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F.L.A.S.H. Introduction
F.L.A.S.H stands for Family Life and Sexual Health, it's a program specifically focused on providing special needs learners with vital information regarding personal and sexual health. This is an overview of the program, complete with...
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Reproduction, Day 2: Pregnancy
Nearly all students have seen pregnant women and may have questions about human development. Intended for secondary students with mild to moderate mental disabilities, this instructional activity defines the process of pregnancy in...
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Wartime Memories: Learner Template
Here is a wonderful template for learners to use as a way to show what they know about WWII. Each slide is prepared with three to four photos of wartime memorabilia for your class to research and write about. There are nine slides total...
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School-Home Links: Describe Your Family
Choose a familiar topic to practice writing. A prompt is given asking learners to write two complete sentences that describe their families. Pointers are written at the bottom to help writers check that they started each sentence with a...
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Values and Beliefs Book
In this values and beliefs instructional activity, students create a three page booklet with personal answers to questions about life, family, heroes, special people and places and right and wrong.
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Family Life: merit badge
In this family life activity, students use their workbook to answer short answer questions about family life and relationships. Students complete 7 questions total to get their merit badge.
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A Different World?
Students share their opinions in a brainstorming session on the factors that contribute to their quality of life. They read the article "Life Is Better; It Isn't Better. Which Is It?," from the NY Times and discuss the article as a...
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Classroom Guide for Coming to America
Students discuss the pre-reading focus questions. In this reading instructional activity, students discuss and explore the book cover and title. Students predict what they will learn from this book. Additionally, students read to find...
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The New Heads of the Family?
High schoolers examine the state of family life and parenting. For this reading skills lesson, students complete a jigsaw reading activity (the reading material is not included) regarding the state of parenting today. High schoolers...
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What Makes a Family?
Young scholars examine the diversity of American families. In this family life lesson, students research the life of Michael Oher, whose life is the subject of the "The Blind Side". Young scholars discuss their research findings and...
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Across the Generations: Grandparents and Grandchildren
Learners examine the relationships between grandparents and their grandchildren. In this sociology lesson, students analyze and discuss grandparent-grandchild relationships in contemporary times in in recent history.
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Divorce
Students study family life. In this divorce lesson plan, students compare 2 levels of divorce and produce a set of theoretical explanations for the increase in the level of divorce in our society this century.
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School-Home Links: Writing About Your Family
In this writing sentences worksheet, students complete several sentences using the prompt on the lined writing paper. Students will write about their families.
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You and Your Parents
In this parent/child worksheet, students think about things their parents do that make them feel happy or sad. Students draw pictures to illustrate happy and sad times.
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Strawberry Girl: Lesson 5
Young scholars read the book Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski. In this literature lesson, students read chapters 8-15 and complete journal entries. They look at how life was in the 1890's.
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Treaties
Students talk about making promises. In this family life lesson, students listen to the story A Promise is a Promise by Robert Munsch and talk about what a promise is. This is part of a unit on how families take care of each...
Other
Moving History: A Guide to Uk Film & Tv Archives
A research guide to the United Kingdom?s twelve public sector moving image archives.
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Center for Young Women's Health: Dealing With Divorce and Separation
For teenagers, seeing parents separate is never an easy. It is difficult to understand why it happens or how to cope with the changes. This site provides a guide that is designed to help teens through this difficult period. Additional...
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Kids Health: Dealing With Divorce
Dealing with divorce means ultimately accepting new changes that will affect almost all aspects of a child's life. Coping with these changes can be easier if the child understands how to deal with their emotions of frustration,...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Within These Walls
Two hundred years' worth of American history all in one house. Learn what a close examination of a single-family dwelling can tell us about what life was like during five different periods of American history: the colonial era, the...
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Hospice Net
This site is dedicated to educating individuals how to help adolescents and children cope with difficult situations involving feelings of depression. These articles offer good advice for helping children in need.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Transcendentalism
This site provides details about the contributions of Bronson Alcott to transcendental thought and explains his role in Fruitlands and Brook Farm. Explains his innovative educational theories and provides details about his family life.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Dog Sled Family Activity
Follow the steps to make a paper dog sled, complete with dog team and passengers - Molly, Tooey, and Trini from the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali! Where will your imagination take them?
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Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Fish Camp Game
Use this Molly of Denali digital game to extend and expand students' use of informational text as well as their knowledge of Alaska Native culture.