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Building Blocks for a Healthy Body

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students watch a video and discuss the benefits of regular exercise. They use books, Internet sites and interviews with health professionals to develop a list of activities to develop physical fitness.
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???The Hell of Mirrors??? by Edogawa Rampo

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners read and analyze the story "The Hell of Mirrors," by Edogawa Rampo. They watch a video excerpt, answer discussion questions, construct a periscope, complete handouts, define key vocabulary terms, take a quiz, and write a book...
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We Are Family

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners explore art and stories that depict families in different cultures. They examine how family members help each other, create traditions, have fun and change or grow. They describe their own families and create a class family...
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Thanksgiving Quilt

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create individual "thankful" felt squares for use in a large classroom Thanksgiving quilt that can be put together using glue or hot glue. This great holiday lesson is based upon the book "Thanksgiving" by Miriam Nerlove.
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Family Tree

For Teachers 1st
First graders read with teacher several books about families and their relationships such as ALL KINDS OF FAMILIES. They take a family tree template home to fill out with their families and design and draw their own family tree on paper...
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A Day in the Life of a Child in Accra, Ghana

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create a list of similarities and differences between their lives and the life of a child in Ghana. They write what a typical day would be like if they lived in Ghana.
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Snowman Sentences

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will describe and illustrate how to build a snowman. In this sequencing lesson, 2nd graders will create a KidPix slideshow, with each page showing a picture and a sentence of how to build a snowman.
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Who Needs Numbers?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify whole numbers through the one millions place. In this place value instructional activity, students read the book The Day Without Math and use place value mats to create numbers to the millions place. Students use base...
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"We Remember" Eulogy Project

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders complete a culminating project on the Holocaust. For this eulogy lesson, 8th graders use information gathered from previous research and create a poster about the Holocaust. Students make a presentation using a document...
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Monet Water Lilies

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders recognize works of art from various cultures and identify the artist and culture. They view the artistic style and write a response to questions about the style. Students create a still life painting using the techniques...
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Hello, Anybody Out There?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students understand that people believe there may be life in other solar systems. In this communication with other solar systems lesson, students analyze our planet and write things they want to communicate to other solar systems.
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Comprehension: Understanding "sequence"

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the story The Broken Bed and then sequence the story in their own words. In this sequencing lesson plan, 2nd graders also write narrative with a specific beginning, middle, and end.
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Welcome to New York State

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars choose one region of New York state, and create a travel brochure that includes information such as geographical features, tourist attractions, accesibility, economic features, and historical events that occured in that...
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Paleontologist: Can You Dig It?

For Teachers K
Students investigate what a paleontologist does. They participate in a dinosaur dig, write a story, and explore the Dinosaur Dig website to view and discuss photos of a real dinosaur dig.
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Teaching Hmong History And Culture Through Story Cloths

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the culture and history of the Hmong. Using story cloths, they investigate how they were used as expressions of their culture. They discover the Hmong's economic conditions and how they were able to form a new way to...
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Transportation History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the major developments in transportation. In groups, they use this information to plot them on a timeline. They also write a paragraph about how advances in technology have changed the world. As a class, they discuss...