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Read Write Think: Maya Angelou Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A brief activity for students in commemoration of the birthday of Maya Angelou. Provides a short lesson on the poem "On the Pulse of Morning," other lesson plans, web links, and an annotated bibliography. From April 4, 2007.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Avi Classroom Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
As part of a unit on Avi and his works, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Walt Whitman Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan/activity designed for students to see and appreciate the work of a great poet on the birthday of Walt Whitman. Provides web links and a bibliography, as well as other lesson plans. From May 31, 2007.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Jonathan Swift Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As part of a unit on Jonathan Swift and his writings, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Calendar Activity

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a one-page start of day activity using the calendar and clocks.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity: Notations and Measures

For Students 9th - 10th
This chart is a guide to scientific notation, calendar notation, and other common measures.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: First Grade Math Calendar

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a calendar activity that takes place each morning. The students are introduced to a variety of standards. The students continue to build on their learning and the calendar becomes a...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Kindergarten Daily Calendar

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides standard daily calendar activities in kindergarten classrooms. The flipchart focuses on counting, patterning, predicting, graphing and much more.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Calendar Game

For Students 3rd - 5th
The Calendar Game is a fun way for kids to practice scheduling while solving word problems. Kids will be asked to select ten activities and to schedule them on a 30 day calendar. To schedule an activity the clue or word problem must be...
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Harvard University

Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics: Time and the Calendar

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan helps students discover the importance of time and the calendar, and how they each bring order to life. Each activity is designed for students understand the passage of time, how to keep time, international time zones,...
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Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Calendars in Texas [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 8th
An activity guide where learners refer to the Texas Almanac, which is free to download, for information needed to complete assigned tasks. In this lesson, they explore a variety of calendars to investigate when significant human events...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Calendar Communication

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The young scholars will learn calendar skills by using a calendar log on a daily basis. Children will be responsible for filling in their calendars daily. This activity will also lead to great communication between home and school. This...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: 'Calendar'

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teachers will enjoy teaching this innovative calendar lesson which incorporates technology through the use of a PowerPoint presentation. Students will be actively engaged as well as entertained. This lesson plan was created as a result...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Lois Duncan Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A classroom activity/lesson for students which commemorates the birthday of adolescent author Lois Duncan. Provides lesson plans, web links, and a bibliography. From ReadWriteThink's calendar on April 28, 2007.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: George Lucas: Star Wars Classroom Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a brief classroom activity for students based on the Hero's Journey in Star Wars in commemoration of the birthday of George Lucas. Includes web links, a bibliography, and lesson plans. From ReadWriteThink's calendar on May 14,...
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Read Write Think: Christopher Paul Curtis: Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A brief activity or activities for students of all ages in commemoration of the Newbery Medal winner Christopher Paul Curtis's birthday. Provides web links, a bibliography, and lesson plans, and is taken from ReadWriteThink's calendar on...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Brooklyn Bridge Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A classroom activity/lesson which commemorates the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883. Includes a bibliography, web links, and lesson plans. From ReadWriteThink's calendar from May 24, 2007.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Sally Ride Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Brief lessons/activities for students which honor and commemorate the first American woman in space Sally Ride. Provides links and an annotated bibliography; from ReadWriteThink's calendar on May 26, 2007.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Barbara Park Classroom Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A classroom activity concerning the life and works of the "Junie B. Jones" author Barbara Park. Includes creative discussions and processes, web links, and an annotated bibliography. From ReadWriteThink's calendar on 4/21/07.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: National Poetry Month Activity

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
A brief classroom activity lesson for students of all ages in commemoration of National Poetry Month. Includes links and a bibliography. Check out the links to various poetry websites and activities.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Judy Blume Classroom Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A short description of a classroom activity (a read-aloud) for reading the works of Judy Blume. Applicable for most of Blume's stories; also includes a bibliography and web links.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Robert Frost Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan/classroom activity for student analysis of Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," but can be used for any Frost poem. Also provides web links, lesson plans, and an annotated bibliography. From March 26, 2007.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Hans Christian Andersen Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A short activity for students in celebrating the birthday of Hans Christian Andersen. Includes lesson plans, web links, and an annotated bibliography. From April 2, 2007.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Cesar Chavez Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A teacher resource for teaching students about the life and contribution of Cesar Chavez. Includes an activity, lesson plans, web links, and an annotated bibliography. From March 31, 2007.

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