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Literary Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, in pairs, go on a literary scavenger hunt using the Internet to find information.
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Using O. Henry's the Ransom of Red Chief To Develop a Larger Vocabulary

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders expand their reading vocabulary in order to increase comprehension. They play a game using vocabulary from a novel.
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Are You My Mother Game

For Teachers K
Students identify unknown sounds using their sense of hearing. They predict what objects were for the "Mother" game.
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Diary of a Worm Secret Agents

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the geography of Washington D.C. and President Bush's hometown of Crawford, Texas. They read the book, Diary of a Worm, determine the best route to go to Texas from Washington D.C., and throw a birthday party for...
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Lost and Found

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students define depression and examine different factors that cause it.
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Hurricane Katrina Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students write poems about the effects of a storm. Students study on what it might be like to be excavated. Students explore on how to revise and re-draft their work. Students construct a poem from words and phrases prompted by a picture.
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Crystal Set & Letter Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students comprehend the details necessary to create a complete set of directions. They compile their directions into a friendly letter format. Students and teachers are able to follow written directions to complete a task.
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Alligator Printable Puzzle

For Teachers K
Students complete a variety of literacy based activities related to a Letter A Alligator puzzle. They listen to an alligator book, discuss basic animal facts about alligators, simulate the movements and sounds an alligator makes, and...
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Dancing Hands, Abstract Drawings

For Teachers K - 8th
Students discover African musical rhythms by performing Ancestral Spirit Dances.  In this musical lesson, students research Willis "Bing" Davis and the abstract work he created.  Students listen to Yoruba drum music and experiment...
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Sequencing Stories

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners explore dramatization. In this literacy fluency and drama lesson, students listen to the story Mop Top by Don Freeman and add related sounds at the appropriate times. Learners role play, pantomime, and add sounds to  create a...
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Wild Words

For Teachers 1st
First graders use action spelling. In this high frequency words instructional activity students are read the book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Students add words to the classroom wall that are in the book. Students act...
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Sanctuary: Quail Island Banks

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students explore visual arts by examining a diorama in class. In this geography lesson, students examine an island off the coast of New Zealand and identify the physical attributes of the land. Students answer study questions regarding...
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The Party: Friend or Enemy of Democracy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students recognize and appreciate the paradox between an MP being able to vote according to the wishes of their constituents and / or their conscience versus voting according to party line. The class conducts a simulated vote.
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Building a Circulation City

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils examine how the workings of the human circulatory system were discovered.  In this circulation lesson students view a  video, divide into groups and act out their given system. 
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Benefits Of Medical Insurance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars compare and contrast the cost of medical care with or without insurance. Students differntiate between public and private clinics. They write a description of an ache or pain to share with a medical professional. This...
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Non-verbal Cues

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Young scholars distinguish between verbal and nonverbal communication. In this communication series lesson plan, students identify the emotions portrayed by photos shown. They role play examples of good and bad listening skills.
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Letter Dance

For Teachers K
Students identify the shape of the letter their name begins with, then use their arms to trace the shape of the letters with their hands. They do this to the movement of music.
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The Sleeping Beauty: Key Stage Two

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students partner work exploring turn taking and gestures. They access to stop when the music stops and listen to the leader's instruction. Students/teams meet at opposite sides of the room and decide their character. They practice moving...
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An Introduction To Status

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of status and its use in theater. Using a scene from Shakespeare's play King Richard II, students work in pairs to perform the scene. After the performance, the pairs discuss their use of physical status in...
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On the Road Again": Moving People, Products, and Ideas

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this instructional activity pupils learn how to identify modes of transportation and communication for moving people, products, and ideas from place to place. Students also study the advantages and disadvantages of different modes of...
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Effective Speaking In A Debate

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students confront stage fright and recognize their speaker strenghs and weaknesses. They develop ways to control and direct their fear of speaking.
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A Balloon Dance

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify three different levels of movement and sensation of buoyancy, respond spontaneously in movement to the stimuli of imagery and feelings, and formulate his or her own unique sequence of movements based on personal...
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The Mitten

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars listen to the story The Mitten, and visit a website about the story's author. Students create masks of the animals from the story and present a play of the story.
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History Jeopady

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners play a game of History Jeopardy.

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