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James and the Giant Peach

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Here is a 19-page sample lesson that uses an interesting format. It starts with an appetizer or activity to make reading the book James and the Giant Peach fun. Then it dives into the main course or core content instruction which...
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Who’s Got Mail?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Today's kids are probably not familiar with the conventions of letter writing, due to the boom of technology. Here is a lesson plan that will provide opportunities for formal and informal letter writing. 
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Super Brand

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Children can recognize popular brands from an early age, but these images symbolize much more than what they advertise. Take a journey through the design of a logo with a lesson plan that focuses on the history and ubiquity of the Super...
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Acting for the Common Goods

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The first of a three-part series on bullying, this plan has class members present skits about bullying, write and sign an anti-bullying pledge, and complete a service project. For the skit, learners use information from previous lessons...
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Dear Librarian: Writing a Persuasive Letter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Everyone deserves to read a great book! Here, pupils write a persuasive letter to the school's librarian detailing their favorite story and why it should be found on the shelves. Class members' persuasive reading passages are shared with...
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Income and Expenses

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students discuss income and expenses. In this lesson on money, students define income and expenses, after whith they keep track of their income and expense transactions on a basic ledger.
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Adjectives in Letter Writing

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Looking for ways for your young writers to practice using adjectives and composing letters? For this activity, learners use the adjectives in a word bank to fill in the 15 gaps in a business letter about Japanese cars. Scholars must...
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Negotiating A Project

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
In this technology worksheet, students write two e-mails for the purpose of negotiating with a freelancer or small company to complete a job.
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Create a Career Flyer

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss as a class the many different careers and their positive and negative attributes. They create a tri-fold flyer which highlights positive aspects of the career in an artistic and visually interesting way. They highlight...
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FINANCE AND RESPONSIBLE LENDING.

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the role of banks, lending and their services. In this analysis lesson plan, students learn about savings, checking accounts and lending and the importance of banks as financial intermediaries.
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Rebecca Brown's "Forgiveness" and Christine Delea's "CoCo Chanel in the Stairwell"

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students, after reading and analyzing Rebecca Brown's "Forgiveness" and Christine Delea's "CoCo Chanel in the Stairwell," explore and focus on the author's tone and genre analysis. They interpret different rhetorical situations as they...
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Identify and Write About Cause and Effect Relationships

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students write news reports about current issues. In this writing skills lesson, students report about the weight epidemic in the United States as they focus on fast food consumption and how it relates to poor health.
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California Department of Education

Learn to Reach Out

For Teachers 12th Standards
How can social media help my career? Explore the world of networking through a instructional activity about professional organizations. The fourth of six career and college readiness lessons has seniors research organizations in their...
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California Department of Education

In the Interview Hot Seat

For Teachers 12th Standards
Interviews can be so stressful. How does someone stay calm and confident in the interview hot seat? Senior job seekers get acquainted with common interview questions during the fifth of six career and college readiness lessons....
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California Department of Education

What Skills Do I Need?

For Teachers 9th Standards
Get your class started down the path to a great career! The first of a six-part series of career and college lessons inspires learners to use their interests to explore career options. The activity also provides resources where...
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California Department of Education

Gaining by Giving

For Teachers 9th Standards
Community service is a win-win! Scholars discover how to gain valuable career skills through helping others using a lesson about volunteer work. Second in a six-part career and college readiness series, the activities focus on...
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California Department of Education

Workplace Skills

For Teachers 7th Standards
What skills do employers look for in potential employees? Introduce scholars to the skills that pay the bills during the second of six career and college readiness lesson plans. Once they have defined critical 21st-century skills, groups...
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Letters as Informational Text: Comparing and Contrasting Three Accounts about Segregation (Promises to Keep, Pages 38–39)

For Teachers 5th Standards
Letters ... a lost art or good resource? Scholars add letter writing to their informational text chart and describe the features of a letter. They then look at page 38 in Promises to Keep and complete a Perspectives Venn...
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Building Memories.......

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers 'train their eyes' on photography while building memories for their family by creating and laying out the design of a family photo album. They take family photos and write about their value.
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Anne Frank and Louisiana - There is a Connection!

For Teachers 8th - 10th
How is Louisiana connected to the Holocaust? After reading The Diary of Anne Frank, eighth graders complete a research report about a survivor of the Holocaust who currently resides in Louisiana. Though the idea is a good way to...
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Citizens Hold Their Breath in Smoke-free Cities

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate the laws covering smoking in public places in their community and find out if city council or other governing bodies have considered changing these laws. Students conduct interviews and write an article explaining...
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To Live or Die While Protecting the Ones You Love

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Upper graders retrieve and verify information on life insurance policies through internet research. They discuss how life insurance policies work and make decisions as to what type of policy is best. They produce a timeline and define...
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Speaker Report

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Fifth through eighth graders think of themselves as newspaper reporters as they listen to a presentation by a guest speaker. As reporters, they take notes during the presentation. Using these notes, they create a rough draft and then a...
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Many Cultures

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study about several aspects of human culture, specifically those in California. They examine California's agriculture, industry, and economic changes; and cultural changes since 1850.

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