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They Had a Dream Too

For Teachers K - 4th
Students research the obstacles and daily challenges that a successful person had to overcome. They create a book or mobile based on the research.
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Snap a Picture

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students practice using visualization to aid in their reading comprehension. While completing a read aloud of a selected poem, the instructor models visualizing images from the poem. Independently, students read a chapter from a...
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Oh My Gosh, It's a Bosch

For Teachers K - 8th
Students explore the art of Hieronymous Bosch. In this surreal art lesson plan, students look at paintings by the Dutch painter and then follow the provided steps to create their own surreal piece inspired by his works.
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Reading Trees: Understanding Dendrochronology

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine tree-ring dating and discuss the lack of water the settlers in Jamestown faced. They create paper tree rings, simulate rain patterns, and describe the history of construction paper tree sequences.
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Telling Time: Digital to Analog-- 5 Minute Intervals

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this math worksheet, students examine 9 digital clocks which have times to 5 minute intervals. Students draw the time on an analog clock face to match each digital clock.
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Philanthropic Behavior/ Cooperative Learning

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars increase listening comprehension and use critical thinking skills to make a picture. In this philanthropic behavior lesson, students draw pictures in three parts. Each part is drawn by another young scholars. Students...
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My Favorite Things

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create a body portraits to depict their favorite things. In this self-expression lesson, students use drawings, paintings, and magazine clippings to fill in their life-size body portraits with pictures representing their...
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Data Analysis and Probability

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design models to simulate actual events using various random devices. They estimate the likelihood of a particular outcome using results of simulation. In addition, they simulate the births of three children to a using a coin.
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Anansi and the Tug O' War

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read the book Anansi and the Tug O' War. In this folktale lesson, students read the book and discuss the sequence of events from the text. Students create a written response to the story, focusing on their favorite part.
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Representation: By State or by Population

For Students 9th - 12th
Should representation in the new United States government be based on population? This instructional activity illustrates the details of this important quandary through an adaptation of speeches on the topic given at the Constitutional...
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What Makes Me Happy Today?

For Students K - 6th Standards
Here's a worksheet that will put sunshine on papers and smiles on the faces of young learners as they draw pictures and write a short explanation of what makes them happy today. A great way to show gratitude for the good things in life.
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David's Day

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read David's story, paragraph by paragraph, in order. At the end of each paragraph, have students identify the bullying behavior. They draw where David is on the scale so students can see David getting more unhappy with each...
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The Human Head and Picasso

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders view human head paintings by Picasso. Using the paintings, they identify the facial proportions by a frontal and profile view. With a partner, they create a portrait of them after observing and measuring their face. They...
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Presidential Picture

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students create miniature portraits of George Washington using a primary source image, watercolor pencils, colored pencils and white drawing paper. This Art instructional activity can be used as an introductory instructional activity on...
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Nevada Trilogy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners, after watching Gone West, discuss and make some of the decisions people faced in travelling westward.
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Utah Pioneers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will understand the hardships that were faced by the Utah pioneers.
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Obstacles to Perseverance

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What does it mean to persevere. Young historians review the definition of perseverance then brainstorm a list of obstacles colonists and revolutionaries had to overcome during the American Revolution. Using this list, they identify...
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Read the Time: Quarter Hour and Half Hour

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this telling time activity, students draw lines to match each analog clock face to the digital clock that says the same time. All times are to the nearest half or quarter hour.
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Geometry Finding Pentominoes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the characteristics of geometric shapes. In this geometric shapes lesson, students use tiles to draw pentominoes. Students participate in various learning center activities focused on configuring pentominoes.
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Peace Corps Challenge—Solving the Water Quality Issue

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create a Wanzuzu newspaper. In this Peace Corps lesson, students participate in a discussion regarding water pollution in Wanzuzu. Students conduct further research about the issue and create newspapers that detail the problems...
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Self-Portrait With Literal Reference

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers create self-portraits using ideas from a particular theme and piece of literature in this high school Art lesson. Emphasis is placed on combining visual and literal material in a cohesive manner.
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Zero tolerance may add up to problems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the issue of zero tolerance for students to have guns in schools. They realize the difficulties the schools and law enforcement officials face dealing with the issue.
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Leaky Seal

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Junior high schoolers explore possible theories for the cause of the Hunley submarine sinking. Through hands on activities, they investigate how to create a waterproof seal. Afterwards, they discuss how seals work and various...
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Worksheet #7

For Students 9th - 11th
In this maximum and minimum of values worksheet, students solve 4 problems, two of which are word problems, related to determining values of a given variable. First, they find the maximum value of P subject to its constraints. Then,...