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Cat Study Article
Learners write a letter to the editor of USA Today. In this letter writing lesson plan, students read a newspaper article about cats and consider a dog or cat's view on current events. Learners reflect this perspective in their letters.
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Pendemonium: The Great African Surfari
Young scholars discover the importance of matching verbs to their subjects through a discussion of a whimsical video on verb agreement and a read aloud of the book, "To Root, To Toot To Parachute". They practice verb agreement in...
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Coming Home:From the Life of Langston Hughes
Third graders listen to the non-fiction book: COMING HOME: FROM THE LIFE OF LANGSTON HUGHES. They identify examples of metaphors and similies within the book and understand how this figure of speech is used in writing. They then create...
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Writing a Historical Poem
Students work together to research a historical event. They create their own poems based on their research. They share their poems with the class and discuss the historical event further.
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Is It What I Think of What I Know? (Fact and Opinion)
Students analyze the difference between facts and opinions. In this fact or opinion lesson, students talk about the difference between factual information and opinions. They complete a fact or opinion chart, and describe how they know...
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Cool Math
Students benefit from the correctly selected book for a specific math concept. In this book selection lesson, students are given a list of books related to specific math concepts. Students' ages can range from pre-school to fifth grade.