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Masks Across Cultures
Young scholars examine various masks from different cultures. In groups, they review vocabulary related to expressing emotions in art. They work together to create a mask using the techniques described to them and representing a...
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Drugs In The Olympics
Students brainstorm and discuss the issues raised by Olympic drug cheating from history as well as today. They bring in examples of individuals who have been accused of drug cheating and examine their situations. In addition, they chart...
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Drugs In Sports
Students explore why drug testing happens and why drug use is a problem in sports. Students classify the consequences of using drugs while participating in sports. Students relate drug usage in their own lives and school backgrounds.
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Describing Feelings
In this lesson learners explore simple feelings. Students interview their peers and question them as to whether a particular situation is frightening to them or not. Learners further describe words as scary using a yes or no checklist.
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Christmas Holiday
In this holiday worksheet, students solve a crossword puzzle related to Christmas. For example, "This type of song is sung in church at Christmas."
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Hinduism--Diwali
In this Hinduism worksheet, students, after reading "The Story of Rama and Sita," match six main characters with their descriptions. Students choose two characters from the story and fill in the two boxes with words and phrases that...
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My List of Acceptance
In this self-assessment worksheet, students recount their 10 most memorable and positive experiences of acceptance. An example is provided.
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Oliver Cromwell: Hero or Villain?
In this Oliver Cromwell worksheet, students read 10 facts about Cromwell and label each "hero" or "villain" depending on which each given fact supports.
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Role Playing the Plague
Students investigate the impact of the plague. In this European history instructional activity, students listen to their instructors present information regarding the black death and then write letters regarding the plague from the...
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Mandalas
Students explore meditation. In this relaxation and religious studies lesson, students identify reasons for meditation and practice relaxation. Students color a mandala, a richly colored design used as a focal point during Buddhist...
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Debating Responsibility
Students examine the benefits of taking responsibility for their actions. In this character education lesson, students role-play various scenarios and discuss the impact of taking responsibility in each situation.
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Oil Spill
Students examine the implications of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. In this oil spill lesson, students research details regarding the BP oil leak and then participate in a simulation that requires them to role play those whose...
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Revisiting the Somme
Students consider how the military folly of the Somme during World War I. In this World War I lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about the Somme, propaganda, and their effects on the war.
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Learning and Conditioning
In this psychology worksheet, students write short answers to 5 questions on learning, types of conditioning and response to stimuli.
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Philippines calamity following tropical storm
Ninth graders research the problems in the Philippines after a tropical storm. In this Philippines lesson, 9th graders read an article and answer guided reading questions. Students write a letter to a charity to try and get donations for...
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Demosthenes Warns of Danger
In this ancient Greece worksheet, students read the primary source "Demosthenes Warns of Danger," and then respond to 6 short answer questions based on the provided source.
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Worry Dolls
First graders are read The Worrywarts, by Pamela Duncan Edwards. In this discussing your worries instructional activity, 1st graders listen to the story and have a class discussion about how they handle their worries. They are introduced...
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A Different Breed
In this yaks worksheet, students watch the video A Different Breed about yaks by America's Heartland and answer short answer questions about it. Students answer 6 questions.
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Dealing With Disappointment
In this dealing with disappointment worksheet, students read a set of guidelines on how to deal with disappointment, then complete a set of discussion questions based on a referenced video. Suggestions for writing assignments and...
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Peace Be Still (The Peace of Jesus)
Students listen to and discuss story of Jesus calming storm, write script containing interview questions, create background with props, make video of newscast, and illustrate memory verse or symbol of peace using KidPix software.
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Boombox Classroom: Choral Music I
In this music/social studies worksheet, students listen to a broadcast by the Boombox Classroom. Students then mark the countries that they heard about. Students then answer multiple choice questions about music. For extra credit,...
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LIVING WITHOUT WASTE - USE OF TIME
Students investigate the concept of time and how it is used. There are key words that can be used to stimulate thinking about how each is related to time. They take an inventory of how time is spent in a single day. Then students can...
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Columbus' Voyage to the New World
Pupils develop cooperation skills and to teach rules and how to follow them. Students create voyage card. They discuss and decide on some situations that may have or did occur to the crew during Columbus voyage to the new world. ...
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Deterction and Escape Board Game
Second graders develop a fire safety plan using a board game. Using a set of consequence cards, 2nd graders discuss the importance of staying away from fire. They use their experience with the board game to develop a fire safety escape...