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Goal Setting
Students are introduced to how to set their own goals. As a class, they explain the difference between short and long-term goals and give examples of each. Individually, they write their own goals down being sure to give it a timeframe....
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Making Questions
Students create questions for the answers provided. This worksheet gives ESL students a chance to practice making questions.
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Woodrow Wilson: Prophet of Peace
Students read and discuss various speeches by Woodrow Wilson, and write and present a brief radio address that will persuade the nation to return to world peace. Students analyze current events and discuss whether the world has upheld...
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Walt Disney World
Fifth graders increase their reading, speaking, and listening comprehension skills on the basis of cultural practices.
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Snow Treasure: Marie McSwigan
Learners read and discuss Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan.
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HI! HELLO! GOODBYE!
First graders study common forms of courtesy, greetings, and leave-takings appropriate to the time of day. They use common forms of address appropriate to one's relationship with another person's age, rank and number. They draw two...
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African Safari Adventure
Students conduct Internet research on the different safaris available. They locate and label safari sites on the continent of Africa. They create a PowerPoint presentation for the class to persuade the class why they should vote for...
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Life Is a Cycle
Pupils investigate about cycles through games, shared readings and a shared writing activity. They play a game of Ring Around the Rosie to be introduced to the concept of "cycle."
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Spanish Lesson
Students study the culture and current events of one of the Spanish speaking countries throughout the year.
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Robot Soldiers
Students explore the studies on scientists building a mechanical super-soldier that can heal its own wounds. Students consider and discuss the implications of mastering and using this type of technology. Students analyze the importance...
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Yam and Eggs
Pupils gain knowledge about the different kinds of foods people eat around the world for breakfast. They look at a map and see if they can come up with reasonable answers as to why location may affect what people eat. Students also...
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An Interview with Mr. Sol
Students explore the sun, the galaxy, and planets. As an introduction to a class discussion of the sun, students perform a skit. They discuss the elements that make up the sun, stars and planets.
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Graph It
First graders collect classroom data (such as mode of transportation used to get to school) and prepare a pictograph to interpret the information.
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What Are the Risks?
Middle schoolers use dice to determine the risk of being exposed to radon. They practice using new vocabulary related to probability and ratios. They make predictions about the results and record their observations.
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Comparing Forecasts To Today's Weather
First graders compare forecasts to today's weather. They gather information about today's weather and record it on a chart. Students record information on the weather and discuss the importance of forecasts.
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A Gathered Garden
Students are introduced to how to create a garden made out of fabric. Using different types of fabrics, they make various types of flowers to be used on their quilts and practice using different methods to attach them. They share their...
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Introduction to Junkanoo! A Bahamian Festival
Students examine a Bahamian festival called Junkanoo. They analyze how group cooperation is related to the festival. They finally identify how factions form and how they can help or hurt a community.
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Streams of Time Lesson Plan: Visually Organizing the History of the Atlantic Slave Trade
Students, after reading the Transatllantic Slave Trade, create a color coded triple-timeline to help them explain the chronological streams that flow through the essay.
Read Works
Read Works: From Morning to Night
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how the day moves from morning to night. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Article a Day Set: Time: Parts of a Day
[Free Registration/Login Required] ReadWorks provides numerous resources filled with informational articles. "Parts of a Day" provides information about the parts of a day: morning, afternoon, evening, and night. This passage is designed...
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Read Works: Morning Sunshine
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about how the tilt of the Earth on its axis affects sunrises and sunstes. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Morning Earth
Morning Earth: All Lives Seek Balance: Introduction to Homeostasis
Scholars explore the Biology concept of homeostasis. The tutorial consists of definitions, examples, and pictures. Topics include homeostasis in organisms, how they work, and the internal environment.
Wisconsin Historical Society
Wisconsin Historical Society: Ho Poe Kaw (Glory of the Morning)
Ho-poe-kaw or Glory of the Morning was a female Chief of the Ho-Chunk in Wisconsin, as recorded in 1727. She married a French fur trader. Together they worked to help the Ho-Chunk battle the Meskwaki over access to river routes.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Spring Morning in the Heart of the City
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art the painting "Spring Morning in the Heart of the City" by the American impressionist painter Childe Hassam is profiled with a large image of the piece, a description, and links to related topics and...