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Dr. King and the Movement
Students complete activities about Dr. Martin Luther King's Civil Rights movements. In this Civil Rights lesson plan, students read a quote from Dr. King and discuss several questions about the topic and may use them as writing prompts.
Teacher and the Rockbots
Worksheet for the "National Holidays" Song
If you can find a copy of the song, "National Holidays," you can use this worksheet with your elementary schoolers. They read the lyrics to the song and answer questions about it. Along the way, they examine the reasons that we celebrate...
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Turbulent Times of the Sixties
Students explore 1960's America. In this American history lesson, students read about and research 1960's political and entertainment figures, social activism, the Civil Rights Movement, and environmentalism as they complete writing and...
Pearson
Future Time Clauses
What will you do when you grow up? What are you going to do after school is over? Learn about future time clauses and how they connect to independent clauses with a helpful grammar presentation.
Visa
A Perfect Fit: Finding the Right Career for You
Class members explore possible career paths and consider their own passions and interests by researching job openings, career descriptions, and skills, as well as reading the success stories of experienced entrepreneurs.
Calloway County Schools
Dialogue Rules, Worksheet, and Writing Assignment
Punctuating dialogue properly can be tricky, but your pupils can become punctuation masters with practice. This resource includes an explanatory page that describes the rules of writing dialogue and provides examples. On the second page,...
TV411
Dependent and Independent Clauses Join Forces
Young grammarians are often confused by clauses, especially the difference between dependent and independent clauses. Clarify the confusion with a color-coded worksheet that clearly defines and illustrates the differences and then gives...
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Tangerine: Instructions for Guided Imagery
A guided imagery exercise draws class members into a particularly intense scene in Edward Bloor's Tangerine. After listening to a reading of an excerpt from the text, participants respond to a series of questions and then share their...
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Psychology 1010
Students can engage in a variety of classes that can be found in a higher education Psychology class. Some of the activities include: Research new and old technology in brain imaging.Listen to lecture and take notes while forming a...
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Understanding Self-Esteem
Young scholars describe self-esteem and what it means to them. In this health related lesson, students work through 4 exercises to become more aware of what self-esteem means to them and others in the classroom. The lesson ends with an...
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The Apprentice: A Study of Business and Technical Writing
Middle schoolers explore business practices by creating a portfolio in class. In this business writing lesson, students identify the causes for a businesses success and failure before deciding on a business they would like to create....
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The Dream Factory
Students compare postcard samples from Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX. They examine them to find common elements they share (tone, mood, romanticized themes, artistic elements, etc.) They create postcards to show the "real" Austin.
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Actions and Feelings Activity
in this actions/feelings worksheet, students read short passages, then select the best word to complete sentences. One example is completed for students.
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Exploring the Masters: Looking at Van Gogh
Students explore the life and works of Vincent Van Gogh. In this master artists lesson, students discover details of Van Gogh's life, examine his painting Bedroom at Arles and then paint their own dream bedrooms.
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Let's Draw
Learners listen to the story "Art Lesson" by Tomie dePaola, and discuss the importance of reaching for their dreams. They then use an "I Can Draw" book to help aid their drawing. Finally, they use Kidspiration to list what they learned...
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Australian Legends
Students discover legends of Australia and compare them to Biblical stories. In this Australian legends lesson, students discuss the Australian "Stories of the Dreaming" and their purpose in Australian culture. Students work in groups...
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Who Where They?
Middle schoolers associate explorers with specific discoveries. They apply research skills to inquire about the explorers. Students switch roles with the instructor for the class to demonstrate what they have learned.
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The Importance of Sleep
Students role-play a sleep counseling session with a class partner. They read several articles about the importance of sleep and form advice for someone who is having sleepless nights.
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Conditionals Theory
In this conditionals worksheet, students watch videos and complete the sentences with the correct verb tense, and choose the correct option for sentences. Students complete 4 activities.
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Friends are Quiet Angels
In this friends worksheet, students fill in the blanks, complete a word search, complete past forms of verbs, and more having to do with friends. Students complete 4 activities total.
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How Things Fly
Learners explain basic principles of aeronautics such as gravity and lift. In this How Things Fly lesson, students visit the interactive, hands-on How Things Fly gallery at the Smithsonian. Learners perform three experiments that...
Facing History and Ourselves
American Idealist: What Is an Idealist?
High schoolers explore the concept of idealism. In this Sargent Shriver instructional activity, students watch segments of "American Idealist" and discuss the attributes of Shriver and of idealist thinking.
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Biography/Autobiography Book Report
In this book report worksheet, students select a biography or autobiography to read and then use the activities on the worksheet to complete a book report.
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The Language of the Civil Rights Movement:
Tenth graders study the poetry of the US Civil Rights movement and the Black Arts movement over a 12 day period. They author a website showing works of poetry that students have chosen to analyze and relate to these movements.