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Domestic Abuse and Order For Protection

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read an article about the laws pertaining to cases of domestic abuse. They take a quiz, consider how they might help a friend involved in an abusive situation and participate in a mock trial where they examine varying...
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Making Paper: Recycled Art

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
The advent of paper has made a huge impact on society and we wouldn't be the same without it. This project allows learners to explore and create paper of their own using recycled materials. The how-to is all laid out, just follow the...
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An Introduction to The Outsiders

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Introduce S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders with a bell work journal that asks class members to define loyalty. Key words (patience, unity, honesty, caring, etc.), drawn from their musings, are posted around the room, and groups search for...
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Footbag - Lesson 2 - Toe Pick

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Footbag (hacky sack) activity two of five is about learning how to do toe picks. Learn toe picks, practice toe picks, and then practice some more. Footbag is not as easy as some might think. Foot-eye coordination must be developed. But...
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Watch What You Say!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Explore how to use appropriate language for a variety of real-world settings. Here, middle schoolers determine the audience for various types of magazines, and identify words that are appropriate for various friends and family members....
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Letter-writing

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students create stationary that wraps right up into its own envelope. They write and illustrate a message on the inside of the envelope and design the outside of the envelope using symbols that hint at the contents. They write the return...
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Carrying on the Storytelling Tradition

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students examine the art of Clementine Hunter, a Creole folk artist. They compare Hunter's Folk Art style with Grandma Moses' Primitive work. They then draw an important memory in Hunter's style, and describe their drawing orally for a...
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Erase Inactivity!

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students explore and discuss what they do in their free time, what nutrition means and how to participate in physical activity to keep themselves healthy. They list as many ways as they can think of to increase their physical activity...
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Friendship Shapes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students focus on the concept of friendship by writing and singing songs, talking about friendship skills and creating textured art images about the benefits of having and keeping friends. They also read a book and watch a video about...
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Story Stick Medallions

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students identify and visually represent important events in the beginning, middle, and end of a story. They arrange the pictures in sequential order. Students verbalize details while they retell their story idea to friends and family...
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Totem-Pole Treasures

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research Native American totems and refer to visuals to inspire their own versions of totem animals. They make a striking, 3-dimensional totem pole. Students report to their friends and family why they chose the animals and what...
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Partners in School

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students explore social skills that can assist them in being successful in school and in life. They create a book to record their ideas to assist them in making friends, being a good listener, following directions, etc. They create a...
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Finger Puppet Dogs

For Students K - 2nd
Cut, color, and paste. Sounds like a trip to the hairdresser. Nope, it's a mini project that requires little ones to color each dog-themed finger puppet, cut them out, and paste the backs to make fun finger-sized friends. Note: The...
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Observations of a Mammal

For Students 7th - 12th
Observations are a key step in the scientific method. In a fun activity, kids learn more about a mammal that they know, such as their own cat, a class hamster, or a friend's dog, through making detailed observations. In addition, they...
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Prefixes

For Students 3rd - 5th
This printer-friendly list includes over forty alphabetized prefixes, including definitions and an example of each. This would be a perfect tool for a teacher to use as a review sheet or study guide of these prefixes, or simply as a...
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Animal Acrostic

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
In this animal acrostic worksheet, students read a short poem. Afterward, they answer questions about the poem and then write their own acrostic poetry. Students share their poetry with a friend, and guess what type of animal is described.
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Formal and Informal Letters - Change of Register

For Students 7th - 8th
In this formal and informal letters worksheet, ESL students read a friendly letter. Then students substitute more formal expressions in the same letter, choosing phrases from the world bank.
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Understanding Suicide

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Suicide is a real issue in many teens' lives. Help your upper graders cope, help, and help their friends when thoughts of suicide arise. They discuss the topic as a class, complete a worksheet, and learn what to do if someone they (or...
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Could You Do Me a Favor?

For Students 3rd - 6th
Could you do me a favor? Use the list of scenarios to create mini conversations with a partner. The prompt gives a scenario (like you are broke), and you have to decide what kind of favor you would ask a friend. Perhaps you would ask to...
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Would Rather

For Students 3rd - 6th
Design mini conversations around deciding what you and a friend would prefer to eat, drink, do, etc. While the example conversation isn't very descriptive, you could easily provide a better model for your English language learners to...
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Capital Letters: Proper Nouns

For Students 1st - 3rd
Elementary schoolers write the names of five friends in a box, capitalizing their names. They think of five places they have been and write them using correct capitalization. Everyone writes the day and month as well as their birthday...
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Pets: Oh Behave

For Teachers 5th - 8th
They say that a dog is a man's best friend. Why is that? Discuss with your class why people like pets and the responsibilities with owning one. They read an article about pet behavior and write a short essay comparing one of their...
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Circus of Shapes: Triangles

For Students Pre-K - K
Guide your class in learning the triangle with this coloring worksheet. Learners identify triangles among a variety of different shapes and color in each triangle. This worksheet has color pictures in a circus theme that makes it more...
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ABC Order

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Is your class is studying the alphabet? This presentation will show your students how to put words into alphabetical order and also provides words to practice with. The last slide asks students to teach a friend about ABC order, this is...

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