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A Critical Challenge Approach to Woman in New France and Huronia
Students works in groups to study the lives of women in New France and Huron communities. In this French and Indian history lesson, student groups research cultural attributes that existed for women in New France and Huron communities....
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Becoming a "Gringo" Immigrants, Language Learning and Acculturation
High schoolers examine the experience by immigrants coming to America who are Spanish-speaking. As a class, they define "Gringo" and read poems whose authors first language is Spanish. In groups, they participate in different sections...
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Phonemic Awareness
What was the sound that letter made? The letter S is the phoneme of today's lesson and it is ready to make an appearance. Little ones discuss the sound S makes, then they hold up S cards every time they hear words containing the...
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Reciprocal Teaching: Eddie Miranda Looks at New York
Third graders use the strategies in Reciprocal Teaching: predicting, clarifying, questioning, summarizing, and visualizing. They utilize these reading strategies when reading "Eddie Miranda Looks at New York."
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Body Language
First graders investigate the three main parts of a plant. In this plant parts lesson, 1st graders explore vocabulary for the topic and read a story about plant parts. Students view a PowerPoint and take a quiz for the topic....
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Language Arts: Character Comparison
Fourth graders, using Kidspiration, compare and contrast the two main characters from Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. They use a teacher-created template to describe their characters. Students then create their own character analysis.
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Voyage to the New World
Third graders investigate the history of North America by creating a map. In this world geography lesson, 3rd graders analyze the voyage Christopher Columbus took to arrive at the new world by creating a map of his...
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Grade 6 Language Arts Test
In this grade 6 language arts test, 6th graders complete a 30 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 6 concepts.
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Holidays: New Year's Eve/New Year's Day
In this foreign language worksheet, students read nine sentences about New Year's traditions. They are given two choices for each of the 13 blanks.
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Language Arts Review for Grade 1 (1.4)
In this language arts review for grade 1 (1.4) worksheet, 1st graders answer 25 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about sentences and parts of speech.
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Enjoying the Adventure
Students watch the video of "The Prince and the Pauper" and analyze, compare and contrast the characters. They write letters to a character from the point of view of another character and create a new ending to the play.
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Design a New Dollar Coin
Students create a design for a new coin after researching people who have impacted history. Students must write a persuasive essay about why this person should be memorialized on the dollar coin and present their person to the class.
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Emotive language
Students examine emotion-based language. Students read a news story to discover examples of emotive words. They develop a class list of examples of emotive language. As a class project, students select a news story and change it into...
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Race, Language and Separation
Sixth graders discuss the idea of separation in today's society. In groups, they examine the laws used in the past with a focus on "separate, but equal". They review the Brown v. Board of Education case and determine if it caused or...
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Language Arts: The Doctor Will See You Now
High schoolers are able to compare the treatments available for certain medical conditions during three different points in time during the last hundred years; list the medicines and drug therapies available now that have helped them and...
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Monkeying Around with Junie B.
Junie B. Jones is the star of this worksheet. Learners draw a picture of what she thought her brother looked like in Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business. They draw another example of figurative language.
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On the Road
Jack Kerouac's cult classic, On the Road, is the focus of this resource designed for teachers
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New Year's Topics
Students work in small groups to dialogue about New Years topics. In this research lesson, students answer questions with the opinions about the new year, then choose a topic to research and report their findings to the class.
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Settling Down in a New Country
Students explore environments by researching foreign countries. For this immigration lesson, students complete worksheets describing the many steps needed for an immigrant to become a citizen in a new country. Students participate in a...
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Value of Parent-Teacher Meetings Increases at High School Level
Students analyze parent involvement in their high school children's lives. In this journalism activity, students read the USA Today article titled "Value of Parent-Teacher Meetings Increases at High School Level", respond to discussion...
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Signs and Symbols to Acquire Language
Young scholars utilize deductive reasoning to decipher unfamiliar words and sounds. They acquire high-frequency words by viewing street signs and playing phonics games. Students This lesson is intended for young scholars acquiring a...
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Vocabulary: Learning Languages 1
In this vocabulary worksheet, students answer 10 multiple choice questions about learning languages. Students are instructed to choose the best answer, as several responses may be acceptable.
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A New Ending for Of Mice and Men
Students rewrite the ending of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. In this Of Mice and Men lesson, students enter a fictitious contest in which they compose a new ending for Of Mice and Men in which Lennie is not killed. The...
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Migrating to Texas
Fourth graders explore the migration to Texas from other parts of the United States. Through journal entries they write about the trip as if they were the settlers coming to a new and foreign country. Working in small groups, 4th graders...