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New York State Testing Program: English Language Arts Book 2

For Students 7th - 9th
Practice listening and writing skills with this resource. This is a test created by the New York State Testing Program. Learners listen to a passage called "Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa" twice and write responses to the selection. They...
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Chile's Trapped Miners

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read an article on trapped miners in Chile. In this social awareness ELL instructional activity, students read the details about how 33 miners had to be rescued in Chile when they got trapped underground.  Activities that...
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Backwards Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Young scholars create ways to do things backwards. In this cross-curriculum lesson, students participate in various backwards activities for an entire day. Young scholars recite the alphabet backwards, spell their names backwards, and...
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The Social Skill of Communication

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore communication by analyzing manners. In this social skills lesson, 5th graders review the different forms of communication and how to present yourself in a phone conversation, face to face meeting, e-mail, etc....
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Endeavor: Preparing Ourselves for Future Destinations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students define the word endeavor and then practice the art of self-discipline. They create character trait charts and discuss how strong character traits help students meet their future destinations.
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Computer (Keyboarding)

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars practice typing the letters on the left side of the home row of keys. They complete time tests and examine their results. They discover words from those letters as well.
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VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create and write context sentences leaving a blank for each vocabulary word. Exchange papers with a classmate to fill in the blanks or use vocabulary cards to show answers. Students research the Isle of Wight in books on Great...
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Just the Facts Please: Puerto Rico

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars research important facts about Puerto Rico by participating in an internet Scavenger Hunt. They also make their own Puerto Rican flags and write the facts they located inside of their flags. A quiz is administered the the...
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The United States and Its Capitals

For Teachers 5th
Have your class learn about the fifty states in the United States and their capital cities. Learners play matching games, complete quizzes, and a variety of activities in order to cement their knowledge of the states.
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The Great Wall of China

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders watch the video "Great Wall of China". They use the template to design their own postage stamp to show something learned about the Great Wall. They determine a presumed price for the stamp in Chinese currency and ...
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Foreign Place Names Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, learners respond to 20 identification questions about foreign place names. Students have 4 minutes to complete the quiz.
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Winter Olympics Host Cities Quiz

For Students 6th - 12th
In this online interactive geography quiz worksheet, students examine a chart of the years of the Olympic games between 1924 and 2010. Students identify the names of the 21 cities that hosted the games.
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Xinjiang: A Bi-Cultural Perspective

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders research the affects the Chinese Nuclear Program has had on the environment and the health of the Uighur minority.
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The Window

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students read a story entitled, "The Window," and discover how some cultures are rejected by others. Students write a letter expressing feelings of rejection and keep a journal of significant events in the story. Using a graphic...
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Social Studies Newspaper

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders decide on a topic and write a whole newspaper on that topic. The newpaper also needs to include illustrations and advertisements.