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Collective Poetry: Teaching Tolerance

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Help your class create collective poetry following a simple, engaging model from Teaching Tolerance (tolerance.org). Each young poet writes five things on an index card: sayings from others, favorite sound, favorite place, favorite...
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Current Connections

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize that history can be easily altered and changed, and consider ways to prevent deceptions about the Holocaust. They create class quilt that shows how to create harmony, understanding and tolerance of others.
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How Does Ancestry Affect Folklore?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students break into groups of 4 or 5 and choose an option to demonstrate a different cultural perspective in a fairy tale or other folklore that they are familiar. Possible choices are: PowerPoint presentation, video, digital...
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Masking: Honoring Animals, Ancestors, and Gods

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners analyze the role of masks in African culture. In this African masks lesson plan, students read about the importance and meaning of imagery of African masks. Learners observe animals in local ecosystems and create a mask...
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My Arkansas Family Tree

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Here is a two-part lesson that introduces learners to genealogy by having them create family trees, and map the movements of their ancestors. While this resource is designed for kids who live in Arkansas, it certainly can be adapted for...
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From Wolf to Dog

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explain how dogs evolved from wolves based on the video. In this biology lesson, students research about breeding animals for specific traits. They interview dog owners and create a presentation about the dog.
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Effigy Mound Activity

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research effigy mounds of Native people in Wisconsin. They create large models of effigy mounds in a given area based on factual information from their studies and research.
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Tortilla in a Bag

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
An engaging, and interesting lesson of types of bread found around the world awaits your charges. In it, learners compare and contrast manjy types of breads that come from cultures all over the globe. They utilize worksheets embedded in...
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Cat Study Article

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students write a letter to the editor of USA Today. For this letter writing lesson plan, students read a newspaper article about cats and consider a dog or cat's view on current events. Students reflect this perspective in their letters.
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Pheed the World: Edible Phyla

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the contributions of different organisms to our world. In this biology lesson, students research countries with limited food supply. They create an improvement plan for a fictitious country assigned to them.
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Fun with Phylogenetic Trees

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders differentiate angiosperms and gymnosperms. In this biology activity, 10th graders construct a musical phylogenetic tree from information they gathered on resource websites. They present their project in class.
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Rites of Passage: Initiation Masks in French Speaking Black Africa

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine African cultures through the study of masks in the initiation ceremonies in French speaking black Africa. They analyze masks, and create their own masks.
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Ethnic Groups of Utah

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils examine the many different ethnic groups of Utah and their contribution to society. They research the different ethnic groups using the Internet and answer questions.

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