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Will Smith

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Will Smith and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...
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Cotton Journey

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students use "Cotton Journey-A Field Trip In A Box" kit to relate the significance of cotton to the Civil War period and to study the cotton industry in general.
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Creating An Understanding of the Past/Through The Art of George Catlin and Native American Artifacts

For Teachers K - 6th
Students explore Native American culture. They observe and discuss the paintings of George Catlin. Students examine the lives of the Pawnee Native American Indians during the time period of 1830-1840. Numerous cross curriculum activities...
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Learning By Looking: Pueblo Indian Ceremonial Dances

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate the uses of ceremonial dance in the Pueblo Indian culture by viewing videos of native dances. They listen to folk tales that explain the dances and compare the traditions of the Pueblo culture to their own culture....
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Immigration For Grades 3-5

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students engage in a lesson plan that is concerned with the concept of immigration. They conduct research using a variety of resources. Students create a KWL chart to organize the information. The lesson plan also includes a resource...
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Discover Mardi Gras

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars explore the origin and significance of Mardi Gras and experience some traditional activities associated with the hoilday.
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Plants and Animals of Great Bay Animals and Plants of the Estuary

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students participate in a webquest about the plants and animals that inhabit an estuary. They role play as environmentalists researching this habitat and present the results of their research in a creative way.
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Shinto, Stones, and the Garden

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students examine how Shinto and Buddhism are reflected in the Japanese art and life-style, especially as seen in the relationship people have with the land (gardens). This lesson is for the elementary classroom.
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A Hero Biography Project

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study historical significant people born in January and February and note their accomplishments. Using given websites, 4th graders collect biographical information and participate in activities about a specified hero. ...
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Learning to Give

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students interview senior citizens in their community, and explain how these senior citizens are heroes. In this heroes lesson, students interview these seniors, and then reflect on how they too can be heroes in their own community.
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Become a Collector

For Teachers 1st - 4th
In this collection worksheet, students read a 1-page selection regarding collections and then respond to a question regarding collections and draw a picture of a collection.
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Prairie Voices: Spare Time

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students examine forms of recreation throughout the last 150 years. In this leisure time lesson, students investigate leisure activities in pre- and post-industrial society as they listen to a teacher-led lecture and discuss their...
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Learn Under the Old Masters

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students take a closer look at portraits. In this art appreciation lesson, students may visit the National Portrait Gallery, the Victoria Art Gallery, or the Scottish National Portrait Gallery online or in-person to discover works of art.
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Naomi Campbell

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Naomi Campbell and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Olympic Field Day

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students participate in a school-wide "Olympics" complete with opening and closing ceremonies, class competitions, medals and more. Activities can vary depending on age and physical abilities.
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A Monster's World

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Study African American inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger and create imaginary monsters using texture.
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MAKE A PINATA

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create a sculpture with a theme using a balloon and flour and water paste.
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Shadow Pictures

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore light, shade and shadow.
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Poetry of the City

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore Walt Whitman and about poetry. Most importantly, it teach them that poetry is something anyone can write and encourage them to tell the story of their own community in verse
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Upgrading Hubble

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students investigate the Hubble telescope's role in astrophysics research. They complete a Webquest, watch a video, view Hubble photographs, play online games, answer discussion questions, and evaluate newspaper articles about optics.
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More Maracas

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create and decorate paper mache maracas.
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ARTIFACT to ART to GLYPHS

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners study the development of early Latin American civilizations in unit one. The second part of the unit is based on early image-making attempts from the Cro-Magnon to the Peruvian Incas. Students create their own weavings using a...
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Citizenship

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students reflect on characteristics of good citizens, examine democratic symbolism, create an award and choose an individual to receive the award as part of this instructional activity on citizenship. Lesson ties together social studies,...
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Pop Art Ice Cream Painting

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils create paintings of ice cream treats using Pop Art as an inspiration while developing skills in painting in this 4th through 6th grade Art activity. Included with the activity are possible extensions and suggested evaluation rubric.

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