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What's Right and Wrong? Moral Messages in Art

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Young scholars explore the Steen and Mount paintings and their presentation of moral issues. They discuss ethical debates in society today and write a short position paper on an issue raised by the paintings or in the discussion. They...
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Sunrise Sequencing

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners examine sequencing events by discussing what they do each morning. They complete a four-panel sequence of events assignment, drawing a picture and writing a sentence for each box in the panel.
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VH1 Presents the 1980s - Lesson 3

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify different genres of music popular in the 1980s. They study musicians of the 1980s examples of the songs that they made popular. They utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to categorize the music.
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Say It with Meaning: Applying Sayings and Phrases

For Teachers 4th
Students complete a unit of lessons on well known sayings and phrases. They create a journal, write paragraphs, sequence events, and analyze key vocabulary for various sayings and phrases throughout the school year.
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Greek Mythology: All in the Family

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders compare/contrast the Greek myth to explain an aspect of nature. They create an explanatory myth about some aspect of nature and design a mythological business card using Microsoft Word.
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Gainging Perspective

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine and evaluate different perspectives of human and wolf interactions. They develop a conclusion based on research through the use of electronic resources.
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Examining the African American Family through the Eyes of Women Authors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read stories by women authors on the characteristics of the African-American family. Using the internet, they research the history of issues that have affected African-American families from the Civil War to the Civil Rights...
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Using Starfall to Review the Short A Sound

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars read a story with the short a sound. The story is about a rat. They access Starfall and select the story called Zac the Rat. They read the story out loud as a group then the students answer comprehension and skill...
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Getting acquainted with a librarian and the research process

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students brainstorm ideas about a librarian and their responsiblities and abilities to assist them then they complete an assignment tracking form in class. They record and reflect on information seeking activity then discuss their...
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"The Tiger Who Came to Tea"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete various activities related to the book "The Tiger Who Came to Tea" by Judith Kerr Collins. They participate in a shared reading activity, list the foods from the story, write and read sentences in speech bubbles, and...
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Whose Shoes?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students explore the meaning of objects. Students conduct research on the history of shoes, and write an imaginary story about a pair of shoes. They host a group presentation to share their stories.
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An Exploration of Automotive Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
students research varied aspects of car design, and create a new design for the exterior body of a car. Students conduct Internet research, respond to writing prompts, and analyze, evaluate and synthesize information from multiple...
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HOLES UNIT

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students participate in the unit based on the Newbery Medal-winning novel by Louis Sachar and the Walt Disney Movie "Holes". They use the layered curriculum model of assessment and activities.
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Adverbs

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the function of adverbs and use them in sentences. They discuss how adverbs answer when, how, how often, and where, and identify the nouns, articles, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs in sentences. Students then act...
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Introuction to Irony

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Young scholars investigate the literary concept of irony and how it fits into literature. They also brainstorm real life examples of irony and how they apply to people. Students identify their favorite examples of irony.
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Community Explorations

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners identify the strengths and weakness in their community. They take a community walk and take pictures of people interacting with the environment and the "green spaces" in their community. They then write a persuasive essay...
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Cinderella: A Story Found in Many Cultures

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore, discuss and examine fairy-tale and make-believe stories. They assess two different types of Cinderella stories to surface a broader look at cultural diversity. Students construct a Venn Diagram or a chart of the...
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Setting Goals with Benjamin Franklin

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss historical accounts and accomplishments of "Benjamin Franklin" which exemplify good character traits. They create a display of paper keys which describe these traits. They relate these traits to their future goals and...
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The Five W's

For Students 4th
In this writing worksheet, 4th graders identify the 5 Ws in each of 9 sentences (who, what, where, when and why). A sample sentence is provided.
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Synonym Test

For Students 3rd
In this synonym worksheet, 3rd graders will match synonyms using a word bank. They will also read sentences and select synonyms to match underlined words using a word bank.
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Christmas Presents and Parcels

For Students 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the answers to the questions that are related to the concepts of buying presents and creating parcels.
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Crossword Puzzle for Grade 3

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this vocabulary building crossword learning exercise, students read 10 clues and fit the answers in the crossword puzzle. All answers have the suffix "-er," "-or" or "-ist."
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Unusual Letter Combinations

For Students 8th
In this letter combinations worksheet, 8th graders explore the answers to eleven sentences in a crossword puzzle involving unusual letter combinations.
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Unit 3, Lesson 15: Adding Suffixes

For Students 4th
In this suffix worksheet, 4th graders will focus on word endings -s and -es. Students will complete a crossword puzzle consisting of 13 clues, filling in the missing word to each of the given sentences.