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Direct Object Pronouns

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work together to identify parts of a sentence, and decide where the direct object pronoun should go and what it should replace.
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The Magic Apple

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders assimilate information about the origins and purpose of folktales as stories that informed and entertained people around the world. They determine how and why the folktales were handed down and how they changed from...
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Developing Coordination Skills and Pencil Control Using Mouse Hockey

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore motor skills by participating in a drawing activity. In this hand coordination instructional activity, students utilize activity sheets in which they drag their pencil in a specific direction quickly and efficiently....
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If You Were Katy: Let's Play a Game

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students simulate sound effects from Katy and the Big Snow. They read and discuss Katy and the Big Snow, create sound effects for the objects in the book and practice sounding out beginning sounds for words. After sounding out the words,...
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To Kill a Mockingbird - Introductory Role Play and Historical Background

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in role-play activities to explain that emotional and social effects of prejudice discussed in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Map Skills

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars explore geography by creating a poster presentation in class. For this mapping lesson, students identify the different components featured on a modern day map and how to utilize them in order to navigate. Young scholars...
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Take A Splash into the Gene Pool

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders perform a simulated experiment where they use simple genetic coding to crreate a personl.
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Shadows & Light, Science & Puppetry

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Lights, shadows, action, and inquiry await your artistic scientists. They explore the way light travels, absorbs, reflects, and transmits through shadow play. They create folktale-inspired shadow puppets, explore the science of light,...
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Parts of Speech Review

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students practice the parts of speech using index cards to label words in a sentence.
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Theatre: Meaningful Monologues

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students perform dramatic monologues. In this drama lesson, students write their own monologue and perform it in front of their peers.
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Artifacts: What Am I?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students practice simple Japanese expressions. They explore the information available from artifacts. Groups of students attempt to figure out other groups culture by examining a series of artifacts in a paper bag.
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Body Movement

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders interpret and transform drawn lines into locomotive movements. In this improvised movement lesson, 2nd graders draw a line on a piece of paper and use the elements of dance to interpret and transform their draw line into...
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Make Your Fortune in Stocks

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a stock investment activity in which they research stocks to place in an imaginary portfolio. They invest $10,000 in a variety of stocks and track their progress using the Internet or newspapers.