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Creating Bloggers
Blogs provide the motivation for this richly detailed writing instructional activity. After viewing blogs on various websites, class members pick topics, create a blog, and post an entry. Your bloggers then evaluate their work using...
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What Time Should Black Friday Sales Start?
Young bloggers respond to an article which describes the controversy of Black Friday starting on Thanksgiving night instead of the day after. Target employees were outraged that the store decided to open on Thanksgiving night, which...
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Blogs
The blogosphere may be overwhelmed with content, but there's still room for unique points of view. Creating a blog that stands out, however, is the bigger challenge. A handout on blogs, part of a series of handouts on specific writing...
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School Announcement Blog
Students become bloggers. In this technology lesson, students use video and image editing to add to an online school announcement blog that they maintain.
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Literature Blog
Students write online responses to the Literature they are reading in class using computers, internet access, and the Blog website www.blogger.com. This technology based language arts lesson can be adapted for many different areas of...
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Getting Well
Scholars share ideas about health topics relevant to teens. They read posts on Well, the Times health blog, and produce their own health blog featuring teen health issues. In addition, they read and discuss the article "Well: A Times...
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Homemade Christmas Gifts
Running low on money? Out of ideas for gifts? Feeling crafty? Whatever the reason may be, homemade gifts are perfect for the creative person or the person trying to save a dollar here and there. Packed with hands-on crafts for kids, the...
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Jump Rope Math
Students practice grade level math skills. In this math instructional activity, students solve math facts on index cards and collaboratively arrange them in numerical order on a jump rope. Correct order earns the team a chance to...
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Who is the Expert? Exploring Credible Sources in Healthcare
How do you decide what sources are credible when researching online? Evaluate sources with a focus on researching health issues. After brainstorming common health concerns and how they would try to diagnose these problems, class members...
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Are You a Publisher?: Free Press and You
What kinds of media do your pupils use to read and publish information? After a discussion about what publishing means, and about the freedom of the press, class members interview one or two other people about their publishing habits....
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Letter D
In this letter recognition worksheet, students examine the lowercase d. Students note the shape of the letter and then practice tracing the letter.
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Fill the Treasure Chest
In this beginning letters learning exercise, students fill up a large colorful treasure chest with words that begin with the same letter. Students fill out the title with the letter they wish to use and draw, write or paste pictures or...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Future of Newspapers
Are newspapers dying, or fighting to survive? Give your scholars access to this controversial debate using political cartoons. In this analsyis handout, 2 cartoons display the changing role of newspapers in a world of online media....
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Getting the Word Out
Discuss and generate blogs in this technology instructional activity. Middle and high schoolers explore examples of blogs and create their own blogs. Use this instructional activity throughout the year to reinforce concepts from your...
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Using Blogs in a History Classroom
Students blog their way through history. In this historical perspectives instructional activity, students use teacher-created blogs to log their impressions and opinions regarding the historical events they are studying. Steps are...
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Hot Off the Web
Students read an online article about blogging and its culture especially in the workplace. They create their own blogs based on current events.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Ending the Free Ride
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the changing newspaper industry and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Strawberry Baskets
In this strawberry baskets worksheet, students cut out eighteen strawberries and then fill up four baskets with the exact number of strawberries as requested underneath each basket. Students color the strawberries and baskets with...
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Family History
Students discover their family history. In this genealogy activity, students participate in a discussion about family history and why it is important. Students create a family tree and present the family tree to the class. Students write...
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How Did I Feel?
In this feeling learning exercise, students write about how they felt, then draw a picture of their face. Worksheet is a generic organizer for writing about feelings in a variety of situations.
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Acrostic Poem- "Rain"
In this acrostic poem worksheet, students complete the poem using the word "rain." Lines are provided and pictures related to rain border the worksheet.
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Wael Ghnonim-Fill In The Blank
For this Wael Ghnonim worksheet, students complete and on-line fill in the blank activity about Wael Ghnonim. Students may click on "hint" and "show answer" links.
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Matching Activity on Wael Ghnonim
Students participate in a matching activity that promotes language development. In this matching activity lesson, students build vocabulary related to people when they complain about something. Students attain points according to the...
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Growing Coral
Students define the words coral and coral reef, and identify the Great Barrier Reef on a map or a globe. They observe crystal formations that develop in a way similar to the way coral polyps create their calcium carbonate cups.