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Can You Make a Difference?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write and present a speech. In this service lesson, students read an anecdote adapted from The Star Thrower and discuss their feelings about their ability to make a difference in the world. Students make a short speech about...
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Adventures in Alice

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a haiku and illustrate it on the computer. In this haiku lesson plan, students review the history of the haiku while they are outside and then write their own. Students then use a computer program to illustrate their poem.
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AMACO Fused Jewelry Technique

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create glass to create a jewelry project. In this fused glass design project, students design original pieces of jewelry, glue them and burn off the glue in a kiln. 
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Rondo with B-A-G

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore music notes. In this music lesson, students sing the song "Hot Cross Buns" and practice playing it on melody bells to find the letter and rhythm notation. They create a new phrase to the rhythm of this song. 
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Random Scenes

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students perform a group pantomime. In this cooperative efforts lesson, students are placed in small groups and must work as a team to pantomime a scene chosen at random. The students will engage in a reflection and class discussion...
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Describing Graphs

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this graphs learning exercise, students fill in the blanks to sentences to describe graphs. Students complete 19 sentences total on this learning exercise.
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Note Names and Note Values-An Interactive SMART Board Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss note names and symbols. In this music lesson, students identify note names and values. Students play a game using the SMART board in which they identify note names and values.
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How Often? Where is it?

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore language arts by completing vocabulary worksheets. In this directions lesson, students identify terms and vocabulary words which assist in finding locations and giving directions. Students complete a worksheet about the...
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Puberty

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate life science by answering maturity questions. In this human health lesson plan, students identify the changes which occur during puberty and answer study questions based on sexual awareness. Students define...
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Becoming Authors

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create the illustrations for their contrbutions for the class book. The students create a tough sketch on a plain piece of paper. Once the students have a plan they begin illustrating their page, using any materials...
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A Lucky Break

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners complete activities where they identify and decipher common phrases that are related to poultry and then cook drumsticks as a class. In this poultry lesson plan, students also read the history of the chicken and create idioms.
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Music Terms

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars review and define music terms. In this musical vocabulary lesson, students are given a list of terms, asked to unscramble them, then write the meaning of each term.
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What Did You Learn in School Today

For Students 4th - 8th
For this songs worksheet, students listen and read the song What did you learn in school today by Tim Paxton and fill in the blanks to lyrics. Students complete 7 lyrics total.
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Building Buildings

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work together with a partnet to design a building. Using materials, they create the inside and outside of the structure along with works of art. They present their creation to the class and receive constructive criticism in return.
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The "Be Kind Kids" Project

For Teachers K - 5th
Students create a visual display that highlights friendship and kindness. They read and discuss a poem, and design and create a large poster or banner that emphasizes kindness, anti-bullying, and friendship.
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The Great Fire of London

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the effects of an out of control fire. Using textbook and Internet research, students gather data concerning the Great Fire of London. They present their research findings in a creative, visual manner to their classmates.
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Sound Quiz

For Students 4th - 6th
In this sound worksheet, students answer 5 questions pertaining to the sounds of various musical instruments. The name of a teach appears at the top of the page.
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Geometric Collages

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concept of geometric patterning. They create their own patterns with a few basic requirements. The patterns must illustrate the concepts of flipping, 90 and 180 degree rotations. The collages also consist...
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Teaching the Language of Thinking

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Use explicit instruction of academic language to strengthen student comprehension
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A Birthday in Amsterdam

For Teachers K - 8th
Students view Rembrandt's etching, View of Amsterdam. They compare commerce and trade of 17th-century Amsterdam to modern day. They create self-portraits of themselves as children with birthday gifts during the 17th century.
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Counting in Espanol

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the Spanish numbering system from 1-10 and create a mini-book of the numbers. Students compare the English numbers to the Spanish numbers.
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Alphabet Books

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students work with a partner from a different grade level to brainstorm, draft, edit, illustrate and publish alphabet-themed books. They take turns reading the books to each other and conference with a teacher to review their work.
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Tune Up Your Ears!

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students discuss meaning of pitch, listen for different sounds in classroom, hallway, and outdoors, and listen to sounds played on piano and on computer to determine high or low pitch.
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Making Pencil Containers

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars get their cans and their Popsicle sticks and glue a Popsicle stick to the can and continue around the can until it is covered. They paint the Popsicle sticks any color they want or decorate it any way they choose. When...