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Young Drinkers

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students study binge drinking problems in the UK by discussing and reading about the problem. They investigate drinking facts, take quiz on alcohol amounts, and investigate different attitude toward drinking.
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Gambling and the National Lottery

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the vocabulary and consequences of gambling and participating in the national lottery in the UK. They play bingo, read about the National lottery, take a magazine quiz to see if they are risk takers, and write about what...
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Destination UK: England

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students study life in England using a guided visualization of London, looking at statistics, reading a website, and map work. They participate in an activity that based on Cockney Rhyming Slang and look a the culture.
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Dress Code

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students study British dress codes by examining pictures of people in the UK in a variety of situations. They use appropriate vocabulary to describe the situations by leaving messages at message board. They participate in role play...
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Activities on the Theme of Summer 2

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore activities related to summer. They develop their sense of poetry and extend their vocabulary through summer associations. They discuss sun safety tips, nouns and verbs related to summer and sun facts. They create...
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Reaching Students through Literacy Centers

For Teachers K - 8th
Continue the celebration of literacy this month by integrating reading centers into the classroom.
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Friends Series One New Year Episode (The One with the Monkey)

For Students 8th - 10th
In this Friends tv series activity, students match up the characters described with twenty-two statements from the show. Although this is a activity about a tv show, there is some language skill-building present in the activity.
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Team Sports Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners discover team work by participating in sports activities with classmates.  In this physical education lesson, students compete in different activities in small groups.  Learners discuss ways to increase their level of...
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Conversations

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the art of conversation. In this giving instructions lesson plan, 8th graders discuss and respond to rules, play a game, and practice giving instructions to one another. Students are preparing for communicating in...
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Spelling Connections: Assessment and Review

For Students 7th - 8th
In this spelling worksheet, students learn to spell a list of 20 words. There is no obvious connection between the words. Students write each word one time on the lines. There are additional at-home activities listed.
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Spell Check - Live!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create vocabulary words and a variety of spelling exercises, using the H.I.P Pocket Change website.
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Publisher Brochures

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create brochures on subjects they are studying in Publisher. For this nonfiction writing lesson, students use Publisher to create a brochure telling all the main ideas of a topic they are studying. Students use text boxes, fonts...
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Literature: "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students examine websites about the fourth book in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
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Multicultural Journeys

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discover different cultures in American by working in groups of two to research a selected culture. Students set up e-mail communication with someone from the culture they are researching and keep a journal of all information...
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Homophones dictation

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students notice their problems with a particular listening activity or even with spelling a word wrongly. They write 8 to 10 homophones and check what they have written down. They say the spelling and also the meaning and discover the...
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"Be the Kiwi" - Maori Oral Tradition and Performance

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create a story similar to those of the Maori oral tradition.  In this Whale Rider lesson, students discuss the way that Maori legends were passed down from generation to generation.  Students choose a land formation...
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Heartmines

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Pupils think about danger and resolving conflict. They compare and contrast our lives with those of people in different countries. They access a website imbedded in this plan which leads them through a simulatiojn/roles play.
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The Novels of Charles Dickens

For Students 8th - 9th
In this Charles Dickens worksheet, learners complete the titles of the novels by Charles Dickens. Students complete 15 exercises.
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Reading: Chartiy Stops

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students are introduced to the topic of chartiable giving. They examine people who are on tight budgets.
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De Vacaciones en Bariloche

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils answer simple questions that do not require much analysis. They answer true/false questions. Students answer multiple choice which would be the best meaning of this word. They use graphic organizers to contrast a cheap vs, a...
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Horses

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students discuss the importance of the horse as a "beast of burden" animal in Japanese culture and create a legend, myth or tall tale set in Japan with a horse as the central character.
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Audience-Smash Hits case study

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers become familiar with the term audience after examining a story about the magazine Smash Hits and its decision to quit publication. After students study the magazine and methods currently used to receive music news, they...
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High-Tech Heaven?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read and discuss, "Post-Christmas Comes a Geek's Gizmo-Rama" by David Pogue. They consider how technologies they use impact their lives.
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Could You Make an Oak Basket?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners listen to an imaginative scenario in which they would need a white oak basket. They evaluate the photographs to determine whether there is enough information to make a basket. They write a brief statement expressing their...