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Back to School Rules
Young scholars discuss basic classroom rules as a whole class. They break into groups to determine other rules which they present to the whole class. They vote on two or three of the best rules to use for the rest of the school year.
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Arrest- A Legal System Simulation
What would your class do if a police officer arrested a student in class? This is exactly the anticipatory set that gets students engaged in a unit on the legal system. The plan is to get the officer to simulate an arrest, and then guest...
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Heat and Matter
Students explore liquids and solids by conducting in class experiments. In this matter lesson, students define the properties of matter and how heat can change those properties. Students experiment with heating objects such as butter and...
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Echolocation and Communication
Learners participate in a role-play activity to determine how whales use the properties of echolocation to communicate.
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Imagery Instruction
Students study how imagery affects their comprehension of stories. They participate in a guided journey of The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body. They compare the information from the book and their guided journey.
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Music: Dancing a Jig
Students Watch a video to observe Celtic dancers prior to playing a game called, "Irish Jig Tag." When students are tagged with a Shamrock wand, they mimic an Irish jig. The game can be adapted to celebrate other nationalities or...
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COOPERATION BLOCKS
Students follow oral instructions in order to make a pattern with wooden blocks.
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Applying the Lessons of the Soviet Union
High schoolers use the economic lessons of the Soviet Union to analyze changes in the Post Office.
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Snowshoe Orienteering
Young scholars discuss the history of the snowshoe. They wear snowshoes to experience how Aboriginal people used snowshoes. Students simulate a hunting trip. They walk a course, in snowshoes, collecting information on the course and...
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Arrest
Young scholars become active participants in the legal process as they take on the roles of witnesses, jurors, and defendants in a trial simulation. An understanding and appreciation of the legal system is fostered through the experience.
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Football Bingo
Students develop the football skills of passing, hiking, catching, and dodging. Student practice skills using a variation of Bingo.