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POP! Goes the Popcorn!
Students complete a variety of activities based on examining corn and popcorn as one of the major crops of Kansas. They journal the results of the multidisciplinary activities in this unit.
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Should vs. Would Rather Exercise
In this vocabulary skills instructional activity, students write 10 sentences using "should" and "rather" appropriately as they create compound sentences based on the information provided.
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Stampin' Around Chicago
Students discuss the United States Postal Service and choose an artifact from one decade. For this art lesson, students research how the artifact chosen relates to Chicago and the United States. Students create their own postage stamp...
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Kansas City History
Students conduct research and present a part of Kansas City history to the class. They develop questions and ideas to initiate and refine research. They use technological tools and other resources to locate, select and organize information.
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Career Bulletin Board
Learners examine and discuss different careers. They use magazines and newspapers to find pictures of a career of interest to them. They create a career collage for a bulletin board display.
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Creating a Song
Young scholars work cooperatively to compose a twenty measure song using the computer program GarageBand. Guidelines for the student compositions are available and include instrumentation and specific length.
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Sharing Our Legacy of Giving
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students research or interview a local philanthropist. Students write a biography about the philanthropist and share it with others.
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School Days Calendar
Students work together to create a school days calendar. They insert pictures and text into their document. They share their calendars and templates with the class.
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Plot Studies
Third graders are introduced to how to properly read a plot map. As a class, they take a field trip to an area surrounding the school and work together in groups to examine small sections of the different environments. To end the...
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Job Info Interview
Young scholars conduct an interview with an adult family member. They organize the information and write a paper about the interview. They type it in a word document and practice using spellcheck.
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WHEN JOHNNY CAME MARCHING HOME
Students examine the roles of men and women throughout history.
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Photo Talk!
Students communicate with Epals. They write letters with photo exchanges
and create a website for presentations of 3,000 words or less and one photo. They
tell their life stories and illustrate with photos in the target language.
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Using Hyperstudio To Introduce Dinosuars
Students access this multimedia program as an introduction to dinosaurs. The program will provide information regarding the classification of several dinosaurs. They view the multimedia program to develop background information for their...
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Orca Search
Students conduct a variety of research activities to widen their knowledge about Orca Whales. They compile their research into a paper.
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Heavy: The Story of Metal (Part 1) (Lesson 2)
Students analyze the images of heavy metal bands. They view video clips of the band KISS and discuss. They design their own heavy metal band costume.
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Sudan Surprise
Students consider animal migration patterns that have been recently documented in Sudan. They investigate the migratory patterns of animals and discuss how human conflicts and activities affect migratory wildlife populations.
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Digital Storytelling: A Practical Classroom Management Strategy
This article focuses on the pre-production phase of a digital storytelling project, and includes some practical advice for using digital storytelling in a classroom.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Bell South Digital Storyteller: Generations of Heroes
Information and advice for participating in a digital storytelling project that documents the experiences and memories of those who have served the United States in war or other military conflicts. Step-by-step instructions, useful...
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Dr. Alice Christie's Digital Media Resources for Teachers
Using Apple iMovie in the classroom is explored in this site. There are plenty of student examples as well as directions, tips and tricks to help make iMovie projects educational and visually successful. Several good links available for...