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Nebraska Department of Education

Communication Skills

For Teachers 8th
It's not just what you say but how you say it! That's the take-away from a instructional activity about verbal and non-verbal communication. An engaging activity has middle schoolers demonstrating how tone of voice and body language can...
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K20 LEARN

Show Me Your Credentials: Voting In America

For Teachers 11th - 12th
The debate over voting rights continues. To begin their study of voting rights, class members first vote on proposed new classroom rules. After a discussion of the activity, groups are given a copy of the 1965 Alabama Literacy Test and...
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K20 LEARN

Transcending Boundaries - The Kiowa Six: The Legacy and Contributions of Six Kiowa Artists

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The Kiowa Six, a group of Kiowa artists, are featured in the lesson that asks young historians to consider the importance of art in representing a culture and contributing to a group's legacy. After examining paintings by the group and...
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Global Oneness Project

Today’s Native America

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed Standards
The 2016-2017 protests over the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) motivated Camille Seaman to create "We Are Still Here," a photo essay featuring portraits of contemporary Native Americans who protested the pipeline. This eight-page packet,...
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DocsTeach

African American Soldiers and Civil Rights During WWI

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Young scholars analyze primary source documents and images to determine how African American soldiers were denied their civil rights during World War I.
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Curated OER

Lizards

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders recall lizards from the text and report their important traits. The teacher adds the information to the map. They watch the map expand while it organizes all of the lizards and their characteristics.
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Curated OER

Architecture Makes An Imprint

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore architecture of the world, uses of buildings and discuss architecture as a career. They work in cooperative groups and present their findings to the class. This lesson can be expanded to include a printmaking lesson.
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Improving Writing Through the Use of Imagery

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students add details to sentence starters by creating mental images of what they are writing. They expand the vocabulary they use in their writing.
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Rainbow Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine how to use a rainbow picture as a graphic organizer through the use of color-coding. They produce a writing piece using this graphic organizer. They expand their writing from simple paragraphs to multi-paragraph stories.
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The Western Migration Lesson Plan

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students examine the western migration in the United States in the early 19th century and identify the factors that caused the migration as well as how government adapted to meet the needs of an expanding country.
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"K" Letter Ideas

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students practice with the letter K and use the Internet to help them expand their usage of "K" words.
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"Q" Letter Ideas

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students participate in activities that begin with the letter q. They also expand their vocabulary.
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S Letter Ideas

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students participate in activities that start with the letter "S". They also expand their vocabulary.
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T Letter Ideas

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students participate in activities that begin with the letter "T". They also expand their vocabulary.
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U Letter Ideas

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars participate in activities that begin with the letter "U". They also expand their vocabulary.
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Curated OER

Making a Life Map

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a life map of their life. They start the activity with a question from the teacher and expand on it. They can share their life maps with the class if they so choose.
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Curated OER

Having Fun with Primary Sources

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze primary sources to determine the effects of the Great Depression on American society. They evaluate how government expanded during this time period because of New Deal legislation.
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Curated OER

Global Factors influencing Business Strategy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers identify global factors affecting strategic planning in businesses. They research factors facing issues wanting to expand into China. They present their findings to the class.
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Fleece As White As Snow

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Class members develop and expand knowledge of words and word meanings to increase vocabulary. They learn these terms based on having a wool day. Pupils wear or bring something in made of wool. They gain knowledge of what a wool symbol...
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Curated OER

Understanding Place Value

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study place value. After forming teams, they play a game called, "Who Can Line Up the Number." Students observe numbers in expanded form and place representative digits in the correct order.
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Proper nouns

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students expand their knowledge of the definition of a proper noun. They also realize that capital letters are used at the beginning of proper nouns. They are explained what a proper noun is: proper nouns put names to faces; They're...
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Caribbean Cruisers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students expand knowledge of Caribbean life. They utilize various research tools including the internet. Students explore scientific concepts related to the ocean. The lessons within this unit are centralized around novels.
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Curated OER

Hula Hoop Hoopla

For Teachers K - 5th
Students practice the skills of using a hula hoop in order to expand other skills like following directions. They are given and experience a variety of locomotor and manipulative movements. They work as an individual and a team member.
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Curated OER

Math: It's About Patterns

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover place value patterns through various games and readings and record their findings in journals. In pairs, they use manipulatives such as place value tents and digit cards to drill and practice writing numbers in...

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