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Breaking the Barrier

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a game based on bullying. In this social justice lesson plan, students read Taylor's Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and discuss the mistreatment of African-Americans in the book. Students then relate the...
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Fantasy Visualization

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners view and discuss a selection of paintings from Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, and other Surrealist artists. They play a game in which each person in a group writes a sentence and passes it on to the next person without letting...
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Egg-ceptional Poetry Writing

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students recognize that eggs have nutritional value. In this eggs lesson, students create poetry for a shape book on eggs. Students participate in additional games and activities about the egg.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Battle to the Death: Adding Integers

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Young scholars explore the concept of adding integers.  In this adding integers lesson, students simulate the battle of the 300 spartans at Thermopylae.  Young scholars use colored game pieces to represent positive and negative...
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Lu-Lu

For Teachers 1st
First graders play a Hawaiian counting game. They use a worksheet to play a game of Lu-Lu at school and then take home a sheet to play with their families.
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Adema Lyrics

For Students 4th - 6th
Motivate your class with this music-related worksheet. Learners answer a series of questions relating to the band Adema. This would be a perfect time to hone important research skills.
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C.S. Lewis Foundation

Study Guide to Surprised by Joy

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
This resource makes accessible the text that portrays the occurrences leading to C.S. Lewis’s finding of God. It encourages the reader to personally reflect upon, and examine Surprised by Joy. The document is divided into two sets where...
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Prestwick House

Divergent

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Veronica Roth's popular young adult novel shows a vivid dystopian system in an action-packed, thrilling storyline. Revisit Divergent with a crossword puzzle that features characters, plot, and important quotes from the book.
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Be Screen Free for a Week

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Challenge yourself to completely close all of your electronic screens for seven straight days!
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Blogs

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
The blogosphere may be overwhelmed with content, but there's still room for unique points of view. Creating a blog that stands out, however, is the bigger challenge. A handout on blogs, part of a series of handouts on specific writing...
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Your Angle on the Story

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review several articles on same current event, and then cover news issues themselves while assuming secret identities of various individuals who have vested interests in issue. Students write newspaper articles from these...
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America, A Home for Every Culture

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners investigate the many cultures that are represented in America. In this American culture lesson, students look at the food, languages, music, and traditions that immigrants have contributed to the face of America. They complete...
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Religious and Cultural Festivals of the World

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Here are some interesting activities teachers can do with students to teach them about the religious and cultural festivals of the world.
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The Propaganda Project

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore how the Nazis used propaganda in the 1930's. They draw a poster to show propaganda.
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Who Does the Lottery Benefit?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students investigate the pros and cons of the lottery. In this algebra instructional activity, students use the formulas for permutation and combination to test their arguments about the lottery. They collect data about their argument...
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What I Didn't Know...

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers practice creating wikis. In this wiki lesson, students create a wiki about any math topic that they know nothing about. High schoolers learn about their topic and create a wiki that explains the math topic in detail.
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Sports and Exercise Activity

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders practice utilizing motor skills by participating in different sports activities.  In this physical education lesson, 8th graders participate in racquetball, shuttle cock, and baseball style activities in order to...
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Basics About Beef Crossword

For Students 9th - 12th
For this health learning exercise, students complete an 85 clue crossword puzzle about beef. Questions cover names for various cuts, cooking words, and filler words such as "abbreviation for etcetera."
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Two Variable Inequalities

For Students 8th - 11th
In this algebra worksheet, students solve inequalities using addition, subtractions and multiplication. They graph the inequalities with shading. There are 2 questions.
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Haitian Immigration: Twentieth Century

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a narrative about the culture, heritage and history of Haiti including the contributions of Haitian immigrants in the U.S. They conduct further research on Haitian culture and prepare a presentation for the class.
Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Spanish 1: Unit 7: La Familia

For Students 9th - 10th
In this seventh unit of an introductory Spanish course, students learn how to talk about their families, compare Latino family values to their own, discuss the Spanish royal family, create a family tree, recite a rhyme, and learn about...
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Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Collection

For Teachers K - 1st
Informational text and Alaska Native culture form the basis of the groundbreaking MOLLY OF DENALI series and its educational resources. The MOLLY OF DENALI collection offers videos, digital games, lessons, teaching tips, and activities...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Collection

For Students K - 1st Standards
Informational text and Alaska Native culture form the basis of the groundbreaking MOLLY OF DENALI series and its educational resources. The MOLLY OF DENALI collection offers videos, digital games, lessons, teaching tips, and activities...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Are Your Numbers Round?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will use a variety of activities and games to learn how to round numbers.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone Family Foundation.