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Using Pictures to Promote Conversation

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Young scholars participate in a conversation of three or more exchanges on a topic while exploring a large collection of large photographs pertaining to the topic. They are able to discuss and express their feelings in a comfortable...
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Let Me Give You a Little Advice

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use proper writing conventions to write two friendly letters. They use the steps of the writing process to draft, revise, and peer edit. Students publish their letters. They write the first letter to a person who is going to...
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Elementary Mapping Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars build a classroom community. In this peer interaction lesson, students participate in a sociogram activity that requires them to socially interact with peers that normally they do not interact with. Young scholars write...
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Reading- Earthquakes (Online Interactive)

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read a 3 paragraph text about a student who is home alone during an earthquake. Students fill in the blanks in 14 sentences. This is an online interactive learning exercise.
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About Life: The Photographs of Dorthea Lange - Images of Children in Dorothea Lange's Photographs

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Young scholars examine how visual artists tell stories with their work. In this visual art instructional activity, students study two of Dorothea Lange's photographs to find elements of art and narrative content, use descriptive language...
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Team Handball

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students play a team sport. In this team handball lesson, students review the rules of the court and how to pass the ball. Students practice two types of passing and play a game of handball.
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Team Handball

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students learn to play a team sport. In this handball lesson, students review passing the ball and practice a crossing drill while defenders try to steal the ball. Students review what they have learned.
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Foods and Languages of the World

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Pupils explore Japan. In this Japanese culture instructional activity, students listen to stories regarding Japan, view Japanese art, learn Japanese words, and make Origami.
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Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students participate in a partner dance. In this dance lesson, students listen to the song "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" and repeat dance steps according to the music.
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How Much Do We Save?

For Teachers K - 5th
Students use coupons to save. For this saving lesson students practice their addition, multiplication and estimating skills with dollars and cents. They investigate grocery coupons and look for ways to save money.
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Pushing Through Learning Difficulties

For Teachers K - 10th
Parents might find that teaching special needs children at home can be incredibly beneficial.
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Predicting the Route of the Monarch's Spring Migration

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Pupils consider the habits of the monarch butterfly and predict the path it take as it migrates in the spring.
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Water Conservation Task

For Teachers K - 8th
Students list reasons that water conservation is important. They describe methods to conserve water. This lesson could be incorporated with an oral hygiene lesson on brushing teeth.
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Images of Children in Dorothea Lange's Photographs

For Teachers K - 5th
Students look carefully at two photographs by Dorothea Lange for elements of art and narrative content. They use descriptive language when speaking and writing about Lange's photographs of studenT lives.
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Life Unplugged

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore renewable and non-renewable energy sources, discuss how each source was created, and identify and sketch out the cycle of energy for each renewable source.
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Education.com: W.3.10 Worksheets: Write Routinely Over Extended Time Frames

For Students 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 12 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.3.10: Write routinely over extended time frames (times for research,...
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Daily Teaching Tools: Going to the Movies

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides an efficient brainstorming strategy. The brainstorming techniques involves a simulated trip to the movies.
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Loc: America's Story: Vaudeville Comedians

For Students 3rd - 8th
Have a great time listening to and reading about old Vaudeville acts that included magic, juggling, comic routines, animals acts, and dance.
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Writing Fix: A Left Brained Writing Prompt: Rather Unlikely Encyclopedia Entries

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
After studying encyclopedia entries for structure and writing style, create unlikely encyclopedia articles for things in your life. If you really can't think of any, press the writing prompt generator button to get a few ideas. Do your...