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Memory Mania

For Teachers 1st
First graders determine what a compound word is and how to form them. In this compound word lesson, 1st graders participate in a teacher led lesson in which they identify compound words. They play a memory game in which they match cards...
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In the Desert

For Teachers Pre-K
Students explore earth science by completing several environment activities. In this desert lesson, students identify where the U.S. deserts are and what types of wild life inhabit them. Students utilize arts and crafts to create a...
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Could You Make an Oak Basket?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars 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...
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Beautiful Birds

For Teachers K
Pupils engage in a lesson that is about birds while taking part in a variety of activities that are like the following. They play a game that is used for increasing memory while using bird pictures. Students also create a collage with...
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Something's Fishy

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students study fish habits and traits. In this marine life lesson, students complete four learning centers of a fish memory game, a fish habitat study, draw and glue fish craft activity, and a fish read-a-thon. Students complete their...
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Quilting Our Communities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers share personal artifacts and use them to make a classroom community quilt.
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The Beatles and The Rolling Stones

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students exchange information orally about The Beatles and The Rolling Stones during the 1960s until 1970. They work in pairs to complete a gap-fill activity from memory. Students play hangman at the beginning of the lesson.
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Could You Make an Oak Basket?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to an interview with Lucreaty Clark, a White Oak Native American basket maker. They analyze the interview and record their observations on a worksheet. Students consider information that can be gleaned from an audio...
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Industrial Revolution & Climate Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the Industrial Revolution and write an essay about the problems it brought to cities. They also examine the environmental impact of the Industrial Revolution. They take a quiz to test for comprehension.
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Debate Topics and Ideas

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine both sides of arguments surrounding given debates. They use the internet and other research to collect information to support their stand on the controversial issue. Students debate their chosen topic. This lesson plans...
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The Taxpayer's Responsibilities

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore system of voluntary compliance, and describe taxpayers' responsibilities related to filing a tax return.
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RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND DIVERSITY

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the similarities and differences between religious festivals in December and/or January. They research the different holidays and make their comparisons.
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Let's Relate It

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students relate pirate history to present day locations. They stimulate background knowledge established through the research project. Students exercise communication skills as a means of discovery. They create their own trading cards...
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Color Your Summer

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore different artistic media and techniques used to capture, express, and share summer memories. They research art history and view video clips online to create a piece of online art.
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Telling Tales

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students verbally tell partners a personal version of a fairy tale to each other. They listen, analyze, and describe the tales' differences and similarities in a Venn diagram.
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ESL Activities: Our Paths to Australia - 15 September 2004

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students identify their own feelings about coming to a new country. Students understand vocabulary associated with emotions. Students recognise that their emotions are not unusual amongst people with similar experiences .
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Welcome to Leonard Bernstein's New York

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the life and musical work of Leonard Bernstein. They examine the history of New York City using three Broadway musicals in a web based lesson. They create a portrayal of their own town in this multi-lesson activity.
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Recognizing the Importance of Sight

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners discover the true value of their senses. In this sight lesson, students discover the difficulty of life without sight by performing everyday activities without the help of their eyes. The learners examine their results and the...
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Branches of US Government

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research the responsibilities of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. In this U.S. government instructional activity, students research the jobs of those in each branch and present their finding to their classmates.
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Local Government

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research services and responsibilities of local government. They use cameras to take pictures of local government in action and create posters with them.