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The Legend of King Arthur

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore historical perspectives through literature. In this King Arthur lesson, students discover the attributes of dramatic monologue as they read selected literature. Students then discuss the legend of King Arthur and Camelot...
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Breaking News English: Aung San Suu Kyi

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Aung San Suu Kyi learning exercise, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions,...
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Grandpa's Mountain

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read the book Grandpa's Mountain and discuss how land was taken away for "the good of the country". In this social studies lesson plan, 5th graders then create a newspaper, poster, poetry, interviews, surveys, or other...
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My Brother Sam is Dead: A study of the Revolutionary War

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete an analysis of the Revolutionary War through literature. After "My Brother Sam Is Dead," students create a time capsule containing items that would be relevant during the Revolutionary War. They identify key...
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The Nature of Sound

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students use basic scientific concepts to complete the series of puzzles that are intended to increase science literacy while focusing upon sound by listening to the tones on a telephone.
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Gifts from the Sea

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover the oceanic food chain.  In this healthy eating lesson, student investigate the fish we eat and the food the fish eat.  Students discover what ocean animals eat seaweed and what everyday foods we eat that also...
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Gifts from the Sea

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate parts of the ocean. For this seaweed lesson, students identify foods that contain seaweed, parts of seaweed, and how the ocean affects our lives. As a class students brainstorm ways we rely on the ocean and compare...
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Identifying Bullies

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate human behavior by defining bullies.  In this psychology lesson, students read the book Just One Flick of a Finger, and discuss why bullies act out in front of other children.  Students investigate actions...
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Sentence Structure Lessons

For Teachers 7th - 10th
By using games, activities, and incorporating technology teachers can make sentence structure lesson plans interesting.
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Density Lessons and the Oil Spill

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Teachers can use the oil spill cleanup efforts as a springboard to discussions and activities related to density!
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Play-Doh and the Writing Process

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
The art of writing is very similar to that of creating a sculpture. They both follow a familiar process.
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Project Yellow Bus

For Teachers K
Students discover the uses of energy and the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources. They participate in hands-on activities to help them explain the concept of energy.
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Fallout

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view a short film about the results of dropping the atomic bomb at the end of World War II. They research controversies surrounding the use of the bomb and nuclear weapons. They write two editorials about the issue.
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Narrow It Down

For Teachers K - 6th
Students participate in a logic activity in which they identify items. In this logic activity, students work in groups as they play a questioning game that is similar to "Twenty Questions." They ask questions and rule out items in a...
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Scavenger Hunt for Adjective Images

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars work in groups to create silent videos or still images that define or represent adjectives. They share their creations with the other groups in class to see if they can determine the adjective their project represented.
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Questions regarding the Digestive System

For Teachers 4th - 7th
In this science related worksheet, learners locate and answer thirty three multiple choice questions regarding the digestive system in humans.
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Idiom Conversations

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this idioms worksheet, students choose the answer that is closest in meaning according to the preceding conversation. All of the sentences include different idioms and slang.
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Truthfulness

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate the concept of truthfulness. They practice the skill through seeing how truth is seen from other perspectives. Students are given a quotation to consider and spend time brainstorming with others about its meaning.
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Kindness Compliments

For Teachers K - 6th
Students write compliments for the staff at their school. In this compliments lesson plan, students demonstrate kindness by anonymously writing and taping compliments to people's doors around the school.
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Become a Word Detective

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students investigate the origin of words in the English language.  For this language history lesson, students examine words by breaking them down and finding their roots.  Students analyze words from a poem and complete a word...
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Angels of Generosity

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils write a generosity journal which chronicals acts of kindness after reading the Surat story, Angel Child, Dragon Child.
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Harriet The Spy

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the style of diary writing as its own genre of literature. They read Harriet The Spy in order to have a text for this literature study. Students use the skill of prediction to preview the story, and then...
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Life of a Logger

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars are introduced to the work and lives of 19th century lumberjacks through a living history slide show presentation. They compare and contrast life 150 years ago with the present. Students describe the history of logging in...
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Be A Cartographer

For Students 4th - 6th
In this be a cartographer worksheet, students read about the history of cartography, make a map of a familiar place, share it with a friend and answer 2 questions about their friend's map.