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Relationships and Sexuality
The activities and discussions in this—the ninth in a series of 10 resources on Social, Physical, Emotional, Cognitive and Spiritual (SPECS) health—focuses on helping class members develop appropriate and healthy relationships....
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Management of Commercial Fisheries, Part 3
Students search the Internet and write a research paper on the environment. In this investigative lesson students develop a paper on fisheries and management of them.
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IIII---L-lll-ke---IIII-ke-and-M-IIII-ke
Students recognize the letter combination i_e by reading and spelling words with letter boxes in this lesson. They say a tongue twister which emphasizes the long /i/ silent /e/ combination. They then listen the story "Kite Day at Pine...
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Journey Cake (cooking)
Third graders make journey cakes. In this cooking lesson, 3rd graders read written directions for journey cakes and measure out the ingredients. They cook and discuss the relationship between the cakes and Native Americans.
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Power of Speech (Private-Religious)
Learners read a story. In this speech lesson plan, students read Yettle's Feathers and discuss what they learned from this parable. Learners discuss how the words we say have an affect on other people.
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BACTERIAL GROWTH ON FOOD
Students address the question of the value of refrigeration in keeping food (chicken) from "spoiling". They experiment with aseptic technique skills in handling sterile water and some type of quoting system.
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Crying Baby Sound
Students recognize the short vowel a in written and spoken language. Through matching and listening activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /a/ from other phonemes. Students identify the phoneme and letter in words from the story...
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"The Story of Miss Li" by Po Hsing-chien
Fourth graders explore a classic, well-regarded tale of traditional Chinese literature and gain a rudimentary understanding of Confucius values.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Dandelion
Students are read Dandelion, by Don Freeman. In this vocabulary focused instructional activity, students discover the definitions of at least three Tier Two words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both before and after...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Gregory the Terrible Eater
Students are read Gregory the Terrible Eater, by Mitchell Sharmat. In this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the meaning of four new words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both before and after the story is...
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Introduce Vocabulary: I Love You the Purplest
Young scholars are read I Love You the Purplest, by Barbara Joosse. In this vocabulary focused instructional activity, students discover the definitions of at least three "Tier Two" words. As a group, they discuss the meanings of the...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Into the A, B, Sea
Students are read Into the A, B, Sea, by Deborah Lee Rose. In this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the definitions of at least three Tier Two words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, both before and after...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Julius, the Baby of the World
Learners are read Julius, the Baby of the World, by Kevin Henkes. In this vocabulary focused lesson, students discover the definitions of seven new words. They discuss the meanings of the words, as a group, before and after the story is...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Miss Spider's Tea Party
Young scholars identify new vocabulary words in the story Miss Spider's Tea Party. For this vocabulary lesson, students raise their hand each time pre-identified words are heard as the story is read and use words in various contexts...
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Topic: Military/ Defense
Students examine ancient military systems. For this history of defense lesson, students research the weapons employed defending ancient cities and territories. Students describe how they would defend themselves following a plane wreck...
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"Poppy P"
Students engage in a lesson of emerging literacy that focuses on phonemic awareness. The phoneme for the letter "p" is chosen for the lesson and students must acquire the skill of letter recognition also.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Chrysanthemum
Students explore language arts by reading a story with their class. In this beginner vocabulary lesson, students read the book Chrysanthemum and discuss the vocabulary used in the story. Students participate in a word play activity while...
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Introduce Vocabulary: Make Way for Ducklings
Students raise their hands as they hear new vocabulary words read by the teacher in Make Way for Ducklings. In this vocabulary lesson, students continue practicing recognition and usage of new words with teacher prompts.
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I'm Nuts About Reading
Student increase their reading fluency through the use of various strategies. After reviewing good reader strategies, 2nd graders read a novel text. Working with the instructor, they complete a timed assessment of their words read per...