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Language Arts: Five Senses Walk

For Teachers 1st
First graders take a discovery walk around the school. They use their observations to compose a class book about their school.
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Flying High in Our Imaginations

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students visualize they are any bird they want to be and visually create their surroundings. They share the type of bird they were and the surroundings with their peers. They read a chapter of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and...
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Artha: Strategies for Survival, Success, and Power

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the concept of artha, recognize strategies that allow states to survive and see how elements useful in political science can be applied to getting ahead in everyday life.
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How Tall are Plants?

For Teachers 1st
First graders measure a plant using unifix cubes and record their measurements on a class chart.
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3-D Posters

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students work in small groups to create 3-D posters to discourage throwing trash away and encourage recycling.
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Pennies for Pits

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use the edible and nonedible parts of various fruits to determine percentages. Using measurements and appropriate tools are part of the instructional activity.
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Science: How Tall Are Plants

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate plant growth and examine what factors contribute to plant growth. They keep a class chart of plant growth and write about and illustrate their conclusions.
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"Professional" Settlement of Arkansas

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the physical geography of Arkansas played and instrumental role in the settlement of the state.
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Shinto: The Way Of The Gods

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers research and analyze the roots of Shinto in this instructional activity about Japanese cultural practices and philosophy. Possible instructional activity enrichments and/or extensions are included with the instructional...
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Could You Make an Oak Basket?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers listen to an imaginative scenario in which they would need a white oak basket. They evaluate the photographs to determine whether there is enough information to make a basket. They write a brief statement expressing...
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Could You Make an Oak Basket?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers listen to an interview with Lucreaty Clark, a White Oak Native American basket maker. They analyze the interview and record their observations on a worksheet. Students consider information that can be gleaned from an...
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How Can I Contribute To A Better Neighborhood?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discuss their role in the community as a class. In groups, they evaluate what they like and do not like in their neighborhoods. They develop a solution for one of the aspects they do not like and share it with the class. They...
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From Forest to Farm to Urban Forest

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a group discuss revolving around urban development and their answers to worksheet questions. They analyze maps and historical records to compare and contrast the day to day activities of a forest manager.
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Grab Hands and Run: Understanding Human Rights

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read the novel Grab Hands and Run by Frances Temple. They explore the effects of war on human rights. Students explore the idea that human rights are protected by the United Nations. They identify the human rights that were...
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Make a Journal

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers decide what kind of journal they want to keep. They make the cover for their journal using construction paper and markers or paint and other types of art equipment like sequins.
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Hawks Migrate

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine the types of hawks found in Illinois and compile a list of them. Using different species of hawks, they compare and contrast their characteristics. They work together to create their own hawk model for the classroom.
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Be the Change You Wish to See

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students review the lessons from the whole unit before devising a plan of action for a volunteer effort. They work in teams using a worksheet to determine a social cause that they develop an effective idea to promote. They design an...
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Let's Build

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners listen as the teacher differentiates between natural and people-made items. They go outside and make lists of natural and people-made things they see. Students complete the linked worksheet by cutting and pasting as suggested by...
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Deserts Puzzle

For Students 5th - 8th
In this geography learning exercise, students complete a crossword puzzle referring all to deserts. They identify the various types of desert land and what plants and animals can survive in these lands. Also, students identify the people...
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Riddles

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this riddles worksheet, students answer each of four mathematical riddles with one of the words provided from the word bank.
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By the Numbers?

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this counting worksheet, students read about counting and when it is appropriate to find an exact count of something, versus counting by ten to find an estimate. They then read 10 items that can be counted and indicate whether they...
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School-Home Links: Word Blends

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this consonant blends worksheet, students find the correct word for each picture using the words in the box. Students then write the word on the line and circle the consonant blend.
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Nouns

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this nouns instructional activity, students use the following nouns to complete the sentences: lance, optician, nutmeg, clown, pen, trumpet, eagle, hoe, mechanic, and stetson. Students then make a list of all of the nouns in the...
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The Homestead Act of 1682

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this American West worksheet, students read about the Homestead Act of 1682. Students read 8 paragraphs and complete the 3 activities for the worksheet.

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