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Native Americans - Searching for Knowledge and Understanding

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What do you know about American Indians? Upper graders compose an informational essay based on the research they conduct. They choose a Native American group to study and, using the provided list of web links, gather information and...
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A Pentatonic Scale Activity

For Teachers 4th - 12th
The famous Japanese tune, "Cherry Blooms" was composed using a pentatonic scale. Budding musicians explore the nature and theory behind the pentatonic scale as well as the East Asian music it is commonly used in. Multiple extensions are...
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Organic Chemistry Practice Test

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
Framed as an organic chemistry practice test, this resource could be used for a variety of purposes. Composed of 15 questions about organic compounds such as isomers, alkynes, alkenes and amines, and other topics related to organic...
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Ready, Aim, Focus!

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Use photography as a tool to improve writing skills. Provide pupil pairs with a digital camera and challenge them to capture images of the classroom they find visually striking. Each class member then composes a descriptive piece about...
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Addition 1-5

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Counting discrete objects and writing the corresponding number is the first steps little ones need to master before they can add or subtract. There are 4 sets of objects for them to count, sets are composed on 3,4, or 5 objects.
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Place Value - Hundreds, Tens, and Ones - Count the Balloons

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Second graders count the number of balloons represented in groups of hundreds, tens, and ones, then compose a three-digit number. There are three problems to solve.
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Book Title: Ten Flashing Fireflies

For Teachers K
This activity engages learners in a variety of activities to build 1 to 1 correspondence, estimation, and problem solving skills. They discuss problem solving strategies, hear the story Ten Flashing Fireflies, compose their own word...
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A Document-Based Essay on Korean Social Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners interpret historical evidence presented in primary resources. In this Korean history lesson, students examine the provided information on life in Korea. Learners respond to the questions that accompany each source. Students then...
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Document-Based Essay on U.S. Reaction to North Korean Nuclear Policy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers compose essays on nuclear policies. In this North Korea lesson, students examine political cartoons and primary documents regarding nuclear build-up by North Korea. High schoolers write essays about North Korea's military...
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Career Education for Early Elementary Grades

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
It's never too early to connect children with the real world meaning of their work. A series of four one-hour sessions, plus a field trip, make up this unit on college and career readiness for first and second graders. After viewing a...
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Stepping Into Careers

For Teachers 1st - 4th
In this career lesson, students take a look at the qualities a person must possess in order to be considered a "cooperative person." Students make a record of daily activities showing responsibility at school and home for a one week...
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Image as Metaphor

For Teachers 6th - 12th
A Dorothea Lange photograph launches this study of metaphors. Using the questions provided, the class examines the image and the title to consider how Lange uses her photo as a metaphor. Class members then select an object they can use...
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Descriptive Writing Fortunes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
What does your fortune say? Engage class members in writing complete sentences by first handing out fortune cookies and reading the messages. Pupils will practice writing complete sentences by composing fortunes to put in die cut fortune...
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The World of Work: Job Applications

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students use online resources and activities to examine the vocabulary of a job application. In this job application lesson plan, students review and take sample online job readiness exams. Students read a publication about completing a...
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Everyone Has Interesting Stuff: Talking Objects Teaching with Objects in the Classroom

For Teachers 7th - 9th
What fun! Have your class compose a narrative piece from an object's point of view. They research the object, its origin, and its history, then write their story. Stories can be shared with the class or read to children in a younger grade.
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Immigration Connections: The Squamish Nation and Bainbridge Island Filipino Americans

For Teachers 8th - 12th
High schoolers explore ancestry and immigration. In this Canadian immigration lesson, students interview their family members to identify their cultural history. They compose an essay that compares Filipino immigration stories to those...
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High Frequency and Spelling Words: 25

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Using their readers, learners answer questions, compose sentences, fill in the blanks, and compare two stories. Each activity is intended to build high frequency vocabulary and spelling proficiency, and is scheduled for a different day...
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Sand Castle: Lesson 29

For Students 2nd - 3rd
The story Sand Castle is the basis for each of the four learning activities found on this activity. Learners will write spelling words, fill in the blanks, compose sentences, and answer comprehension questions relating to the story....
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Transition Words in Expository Writing

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Create to learn! Your class can create posters of transitional words and phrases to help them compose an explanatory text. They work in groups and focus on one type of transition (time, place, importance, etc.). They also create a poster...
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The Sounds of Daydream

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Based on the poem "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" by Irish poet William Butler Yeats, this resource is well constructed and guides learners through examining the Yeats poem (rhyme, meter, content) to composing a poem of their own about a...
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Researching and Word Processing Unit: Wagons West

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Help create confident and competent Internet users for research purposes. Middle schoolers conduct Internet research and compose a paper on the computer. They learn how to properly cite Internet references and explore net etiquette.
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Writing: Laying and Covering the Foundation

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Your middle schoolers can become stronger writers with a lesson covering the basics. They compose effective thesis statements and introductions, discuss different ways to capture a reader's attention, and compare a poorly written...
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Drama from Animal Characters

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learn about animal habitats, characteristics, and writing in a different perspective. The class composes a narrative from the perspective of a fresh water animal, they include a problem and the animal's reaction to the problem. The...
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Editorial Writing

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Use your class's knowledge of pollution and water treatment to write an editorial to town citizens. They apply prior knowledge in order to compose a letter intended for newspaper publication, focusing on writing to an appropriate audience.

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