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Dreams
Young scholars read poetry about dreams and determine the different types of dreams people have, such as the images in sleep, or as goals.
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October's Lesson Plan
Students listen to poetry about crocodiles. After discussing the relationship between humans and crocodiles, they make a list of ways humans hurt crocodiles and then write Prelutsky's poem from the crocodile perspective.
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Centipede or Millipede?
Students discuss millipedes and centipedes in terms of their classification as arthropod. Using a diagram, students categorize and compare and contrast the characteristics of millipedes and centipedes based on their discussion of...
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What's Wild? What's Not?
Students complete activities to differentiate between wild and domestic animals. In this animal types lesson, students bring stuffed animals to class and pictures from magazines or newspaper. Students put their stuffed animals in a box...
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Language Arts Quiz B-Grade 6
In this grade 6 language arts quiz instructional activity, 6th graders complete a 15 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 6 concepts.
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Earth System Science: Hydrosphere
Students identify the major Earth systems, and describe at least ten major uses of water on planet earth. They research major sources of earth's water, and describe general aspects of the hydrosphere.
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Understanding Content Vocabulary in Employment Ads
Learners use worksheets and classified ads to improve their ability to interpret newspaper employment ads by learning to read and explain commonly used content vocabulary.
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Horrid Homonyms
Young scholars explore homonyms, which are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
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Power Words
Using words can create a power struggle! Using antonyms and synonyms can create a Power Words game! Check out this lesson that teachers your class the difference between the two and how to use a thesaurus.
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Welcome to our Classroom
Second graders create a classroom resource book for substitutes to help them feel more comfortable and familiar with faces and procedures in our classroom and school. They develop skill in using a digital camera and computer technology.
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VH1 And You Don't Stop - 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Students examine the origin and elements of Hip Hop music and the associated culture. They visit websites and listen to examples of the music.
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American Deaf Culture: A History of Language
Young scholars examine the relationship between language and culture in the Deaf Community. They discover the history of sign language and how it has been viewed in the past. They examine the Deaf community's beliefs and values.
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The Roots of the Afro-American Culture: The Artistic Approach
Students study the geographical structure of the continent of Africa. They discuss how and why there are so many tribes and kingdoms of Africa and dsicuss customs and traditions to determine how they come about in any ethnic group.
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Unlocking New Words
Students are introduced to the various types of suffixes and prefixes. In groups, they identify the root words and determine the proper suffix or prefix to add to the root. They complete a worksheet and review their answers to end the...
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Cultivating Legends
Pupils research individuals considered to be icons. After reading an article about Sylvia Plath, they create written analyses about them along with visual representations. Students discover the differences between icons and heroes.
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Dividing Integers
In this dividing integers worksheet, young scholars complete word problems and regular division problems. Students complete 12 division problems and 4 word problems.
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My Farm Web
Students examine the role of agriculture in everyday life. In this agriculture activity, students read books such as Harvest Year and identify products which from from the farm. Students fill in a word web using the knowledge they gained...
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Poetry: What's on Your Plate (Part 2)
Students write a short paragraph using strong descriptions. In this using modifiers lesson, students define modifier, adjective, adverb, metaphor, and simile. Students then write a journal entry in which they write about a...
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Deforestation in the Amazon Rain Forest
Students investigate deforestation. For this Amazon Rain Forest lesson, students discover what deforestation is as they listen to a lecture, read and discuss an article, and define the vocabulary words on the provided list.
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A Raisin in the Sun: Vocabulary Bingo
Young scholars study A Raisin in the Sun. Students study new vocabulary through a game of bingo. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech "I Have a Dream" as a supplementary text. Young scholars create their own bingo cards.
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Labor Day Newspaper
Students examine the history of the Labor Day holiday and write a newspaper article about it. They practice using new vocabulary words and discover the layout of a newspaper.
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Words in the News Rabid Vampire Bats Attack Humans in Brazil 02 November 2005
Middle schoolers participate in word work and vocabulary building before reading an online article. They complete worksheets or an online quiz the focuses on homographs. They write a diary entry.
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Women 'Worry Constantly' About Their Bodies
Students read and discuss an article about body image, particularly about women's responses to unrealistic body images. They complete vocabulary exercises and identify the use of noun phrases in the article.
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Mass Protests in France
Students read an article about protests in France. They complete vocabulary exercises and comprehension activities. They take a quiz, complete worksheets and discuss a timeline of protest movements in France.