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An Age of Exploration

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners investigate U.S. history by examining North American timelines. In this American exploration lesson, students research the events that led to Columbus finding America and participate in a jeopardy game regarding his adventure....
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Poems about Places

For Students 8th - Higher Ed
In this Poems about places worksheet, students read short biographies and poems of 4 selected poets. Students discuss each poem at length, and complete short answer essay questions.
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Great Lakes at Stake

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore conservation of the Great Lakes. In this geography and ecology lesson plan, students identify the Great Lakes on a map and view a video depicting the history and importance of these lakes. Students work in groups to...
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Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice: The Novel as Historical Source

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine historical fiction as historical sources. In this historical fiction lesson, students analyze excerpts from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice as well as Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the...
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Word Order for Adjectives Exercise

For Students 5th - 6th
In this grammar instructional activity, students explore the usage of adjectives. Students have fourteen sentences where they are to order the words correctly.
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Modal Verbs of Deduction

For Students 4th - 6th
In this identifying modal verb usage instructional activity, students read the different uses of model verbs with examples, read and identify types of phrases, and fill in the blanks with modal verbs. Students write 30 short answers.
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Used To or Be/Get Used to Exercise

For Students 4th - 5th
In this correct grammar usage worksheet, students read incomplete sentences and complete them using used to plus infinitive, be used to plus object or verb plus -ing, or get used to pus object or verb plus -ing. Students circle the 10...
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The Future Perfect Simple and Continuous Exercise

For Students 4th - 6th
In this recognizing verb usage worksheet, students use context clues to fill in the blanks and complete sentences with verbs in the future perfect simple or continuous tenses and then create additional sentences. Students write 19 answers.
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The Most Common Regular Verbs Exercise

For Students 5th - 6th
In this regular verbs worksheet, students explore verb conjugation. Students complete seventeen sentences with the correct verb tense and conjugate seventeen verbs into past tense.
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Shipwreck Mystery

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students draw inferences about a shipwreck.  In this marine archaeologist lesson, students examine historical and archaeological data to draw inferences about the age and identity of shipwrecks.
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Passe Compose

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss past weekend activities. They become familiar with the Passe Compose. New vocabulary is intertwined into this lesson. Students apply new knowledge to a relevant, but different situation.
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Calculating Sales Tax

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Observe and demonstrate how to calculate state sales taxes. Learners create a sales tax chart by calculating the sales tax amount and tax inclusive retail price for school store items, then calculate the subtotals, sales tax amounts, and...
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Combien co¿¿te?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students engage in conversation using the target vocabulary and grammar structure while discussing prices in euro. They also engage in listening and writing skills related to these topics. Finally, students identify and analyze the...
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A Love of Recipes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Everyone loves looking through cookbooks and recipes. This can turn into an educational experience for students.
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The Cold War: Planning for Survival

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students prepare a documentary-style dramatization about government and personal measures taken to ensure survival in the event of nuclear war.
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The Cold War: Civil Defense or Nuclear Disarmament?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research the positions of civil defense and nuclear disarmament during the Cold War era. They participate in a class debate to support a given position.
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WWII: The War Effort at Home

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students explore the different ads used by the military. They use media reports and the internet to research the war effort at home during World War II.
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Yankee Doodle: How Has It Changed over Time?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Grab your feathers and your hat! And perhaps some macaroni! It's time to investigate the evolution of "Yankee Doodle Dandy." Groups do a close reading of sheet music covers, lyrics, and even YouTube videos to see how this political song...
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Examining What Sharing Really Means

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners read "The Senegalese Miracle". They discuss the amount of sharing the author finds in Africa. They examine the relationship the author has to the locals.
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How Did the Unification of Germany Change the Course of World History?

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Here you'll find a nice guided notes instructional activity on Otto von Bismarck, which details Bismarck's plan to unify Germany, as well as asks learners to analyze his motivations and overall impact.
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Being a Conservation Biologist: Eleanor Sterling

For Students 6th - 12th
Eleanor Sterling responds to 21 questions posed by young learners about the challenges she faces as a woman conservation biologist. She also discusses her research of the aye-aye, an unusual animal that lives in Madagascar.
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Bimodel Botany Bouquet

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Gardeners are given an individual plant specimen from a bouquet of local rain garden plants. They group up by their plant type and then make observations together, name the plant, and introduce it to the rest of the class. You then share...
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How to Create a Virtual Mediterranean Cruise

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars determine the ports they visit and develop a plan to study each region’s history and culture.
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Telling Our Own Stories

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Explore online profiles and social media with your middle and high school classes. Use blogs to inspire your class to craft a well-written, thoughtful response to a prompt you give.  A few example prompts are given. 

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