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Martin Luther King Day

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners examine the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. They conduct research, participate in a discrimination simulation, write a poem, and create a collage.
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Literature

For Teachers K
Students develop new vocabulary through listening. They listen to comprehend and to obtain information.
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Literature - November

For Teachers K
Students develop new vocabulary through listening. They listen to comprehend and to obtain information.
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Haydn's Surprise

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to Haydn's "Surprise" and use the score to create themes and variations with other rhythms. They create poems using Haydn's rhythm in the symphony and research his life. They also use "body percussion" to play parts of...
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Understanding Cloud Formation

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students view a demonstration that simulates cloud formation. They read a poem about clouds, participate in a class demonstration using warm water and ice and write a paragraph summarizing their observations.
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Friday and Friends: A Prospectus of the Mexican Family through Children's Literature

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils use literature to examine how the structure of families in Mexico has changed over time. In groups, they examine how their life now relates to their ancestors and the Spanish conquest of the area. As a class, they are read...
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Les Mis'rables

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars read, understand, and enjoy Les Miserables. They improve their skills in literary analysis, writing, and listening. Through the study of biblical and historical allusions, symbols, metaphors, and other figurative language,...
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Harlem Renaissance: Pivotal Period in the Development of Afro-American Culture

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students examine the time period of the Harlem Renaissance. In groups, they compare and contrast the type of art before and after the movement along with the state of society at the time. After reading a book on the topic of their...
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Flower Reproduction

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the cycle of flower reproduction. They listen to a poem about a bee, observe and examine flowers in small groups, and develop a class KWL chart. Students then read about flower reproduction in their textbook, and...
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Cows That Type Friendly Letters

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students engage in a instructional activity that introduces the parts of a letter. The instructional activity is taught using a powerpoint presentation with the purpose of integrating technology into instruction. Students create a letter...
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Arctic Centers for Kindergarten

For Teachers K
Students gain a better understanding of the Arctic, its biology as well as the inhabitants. They then perform activities necessary to develop motor skills, listening and cognitive skills.
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Picture This!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students increase comprehension through visualization. They make pictures in their heads about what they read and draw on paper a picture of what they visualized. They write about the picture at the bottom of the page to help them...
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The Master Puppeteer

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars write a diary from Jiro's point of view that includes dates and locations. Jiro is the main character of the book The Master Puppeteer. They role-play their favorite scenes from the book using dress-up, and correct...
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MG Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify advancements made during the Industrial Revolution. Through listening to songs and reading other passages, 8th graders explore the working conditions of children during the Industrial Revolution. They examine...
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African Popular Music

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Pupils explore popular music of West Africa. In this musicians lesson plan, students complete listening tasks that challenge them to analyze the music of Oumou Sangare, Angelique Kidjo, and Baaba Maal.
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Walk Two Moons

For Students 6th - 9th
In this comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 11 short answer questions covering chapters 28-29 of Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech to help them better understand those chapters.
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Gingerbread Baby

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore gingerbread stories. In this poetry lesson, students read the folk tale "The Gingerbread Man" as well as Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett and identify rhyming words. Students also make art projects, dramatize the stories,...
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What Is the History of the Consumption of Rice?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research the history of rice consumption. For this rice consumption lesson, 6th graders read a study guide and answer comprehension questions about two rice dishes and rice cultivation.
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Thanksgiving History

For Teachers 1st
First graders decode Thanksgiving vocabulary while learning about the history of this holiday.  In this Thanksgiving history instructional activity, 1st graders listen to a story, trace their hands to make turkey feathers and listen...
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass: What was that Rabbit Hole? Quiz

For Students 6th - 10th
In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 multiple choice questions based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Students may submit their answers to be scored on this...
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All Along the Watchtower Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension activity, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the lyrics of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower."
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The Three Little Pigs

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read the story The Three Little Pigs and complete language activities about them. In this The Three Little Pigs lesson plan, students research houses, draw houses, and write alliteration poems.
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Respect for Self and Others—Giving and Getting the Big R

For Teachers 7th Standards
Tween find out what it means to give and get respect. After reviewing the Recipe for Relationships studied in a previous lesson, groups create a dramatization of two-minute scenario in which an individual behaves inappropriately in a...
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Shakespeare Analysis

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders focus on the Shakespearian sonnet as a form and analyze the sonnet in terms of structure, the particular rhyme scheme of the quatrains and the rhyming couplet, the rhythm of iambic pentameter, as well as any figurative...

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