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Fool Proof Printmaking

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils explore historical technology by participating in a printing activity. In this printing block lesson, students identify how mass papers were printed in the past by using blocks repeatedly. Pupils create their own printing block...
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Selecting Judges: Playground Bullying - Judicial Fairness

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss behavior. In this judging fairness instructional activity, students discover how there are different perceptions on what is the most fair way to solve a situation. They work in small groups and as a class to role play...
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Texas, Our Texas

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore U.S. geography by completing a coloring activity in class. In this Texas history lesson, students utilize the web to locate Texas on a map of the U.S. Students view a PowerPoint presentation which showcases the state...
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Dictatorship

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research world history by researching democracy. In this dictatorship lesson, 5th graders read the story "The Composition" and identify a list of former dictators on the Internet. Students define several key terms and...
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Pronunciation of Intonation Patterns

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students in ESOL classes practice communication skills using voice intonation patterns. Using various patterns, they practice sentences with rising and falling intonations. With partners, students read passages orally with emphasis...
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Helping Children Read

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read books with younger children, incorporating context clues and vocabulary aids as reading strategies to help the younger children learn to read. They discuss the concept of community capital and how this activity relates.
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Reading Faster with Wild Thing

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice one-minute oral readings to increase their speed and fluency. They review several reading strategies, and then they read orally with a partner. The partner times their reading with a stopwatch and tracks their time on...
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ESOL Maintaining Employment

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss the importance of understanding both oral and written instructions. They practice job instruction vocabulary typically associated with employment. They role play different scenarios with the vocabulary and discuss that...
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ESOL Maintaining Employment

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss the importance of understanding both oral and written instructions. They examine the importance of understanding instructions and how to ask for clarification. They role play different scenarios with vocabulary that...
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Read and Reread

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice reading with fluency in this instructional activity. They listen to the teacher reading quickly, smoothly, and fluently. They then read with a partner. They use a stopwatch to time each other's reading, and chart the...
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Native Chili Planting

For Teachers K
Students discover the process of planting chili. After comparing two types of seeds students plant and with the use of a digital camera, record the seed progress. When ready for transplant, students take young plants to a retirement...
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Non-verbal Cues

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students distinguish between verbal and nonverbal communication. In this communication series lesson, students identify the emotions portrayed by photos shown. They role play examples of good and bad listening skills.
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All Men Are Created Equal Except...

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss the line "all men are created equal" in a time of slavery. They discover how equaliy and liberty changed over time in America. Role-playing different scenerios, they analyze the experiences of real-people coming to...
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Putting on Beowulf

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners read "Putting on Beowulf" then, in separate groups, choose a segment of Beowulf to perform. They prepare a performance either "live" or on videotape. After listening and watching each performance, Students evaluate each...
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Images As Persuasion

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils examine how images can persuade or influence an audience. They discover how the message an image sends depends on the perspective of the audience.
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Communication, Day 2: Assertiveness

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read examples of statements and label them assertive or non-assertive. They demonstrate assertive body language and model it in given situations. They answer questions to end the lesson.
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4 X 4 (Not a Jeep!)

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work in groups of 4, complete a puzzle by matching terms and definitions.
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Violence

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students create a drama based on the theme 'violence'. Students then find newspaper articles that depict violence and share them with the class.
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Moving In Unison

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice moving in general space successfully (i.e., not bumping into each other and moving to empty space). Teachers may add many different locomotor movements, or increase participants for an extra challenge.
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Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders, in pairs, decide on a product they would like to advertise and design an advertising plan for said product. Using ClarisWorks, 7th graders create an advertisement using pictures, vote on their favorite and discuss what...
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Creating Images to Fill in the Holes

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students encounter the effective method to improve their comprehension of visualizing, or using the text on the page to create a mental image. They increase comprehension by essentially digesting the text in two different...
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Citizens for Responsible Change

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write a petition to a school figure, get signatures from other students, share the petition with the appropriate authority, and then work as leaders to carry out the group's solution.
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First Day at School

For Teachers K
Students listen to a book about the first day of school. They divide into groups of four, and role play the story. They explain to the teacher what they like the most from the story.
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Beary Good Problem Solvers

For Teachers 1st
First graders role-play addition and subtraction operations with teddy bears. They practice with the bears first, then write and solve the problems.

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