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Different! Diverse! Dynamic! Lesson 1: Late Bloomers
Students examine how people grow and mature at different rates. They create a graph and a timeline to organize the data they collect.
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I'm Thankful For...
First graders engage in a lesson plan that demonstrates the character trait of thankfulness. The teacher enthusiastically shares something to be thankful for with the class. Then they spend the time to draw an idea of something to be...
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Policy Debate / Community Meeting on Climate Change
Students investigate how natural hazards can present personal and societal challenges as well as the cost involved. They assess the risk analysis considerations with global warming and their impacts on an ecosystem. An estimate of the...
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Garden in an Egg Carton
Students investigate the growth of seedlings planted in egg cartons in the classroom. Measurements are taken as the plants grow and charts created to organize the data.
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Les Mis'rables
Students read, understand, and enjoy Les Miserables. They improve their skills in literary analysis, writing, and listening. Through the study of biblical and historical allusions, symbols, metaphors, and other figurative language, they...
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Humpty Dumpty Sequencing
Pupils complete activities for the nursery rhyme 'Humpty Dumpty.' In this nursery rhyme lesson, students recite the rhyme and act it out. Pupils discuss the rhyme and make up their own. Students bring and discuss hard boiled eggs, make...
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Examining Redemption in King Lear
Students examine the concept of the tragic hero in Shakespeare's King Lear and explore how it affects the plot of the play. In this theatrical analysis lesson, students investigate the redemption or defeat of King Lear and perform two...
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Things Aren't Always What They Seem
Students use video and the Internet to make predictions, draw conclusions, determine conflict and point of view while reading a short story. In this short story analysis lesson, students watch a related video and complete a prediction...
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Hero Or Zero?
Learners investigate science and technology by reading a children's book. In this reading comprehension lesson, students read the story Archibald Frisby and discuss the ways we use science and technology in everyday life....
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My Owl Babies Miss Momma
Students investigate the relationship between children and parents by reading a book about owls. In this story analysis lesson, students read the book Owl Babies and participate in a role play based on one of the characters....
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Exploring Prejudice and Text-to-Text Relationships
Tenth graders use the novel To Kill a Mockingbird to analyze relationships in society. In this literature analysis lesson, 10th graders participate in a shoe activity where they bring in one shoe belonging to someone they know and a...
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Safe Passwords
Students brainstorm synonyms for security. In this Computer Skills lesson, students compare the home security to password security. Students read an article and review strategies for creating strong passwords. Students apply their...
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Causation-Exploration and World Trade
Students investigate spice trade. For this world history lesson, students identify various spices in jars and their places of origin. Students listen to a lecture on how spices came to countries in Europe. Students complete a source...
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Personal or Social Tragedy? A Close Reading of Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome
Young scholars complete close reading activities to analyze Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome. In this literary analysis lesson plan, students analyze key quotations from Ethan Frome and respond to contemporary reviews of the text. Young...
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Rudyard Kipling's "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi": Mixing Fact and Fiction
"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," from The Jungle Book, offers young readers a chance to examine how Rudyard Kipling uses setting and personification to bring to life the brave mongoose who battles cobras to protect his family. Class members...
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Unforgettable Personalities
Students read an essay titled, "Unforgettable Personalities" to study the influence of character's traits on the resolution of conflict in a narrative. They discuss and complete a worksheet that compares their own personality traits to...
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Innovation in a Bag
Students create a business plan to start up their own business. In this algebra instructional activity, students think of a product they can produce and sell. They create on paper what they should do and then put into practice creating a...
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Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana
Students read a version of Ramayana and explore the elements of the epic hero cycle. In this Ramayana analysis lesson plan, students retell the basic narrative of the Ramayana and identify the main characters. Students identify elements...
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Taoism
Students identify and interpret Taoism. Students gain knowledge of various eastern philosophies. Students transfer knowledge gained using the higher order thinking skills for analysis. Students identify the key figure in Taoism....
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Reporting from the Front Lines
Students examine the battle of Gettysburg as they write news articles. In this Battle of Gettysburg lesson, students become familiar with the job of the news reporter as they report on the events of the Battle of Gettysburg as they...
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The American West: Images of Its People
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary resources. In this American West lesson plan, students examine photographs that reveal the cultural components of the West and then write narratives regarding the...
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Looking at a National Treasure: George Washington
Learners explain the definition of a portrait. They identify the visual clues that Gilbert Stuart included in his portrait of George Washington. They compare the reproduction to other images of Washington. They discuss the importance of...
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Interview! Magazine
Middle schoolers interview a subject and write a biographical sketch for a fictional magazine. In this interview lesson, students choose a person to interview and create two sets of questions. Middle schoolers conduct the interview....
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Puzzle Mystery
Students solve the mystery of which painting they are reproducing by sketching. They determine the mood and imagery in artwork.
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