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Hoover Responds to Unemployment

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students examine the responses of Herbert Hoover to the challenges of the Great Depression. In this Great Depression lesson, students discuss how Hoover tried to improve the unemployment in the U.S. at the onset of the depression and...
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Lesson Plan on Poverty

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students should walk away from this lesson with a greater understanding of poverty in America and the world and the impact it has on students around them. While students have a right to life a good life and be free from harmful and...
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Social Studies Strategies - Pick a Word

For Students 5th - 7th
In this inference skills activity, students read a short passage, then pick two words that describe the passage. Next they explain why they chose that word. Students choose another word related to the passage and write it on a 3x5 note...
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Molly's Pilgrim

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders recognize and discuss multi-ethnic nature of America's citizens through a variety of activities.
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The Power of Empathy

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate the emotion and social practice of empathy. They role play being in various situations in order to understand the feelings of others. Students pick an adult to interview who has overcome great difficulty.
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Herbert Hoover: Iowa Farm Boy an World Humanitarian

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students research Herbert Hoover's life and how he became known as a "Great Humanitarian." Students use images and historic places in their research.
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Asian Tsunami

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss natural disasters, global community and address Students concerns and worries. They review thoughts about the tsunami written by high schoolers logging onto the Newsround website and determine which statements...
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Using Pronouns Correctly

For Students 6th - 8th
In this pronoun usage worksheet, learners correct sentences by eliminating the inappropriate use of the pronoun you. The students then correct the sentences by adding either a third-person pronoun or a suitable noun to replace the...
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Alphabody's ABC of Giving

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars brainstorm words about giving/kindness that begin with each letter of the alphabet. In this alphabet giving lesson, students bend into the shape of the letters and act out their giving words. Suggested words are included...
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Are You an Animal Safety Sleuth

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this animal safety lesson, students brain-storm ways to be kind and safe with animals throughout the year.  Students create a Kind Calendar for Animals in art class and distribute copies to other classes in the school. grocery stores,...
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Pet Overpoulation: Fact or Fiction

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine the benefits of spaying and neutering animals. In this animal welfare lesson, students define the terms "spaying" and "neutering." Students listen to a lecture about the benefits of spaying and neutering and complete a...
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ESL: Verbs-Is/Am/Are/Going To

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL verb learning exercise, students fill in blanks with the correct verbs in order to complete sentences: is/are/am/going to. 
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The New Deal

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars practice their reading comprehension skills by reading about Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal programs. They answer questions related to the reading to test for comprehension.
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Discussion Questions for Amber Bechtel's Essay on AIDS in South Africa

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read an essay by Amber Bechtel on the situation of AIDS in South Africa. After reading, they participate in a class discussion answering questions posed by their teacher. To end the lesson, they reflect on the situation in the...
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Divide 3 and 4 Digit Numbers

For Students 4th - 5th
In this division learning exercise, students solve 6 word problems in which they divide three and four digit numbers. They describe where the mistake is in one of the problems.
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The Shape of Home

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore the diversity among homes in the world. In this diversity lesson plan, students share the story "Connected to Everything" which features the story of a family that was forced to leave their land and move to a...
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People making a difference

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify resources that all humans need and compare needs and wants. In this needs and wants lesson plan, students discuss with their teacher situations in which people need or want items and how some people don't have the...
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People Who Work

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students chart volunteers they are familiar with in school, church or in the community. In this nonprofit jobs, lesson students understand that all members of a community need to take responsibility in that community. Students vote on...
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It's Not Always What It Seems to Be!

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students write metaphors. In this literary devices lesson, students discuss metaphors and how they are used in literature. Students read the poem "Song of a Dandelion Pushing up Through an Urban Sidewalk Crack" and determine any...
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Dodging Responsibility

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners examine what makes people be responsible. In this responsibility lesson, students chart the good and bad things that happen if you take responsibility and if you don't.
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Life of a Soldier after the Civil War Lesson Plan: What's in a Name

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the concept of institutional bias. In this Civil War lesson plan, students read case studies on the treatment of Irish and African-American veterans who did not receive their pensions from the war. Students discuss their...
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Context Clues II: Post Test

For Students 6th - 8th
In this context clues worksheet, learners choose the answer that best defines the underlined word in each sentences.
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How Do I Learn Best?

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Pupils discover their learning styles. In this language arts lesson, students read about the various learning styles. Pupils determine their learning style and discuss how they can use this knowledge.
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Caring and Compassion

For Students K - 5th
In this caring and compassion learning exercise, students read a set of guidelines on how to be a caring person, then complete a set of discussion questions based on a referenced video. Suggestions for writing assignments and activities...