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"My Hero"

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils investigate heroism through the ages. They complete an online Webquest, explore various websites, compare/contrast different types of heroes, answer discussion questions, and locate newspaper articles about someone they consider...
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Re-Presenting Race in the Digital Age: "Who Can Pass"

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the relationship between race and class in historical and societal settings. They read and discuss the poem, "Passing," by Langston Hughes, analyze photographs by Yinka Shonibare, answer discussion questions,...
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Designing Another Juilliard

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate the vision and history of the Juilliard School. They develop a personal mission statement, watch a video, conduct Internet research, and create a PowerPoint presentation about a fictional school that also promotes...
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Becoming a "Gringo" Immigrants, Language Learning and Acculturation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the experience by immigrants coming to America who are Spanish-speaking. As a class, they define "Gringo" and read poems whose authors first language is Spanish. In groups, they participate in different sections...
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Coiling Geography "On the Pampas"

For Teachers 1st
First graders are introduced to the rope coiling form of art used by the gaucho culture of South America. They read "On the Pampas" by Maria Cristina Brusca, view the illustrations of the coiling technique and create original pieces.
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I SPY Art from A to Z

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the Alphabet and acquire basic English vocabulary through the exploration of art. They find the alphabet in a variety of visual art images the teacher provides for them. Students count, sort and categorize Alphabet...
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Flowers Galore

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create original works of art using their knowledge of Georgia O'Keeffe's artwork, flowers, pencils, crayons, and pastels in this K-6 Art lesson. The lesson includes Georgia O'Keeffe resource links and a recommended reading list.
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First Ladies as Activists

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students choose a First Lady of the 20th century to research. Using both print and non-print sources, they identify the cause to which their First Lady gave her name, time, and energy. After researching, they right a press release...
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Political Spectrum

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this government worksheet, learners identify and describe the differences between each part of the political spectrum by listing some points under each title in the chart. Then they choose any of the 9 issues listed, discuss and...
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Superhighway Scholars

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study the states of their choice by using Superhighway Scholars website. In this Unites States history lesson plan, students create a collage using information collected about a state of their choosing. This lesson plan provides...
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Keep on Pushing: Popular Music and the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore music that exemplified the Civil Rights Movement. For this music and history lesson, students research 1960's protest songs, Motown recorded music, and rap of the 1990's to consider the power of music and its...
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Vietnam Revisited

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the impact of the Vietnam War. In this Vietnam and popular culture lesson, students research and plot major events in the conflict. Students interview people regarding their memories of the war and watch the movie " The...
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Coyote and Anansi

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the structure of folktales. In this coyote and Anansi lesson, students discuss the attributes of folktales as they read versions of tales featuring coyote and Anansi. Students collaborate to write and perform their own...
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Rise of the Modern City

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners investigate the industrial developments of the twentieth century and the development of urban environments. In this industrial art lesson, students compare and contrast graphics and analyze industrial developments on...
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WWJD: What Would Jimmy Do?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this 1973 oil crisis lesson, students research details regarding President Carter's policies regarding the oil crisis that produced a scarcity...
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Cartoons in the Classroom: Castrophe Cartoons

For Students 9th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons about catastrophes. Students respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Lucy Liu

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, learners read a passage about Lucy Liu and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...
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Art in Crafts

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the concept of craft and, by creating blueprints for various craft objects, explore the advantages and disadvantages of craft in our modern world.
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Africa

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars create a poster showing how two different cultures strive for beauty.
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Africa: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students will create a poster showing how two different cultures strive for beauty. This instructional activity combines art and social studies in a meaningful way.
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Overview of World events during the Deerfield Colonial Period

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the political, social, religious, and economic world and national context in which the events of Deerfield occurred.
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MP3-Ring Circus

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore the meaning of copyright and copyright issues surrounding the use of downloaded music.
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Money Pit

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders make a list of aspects of our culture found on a penny, and then observe another object based on another culture. For this culture lesson plan, 6th graders take their new object and research that culture.
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Grandma Thinks It's Cake Baking Weather

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a read aloud of Patricia Polacco's book "Thunder Cake" to explain how daily life has changed over the past 150 years.

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