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Art & Culture Influence Each Other
Students compare and contrast the effects of culture upon the community and visa versa. In groups, students create Chumash style artwork and proportioned sculptures. They examine the perspective of the Renaissance Period and design...
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You are Invited to a Virtual Dinner
Students create place settings for a dinner to celebrate the school's diversity. They invite older members of the community to join. They discuss culture during the dinner.
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Kids Create Calendars for Kids
Young scholars create calendars for hospitalized children in their area. They research different holidays and work with an artist. They share their calendars with the community as well.
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Campaign Hot Buttons
Students participate in a simulation that asks them to work as staffers for a candidate running for office. They are assigned to design, administer, and analyze a simple poll on an important community issue. Students develop a position...
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Make a Difference
Students review the previous lessons on the history of their city and county. Using their community, they identify issues in which they believe needs to be addressed. They develop their own plan of action and present their ideas to the...
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Styles Of Seminole Clothing
Students participate in demonstrations from guest speakers, community members and teacher-lead discussions, tell differences and similarities between contemporary and traditional styles of Seminole clothing, explain the different designs...
Community High School of Vermont
Habits of Mind
Here is a comprehensive unit on the 16 Habits of Mind that includes a wide variety of activities, worksheets, differentiation strategies, and instructor notes. The unit consists of 18 lessons and offers an organized progression of...
Autism Speaks
Supporting Learning in the Student with Autism
Learners with autism face many challenges. Help them to meet these challenges with a packet loaded with practical suggestions, activities, and materials.
Health Smart Virginia
Mental and Emotional Health
Middle schoolers learn about stressors, effective stress management techniques, and the role of resilience and tolerance in handling stress. Individuals then create a personal mind map that includes their own mental/emotional management...
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Barbie™: Blessing Or Curse? Style, Format, And Genre
How does a writer's choice of genre, style, and format impact the effectiveness of an argument about a social issue? After reading a poem and an essay about Barbie dolls, class members choose a social issue important to them, select a...
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Diabetes
Students use maps, phone books and newspapers to determine how much health information and health services exist within their home, school and community regarding Type 2 Diabetes. Students review the available information.
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Our Area's History of Philanthropy
Students research the local area's history. They identify situations in which attention was needed to meet basic needs. They examine the life of a philanthropist in their area.
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Lest We Forget
Students engage in historical and community research to discover facts about those who served in the First World War. Names of service persons are collected from a variety of sources and research skills applied to gather and publish the...
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My Town...From A Kid's View
Students decide what is important in a community and explore their particular community. In class, the students will discuss what each
considers important in a community. Each student will identify something about their town that is...
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Postcards from the Net
Students take a closer examine the world just outside their doors and share their experiences with their classmates, near and far. They create postcards of their community and email them to pen pals in other school districts.
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Weather Emergency Safety
Students identify different types of weather emergencies that may happen during the seasons. They list the steps involved when taking cover and fleeing dangerous weather patters. A comprehensive list of service agencies that can...
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Mini-Economy
Third graders perform jobs in order to sustain their classroom community. After completing a brief overview of how local economies are sustained, they complete job applications for classroom jobs. Students perform their jobs throughout...
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Hospitality Habits
Students identify the six most important hospitality habits and use them in their own jobs and communities. In this hospitality lesson, students identify the top hospitality habits and create a map of their town to use the habits in the...
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Active Citizenship through the Spectacles of Benjamin Franklin
Students research and identify ways that Benjamin Franklin contributed to society. They identify the core democratic values and how he achieved them. They research organizations in their area that give back to the community.
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Communtiy Medical Facilities
High schoolers describe various medical facilities and the services they provide. Working in pairs, students research and list the location and telephone number of community medical facilities and the services they provide. ...
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Town Budget Meeting Simulation: Meeting Needs of Young and Old Lesson Plan
High schoolers participate in a simulation in which they determine the town budget to help programs in their community for the young and old. In groups, they brainstorm a list of the needs of the young and old and share their thoughts...
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Love Letters to the World
Young scholars compare three service projects and decide on one to carry out in their community. They determine the opportunity costs of completing one project over another and vote for the one they want to complete. Students realize how...
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Powerful Words Can Warm the Heart: Art from the Heart
Young scholars explore how artists contribute to the public good. In this art and community lesson plan, students identify a community's needs and wants, identify how characters in a story meet their needs and wants, and identify ways...
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A Web of Workers
Students, in groups, work together to create webs that show the services and products used in other occupations.