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Writing Fiction: Using Older Characters

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Out with the old and in with the new? Not so in this lesson plan, which explores the idea of writing older characters in fiction. Students learn the value of varying their characters, exploring different perspectives, and avoiding...
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Wild West Book List

For Students 4th - 10th
Are you teaching a unit on the Wild West and need a good book suggestion that ties in? You've just found an extensive book list that includes titles for both juvenile and advanced readers. Each title is about some aspect of the Wild West...
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Animals Matching

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Young learners match the names of adult animals with their babies' names. They draw lines to match ten adult and baby animals' names.
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Monarch Butterflies

For Teachers K - 1st
Monarch butterflies, and their amazing life cycle, are the focus of this presentation. Young students take in some very good photographs and descriptions of each of the stages of the butterfly's life. This would be an excellent...
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Vínculo entre la escuela y el hogar

For Students 3rd - 4th
Native Spanish speakers write about their family with this take home assignment. Working with an adult, they craft several sentences that describes the members of their family. Then, once completed, both the learner and the adult sign...
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Trying New Things

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Puppets are like magical objects for young learners! Often, a child will feel more comfortable "talking to" a puppet than to an adult. Here, youngsters make puppets and use them to act out stories about having new experiences. As a final...
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Making Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Here is a nice way to explore shapes with your little ones. Get well cards are made by painting one half of a piece of paper, folding it in half, and having the design copy itself in a mirror image on the other half of the paper. They...
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Breakfast Menu

For Teachers K - 1st
There are lots of teachable moments built into planning for, and cooking a breakfast meal. Here is a instructional activity which allows your children to prepare a breakfast buffet together. Learners plan the menu, decide how much food...
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American Political Culture

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Examine American political culture with your scholars using this self-assessment lesson. Individuals rate a list of 14 values from highest to lowest, including ideas such as financial security, right to private property, justice,...
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Political Issues and Opinions

For Teachers 10th - 12th
The emergent adults in your US Government class can become informed, self-aware voters. This activity enables them to form an opinion about particular political issues then identify themselves on the political spectrum. Informed and...
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Bill of Rights

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners are introduced to the Bill of Rights. After their introduction, they interview adults about the rights and create a list of them in their own words. They graph the results and analyze them and share their conclusions in a...
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Technology And Our Quality of Life

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders design a product or machine and determine the impact their invention has on a person's quality of life. They present their design and machine with a description of its possible impacts to an audience of peers and adults.
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Glided Age

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders will participate to brainstorm on the overhead, characteristics of an "irresponsible" adult and 5 of a "responsible" one? How do these differ if we apply these to businesses? Working in partners--Create a Code of Ethics...
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Sea Changes: A New England Industry

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars conduct research in order to use primary and secondary sources. They interpret and analyze information from textbooks and nonfiction books for young adults, as well as reference materials, audio and media presentations,...
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Government: Texans in Politics and Civic Duties

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the influence of Texans in national politics. They interview adults about the importance of participating in civic affairs. Students create brochures with three true statements and one falsehood. They trade copies...
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Social Problems

For Teachers Higher Ed
An adult ESL class brainstorm what they believe to be the major problems in Namibia. In groups, they use the list of problems and put them into the order of the most critical and the reasons why. They research possible solutions and...
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Tell Me a Story

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify the chronological order of events in their own lives using drawings and photos of themselves and asking their parents questions. They write about a significant adult person and their life experience in their...
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders interact with the story of Alexander's horrible day by connecting it to their lives. They practice predicting, writing paragraphs, reading aloud, discussing his problems, making a card to cheer him up, and designing a pair...
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Bird's-Eye Map

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students, accompanied by an adult, walk around the neighborhood observing details about streets and buildings. They observe and discuss the meaning of street signs to produce and label an accurate map of their home/school and the nearby...
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Sweetheart Jewelry

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students use the Internet to research the history of Valentine's Day. They learn how valentines changed over time and individually design and create their own valentine messages. To end the lesson, they make their own jewelry out of...
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Knowing Your Computer

For Students 6th - 8th
In this computers worksheet, students examine the eight parts of a computer and ask for adult help to define the functions of each piece of hardware.
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What Do You Do?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
People play all sorts of roles during their lifetimes. Learners interview three adults about the role they play most and, what type of lifestyle they feel they have. Kids then write summaries of their interviews, focusing on what role...
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Speaking Practice

For Students K - Higher Ed
Conversational language is something that both young learners and adults learning English need to practice. This short activity, with 13 prompts, can help learners develop this skill. The sentence frames included on this...
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Life Cycle of a Frog

For Teachers K - 2nd
Are you teaching a unit on the life cycle? You can use this informative PowerPoint to explain the life cycle of a frog. The ten slides walk students through each step of a frog's life cycle, starting with the adult frog laying eggs. This...

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