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The History of Thanksgiving Day

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the history of Thanksgiving. In this holiday lesson plan, 3rd graders read about the history of Thanksgiving, complete vocabulary activities, and write a journal entry from the point of view of someone who lived...
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Reporting Live From...

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the many disasters in West Virginia. In this US history lesson, students write about and give an oral presentation of one of the disasters as if they were reporters.
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Cinquain Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils read an example of a cinquain and look for patterns. In this cinquain lesson, students repeat the process with another poem and then compare the two. Pupils will review the process and form of writing a cinquain as presented by...
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How Does My Government Grow?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the core democratic values. They explain how the values affect their life in America. They also relate the topic of philantrophy to the core values.
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Words in the News Canada Elects New Government - 25 January 2006

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete vocabulary and word work before reading an article about Canada. They work with word families by completing worksheets and complete a quiz after reading the article.
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Words in the News Chile Peru agreement - 29 June 2005

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars develop vocabulary to read and explain an article abou the Chile Peru Agreement. They complete worksheets and on online quiz to increase vocabulary.
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Words in the News: Scientists Find Giant Squid

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners discuss a headline of an article. In groups, they match the new vocabulary words with their definitions. They read an article about a giant squid and answer questions.
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Words in the News: England Wins The Ashes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss what they know about the game of cricket. In groups, they match new vocabulary words with their definitions. They read an article about England winning the Ashes and answer questions.
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Words in the News: Venezuela Plane Crash

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss what can go wrong during a plane flight. In groups, they work together to match new vocabulary words to their definition. They read an article about a plane crash in Venezuela and answer questions.
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Words in the News Hopes and Fears for Shuttle Discovery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners participate in vocabulary building activities including worksheets before reading an online article. They write a space travel diary of their first visit to outer space in a journal entry.
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Words in the News First Woman Leads Baltimore Orchestra

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers complete vocabulary activities including worksheets in order to read an online article. They discuss typical male and female roles in a variety of situations.
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Words in the News Live8 Performances' Profit Question

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars complete word work and vocabulary building activities before reading an online article. They examine how changing the stress on a syllable can change the meaning and pronunciation of a word.
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Words in the News Chile Peru Agreement

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete word work and pronunciation exercises. They read an online article, complete worksheets and an online quiz.
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Security Is...

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students brainstorm examples of how they have heard or seen the word "security" used. Examples might include: security blanket, Social Security, security deposit, or security guards. They create a class list of responses, then create a...
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The Class Garden Essay

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use a class garden as inspiration for a specific writing assignment. They conduct research into different types of flowers in photo images taken with a digital camera. Students write a creative essay and draw a picture to...
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Which One Doesn't Belong?

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify words that are related with 80% accuracy. Given a list of four vocabulary words, 3rd graders identify specific relationships between three of the four words. They also identify which of the four words are not...
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Synonyms: Say It Again!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners discuss and learn synonyms. In this synonyms lesson, students use a thesaurus to look up synonyms for the given list of words.
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Antonym Comparison of Animals and Me

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the purpose of antonyms. In this language arts lesson, students create a list of words to describe animals. Students use the list to generate antonyms for each descriptive word.
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What Can You Do With Money?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students watch a Biz Kidz video about money, learn what they can do with money, and fill out worksheets on what they learn. Students learn about spending, saving, donating, and investing.
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Budgeting: You Can't Manage What You Don't Know

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners discuss budgets. In this mathematics lesson, students watch an episode of Biz Kid$ about budgeting, participate in a guided group discussion, and create a pamphlet to teach others how to budget their money. Extension activities...
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Income and Expenses

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students discuss income and expenses. In this lesson on money, students define income and expenses, after whith they keep track of their income and expense transactions on a basic ledger.
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Day eight: Participating in a community service project

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in a community service project. In this ELL lesson, students complete a project while the teacher takes photos. The students use these photos in a bulletin board. 
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Brazilian Weather & Clothes

For Teachers 5th - 12th
What's the weather like today? Make sure your pupils can respond in Portuguese by teaching them the vocabulary in this lesson. Class members talk about seasons and vocabulary, complete worksheets on climate and clothing, and participate...
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Dining Out in Brazil

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learn about Brazilian food and pick up some Portuguese vocabulary along the way. After studying the vocabulary, class members complete the provided worksheets. They then work in pairs to write sentences and play a vocabulary game as a...

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