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Vocal Exploration

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore vocal anatomy. In this biology/music lesson, students first learn vocabulary associated with the voice and body. They then use straws, microphones and recorders to differentiate between high and low pitches and...
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Obstacles to Success: Misleading Data

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore how data reported by country agencies can mislead the public intentionally or unintentionally. In this Cross Curricular activity, 11th graders analyze charts and graphs in order to draw conclusions. Students...
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The United States and the MDGs (10/20)

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research the U.S. role in furthering and funding the MDGs. IN this U.S policy lesson, students read a speech by Andrew Natsios about the topic. Students debate over the topic after they complete research and related...
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Who Tells the Story? Defining History

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine historical perspectives. In this historical writing lesson, 7th graders discuss their definitions of history and then discuss perspectives of history. As a culminating activity, students write narrative stories...
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The Art of Paraphrasing

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders participate in an activity in which they practice paraphrasing sections of primary and secondary documents. They are to share their paraphrasing with the class to help with their confidence speaking in front of a group.
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"That's a Musician!"

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the function of pattern as it applies to music, dance and visual art, and participate in activities that demonstrate the patterns found in each art form. They then focus on identifying musicians by the "tools"...
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Shadow Puppetry in South India

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read a variety of literature from India, including folktales and fables. They then select a scene or story to script, work together to design and craft shadow puppets of characters and scenery, narrate a story, manipulate the...
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Hook, Lead Line, and Thinker

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore, examine and study the format of an opinion essay by viewing one author and activist that is helping women find their voices by reading and discussing the article, "Stop the Presses, Boys! Women Claim Space on Op-Ed...
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Tread Lightly: Global Climate Change Debate

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students participate in a group simulation to negotiate their country's stance on climate change initiatives at the U.N. In this climate change lesson, students write statements and engage in negotiations to create climate change policy....
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Buckets of Bucks for World Hunger

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a nonprofit organization activity for hunger outreach problems. In this service project lesson, students practice counting coins, complete a service project for a hunger outreach, discuss nutrition and healthy...
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Simple Past Tense Regular Verbs - ed Pronunciation

For Students 3rd - 6th
For this simple past tense worksheet, students read words, read sentences, and more for words ending in -ed. Students complete 3 activities.
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Reintroduce /O/

For Teachers K
Students study letters. In this letter identification activity, students practice recognizing and making the sound for the letter "o." They work as a class to actively participate in various drills the teacher takes them through. This...
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Reintroduce /D/

For Teachers K
Students study letters. In this letter identification lesson plan, students practice recognizing and pronouncing the letter "d." They work as a group to actively participate in various drills the teacher leads them through. This lesson...
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Introduce /U/

For Teachers K
Students study letters. For this letter identification lesson, students practice recognizing the letter "u" and pronouncing the sound it makes. They participate in various group activities practicing the use of the letter "u." This...
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Reintroduce /B/

For Teachers K
Students study letters. In this letter identification lesson, students practice identifying and pronouncing the letter "b." They actively participate as a group in various drills the teacher leads them through. This lesson includes links...
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Amy Winehouse

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Zhang Ziyi and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Ordinal Positions in a Sequence

For Teachers K
Students study ordinal positions through class reading and discussion, complete an Animal Parade activity sheet and Internet activity to demonstrate knowledge about ordinal positions with 100% accuracy, and play a math computer game.
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Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse

For Teachers All
Dramatic activities promote enjoyment of literature, increase reading comprehension, and help develop oral expression. It is important for children to engage in activities which help to develop their creative potential. Drama allows...
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Room 13

For Teachers 6th - 7th
In this Room 13 worksheet, students complete nine activities related to each chapter in the book. Students do an activity to practice using the vocabulary in the book and practice letter writing with writing to a character in the story....
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After Hamelin

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discuss the story The Pied Piper.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students participate in a variety of activities designed to enhance and further their understanding of the story.  Middle schoolers...
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Sentence Structure

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete sentence structure activities. In this sentence structure lesson, students discuss ways to piece together a sentence using the given words from the teacher. Students may also participate in related activities that range...
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Red Light, Green Light Dribble

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students respect others personal space while playing a basketball version of "Red light, Green Light." students improve dribbling skills with this physical education activity.
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Dolphin Communication

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students listen to a lecture on dolphin communication methods. They consider ways in which humans communicate and participate in an activity to assess the role of smell in human communication.
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Movement and Vocabulary Development

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students participate in various activities to use movement and body awareness to expand vocabulary and word meaning.

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