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Changing Attitudes: Aging in America Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss how the elder members of the community are viewed. Using the internet, they research how this view has changed since colonial times. They also identify ways in which this attitude keeps changing in modern America.
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Making Plans

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders recognize that adults often make plans. They realize that plans help you get organized and help you do tasks. They also understand that asking questions and making decisions help us make plans.
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Making Plans

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students choose site for a new school by using real life problem solving skills.
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Elders As Resources

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers engage in a lesson that uses discussion groups for communication. The focus of the lesson is upon the respect for authority that should be given to older adults. Students engage in class discussion about the information...
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Eleanor Roosevelt: A Restless Spirit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe an intimate view of the life of Eleanor Roosevelt including her childhood experiences and personal relationships, it explores her role in American politics, civil rights, and foreign affairs.
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Street Children - A Topical Lesson Plan From Learn.co.uk

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore poverty-related issues, use research, discussion and class work to further understanding of situations in developing countries, and discuss and compare Students own school life with that of children in...
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Looking At the World Through Different Eyes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers are introduced to the concept of reframing as a problem-solving alternative. They present the value of incorporating adults into their suport system. Students draw what they think Creep Face and Maggie saw when they...
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(Inside) Out: Lisa Marie Presley

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students reflect on how being the child of a celebrity can effect one's life and career. They analyze the lyrics of Lisa Marie's song "Dirty Laundry" to determine the main theme and emotions expressed by the artist.
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Changes In Our Community

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore how change and growth affect communities.  In this community awareness instructional activity, 9th graders interview a senior adult. Students research economics and trends in their community.
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A Tale of Two Towns

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students gain and apply knowledge of life in their own community and compare specific aspects of it to life in other communities. They work in small groups to fill out a questionnaire about life in their community, and email it to e-pals...
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Making a Grocery List

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore vocabulary words related to groceries. Students examine words that can be used immediately, in every day life, particularly in the grocery store. They demonstrate the sounds of letters. Students match labels and sentences.
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Ecosystem Organization - Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Student explore ecosystems. In this ecosystem organization lesson, students consider how scientists study living organisms. Students participate in a teacher guided activity that requires them to visualize an organism and imagine its...
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Religion, Culture, and Diversity

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students study different religions and share their own religious traditions. In this religion lesson, students investigate different religions and how ideas about religion can create conflict, growth, and change. They interview family...
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Pond Exploration

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students take a hands-on approach to explore the world beneath the water in this activity. They examine the creatures they catch to study about the adaptations these animals have that allow them to survive in this harsh environment. They...
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Smoking and the Advertising Industry (Middle, other) SMOK_AD.DOC

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study advertising techniques and the effects of smoking on health.
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Bioethics And Fetal Tissue Research

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are introduced to the topic of fetal tissue implantation. In groups, they examine a case study and share information with the rest of the class. Then they do a reflective writing assignment to assess understanding of the ethical...
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Prairie Voices...Making a Living

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore the many ways people support themselves and their families. In this economics lesson plan, students review newspapers and compare types of jobs. Students create daily schedules for an adult worker and role play job...
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Nutrition

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify the Five Food Groups and the proper servings of each. They study the physical features of different foods such as fruits, and vegetables.
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Think About Me: My Needs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this personal needs worksheet, students draw 4 pictures that depict something that is needed in life. Students rate each need in order of importance by coloring 1 to 3 stars.
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"Doing History" The Crafting of a Christopher Gadsden Biography

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students reflect on the biography of General Gadsden.  In this history lesson, students read the biography of General Gadsden then research a specific aspect of the Generals life to complete their own biography pn him.
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This is for the Birds!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners complete activities to investigate wild birds. For this bird study lesson, students make a wild bird feeder to examine the proper ways to care for wild birds. Learners explore organizations in their community that help wild...
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Doubles: Japan and America's Intercultural Children

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students experience issues of intercultural children born as a result of the Occupation of Japan by American soldiers. They reflect on how these experiences and issues might be relevant to our own lives. Task cars are available to print...
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Adequate Standard of Living: Children's Rights

For Teachers K
Pupils and parents participate in a variety of activities designed to explore the issue of every person's right to adequate housing. They make butter, make models of different types of housing, read books, discuss the rights and...
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Understanding the Sociocultural Perspective

For Teachers K - 4th
Enhance your understanding of basic principles and best teaching practices as they are viewed through a sociocultural lens.