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Dealing with Tragedy in the Classroom
Students explore the concept of human tragedy. In this September 11 terrorist attacks lesson plan, students write condolence letters, discuss the qualities of heroes, and investigate volunteer opportunities.
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Local Heroes
Students identify a hero in their community. They research a hero in their community. They compose an essay about their hero and present it to the class.
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American Heroes Acrostic
In this acrostic poem worksheet, students complete the poem using the letters of the phrase "American Heroes." A website reference for additional resources is given.
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I'll Trade You . . .
Students watch the video, New York Sports: Big Shots and Bad Guys. They research some of the players highlighted in the show for information about their athletic prowess, their importance in the city, and their reputations as Big Shots...
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Who's Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk?
Students discover the characteristics that make a hero or heroine. They also look at how society recognizes its heroes and how the nation represents its values and beliefs by researching heroes from the past and present.
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School-Home Links: Tall Tales
In this tall tale parent communication form worksheet, students select two tall tales to read from home, school, or the library. Students then complete a chart about the tall tale that includes the name of the tale, the hero's name, and...
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Maya Lin
Students are able to explain the important contribution Maya Lin made to society, write about their definition of a hero, and recognize, appreciate and describe the significance of memorials.
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Makes Cents to Me: Penny Drive
St that people have wants and must find ways to get them. For this philanthropy lesson, students understand the ways people get things and arrange a penny drive to help others. Students arrange an artistic project to reflect on their...
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fantastic Characters
Students study stories. In this writing activity, students discuss the three aspects of a story, read stories focusing on the characters, write a story as a class about a character made up by the class, and write a story with an exciting...
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary
B. Franklin, Printer and the Public Eye
Students explore U.S. history by researching famous Americans. In this Benjamin Franklin lesson plan, students read portions of a biography about Franklin and identify his position within U.S. politics and as a leader in the battle for...
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Wild, Wild Sunflower Child Anna
In this reading comprehension worksheet, 4th graders answer six short answer questions based on the book, Wild, Wild Sunflower Child Anna.
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Nicholas and the Dragon
In this reading instructional activity, students read a five-page fairy tale about a boy named Nicholas, a princess named Penelope, and a dragon. At the end, Nicholas is hailed a hero and marries the princess.
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Antz
In this word search worksheet, students solve a word search by locating thirty words related to Antz. The word list includes cutter and hero.
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Maniac Magee: Questions to Foster Discussion
This resource provides 11 short answer questions and a couple of extension ideas related to part one of Jerry Spinelli's novel about a feisty runaway. Not reproducible, but the questions (which address vocabulary, inference, recall,...
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Right on Time!
Learners read portions of biographies about human rights activists before participating in a jigsaw activity in which they report out on what they read. They made a timeline of one of the human rights activist's lives. They write a...
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Yearbook Video
Students brainstorm ideas for creating video yearbook, practice taking digital pictures and using Graphic Converter, complete interviews of students and staff members, and create movie using Avid Cinema.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
In this John F. Kennedy biography worksheet, students read a one page, detailed biography. They then complete an 8 question quiz.
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Memorial Day
For this Memorial Day activity worksheet, students practice and utilize various skills in unscrambling nineteen words associated with Memorial Day.
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Vocabulary Review
In this vocabulary worksheet, students circle the letter of the word or phrase that means the same as the word in bold. There are 10 sentences and 4 choices for each.
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Hercules Word Search
In this word search about Hercules learning exercise, students read facts with underlines words and find the underlined words in the word search. Students search and find 12 answers.
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The March Continues
Students explore the Civil Rights Memorial. In this character development and U.S. History lesson, students employ reading comprehension strategies while reading a news article about the Civil Rights Memorial. Students work in groups to...
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4th Grade Reading: Information
In this reading worksheet, 4th graders answer multiple choice questions about 1/2 page informational text that they read. Students complete 21 questions.
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John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry and John Brown's Body
Fourth graders discuss John's Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry. In this John Brown lesson, 4th graders analyze a newspaper article about the raid, and write a descriptive obituary about John Brown. Students view pictures of John Brown...
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Father Knows Best, Write a Father's Day Letter
Students write a Father's Day letter. In this friendly letter writing lesson, students brainstorm a list of parent responsibilities, then write three specific ways their fathers care for them. Students share learning experiences they...