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Bird and Breakfast

For Teachers K - 1st
Students examine winter birds. In this KWL chart instructional activity, students fill out the chart and view a PowerPoint presentation. Students then complete the chart and discuss winter birds.
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Retell the Story

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students identify bias in books. In this character education lesson, students read a text and discuss any gender or racial bias which may be present. Students retell and rewrite the story in a fair way.
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Slavery and Empire 1440 - 1770

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students reflect on the events that led up to slavery in the early years of North America.  For this United States History lesson, students read excerpts from the book "Out of Many," then gather in small groups to answer specific...
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Early Explorers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the routes taken by the early explorers. In this explorers lesson, 5th graders use interactive notebooks, discussion and maps to discover the routes taken. Students get into pairs and label maps, and create...
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Applied Science-Techonology Post Lab

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students study animals. In this machines and tools activity, students study animals to figure out how various tools were created for humans to use. They are read the story An Elephant Never Forgets its Snorkel to help spark ideas. They...
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Express Yourself!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Elementary learners practice reading with expression to understand text better. They identify punctuation marks to see how each sentence is to be expressed with a certain emotion. Then they practice their new skills by working through...
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Character, You Say? Prove It!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners discuss character traits, and complete a character map and a Venn diagram for selected characters in their assigned text.
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Weather Forecasting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study how to forecast the weather. In this weather forecasting lesson students read different meters and understand basic cloud formations in their relationship to weather.
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Mr.Bubble's News

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use a double bubble thinking map to compare newspapers and magazines. They browse through magazines and newspapers to identify characteristics of each type of text and find 5 features for each type of text. They share...
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Voting and US Resident Aliens

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine the process of voting.  In this American Government lesson, 12th graders evaluate the arguments for and against alien voting.  Students participate in a debate on voting rights.  
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Things to do in a city at night

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students read about things to do in a city at night and answer short questions about it. In this reading lesson plan, students also discuss what to wear, how to be safe, and how to act at a party.
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Creating an Online Disease Pamphlet Using Online and Print Resources

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Eight grade health learners choose a disease to research. They compose their information and create a brochure to give to people who are affected by their chose disease. They address the history, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and...
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Shared Writing (Whole Group)

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students participate in a whole class shared writing activity. They create an original text while examining the thought process of writers.
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Mathew Brady: Civil War

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders interpret historical evidence presented in primary resources. In this Civil War lesson, students analyze photographs taken by Mathew Brady.
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Come Fly with Me

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify rhyming words from the book A Fly Went By by matching words written on index card with same endings, eliciting word when prompted by teacher, and by identifying rhyming words in the text.
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Saint Patrick's Day

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students read an article about Saint Patrick's Day and answer short answer questions about what they read. In this Saint Patrick's Day lesson plan, students answer 17 questions total.
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WOMEN IN ANTHROPOLOGY

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore women (or men if they are underrepresented) who are leaders and achievers in the particular core content curriculum area.  In this Anthropology lesson, 12th graders study the women who have distinguished...
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears

For Teachers K
Students comprehend written text by teaching them how to think about the events in a story as they read. They make storyboards of their own. They need to make sure they put the events on the storyboard in the proper order.
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Chinese Immigration in the Mid-19th Century

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. In this Chinese immigration instructional activity, students research the Chinese immigration between 1850 and 1882.
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Life and change in Northern Ireland

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils read about life and changing times in Northern Ireland and match questions to answers. For this reading lesson plan, students also look up places they can visit in Northern Ireland and write what they would like to do there.
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Using a Story: Miko the Monkey

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Pupils discuss prior knowledge about monkeys with teacher and take a "Monkey Facts" quiz. In this language arts lesson, students make flash cards of vocabulary words and listen as teacher read Miko the Monkey. Pupils complete a series of...
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That Sneaky E!!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Introduce your class to the concept of vowel digraphs. They identify the digraph /ea/ in spoken language. After a brief discussion, they apply the rule for identifying and spelling words containing the /ea/ digraph. Because the...
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You Gotta Have A Hat

For Teachers 1st
First graders compare versions of the folktale, 'Caps for Sale.' After listening to both stories, 1st graders utilize a Venn Diagram imbedded in this lesson to produce a graphic organizer detailing the similarities and differences...
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I Highly Recommend It

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read, "The Watsons Go to Birmingham", and submit a critical review to Amazon Website online by copying and pasting their text onto the site.