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Improving Elementary Reading Literacy

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students enhance their literary skills through phonemic awareness. In this reading development instructional activity, students read several storybooks and analyze the phonetics, vocabulary, and overall story. The students then rewrite...
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Africans and African Americans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete small group tasks related to racism as it applies to African Americans, African immigrants, and white immigrants. Through discussion of their findings, students explain of challenges in society that African immigrants...
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Freedom to Worship

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate reasons why people sought freedom to worship in the United States and some of the difficulties and issues facing them in their immigration. As immigrants, they write letters to family members in the old country.
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Social Studies: Ramadan Observance

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners discuss Ramadan and the practice of fasting. Working in groups, they visit Websites and complete worksheets about the Muslim holiday. Students write letters role-playing as someone unfamiliar with a celebration and then write...
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Breaking News English: New Ageism Laws Let Older Bankers Sue for Millions

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, learners read "New Ageism Laws Let Older Bankers Sue for Millions," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Myanmar Moves its Capital City

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read "Myanmar Moves its Capital City," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Sarkozy Suggests Roma ‘Should be Sent to Luxembourg’

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine the role of Nicholas Sarkozy in the European Union. In this European Union ESL lesson, 10th graders read an article and answer guided questions. Students participate in a radio conversation on what they have read.  
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Politics: From Royalty to Democracy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore forms of government in the Middle East. In this government systems lesson, students watch videos, listen to lectures, and explore websites regarding the forms of government in the Middle East
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I Hate All . . .

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the concept of prejudice of human beings towards other human beings. They define prejudice and analyze the history of the word, read a U.N. Commission Report on prejudice, and examine textbooks for prejudice.
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Incident

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students gain insight into human behavior from the study of literature. They read a poem and respond by creating a poem of their own. After a lecture/demo, students utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to help them compose an...
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Entrepreneurs and the African-American Dream

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students make a simple graph of labor supply and labor demand in the North and South in the early twentieth century. They conduct research to identify top contemporary African-American entrepreneurs.
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WHERE DO I COME FROM?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze the struggle for racial and gender equality and for the extension of civil liberties, the social and economic impact of the Great Depression, and the economic boom and social transformation of post-World War II United...
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English as an Additional Language: Topic Book 3: Fruit and Vegetables- On and Under

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this ESL fruits, vegetables, and prepositions worksheet, learners respond to 12 matching questions, 33 short answer questions, 14 coloring questions, and 8 fill in the blank questions pertaining to colors, directions, and counting.
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English as an Additional Language: Topic Book 5 Prepositions

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this ESL prepositions worksheet, students respond to 5 matching questions, 12 drawing questions, and 55 short answer questions pertaining to colors, directions, and counting, and the location of items.
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English as an Additional Language: The Street

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this ESL street-related worksheet, students respond to 13 matching questions 4 short answer questions, and 4 fill in the blank questions pertaining to what one might encounter on a city street.
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English as an Additional Language: Topic Book 6 Big and Small, Short and Long

For Students 3rd - 7th
In this ESL activities worksheet, student respond to several short answer, matching, drawing, coloring, and fill in the blank questions pertaining to big and small as well as short and long items.
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History's Heroes

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students compare two people who are considered to be heroes. In this heroes lesson, students read books or selections about two people who accomplished something special. They make a compare and contrast chart that includes nine...
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Dust Bowl Depression

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the Dust Bowl and the impact it made on farm families. In this U. S. history lesson, students role play a writer searching for a family that moved during the Great Depression. Students uncover what prompted families to...
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Students Speak Out: A Discussion Activity

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read a collection of student essays addressing racism and racial disparities and discuss them. In this racism lesson plan, students discuss the essays and talk about their impact.
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Rock n' Rollin in the '50s

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the culture of the United States in the 1950's.  In this history activity, students research culture in the 1950's, with a focus on fashion, music, television, automobiles, etc., then work in groups to create a...
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Act it Out

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss racial stereotypes.  In this racial stereotypes lesson, students develop a character from information given to them on an index card.  Students give their character a race different from their own and write a description...
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South Asians in Canada: Unity through diversity

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the elements of culture and their role in a multicultural society.  In this World History lesson, 9th graders examine the concepts of diversity. 
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Yaks, Yurts, and Yogurt: A Look at China's Autonomous Regions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to five Chinese geographical areas. They, in groups, research these areas and develop presentations including information on the physical characteristics, climate, elevation, agriculture and language.
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The Power of Words Anti-Semitism and Hate Speech

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students investigate words associated with Anti-Semitism and hate. They view and discuss a video about teaching tolerance focusing on language usage.

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