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The Twelve Months: A Slavic Cinderella Variant

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students locate Slavic countries and identify a few characteristics of those countries. They read and/or listen to the Slavic tale, "The Twelve Months," and compare this version with another Cinderella story.
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Fable Writing

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners listen to and discuss various fables, and identify the moral and central themes. They write their own personal fables and create illustrations to go with them.
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Case of the Missing Cookies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students imagine they are a detective who has been asked to solve the theft of cookies from a jar in the student cafeteria. Students practice using the steps of the scientific method to solve the crime. Finally, students write a detailed...
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Using Picture Books to Teach the Holocaust

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students compare a photo of a child's room during the Holocaust to their room. In this WWII lesson, students read picture books and evaluate the roles of characters in the book. Students create either a poster about the roles, a movie...
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ESL Activity - Authentic Cooking Experience

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students encounter imperatives used for the instructions for this cooking experience. They review selected vocabulary terms for food and the process of cooking. Students identify adverbs of sequence (first, then, etc.). They follow the...
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Altering a Plant Environment

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate what a controlled group is by creating an experiment.  In this plant growth lesson, students identify the different parts of a plant and discuss what is needed for a plant to be successfully grown.  Students grow a...
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Reading Buddies Book Tour

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students organize a story. In this language arts lesson, students pair with younger students and lead them through the steps of writing their own illustrated stories.
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Explain Your Vote!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students improve their essay writing skills using the subject of voting as a topic. In this writing essays lesson, students write expository essays to increase the weight of their vote in the 'Cast Your Vote Poll' for the Trans-Amazon...
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Building Blocks

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars navigate to various websites and play educational games to reinforce learning.  In this game lesson, students catalog games to play in various areas of the curriculum;. Young scholars play online and board games.
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Media Literacy Unit - Part 4

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study how advertisers use techniques to sell their products. In this persuasive media lesson, 7th graders analyze media messages to find the advertiser's purpose. They examine different advertising techniques and their...
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Botticelli

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students practice their studying methods by playing a team game in class.  In this research lesson, students participate in a game of Botticelli using their textbooks to find answers in this quiz activity.  Students compete against their...
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The Human Animal

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore non-verbal communication. In this animal communication activity, students study body language and other forms of non-verbal communication. Students write a summary of their findings to discuss with the class. This...
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During Reading Strategies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students employ strategies to increase comprehension while they are reading. In this language arts lesson, students must infer, predict and visualize in order to improve comprehension.
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Storymaking Through Pantomime

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore performing arts by participating in a role-play activity. In this storytelling lesson, students utilize their physical expressions to particpate in a pantomime performance. Young scholars evaluate performances in...
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Fool Proof Printmaking

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils explore historical technology by participating in a printing activity. In this printing block lesson, students identify how mass papers were printed in the past by using blocks repeatedly. Pupils create their own printing block...
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How To Identify Figurative Language

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate writing techniques by analyzing a chart. In this figurative language lesson, students define similes, metaphors and identify the difference between them and personification. Students demonstrate their understanding...
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Using Pictures to Promote Conversation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils initiate and sustain a conversation of three or more exchanges on a topic while exploring a collection of large photographs pertaining to that topic. The teacher creates a comfortable setting and provide a variety of books and/or...
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Critical Stance Lesson 1: Which Style Fits?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students analyze the elements of style for a work of art and compare it with the elements of style for a piece of writing. They read selections of the same story, and select the writing style that best fits the style of the painting,
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World Conflicts Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars role play reporters for ESL TV News.They research and report on one serious conflict happening in the world today. A fact sheet is missing some information, which the group finds on the internet and presents to the class.

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