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ESOL Families and Schools
Students discuss how the U.S. educational system is similar and different to their native country's educational system. They chart the different educational levels and why parental involvment is so important. They generate a list of...
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Chuukese Dinner (high School)
High schoolers read journal entries about having dinner with a Chuukese family. Using this information, they identify which foods sound appealing and compare and contrast Micronesian and American foods, fruits and vegetables. In...
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Issues Close to Home
Students discuss their role in their local government. Individually, they use various types of media to examine and take a position on a topic important to them. To introduce their position, they write a letter to the Board of...
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Balanced Meal Planner
Students use an online website to select foods and put them onto a plate to see if they have made healthy and balanced meals. For this healthy meals lesson plan, students review the food pyramid before this activity.
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Stay in School
Tenth graders explore the consequences of not taking responsibility for their own development.
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Learning Your Home, The Tour
Students work in groups to research the history and uses of several buildings at the University of South Carolina. They then act as tour guides for the rest of the class.
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Gilbert Munger Lesson Plan Ideas
Students read the biography of Gilbert Munger and analyze art that reflects the beauty of nature. In this art analysis lesson, students view a realistic image of Salt Lake City and lake over 100 years ago.
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Home on the Biome
Fifth graders study six major biomes, graph temperature and rainfall, and present their findings to the class.
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Phenomenology Lesson Plan #2: Content Part #1
Students examine different types of media. They identify the bias in film and share them with the class. They also examine their personal biases and write about them.
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Health: Fire Safety
Students explore the concept of fire safety. In this personal health lesson, students learn and practice the school procedures for fire drills. Students learn a fire safety procedure song and learn home fire safety tips as well.
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LET'S GET ORGANIZED
Students use organizational skills and involve youth in the planning of their school and home recycling project. They brainstorm to find the most efficient way to set up a recycling collection system
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Law of the Land
First graders explore how the rules and responsibilities are different at school and at home.
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Language and Literacy Support through Photography
Students experience creating realia with digital photos to increase their vocabularies. They practice creating meaningful digital photo books that the students can take home and read with their families. Each student interacts with a...
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Learning Skills
Second graders role-play in a variety of different academic and social situations. In this social skills lesson, 2nd graders identify specific skills needed to succeed at home, in school, and out in the community.
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Book Making
Students make connections with real life experiences and the two languages, including Spanish and English. They create their own books in this project lesson plan to take home and read with their families. Students also use a digital...
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Homeschooling Chronicles - Top 10 Field Trip Tips
These field trip planning tips can benefit everyone.
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World Food Day
Students view slides of people without food and discuss how to fight hunger and what it means to be food secure. In this hunger lesson plan, students draw pictures based on the slides they see.
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Clifford's Big Idea: Be Responsible
Learners become aware of how important it is to be responsible at home and school through meaningful reading and language experiences. In this Clifford Gets a Job lesson plan, students author their own booklet regarding responsibility at...
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Pioneers
Second graders study pioneers. In this social studies lesson, 2nd graders discuss the lives of pioneers. Students view photographs of various types of pioneer homes. Students build their own models of pioneer homes.
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Ethics In The Science Classroom - The Landfill
Students discuss the risks a landfill may pose to a community. The setting is a school board faced with a decision about whether to close a school until the landfill is capped (a 3 year period). They are asked to determine how they would...
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Water Usage and Conservation
Young scholars investigate water usage at school and at home. They use graphs and tables to evaluate water usage. Students describe possible water conservation measures. They use graphs and tables to relate data as part of a written report.
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Working for Water
Learners examine the ways that government works to help improve aquatic habitats. In this water habitats instructional activity students view a video and plan a school restoration project.
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Robotics Reading Hour - Robot Dog
Students create a robotic dog for story time. In this story lesson, high school students bring a robotic dog to an elementary school. They read the story Robot Dog by Mark Oliver and then show their robotic dog.
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And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street Writing Activity
Young scholars are read a Dr. Suess book. They use the same format found in the book to create a class book about what they see on the way home from school. They practice writing sentences and illustrate them for the book.