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A Year to Remember

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students reflect on the events, people and attitudes of 2001 and create posters focusing on political, economic and social topics of the past year. They look ahead to what they hope the next year bring.
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Classifying Animals - Farm and Pets

For Teachers Pre-K
Students explore the concept of classification. In this classification lesson plan, students collaborate in order to classify animals as pets or farm animals.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore the concept of good nutrition. In this The Very Hungry Caterpillar instructional activity, students read the Eric Carle Story and make a nutritious treat with healthy foods.
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How Much is that Doggy in the Window?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use Internet resources to explore information associated with owning a dog. They participate in an on-line scavenger hunt to expand their knowledge of pet ownership.
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Eager to Get to Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the geography of Ancient Egypt, read a story and answer questions on a web site.
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My So-Called Digital Life

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create posters informing students on school technology services and rules.
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Ocean Vocabulary Word Scramble

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students visit a puzzle maker website and follow a list of instructions, creating a word scramble using sea animal vocabulary. They copy and paste graphics at the bottom of their puzzle, and print them out for other students to solve.
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The Joy of Giving

For Teachers K
Children identify wants and needs, bake and sell cookies to raise money, and then go to the mall to purchase gifts for Christmas stockings that are donated to the Salvation Army. They then perform Graphing activities to help children...
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Toilet to Tap?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students answer the question, 'Should San Diego reclaim its water for fresh drinking water?' They make a poster explaining the position: "Yes," drink reclaimed water; or "No," don't drink reclaimed water.
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Cracker Design

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are presented with the following problem: A cracker manufacturer has been losing money and has to find a way to save her factory. They are given the task to design a new shape for the cracker manufacturer so that as little...
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Summer Camp in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students explore wildlife plants and summer activities. In this natural science lesson, students identify plants and animals and create a scrapbook of their findings.
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Picture Word Book

For Teachers Pre-K
Students create a book. In this vocabulary and word identification lesson, students make a book by gluing pictures on construction paper, then the teacher writes words in the book to label each picture.
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Forced to Flee: Famine and Plague

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners examine events the lead people to emigrate. In this Irish Potato Famine lesson, students research primary and secondary sources regarding the Irish Potato Famine and collaborate to create a classroom mural depicting the famine...
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European Tour: History and Tradition: Sistine Chapel

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Sistine Chapel. For this visual arts lesson, students take a virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel. Students examine the scenes depicted on the chapel's ceiling and share their impressions of the artistic stories.
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Simple Steps to Healthy Living

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe a video on eating habits, discuss their own habits, and then create their own food pyramid.  In this research lesson students go to a webpage and enter their personal information then they get a food pyramid...
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Lexical Phrases with Give, Have and Take Exercise

For Students Higher Ed
In this lexical phrase learning exercise, students master the usage of give, have, and take. Students complete 20 fill in the blank sentences and 4 short answer questions.
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Get Your Facts Right!

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore the life and the contributions of Christopher Columbus. In this Exploration Age lesson, students participate in several activities regarding the explorer. Students use the Internet and print resources to research...
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Art and Politics

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze the work of three artists whose art work illustrates important political and social events. In this art analysis lesson plan, students analyze the art of Jasper Johns, Charles Moore, and Andy Warhol. Students complete...
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Lexical Phrases with Give, Have, and Take Exercise

For Students 4th - 5th
In this lexical phrases worksheet, students read the sentences and fill in the gaps with the words give, have, and take to complete the 20 exercises.
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Slang Quiz: Shortened Words 1

For Students 6th - 8th
In this English slang worksheet, students determine the meaning of various slang terms.  Students then use the meanings of the terms to complete sentences correctly.
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Slang Quiz: Shortened Words

For Students 5th - 7th
In this English slang worksheet, students complete sentences by interpreting slang words created by shortening a longer word.
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Slang Quiz: Shortened Words 4

For Students 6th - 8th
In this English idioms about slang worksheet, students interpret sayings about slang and complete sentences using them correctly.
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Harvesting the River Lesson Plan: Taking an Oral History

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students practice researching history through oral traditions.  In this U.S. History lesson, students examine an online exhibit titled Harvesting the River, in which students interview someone from the story.  Students utilize...
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Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discover the process of writing,. including the different steps to be taken in accomplishing the writing process to come up with the final published pieces.