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'Magic' Pablo Lesson
Learners examine what goes into hero worship and establishing unlikely friendships. They probe the deeper meanings in "'Magic' Pablo" through small group dialog and use a variety of ways to process the story's meaning. They see the...
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American Indians Heritage Series: The Inuit's
Students become aware that people lived in America before Columbus came. For this Inuit culture lesson, students discuss lives of the Inuits. Students listen to Mama Do You Love Me, A Promise is a Promise and The Polar Bear Son:...
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Intermediate Sentence Completion 16
Although this worksheet is labeled for intermediate English language learners, I'd argue the vocabulary is more appropriate for advanced learners. The pupil reads each sentence and selects the appropriate word to complete the sentence....
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Architecture Beyond the Industrial Revolution
Students learn about well-known international architects and how they influenced the United States.
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Distinguish Communities by Their Architecture
Students distinguish between a rural community and a city community by observing the architecture in each one. They observe and discuss pictures of buildings. Students write a paragraph explaining the purpose of a particular building....
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Spaces and Places
Young scholars identify three-dimensional forms in various buildings and construct three-dimensional paper forms.
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Tower Investigation and the Egg
Middle schoolers build three types of towers, engineering them to hold an egg one foot high for 15 seconds. They discover that engineering designs are subject to constraints such as time, money and size specifications. In this activity...
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Shanghai: Old Meets New
In this editing worksheet, 5th graders read, analyze and proofread/edit the text "Shanghai: Old meets New". Students correct all the errors they find within the text.
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Complex Sentences - Embedding
In this writing worksheet, students examine how to embed portions of sentences into others to form complex sentences. They match and embed the adjectives, clauses, and phrases into the given sentences to form new ones.
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Adjectives
In this adjective worksheet, 3rd graders identify adjectives and the words that they describe. Students respond to 6 fill in the blank questions writing the words on the lines provided below each sentence.
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Intermediate Sentence Completion Exercise 38
In this intermediate sentence completion exercise 38 activity, students complete ten sentences by choosing the correct word(s); this is done interactively online with immediate feedback for each one.
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Valentine Handprint Poem
Students make a handprint underneath a Valentine poem to give to their parents. In this Valentine poem lesson plan, students also glue conversation hearts around the edge of the page for a border.
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Poetry IV--Similes and Metaphors
Middle schoolers solve and write riddles using similes and metaphors. In this similes and metaphors instructional activity, students work in groups to solve descriptive riddles for famous landmarks. Middle schoolers are given...
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Wrapping up The Stone Cutter
Students write a paper in which they detail the daily routine of an architect. In this The Stone Cutter lesson, students discuss the end of the novel and share journals with peers. Students choose a time period in which to...
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Buildings
In this buildings worksheet, students name the buildings that are described in the sentences. Students write 10 buildings total on this worksheet.
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The City and the Country
In this city and country life worksheet, students list the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city compared to living in the country. Students then put 25 words under the column in which they belong: city or country.
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Advanced Paragraph Correction #9
In this advanced paragraph correction learning exercise, students read a text about urban planning. Students correct the errors in 8 sentences by selecting the right answer from 5 possible choices.
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Mineral Mania
In this mineral activity, students use an on line source to answer questions about minerals, about resources and their uses, about fireworks and about birthstones.
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Streamlines and Breadlines
Students explore the Great Depression. For this Great Depression lesson, students research selected websites and analyze primary sources to conduct inquiries regarding the depression, northern migration, and urbanization. Students author...
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Activity Plan 5-6: Architects at Work
Young scholars build on what they know to make new discoveries. For this early childhood lesson plan, students engage in a block-building activity to develop language, math, and fine-motor skills.
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Mineral Mania
In this mineral instructional activity, students visit http://sciencespot.net and answer 90 questions about mineral uses, mineral groups, fireworks, and minerals found around the home.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: John Marin
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on John Marin in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sullivan, Carson, Pirie, Scott Building
The Sullivan, Carson, Pirie, Scott Building in Chicago is an important example of early Chicago skyscraper architecture, and can also be seen as a fascinating indicator of the relationship between architecture and commerce. View pictures...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Detroit News Newsreels
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...