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7th Grade Character Development Workshops

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Be proactive. Begin with the end in mind. Synergize. These are just a few strategies outlined in Sean Covey's ground-breaking best-seller, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. With a series of five character development workshops...
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Organci Molecules

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore organic molecules in an unusual way. This allows students to incorporate this difficult knowledge into ways of thinking and exploring that they value. Young scholars are placed in groups of four, with the attempt...
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Trust

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pupils read and discuss Romeo and Juliet Act IV, Scenes 1 and 2. They compare the unfolding action with yesterday's predictions. They consider the concepts of trust, fate, and self-determination.
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Jewish Heroes Congress

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore Jewish heroes throughout history. In this character development and history lesson, students work in groups to research a Jewish hero. A life-size model of the hero is constructed. Students participate in a Jewish Heroes...
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JUST A MATTER OF TIME

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners recognize the dynamic changes in themselves and in agriculture that have occurred through the years. They are shown pictures of a baby or students are asked to think of their little brothers or sisters or themselves in...
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Lesson 1: Theatre Arts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create and perform based on cuttings from various plays and literature to demonstrate the learning of the process of improvisation. Students connect improvisation with theatre and real life. Students participate in a class...
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Shakespeare and the Concepts of the Renaissance

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders familiarize themselves with the English Renaissance period and recognize the symbolism in Act V of "The Merchant of Venice" and analyze how it relates to the Italian Renaissance Themes. They produce an extended response...
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War Making: Executive and Legislative Powers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine Constitution and what it says about war-making power, contrast roles and responsibilities of executive and legislative branches of government when it comes to making war, become familiar with important 20th and...
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History of Immigration From the 1850's to the Present

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders study the history of immigration from 1850 to the present.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders compare the 1924 and 1965 immigration acts and give a reasoned opinion on each.  Students research, write, and...
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"The Pianist" As A Tool For Classroom Instruction About the Holocaust

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students watch "The Pianist" to gain insight on the Holocaust and World War II. They write an essay based on ideas from the film and read a variety of poems and writings from the time period. In groups, they discuss the diffuculties of...
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Structure of the Earth

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the forces that are constantly acting on the Earth. They describe the theory of tectonic plates and demonstrate the two kinds of earthquake waves. They also examine the role of volcanoes in the structure of the...
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Stolen Car Mini-Trial

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a mock trial about stolen cars. In groups, they take turns representing their clients and examining how a court operates. Other students act as the jury and share their reasons for the verdict they deliver.
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Animals attributes

For Teachers 1st
First graders analyze different animals in fiction and nonfiction stories. In this animal instructional activity, 1st graders choose an animal and read a fiction story with that animal as a character. They describe how the animal acted...
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Words, Words, Words

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discover Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. In this drama lesson, students read the first act of the play and then rewrite the original passages in today's English.
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Lesson 6: Paniolo Country Grazers in the Dry Forest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore grazing animals in a dry forest. In this science lesson, students act out the role of a grazer in the dry forest. Students cut their growing lawn and observe what happens after being cut. Students explore differences...
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Lesson Plan on Australian Aborigines

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the nomadic lifestyle of the Aborigines both before and after the arrival fo the Europeans. They identify the roles of men and women, languages and number of tribes. They act out skits based on the lesson.
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Employment Law

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students begin their examination of Employment Law. In groups, they identify the types of protections in place for employees and examine situations in which their rights were violated. They act out various skits and discuss the new...
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What's in the Water?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Acts. Using the text, they identify examples of how the federal and state governments implement public policy. They discuss how citizens can make sure that all levels of government...
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Responding to Social Crisis

For Teachers K - 12th
Students, through discussion, identify ways to cope with and process unexpected community or world crisis, such as terrorism or violent acts within a school or community.
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Right to Privacy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the right to privacy as laid out in the United States Constitution. Using the text, they search the material for specific reference to protection of individual privacy. In groups, they use one provision of the Patriot...
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Al Mercado

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the concept of a market. They produce a dramatization to simulate the daily activities found inside. Students ask questions about the price, location, and use of items. The acting strengthens communication skills and...
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English Vocabulary Skills: Friends

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars practice their English vocabulary skills. In this friends vocabulary lesson, students review words regarding friends and act out an English speaking scene.
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Campfire

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students have fun and investigate about the nature and history through songs, skits, and other activities. They sing songs, and act out skits. Students decide what songs or skits that they are going to sing. They sit around a campfire...
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Fair Housing and Diversity

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Young scholars study the civil rights law of the fair housing act and reinforce learning by playing different intriguing games like Minority Monopoly, which teach diversity adn equality.

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