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Big and Small Decisions

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders design a restaurant and investigate how group members work together when making decisions.
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Vocabulary: Talking About (Your) Work-2

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this foreign language worksheet, learners use words related to working, or their career, to fill in the blanks on ten sentences. Each sentence has three options for students to select from.
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Historical Fiction: Introducting Novels into History

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders read a novel for their foreign language class which is also used in their history class. In groups, they work together to complete stations and other assignments.
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Education Evaluation

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine their human right to an education.  For this American Law lesson, 11th graders evaluate how well the world is doing when it comes to providing a free, equal, quality education to our youth.  Students...
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Peace Pie

For Teachers 1st
First graders review peacemaking strategies by identifying their capacity of creating and promoting peace within their classroom, home, community, and world. Fractions are introduced through the making of a "peace pie."
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Identifying Possible Effects

For Students 12th
In this Current Events worksheet, students study the Census. Students complete a graphic organizer on possible economic, social or environmetal effects of population change.
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Build-A-Horseshoe Crab

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discover many facts about horseshoe crabs. Students identify the main body parts of horseshoe crab. They explore the habits of the horseshoe crab and their importances to the ecosystem. Adaptations for younger students are...
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Writing Newspaper Articles

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students write newspaper articles regarding their service learning experiences. In this writing skills lesson, students review the writing process skills to develop high-quality articles. Students write articles regarding the their acts...
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Reading 2: Laughter Linked to Health, Happiness

For Students 5th - 8th
For this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a selection about laughter and then respond to 5 true or false questions.
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Vocabulary Practice: Choose the Correct Completion

For Students 5th - 6th
In this sentence completion activity, students read 16 sentences and choose the best word to fit in the sentence from two choices.
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Prejudice and Respect

For Students 4th - 6th
In this prejudice and respect worksheet, students read a set of guidelines on how to overcome prejudice, then complete a set of discussion questions based on a referenced video. Activities and home assignments are also suggested.
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What Can We Learn from Primary-Source Documents? Lesson 2

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students extrapolate information from primary-source documents. They read and research to create a whole-class timeline of events leading up to 1867 and Confederation.
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What do I Know About the World of Work

For Students 9th - 11th
In this world of work instructional activity, students complete a survy to determine their knowledge about jobs and careers in the real world.
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Creating a Human Rights Community

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students work together to create lists of rights and responsibilities that set a standard of behavior to foster human rights in their community. They participate in class discussions, draft a plan of action to establish these behaviors...
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Fable of the Fainting Goat

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read a story. For this telling time lesson, students complete a worksheet where they must practice their knowledge of telling time. Students read a fable and answer time questions as they read.
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Understanding Cancer

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study facts about cancer. In this cancer lesson, students read about cancer, cancer cells, cancer treatment, and research. They answer true or false questions on a worksheet before reading about cancer prevention.
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Math Word Problems

For Students 1st - 5th
In this math worksheet, students look for the answers to the word problems. They use reading and critical thinking skills to do the appropriate operation.
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Cause and Effect

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students examine the role of the Prince's Trust. In this British charities lesson, students research selected websites to determine the type of charity work that is performed by the Prince's Trust. Students also research the work of...
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Connecting to Colonial Music

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars listen to songs from the French and Indian War period. They answer questions about the song and identify any historical terms. They examine the role of music in their own lives.
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Ant-Like Antics

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover themselves and others through music. For this music and movement lesson, students express themselves through music and appreciate others doing the same.
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Right There in Black and White? Identity, Assimilation and the Résumé

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine prejudice in today's world.  For this current events lesson, 9th graders describe their top three personality identifiers.  Students read articles on racism. 
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Looking at a Community

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read Flat Stanley.  In this community instructional activity, 3rd graders discuss the town they live in, define the terms community, citizen and culture, discuss what a community is and the characteristics of a...
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Radioactive Decay

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students generate a radioactive decay table for an imaginary element, use their data to plot a decay graph, develop the concept of half-life, and use the graph to "age" several samples.
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Staligrad Lesson

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Identify who participated in the Battle of Stalingrad and discuss its significance to the outcome of World War II. Participate in an entry task, PowerPoint presentation, and other activities presented. Finally, write a one-page paper...