fortunes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
What does your fortune say? Engage class members in writing complete sentences by first handing out fortune cookies and reading the messages. Pupils will practice writing complete sentences by composing fortunes to put in die cut fortune...
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Techno Author

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Here is a great way to explore language arts by completing a computer activity with classmates. Youngsters read a fairy tale in class and analyze where the beginning, middle and end are. They create their own story using clip art and...
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The Little Red Hen

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars analyze a classic children's story by discussing it with their peers.  In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students read The Little Red Hen, and discuss ways the hen takes care of his responsibilities....
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Walk a day in my moccasins

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Students create videos about students in their classroom. In this self-expression lesson, students use videos to give voice to students who are reluctant or can't participate. Students listen to several books and generate questions about...
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Capitalization

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students investigate the concept of capitalization by reading relevant text and finding supporting details and facts.  In this capitalization lesson, students read chapter seven in Working With Words and share predictions about the...
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Mexico's Day of the Dead

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore global culture by researching a Mexican holiday. In this Day of the Dead lesson, students read assigned text which discusses the view of death in several different cultures including the U.S. and Mexico. Students write a...
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Editing a Newspaper Article

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate article editing in today's society by writing their own news articles.  In this journalism activity, students create a word web based on the word "editing."  Students write their own news articles and peer edit them...
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Venerable Inventors

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Young scholars discuss important historic inventors and read their biographical information.  For this world history lesson, students describe Alexander Bell, Thomas Edison, and Guglielmo Marconi using vocabulary terms used in their...
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Synonyms

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine synonyms from their reading. In this synonyms lesson, students use vocabulary from their reading to create a chart and illustrate the words. Students complete online activities from the story.
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Henry's Freedom Box

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore the Civil War by reading a children's book in class. In this underground railroad lesson, students read the story Henry's Freedom Box and discuss the plot, settings and characters. Students create their own "freedom box"...
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My Winter Acrostic

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create an acrostic poem about winter. In this lesson about acrostic poems, students explore acrostic poetry. Students read an acrostic poem as an example. As a class, students come up with an acrostic poem for the word "CLASS"....
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Comprehension of Word Problems

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore math functions by completing a worksheet in class. For this word problem solving lesson, 3rd graders read a book titled Counting on Frank by Rod Clement and utilize the information in the story to answer study...
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Diversity/Journalism - Book Making

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore Canadian culture by creating a book. In this community analysis lesson, 3rd graders identify the First Nations people of Canada and discuss the culture, language and diversity. Students create a book discussing...
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Punctuation Takes a Vacation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars read Punctuation Takes a Vacation.  In this punctuation lesson, students discuss punctuation marks and how they are used.  Young scholars write postcards using a punctuation mark and students guess which punctuation mark...
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Muggie Maggie

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the book Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary. In this vocabulary lesson, students read to discover multiple meaning words, synonyms, antonyms and identify important details. Students make story predictions and write...
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Breaking News: Nissan to Make Future New York Taxis

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Young scholars explore current events by completing worksheet activities. In this transportation activity, students read a news article discussing Nissan's new contract to create New York Taxis due to their improved fuel economy. Young...
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Continuing Gandhi's Legacy of Cross-Cultural Understanding: Central Asia and the Middle East

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars investigate the lifestyle of Gandhi by creating a Venn Diagram.  In this biographical lesson, students compare the philosophies of Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi while discussing their teaching methods.  Young scholars...
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Pendemonium - The Posse in Australia

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students revise letters focusing their revision on comma and periods usage. In this creative grammar lesson, students watch a video on commas and periods, write a letter to a partner without the use of commas or periods, and revise a...
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A Center Approach to Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students experience the different types of poetry in order to classify them. In this poetry lesson, students discover the multiple types of poetry while reading in the library. Ultimately, the students create their own poetry and share...

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