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Everyone Can Benefit from Professional Development

For Teachers 1st - 12th
These resources will point you in the direction of valuable professional development opportunities.
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Nurturing Green Thumbs at School

For Teachers K - 6th
Incorporating a school garden into the curriculum cultivates many benefits.
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Writing Out Loud: Poems for Two Voices

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Helpful ways for poetry to reinforce your lesson - for any subject.
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The Odyssey of a CoinC

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers create a fictitious newspaper article to document the travels of an ancient Greek coin. They evaluate the economic conditions that existed in ancient Greece and analyze the impact Alexander the Great had on the ancient world.
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Snowball Soap

For Teachers K
Students create their own soap sculptures and take them home to use. They gradually add water to soap flakes until they are a consistency that can be molded. They mix the concoction with their hands and then sculpt the "snow" into...
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Stay Well Cards

For Teachers K
Students draw pictures of things that help them stay healthy such as brushing teeth and washing hands. They write healthy ideas on their pictures. They post the pictures at home and in the classroom as reminders to stay healthy.
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The Impact of War on Children

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students discover how students are affected by wars in their country. After reading a UNISEF report, they work together to summarize the article and answer comprehension questions. They examine the short- and long-term affects of...
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Meet Your Tonsils

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students engage in a activity that is concerned with tonsils. They identify the parts of the face and mouth as shown on a poster and then conduct class discussion about the function and location of the tonsils. The activity includes...
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Remembering Ray Bradbury

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Develop empathetic analysts of human character by exploring Bradbury's literary works.
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Rockin' Picture Books

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners demonstrate their knowledge of the rock cycle by creating picture books.
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100th Day of School

For Teachers K - 6th
Here are some ideas for celebrating the 100th Day in the classroom.
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National Eye Care Month

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Here are some activities to teach your students about the importance of maintaining healthy eyesight as part of National Eye Care Month.
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Daily Academic Language Development

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Five minute mini-lessons designed to expose learners to high-frequency academic language.
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Who Said Math Can't Be Fun?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
With these innovative ideas, demonstrate to your class that math doesn't always have to be hard work.
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I've Got News For You!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore their hometown newspaper for ideas. They create their own classroom newspaper.
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Which Bird Is Different?

For Students Pre-K - K
In this visual discrimination worksheet, students study 5 rows of similar bird pictures. In each row, students circle that picture that is different.
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Hydraulic Mining Offline Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students utilize a variety of source materials to explore reasons for supporting or opposing hydraulic mining. A mock court hearing is held where a decision to allow the continued use of hydraulic mining is made.
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Wolf Lesson Plan

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners research the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park. They present their research in a role-playing format.
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Great Questions for Tic Tac Toe

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders plan their own activities to reinforce the concepts being taught in school. The tic-tac-toe grid is used to help students create innovative learning activities to generate ideas.
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Let's Build a City In the Solar System

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore the solar system. Using the Internet, 6th graders gather information about planets in our solar system. Students participate in an activity to determine where they should build the first city in space. They create a...
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Reconciliation

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students develop an awareness of issues involved in Reconciliation. They use two different stimuli to approach this theme. Students write definitions/interpretations of Reconciliation.
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The Buzz on Bees-How Bees Make Our World a Little Sweeter

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
These lessons can help students learn about the important role bees play in the ecosystem.
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Thinking Skills: Connecting shapes

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this thinking skills learning exercise, students draw a line connecting each blue figure without touching any other color. Students connect 4 figures.
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Differentiating for High Ability Students

For Teachers 4th - 8th
You can challenge high ability students in your classroom with these differentiated lesson plans.