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Storytelling

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners compose a story and tell it to the class.  In this storytelling lesson, students work in small groups to create an illustrated story.  Learners are given a checklist of elements to include in the assignment. Students then create...
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First Letter Changes

For Teachers K
Students use the books of Eric Carle to change the first letter in a word to see a new word. In this phonics lesson plan, students change the beginning letters in poems and books.
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All Quiet on the Western Front

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners use unitedstreaming and Google Earth to investigate World War II and All Quiet on the Western Front. In this novel and technology lesson, students view a video about the novel using unitedstreaming video, visit the given...
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Bein' With You This Way

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Bein' With You This Way. In this reading lesson plan, students complete journal entries, answer short answer questions, have...
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Celebrating Asian and Pacific-Island Heritage

For Teachers K - 12th
Students complete a variety of activities surrounding Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May.
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Investigating: Finding the Volume

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore geometry by utilizing colored cubes in class. In this volume lesson, 6th graders identify the different shapes they can create using their colored cubes and identify the formula for finding volume. Students create...
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Jane Goodall

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars read about Jane Goodall and complete discussion questions after they read about her. In this Jane Goodall lesson plan, students discuss questions as a group or write answers individually.
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Thurgood Marshall

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars read about Thurgood Marshall and answer discussion questions about him. In this Thurgood Marshall lesson plan, students discuss the biography and history of him.
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Time Management

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students are taken through the design process to develop a system of time management for themselves and others. They practice participating in a critique of other students' time schedules and modify and improve their initial time...
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The Art of Simple Machines

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Young scholars investigate the inventions of simple machines in our past and how they affect us today.  In this engineering lesson, students discover who Rube Goldberg was and his ideas about complicated machines performing very simple...
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Words into Pictures

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discover the history of writing through images, and the universal themes that are still relevant.  In this communications lesson, students analyze a group of symbols on the black board and must translate them into a complete...
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Fractal Fraction Fun

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars discover the interesting patterns and shapes referred to as "fractals."  In this geometry lesson, students utilize pieces of colored construction paper to create the branches of a fractal tree.  Young scholars discuss the...
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Sandpainting

For Teachers K - 4th
Students investigate different forms of art native to Navajo Indians.  In this art history lesson, students observe authentic sand paintings created by Native Americans hundred of years ago.  Students create their own sand paintings...
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The Magic Words

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students investigate the truth behind several magic tricks by conducting the illusions in class.  In this slight of hand lesson, students create an illusion using a coffee can and shoe box.  Students perform their trick for friends and...
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Can You Believe Your Eyes?

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students investigate hidden messages by analyzing images.  For this art analysis lesson, students assess specific photographs by their use of light, framing, distortion and size.  Students create their own juxtapositions in images and...
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Art and Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine the writing process by describing a piece of art.  In this art analysis lesson, students examine a painting in a museum and write a story describing the painting to someone who has never seen it before.  Students create...
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Preparing to Write

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students practice writing techniques by creating a draft of a story.  In this creative writing instructional activity, students discuss organizational techniques writers use to plan out a story they wish to write.  Students have the...
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Animal Games

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students explore a variety of games on the Internet that will teach them about animals; they focus on the Florida panther. Students choose the activity that is of interest to them, and then rotate between the games online and the games...
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Around the World, A Multicultural Unit

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate Native American tribes through their stories.  In this cultural activity, students read stories of the Inuit tribe and discuss the themes, people, and customs.  Students illustrate a picture of the Inuit tribe...
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Animals of the Sea

For Teachers 1st
First graders construct a story using adjectives. They type and edit their story using a computer and ClarisWorks, Kids-Paint and Write.
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Designasaurus: Modeling Activity for a Paleoartist

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils create and draw fictional dinosaurs. They write a description of their dinosaur.
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Thanksgiving Web Quest

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Young scholars review the reasons why Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States. Using the internet, they research the history of the holiday and discover what the first Thanksgiving was like. They also examine a typical menu for...
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The Yesterday's Tomorrow Teacher's Guide

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore the future and the importance of the past. In this futuristic lesson, students create a future city and identify traditions of their heritage that they feel should be passed on to future generations. They also assess the...
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Philadelphia Museum of Art

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students study paintings and use their knowledge of story elements to analyze the art. In this art analysis lesson, students review a novel for its elements. Students study the image At the Moulin Rouge: The Dance and discuss the story...

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