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Climate Change & Coral Activities

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students study how the ocean stabilizes our planet's climates and how global warming is becoming a threat to this fine balance.  In this climate change lesson, students identify that fossil fuel emissions are responsible for global...
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Images of the Parks

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners explore U.S. geography by completing a research project about the National Parks. In this scenery image analysis lesson, students identify the different national parks in our country and observe paintings and images by famous...
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Awesome Adaptations!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore biology by researching animal characteristics. In this adaptation lesson, 2nd graders identify the history of several animals and research the changes that have occurred to their anatomy over thousands of years....
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Drawing Upon Our Five Senses

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the parts and functions of the body's five senses. In this biology instructional activity, 5th graders create a replica of the nervous system highlighting its parts. They create a scrapbook containing information...
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Analytical Essay

For Teachers 4th - 5th
What is an analytical essay? Introduce this type of thinking to your young writers. First, discuss what it means to analyze something. Then, identify the different components of an essay and what details are embedded in each component....
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Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities of Community Members

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students identify the roles, rights and responsibilities of a specific community. They conduct research, brainstorm ideas and prepare an illustrated booklet to present the gathered information.
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Famous Authors Find the Definition Worksheet

For Students Pre-K - 8th
Consider using this instructional activity as a group work exercise early in a novel study unit. Learners must identify the meaning of words associated with narrative literature. An answer key is provided.
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Shapes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars identify basic shapes, name basic shapes, and match shapes with names. They find shapes hidden in pictures.
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Bar Codes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify five good qualities of a friend, four helping activities and carry out an activity to help a friend.
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Countries: Comparing and Contrasting

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify the seven continents, then choose countries to conduct research on. They write reports on their chosen countries, determining the population, location, and continent. As a class, students then compare/contrast countries.
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What's Significant in Today's Notes from the Trail?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
For this lesson plan, you will need access to "Notes from the Trail." Your learners will read the day's text, and identify the most important or significant event in the journal entry. Not many prompting questions are provided, and some...
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Integers

For Teachers 5th
Using a simple technique, learners practice identifying integers on a number line. As numbers, both positive and negative, are pointed to, they name them. This could be part of anticipatory set before a lesson on integers.
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Moving with the Marigolds

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners identify the basic needs and purposes of flowers. They differentiate between wants and needs of people. They participate in trust building exercises. They role play the movements of flowers.
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How Are Boundaries Made, Kept, Broken?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils examine the works of Noam Chomsky. They collaborate in small groups to read and identify vocabulary words and historical questions. They answer their questions and role-play as emissaries to locate remaining answers. They...
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Freedom Train North

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders conduct a novel study of the book Freedom Train North. They identify the parts of a story that include beginning, middle, and end. Students also recognize the setting, plot, and theme after reading a part of the book daily.
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Art Reflects Life

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use the Internet to view collections of famous artists throughout the eighteenth century America. Using the artwork, they identify the themes that portrayed America as the land of opportunity. They record their findings...
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Investigating Human Behavior

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students explore the Holocaust and themes such as prejudice and discrimination.
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How Are Boundaries Made, Kept, Broken?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students complete essays reflecting themes in Things Fall Apart. They use Microsoft Word to revise, edit, and complete their essays. They complete their dialectical journals for Things Fall Apart.
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Foreign Language Dictionary Unit

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create a Spanish or French language dictionary using online resources. They decide on a theme for their dictionary. They complete the template sheet by adding a word for each letter of the alphabet and inserting graphics...
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Creating A Story

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders practice the necessary steps that should be taken in order to create a story from scratch. They brainstorm as a class in order to come up with different ideas. Students write a story that includes a plot, characters, and...
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Olympic Games: History

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use the internet to research the history of the Olympic Games. They identify the mascots and symbols of the Games. They watch a short video on the types of sporting events as well.
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Letter C Word Search

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice their handwriting and word recognition. In this letter C lesson, students identify 4-8 words with pictures and use lowercase letters to complete an elementary word search.
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How Many? How Much?

For Teachers 1st
First graders recognize and learn the value of coins. In this instructional activity on money, 1st graders read the book Monster Money by Grace Maccarone, discuss the role of money in society, identify various coins, and explore making...
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Fourth Grade Rats: Novel Study

For Teachers 4th - 7th Standards
Things sure change in year's time. Suds, from Fourth Grade Rats, went from a third grade angel to a fourth grade rat! Although he is not necessarily happy with his new self, he worries he will lose his popularity. Learners complete...

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