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My School Goal (Part1)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders share their accomplishments and how they felt when they reached their final goal. In groups, 3rd graders brainstorm ideas and goals. They discuss personal goals, both short term and long term. They list steps in...
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Market Day Adventure

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders participate in the Market Day project. They produce goods, market goods, and earn money to buy goods.
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Flowchart Development

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students identify the parts of a flowchart. In this sequencing lesson, students define and then create their own flowcharts. 
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Eco the Gecko and the Story of Economics

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the basic concepts of economics through a puppet called Eco the Gecko.
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Needs and Wants

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students examine the difference between psychological needs and wants to control spending.
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Problem-Solving Application: Use a Graph

For Students 6th
In this problem solving worksheet, 6th graders use the problem solving steps of understand, plan, solve and look back to answer a graphing question.
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The Roots of Our Rights

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the Preamble to the Constitution. In this government activity, students read the Preamble of the Constitution and define the meaning of unknown words. Students write about examples of how the Constitution protects our...
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Festivals

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars investigate Festivals and invent a new one, and write a short review of it.
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Citizenship

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read the preamble of the U.S. and Florida Constitutions. They discuss vocabulary definitions surrounding the concept of citizenship. They discuss and write about the rights and responsibilities of citizens and apply their...
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Literature Circles

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students respond aesthetically to a piece of text. They give book talks about a picture book their small group read and rate it. Each student has a different job in the literature cirlce during the discussions. Finally, the students...
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Counting With Bears

For Teachers K
Students use gummy bears to count in this lesson. They sort the gummy bears into color groups. They then count the gummy bears in each grouping. Finally, they survey their classmates' favorite color of gummy bears and record this...
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Choosing the Best Graph

For Teachers 6th
In this mathematics worksheet, 6th graders use a line graph to illustrate how a measure of data changes and explain their reasoning. Then they use a bar graph to compare pieces of data and a pictograph to compare data.
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Lesson 4: A Class Census

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students compile results in their own census. In this early childhood U. S. Census lesson plan, students collect and represent information about events in simple charts.
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The World in 22 Minutes: Constructing a TV News Lineup

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine several newspapers to compare front pages, headlines, and photographs, experience role of news editor, define and discuss factors that go into news judgements, and arrange twenty-two minute news broadcast by selecting...
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Dream Bed

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students view and discuss two beds in the Getty collection and design and write descriptions of imaginary beds. In this imagery beds lesson plan students have to describe and compare/contrast works of art, orally and in writing. They...
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Dream Bed

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars design and write descriptions of imaginary beds. In this interior design lesson plan, students use various art materials such as paint, fabric, boxes, and string to create a model of a bed. Young scholars use descriptive...
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Don't Eat Your Words

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners create punctuation marks using different sizes and shapes of macaroni. They show their understanding of proper use of quotation marks.
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Eagle Lesson One

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate bald eagles. They examine a map of the United States, locate states where bald eagles live, read and discuss books, and write a paragraph on how eagles are tracked.
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Newspapers or Television: What's Better?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students compare newspapers to television news and decide which they prefer.  In this newspaper and television instructional activity, students read an article and watch a video of the same event.  Students discuss the...
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Severe Weather - Deciding Where to Live

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students recognize the variety and frequency of severe weather occurrences. They research the type of severe weather that may occur in their area as well as determine the frequency of occurrence.
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The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to story The Hundred Dresses, and use adjectives to describe each character.
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Dragonwings

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in a activity that is concerned with the literature study of Dragonwings. They write about the story from the perspective of a reader that is well informed towards the last chapters. Students also find target vocabulary...
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Invisible Neighbors

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the importance of keeping their body clean in order to maintain good health. They explore washing their hands and maintaining other good hygiene practices.
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Living Tobacco Free

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore how smoking and tobacco are made of harmful substances.