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No Publicity, Bad Publicity?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the factors that can influence a celebrity's media image and marketplace viability. They read an article, answer discussion questions, role-play advisors to a studio head, and write a letter to a studio head.
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Digital Storytelling Lesson Plans Bring Stories to Life

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students can use technology to enhance and improve their stories using digital storytelling lesson plans.
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Writing and Literature

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers participate in a layered unit that includes activities like: Write a character study (minimum 250 words) of a character you are familiar with from a book or play. What is their personality like? Who would you compare them...
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Kino in Stuttgart

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars visit websites to locate movies that are playing in Germany. They complete a worksheet, locate information about a particular movie in Germany, and create an ad in German for a movie.
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Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe

For Teachers 8th
Before reading Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" in your class, walk learners through this scavenger hunt that teaches them about Poe's life and works. Though the lesson plan is designed for 15:1 special education class, it could work in any...
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One Step at a Time

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students investigate the customs and habits of other cultures by reading letters from a Peace Corps Volunteer.  In this global customs lesson plan, students discuss how analyzing a culture is similar to analyzing art, no two people...
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Telling Time as an Everyday Use of Numbers

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
How can we estimate time? Have your young mathematicians make a clock. Then they compare and contrast types of clocks. They practice writing times in two different ways and make a book about telling time.
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Snowball Soap

For Teachers K
Students create their own soap sculptures and take them home to use. They gradually add water to soap flakes until they are a consistency that can be molded. They mix the concoction with their hands and then sculpt the "snow" into...
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Breaking News English: Record Bank Robbery in Brazil

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read " Record Bank Robbery in Brazil," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Using a Concept Definition Map

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students define "natural disaster" by offering examples and charting them to discover what a concept definition map is. Then students create their own maps using the word "city".
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Jet Who?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the emerging budget flight industry and the resulting increased competition among airlines. They compare a budget airline with a legacy carrier in terms of cost, corporate profile, flight statistics, amenities, and...
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Flight of the Future/Space Flight

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore space science by viewing videos on YouTube. In this moon landing lesson, students view clips of Neil Armstrong taking his first step on the moon and discuss the space race between the U.S. and Russia. Students utilize...
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Natural Born Robots: Body Builders

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students perform activities to explore how their arm works and what muscles are involved. They view animated comparisons of human and robotic arms. Students create a model of the human arm.
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Snowball Soap

For Teachers K
Students demonstrate healthy hand-washing techniques. They mix water and soap flakes, and create snow soap sculptures.
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Breaking News English: London Police Shoot to Kill

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "London Police Shoot to Kill," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Disney in Talks to Buy Pixar

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Disney in Talks to Buy Pixar," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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What's Wrong

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this conversation practice worksheet, students practice a conversation about camping and then answer 4 questions related to camping.
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Test Your Research Skills: 20 Great Woody Allen Films

For Students 4th - 5th
In this research worksheet, students search for the titles of 20 Woody Allen films. Students are given a few key words for each movie title and then must fill in the blanks for each of the 20 titles.
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Breaking News English: Brad Pitt to Adopt Angelina Jolie's Kids

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Brad Pitt to Adopt Angelina Jolie's Kids," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: David Beckham to Defend Marriage in Court

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read " David Beckham to Defend Marriage in Court," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: London Police Shoot to Kill

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read "London Police Shoot to Kill," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Computers to Match Man by 2009

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Computers to Match Man by 2009," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Disney in Talks to Buy Pixar

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this English learning exercise, students read "Disney in Talks to Buy Pixar," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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Study Buddies: Elapsed Time

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
For this math worksheet, students will work with a coach to solve a problem about elapsed time. Students will follow a step-by-step process and notes are provided for the coach.