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Conversation Lesson: The Necessity of Grammar

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Start a conversation to convey proper English grammar. In groups pupils voice their opinion, have well supported disagreements, and explain why they feel as they do. This lesson builds academic discussion skills and fosters a command of...
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Go West With Columbus

For Teachers K - 5th
Students play a board game where their tokens must move Columbus west. They choose cards which give commands to move in a coordinate direction. They practice moving west, north, east, south by playing the game.
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What Do You See?

For Students K - 1st Standards
Young mathematicians count to 120 using the number poster printed on the worksheet. They color in the incorrect numbers in the 120 chart, which requires close reading and command of number order. Pupils finish by completing the missing...
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Speech in the Virginia Convention

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
“. . .different men often see the same subject in different lights. . .” but the great orator Patrick Henry used all the skills at his command to craft a speech to convince listeners to see things as he did--that liberty was worth dying...
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Simon Says - Taking Small Steps Toward My Goal

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore ways to plan their studying towards fulfilling their educational goals. They become aware, and hopefully, learn from one another, the value of persistence and self-discipline. Students listen and respond to the...
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Sentence Based Capitalization

For Students 2nd
Second graders demonstrate their command of Standard English conventions of capitalization by circling all the letters that should be capitalized in the sentences provided. In addition, they rewrite two sentences in which all the letters...
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Capitalization and Punctuation (Pizza and Camping)

For Students 2nd
Second graders demonstrate their command of Standard English conventions for capitalization and punctuation by indicating the errors in two passages. They must circle all the words that should be capitalized and provide any missing...
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Battle of Gettysburg

For Students 5th - 11th
On July 1, 1863 the Army of Northern Virginia, under the command of General Robert E. Lee met the Army of the Potomac, under the leadership of Major General George Meade. Considered the turning point of the war, the Battle of Gettysburg...
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Creating the Office of the Presidency

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The United States needed an executive power, but it wanted to avoid a monarchy. Using James Madison's notes on the Constitutional Convention, young historians look at the juggling act the Founding Fathers did to create a role for the...
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Parachute-Turtle Game

For Teachers K
Students gain an understanding of why a turtle goes inside its shell. The activity also allows students to practice responding to a command.Teacher says "the turtle is in the woods and sees a bear." students say "hide in the shell," t
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Andersonville Prison: A Civil War Economic Microcosm

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Learners develop the concept of economic systems. In this economic system lesson, students create command and market economic systems.
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Scrambled Eggs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars spread out in their own personal space within a play area. They respond to different kinds of commands to play the game related to different ways of cooking eggs. This looks like lots of fun.
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Making Your Dog Your Best Friend

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Students delve into dog training. In this biology lesson plan, students learn that hands, voice and heart is the basis of dog training and through demonstration and take part in a hands-on experience to teach a dog simple commands and to...
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Introducing Microsoft Word

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students introduced to word processing by having them open a new document and use at least three to five commands within the program. Word processing commands are reinforced and practiced to gain more knowledge about entering and...
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Rover Races

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students identify the challenges encountered by astronauts in operating a planetary rover. In this space science activity, students create a rover using their team members. They follow a command sequence from the driver and navigate...
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The Right Choice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine the leadership role of George Washington in the American Revolution. In this George Washington lesson, students read selections titled "Generalship," and "Candidate for Commander-in-Chief." After young scholars...
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What Made George Washington a Good Military Leader? Powers and Problems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students list qualities they believe made George Washington an effective military leader. They discuss difficulties Washington faced as Commander-in-Chief and how he responded to the difficulties he faced as the leader of the Continental...
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What Made George Washington a Good Military Leader?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students list qualities they believe made George Washington an effective military leader. They discuss some difficulties Washington faced as Commander-in-Chief and describe his response to the Newburgh Conspiracy.
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2D Wavelet Transform

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this 2D wavelet transform worksheet, learners compute 9 different types of problems related to using wavelets. They select a set of orthogonal filters, load in any image they want, and compute by the given command. Then, students...
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Shakespeare's Othello and the Power of Language

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the basis of Iago's persuasive power by analyzing his astonishing command of rhetoric and figurative language. The diverse set of activities below include short group performances, writing exercises and the guided use of...
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Freedom, Rights, and Responsibilities

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars look at the primary sources that emerged from the Exodus (the Ten Commandments) and the War of Independence (the Declaration of Independence) and examine how each attempts to construct a free society and a definition of...
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Charles Lawrence's Expulsion Orders or Acadians in 1755

For Teachers 6th - 8th
An interesting, but sparse, PowerPoint on early North American history awaits your class. The presentation is only two slides. It is a copy of a letter written by Charles Lawrence to Major Hanfield commanding him to clearing the country...
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The Frog Experiment

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Your science class reads a silly story in which a mad scientist makes absurd conclusions about an experiment that he conducted. One at a time, he cuts off a frog's leg and commands it to jump. With three, two, and one leg, the frog...
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iCivics: Executive Command

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the role of President of the United States. In this executive branch activity, students play an online game that requires them to consider the needs of Americans as they act as president.

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