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Stain My Days Blue

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read several poems related to the life and culture of the Appalachia region. They are introduced to the poetic forms of simile, alliteration and onomatopoeia and respond to the poems through journal entries and poetry of their own.
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The Land of Immigrants

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students access information and data about US immigration using the Internet and other sources. They identify from research data the countries from which the largest number of immigrants to the US come from and create a database of these...
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Loving Literature

For Teachers 1st
First graders, after having "Are You My Mother?" by P.D. Eastman read to them, participate in group discussions or independentally work to analyze a spreadsheet to identify essential elements in the story and graph their data. In...
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Book Club Sheet

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this "book club" worksheet, students complete a sheet on a book they bring to the "book club." Students fill in basic information about the book, then information about characters, scenes, genre, etc.
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Identifying Genre

For Students 9th
In this identifying genre worksheet, 9th graders read the titles and descriptions of 15 stories, identify and write the genre and subgenre from the list provided.
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Identifying Clouds

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars work in groups to research and prepare a report on cloud types. They present their findings to the class and take a group quiz competing for points. Students go outside and determine which type of clouds are visible on...
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Exploring All Frontiers

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students utilize higher thinking skills to expand their self concept to include physical, cognitive, and affective frontiers. The teacher create activities which allow students to use raw data and primary sources, as well as...
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How Does Your Garden Grow?

For Teachers 2nd
Students complete activities to learn about the life cycle of a seed. In this plant growth lesson, students complete activities for the life cycles of seeds.
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Heroes of the Civil War Era

For Teachers 6th
Students complete a unit of lessons about the heroes of the Civil War Era. In this Civil War lesson, students complete a 13 lesson unit about the Civil War and its heroes.
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Lesson Two: Rock N Rhythm & Rhyme (Part Two)

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders find rhythm and rhyme in poetry. In this poetry instructional activity, 2nd graders listen to different poems to find the rhyming words. They play a memory game and try to find two words that rhyme. 
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Finding Your Story: Helping Students Begin Their Memoir

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners write their memoir. In this memoir lesson, students study the differences between an autobiography and a memoir. Learners construct an outline as the basis for their memoir.
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Genre Book

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students present genres to the class.
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Native American Legends

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students work together in groups to research a Native American legend. They present the information they gathered in a format they chose. They write their own legend based on their research.
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911 As History

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize persuasive techniques, think criticaly about the messages contained in various media, and discuss controversial issues in constructive ways. They analyze the deeper messages contained in children's literature, and...
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There Was an Old Lady. . .

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students alter a familiar short poem or song with synonyms and antonyms. In this synonym and antonym lesson, students replace the synonyms or antonyms in the text and discuss the changes in meaning. Students share their words.
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Digital Storytelling

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write a creative story and turn it into a digital storybook. In this digital storytelling instructional activity, 6th graders write a creative story, illustrate the story, and then use computer technology to turn their...
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Bahamian Coral Reef Development

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students study tourism and conservation. For this coral development lesson students view a PowerPoint presentation and write a report. 
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How does it feel? Why is the Civil Rights Movement so Important?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the Civil War. In this US history lesson, 5th graders simulate what life was like during the Civil War by having two groups with one group given more materials than the other group. Students then draw a...
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Reader's Workshop: Julius

For Teachers 1st
First graders use prior knowledge and reading strategies for the story (Julius).  In this reader's workshop lesson, 1st graders use elbow buddies to discuss parts of the story during guided reading.  Students review reading...
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Eloquent Speech

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discover that oral and written communication can be improved, and made to sound more eloquent, when the following questions are addressed; Who? What? Where? When? Why? students use word processing to copy a poem using clip...
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Wolves

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners utilize several different sources to research wolves, after completing the K-W-L process.
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Famous Poems and Poets

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students investigate well known poets, forms, and poetry terms. They explore various websites, complete an online scavenger hunt, and take an online poetry test.
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Measurement Mania

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders get many opportunities to practice their measurement skills.
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Population Patterns

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study patterns of population growth in an ecosystem and why populations must remain in balance. They interpret basic population graphs and suggest scenarios about different population growth patterns in an ecosystem.

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