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A Differentiated Way through Think Dots
Students examine reasons that led people to explore, identify "West" as defined following Revolutionary War, explain importance of finding natural resources, develop time line of dates and events leading up to Lewis and Clark Expedition,...
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Giving Game--Planning to Make The World
Students, in groups, examine plans to make the world a beter place. They evaluate the plans based on feasibility, practicality, and do-ability by students their own age.
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Texture And The World Around You
Students discover different textures used in art by exploring objects, creating magazine montages, and printing collagraphs. The lesson spans three days and includes three different activities to aid in the learning process.
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Language Arts: Ready, Set, Write
Learn that stories have three parts by paralleling the introduction, the body and the conclusion to the life of an athlete competing in the Winter Games.
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Focus on the Media
Students critically examine news articles and editorials for attitudes of discrimination and prejudice. Students then complete checklist in which they analyze news reports for context, content, point of view, language, graphics, and...
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Spot the Leaf: Identifying Plants in Works of Art
Pupils explore the leaf as a design motif in art. They conduct Internet research on leaf and tree symbolism, view and discuss artwork, and create an original work of art featuring a leaf or leaf motif.
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To Tell The Truth
Young scholars play "To Tell The Truth" Art History style in this fun and interactive game for the upper-elementary Art classroom. Included in the lesson is a detailed set of rules and suggestions for successful classroom implementation.
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Art Appreciation
Students analyze and critique famous art prints in this introductory lesson to the appreciation of Visual Art forms. Emphasis is on classroom discussions of cultural values, prejudice, and opinions. The lesson includes possible...
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The Red Studio Shows the Way
Young scholars look at the painting The Red Studio Shows the Way, and critique the art piece. In this critiquing art lesson plan, students discuss how the painting expresses ideas and feelings and history.
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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Seventh graders engage in Layered Curriculum that is essentially, an opportunity for self-made choice in the process of evaluation. While reading this novel students get to choose the projects that best help apply what is read.
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Perfect Manners/Roles of Citizens
Students discuss manners and citizenship. In this roles of citizens lesson, students read D.W.'s Guide to Perfect Manners and create a Venn Diagram with examples from the story. Students take a quiz.
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The Need for Family and Home
Students read and analyze the novel, 'Homecoming.' They create a word web, analyze the theme of family and home, complete a writing assignment, research and develop a chart listing the needs of Students, and conduct research on foster care.
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Project Assessing the Need
Students determine ways to serve the community. In this service learning lesson, students list human wants and human needs and repeat the activity for community wants and community needs. Students contact local agencies to conduct a...
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What's the Difference?
Students explore the differences between acoustic and digital pianos. In this music lesson, students listen to an acoustic piano and digital piano. Students play both types of pianos and discuss the differences.
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Contractions
Shorten words with contractions. Second graders use apostrophes to shorten words, including harder ones like might not. Next, they write out the longer versions of various contractions. Have them write a story with these contractions for...
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Poems: calligrams
Have fun with shape poems! First and second graders write calligrams that add to the meaning of their poems. Great for your poetry unit or if you want to combine poetry and art lessons.
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Geometry 3D Shapes: Platonic Solids
From polyhedrons to platonic solids, here is a lesson that will have your classes talking! As an introduction to platonic solids, scholars cut and fold nets to create the three-dimensional solids. They use an interactive component to...
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Italian Renaissance (1330-1550)
Is your class studying the Italian Renaissance? This resource includes 10 short answer and essay questions about the artistic, scientific, political, and philosophical achievements during the Italian Renaissance. The first 3 questions...
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Folktales around the World (Middle, Reading/Writing)
Students analyze, synthesize, and use the elements of various US cultural folk tales to describe the elements of fiction in general and in folk tales specifically.
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Scale and Image Reproduction
Students practice using mathematical issues of scale. They compare and contrast digital images verses the object in real life. They share their observations with the class.
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Wet Chalk Drawing
Students create original works of art using chalk, tempera paints, and paper in this art activity for elementary and middle level classrooms. The lesson includes ideas for displaying or mounting finished works of chalk art in the...
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Things That Make Us Want To Scream
Learners create a drawing of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" and draw items that make them want to scream in this creative Art lesson for the Middle or High School classroom. The lesson includes resource links for artwork and background...
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Exploring Arthurian Legend
Young scholars use the internet to track the growth of the King Arthur legend from the Dark Ages to its arrival on the silver screen.
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Make Your Own Sketchbook
Students create and assemble a sketchbook from assorted materials. They use various media to create the cover design of the sketchbook, then create sketch ideas for the weekly sketches.