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Simile And Metaphor
Students engage in a lesson about metaphor and simile while using them in different contexts. They are asked to share some samples that are designed by them to other members of the class. Students practice writing them with the help of...
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Theme
High schoolers investigate the concept of theme and how it is used in literary works. They read a variety of texts looking for the theme in each of them. Students also differentiate between the plot and theme by using a correct...
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Setting And Plot
Students investigate the concept of setting with the use of reading different excerpts from multiple samples of texts. They execute well-thought out statements of the setting considering the important details that point it out during the...
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Personification
Students engage in a instructional activity about personification. They read passages from Charlotte's Web which are connected to the concept of looking for key words to name the character. Students review the definition of...
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Proportions
Students examine the mathematical concept of proportions in an attempt to apply them in various types of problems. The real application of proportions is often found in word problems which requires a them to also practice a systematic...
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Autobiography
Eighth graders identify key components of an autobiography. They plan and draft an outline of a summer school mini-autobiography and employ peer evaluation in revision step of writing process. They explain difference between revision...
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Diffusion
Students describe and illustrate the process of diffusion in selelctively permeable cell membranes. They are asked to respond to what they think will happen when food coloring is dropped in a bowl of water. Other activities will be...
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Jargon
Eighth graders investigate the concept of jargon and how it is used in different contexts in relation to the study of vocabulary. They practice interpreting jargon by concentrating on the comprehension strategy of using context clues.
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Biogeography
Third graders listen to a teacher led lecture about species living in different parts of the world. They study how the species spread to different parts of the world and examine the concept of dispersal. As a class, 3rd graders...
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Organelles
Pupils explore the functions of major eukaryotic organelles. They compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Given diagrams and drawings, students take turns drawing structures, discussing their function, and labeling each...
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Homeostasis
Students explore homeostasis and identify it in work in an organism. They brainstorm things that stay the same and participate in several demonstrations that illustrate homeostasis. Students predict baseline breathing and jumping jacks
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Paraphrasing
Seventh graders practice paraphrasing. As a class, they review previous lessons and discuss the difference between paraphrasing and plagiarism. Students begin by paraphrasing sentences orally and then they complete a worksheet,...
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Comparisons And You
Students examine the structure and language of sentences that are used for making comparisons. They drill through a series of sentences for a model and practice. Then students write sentences that make comparisons after brainstorming ...
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Teaching Each Other Gestures
Students are introduced to the use of gestures in other countries. They define gestures in a personally meaningful way that conveys significance to the entire class. Working in small groups, students play a game to aid them in...
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Recipe
Students discover how vocabulary fits into different categories depend on its usage. Given a recipe with blanks in place of the verbs, student pairs are asked to fill in the blanks with the correct action to complete the recipe. ...
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Superstitions
High schoolers discuss the various superstitions they encounter in our culture. Working in groups, they create a vocabulary list of words related to superstitions. Working in teams, they play Pictionary in order to aid in the create of...
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Elimination
Students remember new vocabulary. They say one of the vocabulary words and throw the ball to someone else. That student then has to say a different vocabulary word and pass the ball. Students investigate six to eight new vocabulary words.
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Octopus
Students practice listening and responding to a question with confidence. After studying the names of various fruit, students play a New Zealand game called Octopus. The game can be used for any key words or phrases. It is fast paced...
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Five E Lesson Plans For Math
Students use the Five E method to solve problems. In this Five E lesson, students complete math lessons using the Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate technique. They use the Five E's with lessons on tessellations, magnets,...
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African life VS American life: Food and 3rd World and 1st World counties
Third graders explore the difference in 3rd world and 1st world countries. For this social studies lesson, 3rd graders are divided into groups and given varying amounts of food. Students discuss the unfair distribution of the food....
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An Educator’s Guide to Teaching Gun Control Issues | The Lowdown
The topic of gun control is vast, controversial, and difficult to introduce to students. This gem of a resource covers both sides of the issue and provides topic background, various multimedia and print resources, analysis questions, and...
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"Andy Works for Charity"
Explore a real-word math problem with your class. Strengthen their problem-solving strategies by coming up with an answer to a money question. They work in groups to determine the answer. Also, they share with the class the various...
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Discovering Genre: Poetry
Work on literal and figurative meanings with a instructional activity focused on Robert Frost's "After Apple-Picking" and "The Road Not Taken." Readers identify the literary devices used by the poet to set the poems' themes,...
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Soccer Fever: Learning About the World Cup in Brazil
What an incredible collection of ideas for teaching about the 2014 World Cup in Brazil! This resource is packed with news articles and instructional activities on a wide variety of topics, from the global popularity of soccer and the...