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Who Am I? Exploring Identity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers define identity, consider who they are/what they value, explore the work of two photographers featured on an upcoming episode of EGG THE ARTS SHOW to see how they have dealt with the issue of identity, and respond using...
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A Wrinkled Relationship

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners become familiar with the hardships of mothers during the Great Depression. They also gain an understanding of the literary style of monologue and first-person point of view through creating their own monologues in response to a...
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Rhyme In Time

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Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of rhyming and recognize them in different pieces of literature that includes songs, speech, and poetry. They also listen to music to make an auditory connection to the concept.
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Beyond the Story: A Dickens of a Party

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders collaboratively research the life and times of Charles Dickens as it relates to a character from the story, and write and present a first-person character analysis.
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Suggestions for Teachers: National Crisis

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students participate in group discussions in the face of national crises. In this coping strategies instructional activity, students openly discuss their feelings regarding traumatic events. Eleven suggestions for leading discussions...
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Bill of Rights in the News: Election Issues 2008

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider First Amendment rights. In this Bill of Rights lesson plan, students complete an activity guide regarding constitutional rights issues raised in the 2008 presidential election. Students respond to discussion questions...
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Allergies V. Viruses

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how viruses and allergens affect the body.  In this viruses lesson students create flow charts and examine the differences in how colds are diagnosed. 
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Reading Clinic: Use Predictions to Help Kids Think Deeply About Books

For Teachers K - 8th
Students learn to use prediction to think more deeply about literature. In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students chart predictions in order to more fully understand text.
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Use Parts of Speech to Improve Sentence Beginnings

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students demonstrate the parts of speech in sentences. In this grammar lesson, students highlight and identify the parts of speech in sentences.
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Friction Fanatics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Student and compare the three types of friction. In this physics lesson, high schoolers determine the coefficient of friction using the CEENBoT. They investigate how friction changes as the angle of the incline changes.
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Active Listening

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students talk with a partner. In this listening lesson, students play a favorite colors listening games, review a checklist for active listening and practice active listening with a partner.
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The Palmer "Red Raids"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore how Americans reacted to communism. In this Red Scare lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding the details of the Palmer "Red Raids" and its implications. Students respond to...
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The American Revolution

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders read and analyze document based questions about the American Revolution.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders analyze documents and pictures. 
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Floods

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the devastation floods may cause. In this current events lesson, students analyze a photograph of a flood scene to determine what was taking place when the photograph was taken. Students respond to the provided...
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Getting to Know the House

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take a closer look at representative government. In this House of Representatives lesson, students discuss their local representative in Congress and research his or her responsibilities. Students respond to the provided...
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Phoneme Segmentation

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars practice counting the number of sounds in names and words through the use of a ninja puppet that chops the sounds. The emphasis is on the breaking up of the names with the use of karate chops to increase student...
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Positive/Negative Shapes, Shamrocks And Matisse

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students create Shamrock mobiles or art pieces using positive and negative shapes, card stock, glue, and the techniques used by Henri Matisse. The lesson includes many resource links and is a great project for St. Patrick's Day.
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Looking at the Man in the Mirror

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students reflect on their behavior by listening to an audio tape of Michael Jackson's song, "The Man in the Mirror."
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Literacy: Each One Teach One

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the book, Amber on the Mountain and discuss its philanthropic implications. They determine the literacy needs of their own communities. They ask family members to complete reading recollection forms about when and how they...
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Litter

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discuss and research litter and write an anti litter poem. In this litter lesson plan, students also discuss what they can do to stop litter.
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Constructing A Food Web

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils identify and explain the relationships within a food web. They use index cards to glue pictures of producers and consumers. On the back of the card, students name the organism, list the type of biome in which it is found.
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What Makes A Good Speaker?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students write a response to a diagnostic assessment determining what they need to work on to become good public speakers. They listen to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speech, I Have A Dream, and identify what makes a good speaker.
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Segregation in Prince Edward County

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders examine the history of integration as it applied to Virginia high school in Prince Edward County. They evaluate a map of Virginia counties, read and analyze a first person narrative of a young girl involved in a boycott...
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Social Darwinism and American Laissez-faire Capitalism

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate Social Darwinism. In this government systems lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture on the details of Social Darwinism and American laissez-faire capitalism. Students respond to discussion...