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You be the Tour Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the natural features and wildlife of Arizona and Utah. They draw a map of the region that includes rivers, towns, mountains and roads. They work together to create a travel brochure of the area.
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Single Step Operations

For Students 4th - 6th
In this math operation activity, students read the story problem and find the answer by solving a single operation problem. There are 9 questions on this activity and the answers are on the second page.
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Intermediate Sentence Completion 9

For Students 4th - 8th
In this sentence completion worksheet, learners complete the sentence by choosing the best words to complete them. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Examining Slave Auction Documents

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students compare the social and cultural characteristics of the North, the South, and the West during the antebellum period, including the lives of African Americans and social reform movements such as abolition and women’s rights.
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Thoreau, Emerson, and Transcendentalism

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 13 multiple choice questions based on the Transcendentalist literary movement. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The 1848 Revolution, the Second Reich, and the First World War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the events that led up to World War I.  In this World History lesson, students read an article on Germany and World War I, then answer four study questions and write an essay about the article.
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President Roosevelt Seeks Feedback on New Deal Programs

For Students 9th - 12th
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students analyze a letter from President Roosevelt to clergymen regarding New Deal programs. Students respond to 1 short answer question about the letter.
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Science Workshops

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Based on the popular Writer's Workshops used in language arts, Science Workshops can be used to teach both science content and process.
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How Do We Remember We Are Free?

For Teachers 4th - Higher Ed
Learners examine the Jewish enslavement and Exodus from Egypt to gain their freedom. They read and discuss the story, "The Reminder" and work in small groups to discuss the symbols and rituals of Passover and the Fourth of July. After...
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Parents and Children Working Together for Tikkun Olam

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Pupils explore the concept of Tikkun Olam as a way of improving their world. They listen to the story of Hayley Fields' goal to raise money for a new Torah and discuss what inspires them about her story. After discussion, they...
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Jewish Diversity: Travels of Jewish Foods and Jewish Families

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students are introduced to Jewish history thorugh food and various ingredients. As a class, they read a passage from the Bible about the exodus from Egypt and answer discussion questions. They make traditional Jewish meals with their...
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The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

For Students 10th - 11th
In this C.S. Lewis worksheet, students answer eight short answer comprehension questions and define six words. Students can define twenty extra credit vocabulary words.
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Churches Project: Pupil's Extension Work and Personal Search

For Students 5th - 12th
In this church instructional activity, students answer short answer questions about the church and how someone becomes a member of the church. Students complete 14 questions total.
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Your Vote Counts! Election Activity

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a simulated election. They serve as 'checkers', marking off names of those who vote, a ballot person hands out ballots, and ballot sorters and counters. Teacher rigs up a voting booth where voters mark ballots...
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Placing Deerfield in a National Context

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders understand that world events brought important changes that impacted Deerfield. Students use information gained from this and other periods to develop a continuum showing the growth of the Deerfield community.
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The Void Filled by Nonprofits

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the significance of nonprofit organizations in a democratic society. They conduct research on a selected nonprofit organization, complete a questionnaire, and present their findings to the class.
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Nouns, Verbs, and Describing Words

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Second graders photograph items in their school and write a sentence that describes the items. They use different colored fonts when word processing the sentence to highlight nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
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Barnyard Bingo

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore farm animal sounds. They sing a song that introduces them to the sounds of farm animals. Students create animal bingo cards to help them recognize the correct sounds for each of the farm animals. They discuss the types...
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African American Music

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate a variety of sites to gather relevant information for a presentation about African American musical forms in this general Music lesson for middle school and high school. Resource links are provided to aid instruction.
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GENEROSITY

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students assess the impact that each one of us has on the other, that we all have something important to give and how when we give our offerings out how they make a difference in other people's lives as well as the difference they make...
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Chinatown Adventure

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read "Chinatown Adventure" by Laura E. Williams. They read about what the girl and her mother do when they go on their Chinatown adventure, make predictions about the ending, and compare their predictions with what actually...
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Ray Frank on Gratitude and Repentance

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore Ray Frank's biography and achievements in relation to expressing gratitude and repentance. They create a list of the things they are grateful for and what repentance means to them. After listening to a Talmudic story,...
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"The Minister's Black Veil"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a layered curriculum unit for a novel. The novel study allows for a variety of activities for assessment and differentiation. The difficulty of the assignments is chosen by the student.
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Homophones

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this homonyms worksheet, students read 5 sentences and choose the correct homonym to complete the sentence. Students then use the word they did not choose in a sentence.