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Seeing the World in New Ways

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the Muslim culture in Morocco. In this global studies lesson, students read Three Lessons by Craig Storti. Students compare the culture of Morocco to their own as they write stories pertaining to lessons they have...
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Sleuthing A Writer's Skills

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read The Train Ride Home by Robin Solomon. In this literature response lesson, students will inspect the writing of Solomon to determine how she established a certain tone through her word choice and...
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Spelling and Reading

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use their spelling words for the week to solve analogies. In groups, they work together to place the correct word in the correct place in a sentence. They also read a paragraph and determine the meaning of the word using...
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Real Life Math Word Problems: Reading a Bus Schedule

For Students 4th - 5th
In this math worksheet, students solve 12 real life math word problems pertaining to bus schedules and elapsed time. This page is from the UK and the cities and towns are from that region.
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Act It Out

For Teachers 1st
In this mathematics worksheet, 1st graders identify what time the concert starts and ends. Then they use a clock to act out the time and draw the hands on the clock to show when the concert will be over.
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Comprehension Questions for Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear

For Students 4th - 5th
In this comprehension questions for Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear worksheet, students read the book, then answer 12 comprehension questions
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Comprehension Questions for Cousins

For Students 4th - 6th
In this comprehension questions for Cousins worksheet, students read the book then answer 18 comprehension questions about it.
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Study Guide: Searching for Summer

For Students 6th - 9th
In this study guide worksheet, students must define vocabulary and literary terms found in "Searching for Summer". Students give examples of each literary terms and answer comprehension questions based on the reading.
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Spelling List E-19

For Students 4th - 5th
In this spelling worksheets, students write each of 21 words two times. This list includes words with -ing, sight words, and academic vocabulary. 
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Spelling List D-6

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this spelling worksheet, students write each of 21 words two times. This list contains words with ile/il, sight words, and academic vocabulary. 
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The Harlem Renaissance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, after researching/analyzing the movement "Harlem Renaissance" and Africa as well as reading literature from that time period, create lists of the major characteristics of the movement and its important writers. They bridge the...
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Life in THE JUNGLE

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss problems immigrants may have when coming to a new country. They take on the role of a law maker from the era and create an action plan and policy based on samples they read (links provided). Students discuss ways their...
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Jewish Assimilation In Contemporary American Literature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers form groups to help each other read, analyze, and conduct research on important background information about Jews and their assimilation into modern American society. They write their own stories of assimilation.
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An Incredible Journey: Exploring Brave New Worlds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers, 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...
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Counting

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this counting learning exercise, learners practice counting from zero to ten. They trace the written version of each number four times and then practice writing it on their own on the line provided.
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Immigration: U.S. Policy in the New Millennium

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore U.S. immigration policies. In this immigration lesson, students read about the history of immigration policies in the U.S., uncover controversial issues regarding immigration, and speak to immigrants as well as...
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Working Together

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Young scholars work together to solve problems. In this math lesson, students apply math skills of graphing to work on an assignment together and at the same time, learn to problem solve. They walk away learning to work well in groups.
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Line Graphs

For Students 3rd - 4th
Let's take a look at Luis' bike ride! Scholars examine a line graph charting a 20-kilometer bike ride over the course of six hours. They answer six questions about the data requiring the understand the concepts of each axis and the line...
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Night Compare Contrast

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Using a constructivist approach and a graphic organizer, small groups work together to begin a paper, comparing and contrasting the novella Night and the movie Life is Beautiful. Assuming that your learners have studied both of these...
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Branching Out – Exploring Dendrochronology

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Tree rings from North America give a continuous history of El Nino intensity over the last 1,100 years. Scholars learn how scientists use tree rings to create timelines demonstrating variations in weather patterns. The cumulative...
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Modals and Their Meaning in Context

For Students 5th - Higher Ed
By focusing on an oil-related theme, learners answer questions using context clues. They assign meaning to each highlighted modal in an example sentence from a word bank of choices. (Examples of meaning choices include impossibility...
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Sentence Combining

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners practice sentence combining at increasingly difficult levels throughout a week. They begin with nouns and verbs and build to contrasts, parallels, etc. 
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Syracuse University

Harlem Renaissance

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The music and literature of the Harlem Renaissance defined American culture, including its poetry. Using a poem from the period, individuals explore its musical qualities and how it is reflective of the period. Then, they use what they...
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NASA

Dark Matter NASA Conference

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Young scholars calculate the escape velocity of planets in our solar system and use that knowledge to calculate the escape velocity for NGC 2300 group. They then suggest reasons for the escape velocity to be higher than possible given...