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Music: Follow the Drinking Gourd

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use movement to express a concept. In this interdisciplinary activity, 4th graders listen to the book, Follow the Drinking Gourd, which demonstrates the types of 'communication' used by slaves traveling the Underground...
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Fractions, Decimals and Percents

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders describe parts of a whole as a fraction, decimal and a percent. In this math lesson, 5th graders practice converting fractions to decimals by dividing. Additionally, students explain how decimals are converted to...
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Current Events Lesson Plan 10

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars take a closer look at world events. In this current events lesson, students discuss the role of the newspaper throughout history. Young scholars also discern which sources for news are credible and look at international...
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Native Americans

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students determine how Native Americans were stripped of their cultures. In this Native American history lesson, students analyze several photographs of Native Americans and respond to questions about the photographs. Students discuss...
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Music of Slavery and Oppression in the Mid-1800's

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine 19th century life for African-Americans. For this slavery lesson, students analyze the lyrics of slave songs and present their findings to their classmates.
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Industrial Revolution - Inventor's Exposition

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the impact of the Industrial Revolution on America today.  In this American History lesson plan, 6th graders research a specific inventor from this time period.  Students write a paper describing this...
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Town Directories: Life in Griswold during the 1870's

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore what the city of Griswold, Connecticut, was like in the 1870's.  In this American history lesson plan, 8th graders research what the city of Griswold was like in the past and compare it to the present, then...
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Eleanor Roosevelt: Changing Role of the First Lady

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the role of the First Lady. In this Eleanor Roosevelt lesson, students analyze letters written to Roosevelt in order to determine her influence in the nation. Students discuss their findings.
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Underground Railroad

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders reflect on their knowledge of the Underground Railroad.  For this slavery lesson, 4th graders discuss slavery and watch a video.  Students complete a K-W-L chart after discussion and reading, as well as, a...
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Then and Now

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the past and present by analyzing a group of images. In this community history lesson, 1st graders read the story Sarah Morton's Day by Kate Walters and discuss the time frame of the story. Students create a...
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Biogeochemical Cycles

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research an assigned biogeochemical cycle. In this cycle activity, students need to determine that all cycles need energy to continue. The students will look at a given cycle to describe it, research and draw an assigned cycle,...
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From Kakawa to Chocolate: The Evolution of Chocolate Throughout History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the history of chocolate and its consumption. In this chocolate history lesson, students discover how industrialization changed the way humans consume chocolate. Students use the provided worksheet to note details they...
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Why Milton Hershey Chose Derry Township to Build His Factory

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers determine how push/pull factors convinced Milton Hershey to build his chocolate factory in Derry Township. In this geography skills lesson, students complete an anticipation guide, read about push/pull factors, and...
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Hershey and Advertising

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine Hershey advertising history. In this marketing activity, students analyze the advertising strategies employed by the Hershey company as they respond to discussion questions about 4 Hershey ads. Students write their own...
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Life and change in Northern Ireland

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read about life and changing times in Northern Ireland and match questions to answers. In 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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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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The Civil War - Reading on the Internet

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students fill out a KWL worksheet and answer short answer questions about the Civil War. In this Civil War lesson plans, students find the answers to their questions by researching the Internet.
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Counting Principle

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify the different outcomes given a situation. In this algebra lesson, students calculate the possible outcome using the counting principle. They compare and analyze patterns to make their predictions.
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Perimeter and Area of a Rectangle

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders fill out worksheets to find the perimeter and area of rectangles. In this perimeter and area lesson plan, 6th graders color in the area and measure the perimeters.
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The Greenhouse Effect in a Jar

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore climate change by participating in a physical science experiment. In this greenhouse effect lesson, students discuss the impact global warming has on our environment and how it works. Students utilize a glass jar,...
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Mapping the National Parks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research national parks. In this science instructional activity, students view a video about the national parks and discuss the environments found within the national parks.
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Sarah Palin

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous leaders learning exercise, students read a passage about Sarah Palin and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze,...
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the issue of sexually transmitted diseases and discover that someone may have an STD with no symptoms. In this sexually transmitted diseases lesson, students complete a worksheet as a large group. Students discuss how...
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Count And Add Nickels

For Teachers 1st
This math lesson focuses on coins - specifically the nickel. Students use plastic nickles in order to gain practice counting by fives, and adding amounts of cents. Students complete a worksheet where they tally up different amounts of...

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