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Mannequin

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students participate in an activity designed to stimulate creative thinking, encourage cooperation, and help students get acquainted using newspapers and masking tape. Students must design and create an outfit for a member of their group.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this reading worksheet, students answer 10 multiple-choice questions about the book. For example, "What is the Order of the Phoenix?"
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Breaking News English: Put More Babies into Care: UK Charity

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Put More Babies into Care: UK Charity," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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Beneath the News: Who's Doing What to Whom, and Who Cares?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners investigate the differences between various forms of media (print, radio, TV, Internet). They determine the target audience for each and compare exposure around the world. They write a short story and share it with the class.
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Breaking News English: World Healthcare System for the Rich

For Students 6th - 11th
In this English worksheet, students read "World Healthcare System for the Rich," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Saving the Past for the Future

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine the need for preservation of archaeological resources. They discuss and propose possible solutions to a given ethical dilemma.
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Lesson Plans for Genre Dance Around the Maypole

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the art of Pieter Brueghel and complete related art activities. In this art analysis lesson, students read a biography of Pieter Brueghel and complete a photo montage activity. Students also complete an aesthetics...
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The Cure for Hate is Love

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students research the HIV/AIDS crisis and use their findings to construct a storyboard of AIDS-related dialogues, images and music for a 30-second commercial intended to raise HIV/AIDS awareness.
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A Lab Trilogy for Beginning Biology Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners are able to explain their models to other students and to their parents. Then learners like to decorate the room by hanging the models or constructing mobiles of a number of models.
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Skills for Success

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize personal skills needed for success in the workplace. In this work skills lesson, students discuss the skills needed in any employment field. Students write a sentence about their own skills relating to the listed job...
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Breaking News English: Hopes Fading for Future of Indian Tigers

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Hopes Fading for Future of Indian Tigers," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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What Does a Nonprofit Do, and for Whom?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate key local and national nonprofit organizations by researching their histories, services, and target populations. Student pairs present their information to the rest of the class. Each student will be responsible for...
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Compassion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss respect, responsibility, and honesty, and participate in a project that reaches beyond the classroom.
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Taking Care of Business

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a service project. In this stewardship lesson, students review the concepts of philanthropy and environmental stewardship. Students practice being good stewards by researching public areas in their school or...
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Innovations In Adult Care

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study scientists and the important Nobel Prize dates.  In this investigative lesson students divide into groups and watch a program then complete a project.
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Philanthropists: Past, Present, Future

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this philanthropy lesson, students compare the work of antislavery activists to work of philanthropic activists today. Student implement a plan to share kindness with others.
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Friendship Line Dancing

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the characteristics of being a good friend. They observe a puppet and discuss why the puppet is sad. In groups, 1st graders form two lines, facing each other. They practice talking to each person in the line,...
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Using Words to Work Things Out

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore appropriate ways to communicate feelings.  In this character development lesson plan, students listen to Hands are not for Hitting and several other books about expressing emotions appropriately.  Students...
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Kindness Fables

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create a fable that is based on kindness. In this fables lesson plan, students read and discuss different fables. Then they discuss kindness, and write their own fables based on the kindness of others.
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Tolerance Quilt

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read stories about giving and poverty and discuss why it is important to give to others. In this giving lesson plan, 5th graders make quilts to give to those in need.
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Empathy/Fairness

For Teachers K - 6th
Students explore empathy and fairness. They examine the importance of being able to empathize with people who are different from themselves. Students explore ways of resolving conflict and they recognize the concerns of others.
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Teaching Empathy : The Story of Ruby Bridges

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars explore "The Story of Ruby Bridges," by Robert Coles to uncover examples of courage in the lives of others and in themselves. This search into the story is meant to help students form connections with others and to foster...
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What is Philanthropy?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils define common good. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students review the meaning of philanthropy and define common good. Pupils share with a partner a time when they did an act of kindness for another person. Students...
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Biomes: Adapting To Deserts & Other Ecosystems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how animals must be adapted to the conditions of its environment to survive.  For this biomes lesson students research desert adaptations then discuss how these animals have survived.