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Pass It On: African American Poetry to Inspire Writing
Students read through poems in a book called Pass it On. There are 19 poems from famous African American poets contained in the book. The poems are specialized for children and after the children have learned about the author and about...
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Students participate in a layered curriculum unit in order to give them opportunities to master objectives. Students pick the activities and this allows a differentiated lesson to occur with many opportunities for assessment.
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Navajo Code Talkers of WWII
Eighth graders assess different ways that significant individuals and events influenced economic, social and political systems in the United States after 1880. They experience a Navajo code talker's dictionary to create and decode messages.
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Those Cells Look Good Enough to Eat
Pupils explore the parts of the cell. In this cell lesson plan, students use foods to create cell models that represent the nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, mitochondria, ribosomes, vacuoles, endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi bodies...
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The Parts of a Trilobite
Students explore the parts of a trilobite. In this fossils lesson, students investigate a real trilobite fossil and identify the body parts, Students label a diagram of a trilobite.
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New Citizen Exam is Democracy 101
Pupils read a USA Today article about U.S. democracy and then complete questions about the topic. In this democracy lesson, students read the article 'New Citizen Exam is Democracy 101.' Pupils learn about the test for U.S. citizenship...
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Red Ribbon Week
Students perform monologues about bullying and cyber-bullying. In this bullying and drama lesson plan, students write scenes while improvising before word processing the scenes. They put their work in order to present a show about...
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Volcanoes: Shield or Composite?
In this volcano activity, students read a 1-paragraph selection regarding shield and composite volcanoes and then identify the 8 errors in the paragraph.
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The Family Tree
In this patterns practice worksheet, students read a 3-paragraph excerpt regarding a family tree and respond to 1 graphic organizer question and 1 short answer question.
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Do it With Dominoes
Young scholars explore modes for addition. In this K-2 mathematics lesson, students investigate the four models of addition (counting, sets, number line, and balanced equations) using dominoes. Young scholars examine the...
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Persuasive Text: Vocabulary Charades
Learners play charades to act out vocabulary words that have recently been introduced in class. For this vocabulary lesson students may work in groups or in pairs.
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Occupations
In this occupations worksheet, students search for occupation words in a word search and label pictures based on occupation descriptions. Students complete 2 activities.
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Evolution: The Great Debate
Students discover how research and questioning are things that must be done in order to form a valid opinion. In this critical thinking instructional activity students answer questions and provide evidence to support their...
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Evaluative Reading Comprehension
In this reading worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about reading lists, classifying, grouping sentences, and more. Students complete 20 problems.
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Spelling For Homeschool
Students use their spelling words in a variety of ways such as repetition, spelling puzzles, and spelling sentences. In this spelling lesson plan, students do a spelling activity for each day of the week.
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The Bones of the Story
Students describe the five elements of a story--setting, characters, problem, events, and resolution. They use the Clifford series of books, and a worksheet imbedded in this lesson to help them explain the five elements of a story.
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Space Shuttle Simulator
Fourth graders discuss the space shuttle and its parts. They vote on a class symbol to be placed on their models of the space shuttle. Students build a model of the space shuttle. They discuss the different media that they will use and...
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What Can I Do For You?
Students explore philanthropic acts within the school. For this philanthropy lesson, students list acts of philanthropy they can do at school and sing songs about philanthropic acts.
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Battle to the Death: Adding Integers
Young scholars explore the concept of adding integers. In this adding integers lesson, students simulate the battle of the 300 spartans at Thermopylae. Young scholars use colored game pieces to represent positive and negative...
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A Hydrothermal Adventure
Students analyze hydrothermal vents. In this hydrothermal vents lesson, students discover the effects of hydrothermal vents on tectonic plates. Students make model hydrothermal vents to understand how they form and operate.
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Immigration and Oral History
Students examine immigration. In this oral and social histories instructional activity, students analyze primary sources to research immigration history in their community. In this year-long research project, students participate in...
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Christiane Amanpour
For this Christiane Amanpour worksheet, students read about the life of the news reporter, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
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Storytelling
Eighth graders retell stories to peers and the entire class. In this storytelling lesson plan, 8th graders research short stories and select a short story to retell. Students rewrite the stories in their own words and tell it aloud.
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Multiplication Movement
Third graders experience multiplication facts through movement and music. They view the Multiplication Rock video, choreograph a movement or dance to teach the multiplication facts of threes, and perform their dance.