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Sea-ing More Clearly

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners explore historical importance of fish as food source, examine works of Robert Harris, create their own fish, and compose accompanying poetry. Students then explore dramatic tradition of Chorus inspired by Greek theatre,...
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One Room Many Minds

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study the ways in which one room schoolhouses were an integral part of Canadian society. They explore the economic, geographic, and cultural contributions to their establishment and speculate about and compare education...
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The Hurricane

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze three different ways a story is told, determine truth and fiction in each story, and discover and apply techniques to narrate a good story. Students listen to Bob Dylan's "The Hurricane" and watch the "R" rated movie,...
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Landforms

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students study how landforms affect all aspects of a community. Students work in groups to identify landforms from other works of art. In cooperative groups Students select a work of art depicting a particular land form and create a poem.
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An Incredible Journey: Exploring Brave New Worlds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, after reading the novel, Brave New World, research in depth topics like the production and consumption of Henry Ford, Pavlov's and Skinner's behavioral science work, as well as the existence of Utopian and dystopian societies....
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Clouds

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore basic cloud types and the weather associated with each one.  In this earth science lesson plan, students participate in numerous activities including going outside to observe the clouds they see, making a cloud...
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It's Just Not Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine multiple styles of artwork that have earned awards.  In this art lesson, students discuss the definition of contemporary art then compare how artwork has changed over the years.
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Homeschooling Chronicles - Putting Together a Co-op

For Teachers K - 8th
Co-ops are a great way to bring homeschoolers to learn together in a group.
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The 3 R's of Common Denominators (Language)

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars solve various word problems that deal with common denominators, and write the mathematical explanations they used to obtain the solutions.
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Stay Well Cards

For Teachers K
Students use ice-cube brushes to paint pictures demonstrating ways that they can stay healthy.
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Snowball Soap

For Teachers K
Students demonstrate healthy hand-washing techniques. They mix water and soap flakes, and create snow soap sculptures.
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What to do between AP Exams and Semester Finals

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students write multiple choice and extended answer questions for their own semester exams
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A Model with Many Uses: Latin Soldiers

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students view a picture of Roman soldiers in battle and listen to a brief description of the picture in Latin. They participate in a question and answer session about the picture, listen to a mini-grammar instructional activity, retell...
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Gingerbread Baby v. Gingerbread Boy #7

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read two stories. In this comparison lesson, students read "The Gingerbread Baby," by Jan Brett and the original "Gingerbread Boy." Students use a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the two stories.
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Facing Obstacles with Creativity and Humor

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore how to overcome obstacles. In this perseverance lesson, students discuss effective strategies that could be used when faced with an obstacle. Middle schoolers discuss why having a plan, teamwork and perseverance...
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Writing to See

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students write descriptively and creatively after looking carefully at a work of art.
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Catchy Captions

For Teachers K - 5th
Students write captions for pictures cut out from newspapers and match the actual captions to the pictures.
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October's Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to poetry about crocodiles. After discussing the relationship between humans and crocodiles, they make a list of ways humans hurt crocodiles and then write Prelutsky's poem from the crocodile perspective.
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Creative Caribbean Story

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners read stories about the Caribbean. They write about the Caribbean lifestyle. Students write their own stories of the Caribbean, using facts and researched information.
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The "Write" Stuff: Third Grade Strategies and Conventions

For Teachers 3rd
Students analyze the writing process through the ten lessons of this unit. The expository lessons address topic and detail sentences, paragraph organization and development, note taking, reports and letter writing.
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Treasures of the Silk Roads

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine and discuss art objects from the Silk Roads. They analyze images of artifacts, create a word map, and develop and write a short story or poem based on the slides viewed.
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And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street Writing Activity

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are read a Dr. Suess book. They use the same format found in the book to create a class book about what they see on the way home from school. They practice writing sentences and illustrate them for the book.
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The Experience of Diary Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners read sections of Mackenzie King's diary. King was the Prime Minister of Canada during WWII. They relate the importance of keeping a diary.
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Science vs. Science Fiction

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars acknowledge the difference between science and science fiction through a compare/contrast activity. They discuss their reading materials together. Students identify characteristics specific to science fiction.

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