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"Fantastic Mr. Fox" Lesson Plans
With "Fantastic Mr. Fox" lesson plans students can learn about foxes and read some great literature.
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Mark Twain Lesson Plans
Celebrate the birthday of Mark Twain and learn about American life and literature along the great Mississippi River.
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Homeschooling Chronicles: Literature Analysis
Developing a check list can make writing a literature analysis easier.
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Coming to America
Students interview a person who has immigrated to America and, based on that interview, to write an article about the person.
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The House on Mango Street Activity Pack
Enrich a unit on The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros with a selection of related activities. The packet contains nine activities that go from pre-reading through wrapping up the novel. Young readers work on studying...
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The Crayon Box that Talked: Welcoming Indviduality
Just like a box of crayons, every child has a special way of contributing to the greater picture.
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Understanding the Sociocultural Perspective
Enhance your understanding of basic principles and best teaching practices as they are viewed through a sociocultural lens.
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New Titles to Draw Readers to Your Bookshelves
These four books will help your pupils learn about animal habitats, community helpers, and the Titanic.
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Common Core Technology for K-5 Learners
K-5 teachers can blend fun and creativity into language arts curriculum when Common Core technology is involved.
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Jumping Off the Bandwagon
Teach your class to be critical consumers by studying persuasion in advertising.
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Adapting Literary Learning Methods with the Grimm Fairy Tales
Learners use Grimm's tales to explore theme, thesis statement, textual analysis, and historical context.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Still Teaching Lessons To This Generation
Discuss Laurence Yep's novella, Hiroshima, to inspire future historical fiction writers.
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An Interdisciplinary Approach to Learning with Walt Whitman
Use poetry as a mode for creating interest and cross discipline learning.
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Maurice Sendak's Books: More Relevant and Rigorous than Ever
Nearly 50 years after publication, Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are holds up to the Common Core.
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Let's Shake Up Shakespeare!
Stray from the traditional by trying this modern approach to exploring history's distinguished bard.
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Virtual Field Trips: Saving Time and Money
Maximize instructional time and reduce costs and planning by using virtual field trips.
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When Gifted Kids Are Bullied
There are many effective ways to reduce bullying in school.
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Celebrate Read Across America Day With Dr. Seuss Lesson Plans
Celebrate Read Across America Day with Dr. Seuss lesson plans, and dish up the "Green Eggs and Ham."
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Beyond Book Reports
Book study activities can inspire page turning literature analysis of point of view, author's purpose, and much more.
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Homeschooling Chronicles - Enrichment Activities
A full schedule doesn't mean a better one. Picking and choosing extra classes can be enriching and not overwhelming.
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Time Travel Writing Assignment using "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
Students examine the consequences of time travel through the analysis of the short story "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury. They watch a PowerPoint presentation, conduct Internet research on endangered ecosystems, and create a...
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Bad Case of Stripes Lesson Plan
Students think about why we worry about what others think, bullying, and learning to respect and accept differences in others.In this Bad Case of Stripes lesson plan, students examine cause-and-effect relationships in a story as they...
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Creative Book Reports Make Reading Fun
Giving students a variety of options for reporting on chapter books is simple to do.
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The Grapes of Wrath
"The Grapes of Wrath" is a great novel that can be taught in conjunction with history and other cross-curricular lessons.