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Valuing Our Time

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners examine different time management techniques.  In this life skills lesson students complete an exercise to help them complete their goals in a timely fashion. 
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Ethnic Folklore in Your Classroom: Traditions, Tales, and Treasures from Tijuana to Timbuktu

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupils create their own festival. In this folk life lesson plan, students research their folklore history by interviewing their parents and grandparents, organizing the data found, and presenting that material to the class. Pupils have...
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Final Steps - From Cinderella Project

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students culminate a service project associated with a Cinderella study. In this service project lesson, students write letters to thank donors and sponsoring organizations for their donations of shoes. They practice their presentation...
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Welcome to the Class

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read "The Brand New Kid" and identify the behaviors of a student who helps others with their work. In this conflict resolution lesson, students predict what will happen and how the problem will be resolved. Students discuss the...
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The Teacher is Missing

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a set of class rules. In this literature lesson, students listen to the story "Miss Nelson is Missing". After listening to the story, students brainstorm and develop a set of class rules.
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Harvest

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils research the harvest period in Afghanistan. In this harvest lesson plan, students learn about Afghanistan's weather, games children play, rug designing, harvest songs, and more about the harvest time.
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Family Folklore

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Learners complete activities to explore family folklore. In this folklore lesson plan, students define in writing family folklore, identify aspects of family folklife through discussions of their own traditions. Learners identify...
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Harvesting the River Lesson Plan: Taking an Oral History

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students practice researching history through oral traditions.  In this U.S. History lesson plan, students examine an online exhibit titled Harvesting the River, in which students interview someone from the story.  Students...
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Family Life And Sexual Health

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the philosophy of health as outlined in the FLASH curriculum. They practice how to appreciate and respect themselves in respect to sexuality and overall wellness. There is also a section of the lesson that focuses on...
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Recent Trends in Family Life

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
For this Recent Trends in Family Life worksheet, students respond to eight questions with short answers. Suggested point values are provided for responses.
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"Exploring U.S. Motives Behind WWII Imprisonment and Deportation of German, Japanese, and Italian Latin Americans"

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students research and examine the secret Special War Problems Division program in Latin America and discuss the impact of the program on civil and human rights. They assess the motives for the program and explore various quotes from that...
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The Royal Family

For Students 3rd
In this British monarchy worksheet, 3rd graders learn about the Royal Family. Students complete 4 short answer, 8 multiple choice, and 1 role play situation involving the activities of the British aristocrats.
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Horton Hears a Who

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the ways that communities work in the story Horton Hears a Who and compare that to the community in which they live.
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National Customs: The Birth of the Ancient Games

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students discover that different countries have different customs. Using the internet, they research the familiar and unfamiliar customs of a country they are interested in. They work together to create a travel brochure to help...
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Conservation Collage

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students identify many different ways the environment is polluted, and determine ways to prevent pollution. They create a collage of pictures describing how the earth becomes polluted.
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Meet Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov!

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students listen to music and review instruments of the orchestra. They explore musical terms, solo, texture and theme of the music and discuss other features of the music. Students research and discuss the life of Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov.
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Hurricane Katrina Relief

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars create a song about philanthropy. They work together to develop a list of ways to donate money. They choose an aid organization which helped victims of Hurricane Katrina to receive their donation. They reflect on their...
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Breaking News English: Canine Suicide Puzzle

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Canine Suicide Puzzle," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Linked Together: One Day

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students understand the rights and responsibilities of belonging to a community.In this citizenship lesson, students illustrate eight citizen rights and share them. Students define the meanings of nationality and responsibility.
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Avoiding Misplaced Modifiers

For Students 4th - 5th
In these grammar errors worksheets, students review the definition of modifiers and an example of a misplaced modifier. Students then complete three pages of activities to help them avoid misplaced modifiers.
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What's All the Buzz About?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss why we should be kind to one another. In this social skills instructional activity, students read and respond to a story about how saying mean things can hurt someone's feelings.
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Building Successful Parent-Teacher Rapport

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students discuss the importance of having a strong parent-teacher relationship. They brainstorm ways to build and strengthen the relationship with their child's teacher. Groups of students role play the different methods of...
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Nations Pledge to End the Use of Child Soldiers

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Nations Pledge to End the Use of Child Soldiers," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Tobacco Road

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use court records to learn that tobacco was used a source of currency in early Delaware history. Students choose something in their culture to use as currency instead of money.