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Journals
Pupils discuss how their journal is going to be used throughout the semester and its purpose. Throughout activities, they reflect on their experiences following a journal guideline. They share which entries they feel comfortable with...
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Holidays
Third graders use a wide range of strategies to interpret, evaluate, appreciate, and construct meaning from print materials. They use appropriate reference sources with assistance for a variety of purposes and use the writing process...
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"The Letters Are Lost"
Young scholars listen to story, "The Letters Are Lost," by Lisa Campbell Ernst, identify letters of alphabet in group setting, practice writing their letters on writing tablet, choose letter, and identify items that begin with that...
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The foreign and domestic policies of Lyndon B. Johnson
Eleventh graders study and evaluate the successes and failures of LBJ's domestic and foreign policies. They formulate historical questions and defend findings based on inquiry and interpretation. Each student identifies, analyzes and...
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Comparison of Political Life
Students research and compare and contrast the political leadership of three cultures.
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History: New England Indian Wars
Students research English and Indian battles in New England. Working in groups, they examine the Bloody Brook Massacre and the falls fight. After completing battle summary worksheets, hold a class discussion to review the findings.
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Land Use in New Hampshire: Farming
Students examine how the environment as affected people farming in New Hampshire. They visit a field trip to a local farm to make observations. They create a poem based on their observations.
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Charles Young Photographs
Students analyze photographs as an introduction to the Spanish American War. The concepts of American expansionism are explored through the process.
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Rock Art Stories
Students examine different types of rock art. They analyze them to try to figure out the meaning of the art. They create their own rock art that tells a story. They share their creation with the class.
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Liberia and the U.S.: Historic Ties and Policy Decisions
Students discuss and analyze factors affecting U.S. foreign policy toward Liberia. They role-play various groups during 1900 who were concerned with the relationship between United States and Liberia as a "colony"
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I Knew Him When....
Students examine different techniques of research to gather information and facts. They discover how to use multimedia computer application HyperStudio. They improve writing and word processing skills.
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Charles Young Photographs
Learners view photographs of Charles Young. They analyze the photograph to decipher the time period. As an introduction, students brainstorm questions they may ask the man in the photograph. Learners investigate the era of the...
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Math & Science
Students examine a list of ideas to draw from for lesson planning. They complete a quiz on Math & Science and hand in notes they have taken as a resource for lesson planning. They develop developmental appropriate practice...
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Social Studies: Positive Guidance
Students discover the meaning of discipline in this teacher preparation lesson. In addition, they investigate why children misbehave and evaluate solutions to the problem. Next, students explore discipline methods that are acceptable...
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African American History Challenge
Students research and retrieve information from the Internet. They participate in an online quiz. They identify areas of cultural diversity in United States history.
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The Old, Creaky Door
Pupils recognize the short vowel e in written and spoken language. Through matching and handwriting activities, they discriminate the short vowel /e/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...
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Ecology: Trees
Fourth graders, while working in the classroom and the computer lab, utilizing supporting facts from previous lessons, write a creative story that imagines a world without forests. They write, type and print their stories and turn them...
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Naper Settlement: Post Activity, Journal Entry
Fourth graders have to place themselves in someone else' shoes through journal writing. They place themselves in someone else' shoes through journal writing. Students write the journal entry to another student in the class or a...
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Licensing Standards
Pupils identify current childcare licensing standards and laws. They examine regulations for licensing and become more critical of conditions in day cares and what they can possibly do to improve things as a caring, responsible citizen.
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Vocational: Observation of Children
Students, pursuing childcare careers, discover the purposes and procedures for observing children. After examining various Websites, they construct electronic portfolios which are available for parents to inspect. Finally, students...
English for Everyone
Reading Comprehension Assessent: "Robots" [Pdf]
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for reading students in elementary grades. Six multiple choice questions and one extended response question are included on the nonfiction reading assessment.
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Reading Comprehension Assessment: "Spider Webs" [Pdf]
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for reading students in early elementary grades. Six multiple choice questions and three extended response questions are included on the assessment.
English for Everyone
Reading Comprehension Assessent: "Carly's Family" [Pdf]
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for reading students in early elementary grades. Six multiple choice questions and one extended response question are included on the assessment.
English for Everyone
Reading Comprehension Assessment: "Materials" [Pdf]
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for reading students in intermediate elementary grades. Six multiple choice questions and two extended response questions are included on the assessment.