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Encouraging Introverts in an Extroverted World

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Our classrooms can be crucial to pupils’ lifelong understanding and appreciation of both extroverts and introverts.
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Nurturing Green Thumbs at School

For Teachers K - 6th
Incorporating a school garden into the curriculum cultivates many benefits.
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Debating Ethics with Literature

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Use group discussions, analysis, and ethical dilemmas to build critical thinking and an empathetic perspective.
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WWII Newspaper Using the Team Interview Model

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students interact with each other to conduct interviews after conducting meaningful research about the era of World War II. The interview is conducted in a group and then can be presented to another group or the whole class.
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Return from Winter Break Without Losing Progress

For Teachers 1st - 9th
Hope is not lost when pupils return from lengthy breaks seeming to have forgotten everything you’ve taught them.
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How to Learn Like a Pro!

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
What's the best way to ace an exam or pass a difficult class? Scholars find out using an information-packed eBook. Pupils read about learning styles, study skills, test-taking strategies, and other topics associated with maximizing...
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There Was Always Sun

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the chronicles of history about the Negro Leagues baseball by using rare historical footage and interviews with Black baseball greats. Students also examine how to work in groups to use online resources to reinforce...
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The Times and Life During the California Gold Rush

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read about the era in their history books, write in their journals revolving around the Gold Rush, making crafts such as newspapers, and also play the part of the Forty-niners.
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Ban That Book!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Take advantage of Banned Book Week to pique students' interest and get them reading! Create a classroom display of previously banned books and allow each member of your class to choose one to read. After they have read their book, get...
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Caracas: Yesterday and Today

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners work in small groups to discuss technologies used by Venezuelans and their attitudes regarding these technologies. They compare these findings to their own community.
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Fur Trading

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars take on a role such as a farming community, hunting community or a trading post. They decide which products they focus on and then trade with the other groups.
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The See Family

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine photographs as primary source documents. Students are broken into groups and are given photographs of the See Family.
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Pet Food Safety a Concern

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners research pet food safety laws to find out what is required in general, explore what fellow students consume, consult with veterinarian about what he or she thinks about pet food safety, present findings to classmates, and...
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Cultural Lit. 26: Anasazi Pueblo: 1050 to 1300 A.D.

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study Anasazi Culture through direct instruction and cooperative groups.
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Computer Terminology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars review the history of computer technology and how much it has changed over time. In groups, they examine the different looks of technology from the past to today and are introduced to computer terminology. Individually,...
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Twain's Hannibal

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the life around Hannibal, Missouri, during the latter half of nineteenth century. They use various online and print resources to determine what effects this location had on the writings of Mark Twain. Students...
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Natural Resources and the Economy

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify factors that determine economic development. They investigate occupations related to the natural resources and community development of SE Utah and the Four-Corners-Region. They review the listed natural...
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Red Riding Hood in China

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Inspire young writers to compose their own version of the fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood." They begin by reading "Little Red Riding Hood" and the Chinese version <i>Lon Po Po</i>, then they compare and contrast the two...
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Department Duties

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify three kinds of health or safety workers and explain how they help protect the health of the people in a community.
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Rhythm Compositions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the concepts that focuses upon the musical rhythms. They conduct class discussion and use questions in order to clear up any misconceptions. Students create art compositions that illustrate rhythm and then each one...
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Keyboarding-Fractured Fractions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice key words based on clues. They are able to generate a numbered list of words. Students use correct keyboarding techniques. They strengthen their practice on the alphabet keys in the end.
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ESL Autobiographies

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students develop collaborative skills while creating a vocabulary word list. They work together to take each others photos using a digital camera. Students access a website to copy and paste their photos into a word document. They create...
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Other Countries

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars select a country and conduct research on the culture, population, geography, and government of their country. They conduct research using the Internet and a variety of resource books, and write and publish a report that...
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The Civil War through a Child's Eye

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers read Paul Fleischman's Bull Run in Readers Theater format. Next, students examine and interpret primary source images of Civil War era middle schoolers and reveal their understanding of a child's perspective in a...