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Theater: Create a Script

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Figurative language is the focus in the book Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia. After reading Peggy Parish's book, class members dramatize idioms from the text, using dramatic strategies such as characterization, exaggeration, and...
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Benefits Of Medical Insurance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers 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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Creating Characters: Voice

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils participate in a drama character building activity. They view and discuss a video segment, discuss the differences between the two girls in the video, and compare the two characters by saying the same phrases while pretending to...
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Finding Common Ground

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write at least three descriptive qualities about themselves on a note card. The teacher then reads the qualities to the class, and the class members try to determine which student is being presented. They use the cards to...
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Sarah, Plain and Tall - Intro to Literature Circle jobs

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars read a book with each student having a specific job for the class.  In this literature lesson, students read Sarah, Plain and Tall over 10 days, dividing up responsibilities for each student to make sure everyone...
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Influences of Black Oregon Trail Settlers

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners discuss reasons settlers settled in the Oregon Territory. Then, through the examination of primary documents, they compare the influences upon black settlers and how those influences were important to the settlement of the...