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ReQuest and Motor Imaging with My Side of the Mountain

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read "My Side of the Mountain." They create a pantomime using vocabulary words from the story. Students create three questions about the reading. They discuss the passage they read and act out words to help them better...
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Keeping Our Pets Safe In An Emergency

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars fill out worksheets that teach them how to prepare for emergency situations and how to enable animal safety in emergency situations. In this emergency lesson plan, students talk about different kinds of emergencies and how...
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3rd Grade Social Studies Core Skills (Reference Books)

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this reference materials instructional activity, learners complete the 20 multiple choice questions pertaining to the correct book needed to find the answer in each situation. Included are dictionary, atlas, encyclopedias, newspapers...
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Muggie Maggie - Lesson 5

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete activities with the book Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary. In this literature instructional activity, students discuss new vocabulary words and definitions for Ch. 5. They read Ch. 5 and find synonyms and antonyms for...
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Stories Behind Pacific Northwest First Nations' Images

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate Canadian culture by examining mascots of the 2010 Olympics.  In this Canadian history lesson, students read a Vancouver Olympics guide to identify three Canadian mascots and their importance to the First Nations...
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Infusing Equity by Gender Into the Classroom: A Handbook of Classroom Practices

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students match their natural proclivities to possible future careers which are nontraditional for their genders.  They further examine gender stereotypes through other activities.
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Describing Another's Physical Features

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students describe famous people to others that do not know who they are. They complete a worksheet with a list of physical attributes. They are to describe a family member to one of their classmates.
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Who Do You Want For Your Friend?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a t-chart about the healthy and unhealthy characteristics in relationships. They discuss elements they should look for in a friend. They are read books to identify these elements.
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Learning Words

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students listen to Jane Yolen's, All Those Secrets of the World. They engage in activities to find word meanings without using a dictionary. They practice using a vocabulary mapping handout.
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Exploring the Uses of Art Through Latino Murals

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars assess role of art in their lives and discuss how murals can accomplish social change.
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Exemplary Plans, Engineer It!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research tall buildings and identify the geometric shapes used in the construction of the buildings. They compare shapes and infer why some are better than others in building. They produce a multimedia presentation of geometric...
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Homophones

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this homophone practice worksheet, students practice their language skills as they respond to 10 matching and 10 fill in the blank questions.
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Locating Information Using Keywords

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners use keywords. In this keywords lesson students research information on how people lived in the past. They record their findings in their journals.
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Get To Know Your Local Philanthropic Organizations

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students develop appropriate interview questions, interview a philanthropic organization, and present information to the class. They use pamphlets and/or other materials gained during their interviews to mount a display about the local...
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The Teen Scene

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils explore the methods used by teen magazines to attract a variety of teenagers. They evaluate existing magazines and in small groups, students create their own magazine that is geared toward specific teen demographics.
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All About Me & the School Experience

For Teachers K
Students create a book documenting their school experience. After completing a class read of "Clifford's First School Day," students discuss what it is like being at school. They use a book template to create their own first days of...
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Homophones in Sentences

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this language arts worksheet, students read the definition of a homophone. They read 20 sentences and circle the homophones in each one.
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The Goat in the Rug

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify producers, resources and goods. In this economics lesson, students read the book The Goat in the Rug and define producers, resources, and intermediate goods. Students construct a rug which depicts the story of rug...
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Build a book

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this build a book worksheet, students follow directions on how to build a book. Students use markers, tape, paper, and follow 12 directions.
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Spring Vocabulary

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this spring vocabulary worksheet, students analyze 20 words pertaining to the season of spring and match them to the correct meanings in another column.
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Do You Judge a Book by Its Cover?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners cut pictures out of magazines that relate to their lives, glue them on bags, and share with classmates.
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Multiple Intelligences and Holistic Models

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders identify different genres of literature and the characteristics which identify each genre. They identify which genres best suit their interests, read a novel and perform a skit from the novel or present original artwork...
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Shakespeare Project

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Young scholars research the life and times of William Shakespeare and present their research in a variety of ways. They make timelines, act out the story of one of his plays or create word searches.
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Does the Seed Matter?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students compare the growth of watermelon from commercial seeds and those harvested from a watermelon. They complete science journals showing these comparisons based on the data they collect.