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Sole People

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create "sole people" using tempera paint, drawing paper, and shoe prints in this multi-level art lesson. The lesson can be combined with a brief history of the African-American inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger, who created the...
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Then and Now: Art or Fact

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students complete worksheets about Parliamentary procedure and institutions. They research artifacts, and write a class play based on one artifact.
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Traditional Values vs. Modern Culture in the Asian Community

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars examine Chinese culture and values. They research the teachings of Confucius, create posters, write short stories, and analyze the history of and present state of gang culture through research, discussion, and writing.
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TE Activity: Pollution Politics

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine how a bill becomes a law in the US Congress. They investigate legislation about global warming. They determine the role of engineers as they educate Congress, the public and other government institutions about global...
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How to Create a Virtual Mediterranean Cruise

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars determine the ports they visit and develop a plan to study each region’s history and culture.
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My Mask, My Voice

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Recognize Black History Month with an examination of the African diaspora and a hands-on mask-making project. Learners first view and discuss images of artwork before creating their own plaster masks.
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Is Our Community Influenced by the Opioid Epidemic?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Opioid abuse is becoming a national crisis, but combating the influence of opioids requires examining the ways it affects individual communities. A thorough teacher guide provides step-by-step instructions about implementing an...
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle: Graphic Organizer

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
After completing the first five chapters of The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle By Avi, use direct quotes to make inferences about how Charlotte feels about certain characters. Later, when the novel has concluded, revisit...
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Curiously Strong Stories

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students study fairy tales and how the stories that were written long ago are still relevant today in this Art and Language Arts lesson best suited for the elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on the creation of a fairy tale and...
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Character Traits - Who are We?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine character traits. For this character education lesson, 6th graders set goals to strengthen particular personal character traits. Students watch their instructor model the character trait journaling strategy prior to...
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A Picture's Worth 1000 Words: Decoding Intercultural Symbols

For Teachers K - 8th
Learners interpret a set of pictographs, defining what each image means and create their own set of symbols as an alphabet. They then write using their own symbolic alphabet using pictures.
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Exploring the Hudson in 1609

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners follow the journey of Henry Hudson down the river with his name. Using journal entries and maps, they learn about its exploration. They use maps to identify stages of the journey, and practice converting distances into miles.
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Thanksgiving Placemats: A Community Service Project

For Teachers K - 12th
Students complete a community service project to brighten the holidays. They work together at a food kitchen or shelter. They reflect on their experiences.
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December Concentration Game

For Teachers K - 8th
Students play the classic game of Concentration using cards with December holiday and weather pictures on them. They research different December holidays and adapt the details to the game of concentration.
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Investigating World Cultures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers, in groups, write research reports and create visuals about countries, put on a culture fair, and use PowerPoint to present their information.
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Classic Columns

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders present a PowerPoint presentation on Greek columns. They realize that Greek culture is centered around religion. Students create a model of one of the columns. Also they find examples of Greek architecture in major Greek...
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Fighting The Horse Race: Creating Ads Which Explore 2008 Presidential Candidates & Issues

For Teachers 6th - 12th
What is advertising? What role does it plan in an election? Middle and high schoolers discuss advertising and its purpose by sifting through different magazines and discussing the products they find. Then they relate advertisements to...
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No Place Like Home

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze photographs of high plains sod homes and read accompanying narratives. They then choose one photograph and, using the copy and paste features and simple drawing tools available in Microsoft Word, students identify...
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Searching the States (or Provinces) Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners examine information on a particular state or province. Groups of students use the internet to locate facts about an assigned state. They research information such as capital, state song, and major crops. learners report their...
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Hungary: The Landscape

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work in small groups to create a topographic map of Hungary. The map will include labeled line drawing of the bordering countries. Hungary should be three dimensional, made of salt and flour clay. The mountains, plains and...
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Italy: The Landscape

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work in small groups to create a topographic map of Italy. They must include labeled line drawings of bordering countries and bodies of water. Students use salt and flour clay to make Italy three dimensional, showing the many...
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Design Your Own Building

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore the use of design principles in the real world. They evaluate how problems can be solved using design principles. In groups, students design the floor plan for a building of their choice.
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Let's Meet The Presidents

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Create a digital movie documenting research about an American President. Using internet sources, students with special needs gather information about their chosen president. Working in groups, they use this information to create a...
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Land or Sea?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders access a database to search for desired information, using "and" or "or" connectors where necessary. They choose a connector and search a prepared database of European countries to locate which countries border certain...

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