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Design A Community Program
Students take community action. In this philanthropy activity, students consider issues in their community and collaborate in small groups to rank the issues identified. Students read Brandy Cake and reflect on the story's themes in...
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South Africa Story: Apartheid, Diamonds & Gold
Students explore South Africa. In this South Africa instructional activity, students investigate the natural resources of the nation and how they have impacted the culture and history of the nation. Students also create a children's book...
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PET Review
In this language review worksheet, students read about James Cook and complete a fill in the blanks inside the paragraphs about him, read about the western alphabet and complete multiple choice questions, and more. Students complete 5...
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What in the World Is Snowboarding?
Students research the sport of snowboarding in-depth, and divide into small groups to create an entertaining, multimedia newsletter on the sport.
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Maine: A Place Apart?
Students list phrase that describe Maine from both an insider's and outsider's point of view. They create an exhibit on Maine's history and write an essay about Maine's image as "a place apart."
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Centennial: Have I Got a Story for You
Students identify the clues that folklore provides about Utah's past, and create a piece of folklore for a place or event in or near their community.
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Hall of Fame
Students create a Hall of Fame. They discuss and study established Hall of Fames such as baseball. They participate in mock nominating and voting process for the hall of fame.
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Biography
Students choose a historical figure in which they research their life. They are to write their biography. They should take the written version and transform it into a video which tells the person's life. They share their presentations...
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Storytelling Electronically
Learners explore the features of Microsoft PowerPoint. They use the advanced features to develop an electronic storybook. Students use a flatbed scanner and the Internet to develop their storybooks.
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The Scavenger Hunt
Students use factual information to locate historically significant items in a film clip. They navigate the site searching for the answers to the clues listed on the handout. Students write their answers in complete sentences. Some of...
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Amazing Autobiographies
Young scholars read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience. They apply knowledge of language structure,...
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Mapping Out Summarization
Students summarize a selected piece of text using a a six step process. After reviewing the correct way to read silently, students read a selected piece of nonfiction text. They write a summary paragraph using the six step process...
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Steps to Summarization!
Young scholars practice summarizing what they have read. They review the meaning of comprehension. Students go through the steps needed in order to summarize a passage. They pick out the main parts/ideas of what they have read. Young...
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Celebrate the U.S.A
Students, working in teams of four, take on the role of marketers hired to promote one state in the U.S.A. Each team researches their state in order to create a brochure highlighting its most intriguing features. Groups give a 25 minute...
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Eco-Poetry
Students explore the Earth's various biomes and ecosystems using Internet research. They create a multimedia poem using the photos, sounds, and vocabulary from their research.
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Literary Scavenger Hunt
Students research literature in a new way by searching the Web in a scavenger hunt for information about books and authors. After the hunt, they publish their answers in an interactive slide show for presentation to the class.
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For The Record
Students create a database that catalogs their collection of CD's and tapes. They sort, analyze and print databases. They practice how to search, sort and analyze a database.
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Map Reading
After examining a map from 1803 and 2003, they explore how to become map readers. They describe what they see on the map from 1803 and compare the information to the map from 2003. Students create their own map of the neighborhood that...
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Literature Circles
Learners complete the reading of an age appropriate piece of literature. They think critically about their reading and discuss it with a group of peers. Students make connections among their reading, their own lives, and the discussions...
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Bank On It
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are needed to complete the reading passage. This is based upon the context of banking.
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Bank On It! Worm, fiction
In this language arts worksheet, students read an article about Worm. Worm is personified, and the story written from his point of view. Students select words from an 8 word word bank to complete the sentences.
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Bank on It!
In this language arts learning exercise, students study 9 words in a word bank. Students use these words to insert into a paragraph to make the sentences complete.
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Bank on It! The Caterpillar
In this language arts worksheet, students examine 10 commonly used words in a word bank. Students use the words to complete a paragraph about a caterpillar as it should appear.
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Author's Purpose
In this worksheet on determining the purpose of writing, students read 3 short paragraphs and choose whether they were written to persuade, inform or entertain.