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Safety With Animals
Students identify the proper way to care for animals. For this animal welfare lesson, students discuss the fact that animals have feelings. Students read an article included in the lesson plant about animal feelings and ways to be gentle...
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What Do Dog's Need?
Students discuss proper care of pets. In this animal care lesson plan, students discuss what pets need to be healthy and happy. Students act out roles of pets and owners and create a pet tag.
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Subject/Predicate Song
Students sing a song about the parts of a sentence. In this grammar lesson plan, students sing a song that defines both the subject and the predicate and how they make a sentence together.
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The Solid South Switcharoo
Students examine primary sources. In this instructional activity on political parties, students view historic documents, speeches, and photos to trace the rise and fall of particular political parties. Students will be looking at the...
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Homonyms
Students work in groups to write stories that have homonyms in them. In this homonyms lesson plan, students use their own experiences to write these stories.
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Congruent Boxes
Students decorate the congruent faces and edges of boxes in exactly the same way. They teach the terms "congruent," "faces," and "edges" to their parents.
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Bush Re-Election Campaign Revisited
Young scholars examine the direct role played by George W. Bush in the 2004 election campaign. They compare these campaign conditions and tactics with those in the 1992 presidential election, and present information in the form of a...
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The Chinese Massacre of 1871
Students discover the events that led to the migration to California for the Chinese people. They examine the effects that a cultural background has on specific historical events with respect to the establishment of a people.
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Music and Dance Celebration
Third graders demonstrate effective use of a Venn Diagram Graphic Organizer by comparing and contrasting music and dance. They discover how different cultures around the world celebrate with music and dance.
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The Chinese Massacre of 1871
Young scholars investigate the historical Chinese Massacre of 1871. They conduct Internet research, analyze period maps of Los Angeles, read an article, design a timeline, and write a research paper.
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Dance Transitions
Students create a small group dance that addresses free-flowing techniques and transitions for in-class performance. This lesson meets state arts standards and includes rubric for assessment.
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Mixing Metaphors with Politics
Learners discuss different literary devices and use them to write summaries of New York Times articles dealing with international news. They reflect on the effectiveness and appropriateness of sports metaphors in the political arena.
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Human Demographics
Students explore factors that change human population growth in a biology simulation for seven countries including the United States, China, Egypt, Germany, Italy, India, and Mexico. Factors such as age at which women begin having...
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Count on Math
Students develop number sense up to a million. In this developing number sense up to a million lesson, students count their breaths in given time span. Students use blocks representing 10's and 100's to create a...
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Fabulous Felines: How to Choose the Purrfect Cat
Students investigate the concept of pet care and cats. In this cat lesson, students discuss responsibilities for pet care and take a cat quiz. Students discuss where to get their cats and how to care for them. Students may visit an...
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Safety with Animals
Students explore dog dos and don'ts. In this personal safety instructional activity, students discover methods to use when meeting new dogs. Students role play the provided scenarios and complete worksheets on the topic.