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Read Us a Story
Students take turns reading a story using a book on tape/cd. Special education students are encouraged to control the story telling by using the buttons on the tape/cd player. The instructor should interject with various questions about...
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Spelling Challenge Sheets
In this spelling worksheet, students are challenged to spell different words that use the graphic organizer as a theme for the type of words.
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Favorite Activity
Students write persuasive essays about favorite activities. They present on a topic of personal interest or one that has been studied in another subject area. They write a composition of a favorite activity, describing the activity and...
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What's New in the News?
Students explore the news. They research Internet news sites, newspapers, and magazines and select four areas to summarize. They simulate a news announcer by summarizing the news and including supporting details for a particular day.
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Reading with Expression
Learners practice reading with expression. After discussing how reading with feeling and expression can enhance the text, students listen as their partner reads a story with expression. Individual learners read selected passages with...
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P a g e - b y - P a g e
Students discuss the writing process and take notes on the five steps and how they can be used in other subjects. They examine a newspaper article and after reading it they identify the five W's and H. They brainstorm to come up with...
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Recording Instructions
Students listen to another's presentation and take notes. After that the student in is paired with another student to recreate the instructions of the demonstration. They will have to have proper notes recorded down and be able to...
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African American Voices
Students investigate the many forms of Haitian art. They compare the art of some different cultures, religions, countries, and philosophies. Students also read the biography of an artist to build context for a particular piece of...
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The 3 Bees
Students review what the three bees are: respect, responsibility and safety. Individually, they use the internet to complete a webquest to examine how to be respectful to others and be responsible for their actions. To end the lesson,...
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Going Batty - Part II
First graders apply the knowledge they've gained about bats to create bat poetry.
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Name That Tune
Fourth graders listen to different types of music, then categorize them into two different areas of classification.
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Influences on Cultures
Students examine a timeline of events of a specific cultural group. Using the internet, they research the cultural group using a worksheet to guide them. They present their information to the class and create a poster about the...
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Nonprofits in our Community and World
Learners examine the role and impact of nonprofit organizations within their community and prepare to interview representatives. They identify and develop questions to ask representatives of local nonprofit organizations. Students must...
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Picture This
Fourth graders use two-dimensional and three-dimensional media, techniques, tools, and processes to communicate an idea or concept based on research, environment, personal experience, observation, or imagination.
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Roughing It in the Backwoods
Students discuss the differences between living during the mid-19th century and today and then debate which would be better.
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Children's Media and Censorship
Students examine the point of censorship when dealing with Students. They explore essays by Stephen King.
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Getting to Know You
Young scholars observe the teacher's basket which contains items that represent his/her childhood. They listen to a read aloud of Library Lil and complete a graphic organizer based on the story. They decorate a paper cut out with facts...
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Literature-Poetry
High schoolers review themes they have seen so far in their study of poetry. They compare four poems and one set of song lyrics as they search for meaning in each. They compare and contrast all five and then give a presentation of...
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MYSPACE Profiles - Romeo and Juliet Characterization
In this Romeo and Juliet worksheet, students create a MySpace website as a characterization analysis for the play Romeo and Juliet. Students complete a characterization sheet for the activity.
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Topic: Persuasive Speech
Students write and present health related persuasive essays. In this persuasive essay lesson, students write a two minute long speech about how to stay fit, which they rehearse a home. They present the speech in a second class period.
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Stories That Grow on Trees
Students create their own plot-choice story after reading and discussing a commercially published plot-choice book.
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COOPERATION BLOCKS
Students follow oral instructions in order to make a pattern with wooden blocks.
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The Eyes, Nose, and Taste Write It
Third graders generate a list of adjectives about a Reese's Cup using their sense of sight, touch, and taste. Then they write a descriptive paragraph about the Reese's Cup.
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Putting Together the Confederation Newspaper
Students create a four-page newspaper that represents their assigned region/province of Canada. They assess their individual contribution to the group in the creation of their newspaper.