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Day you were born newspaper

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students construct a newspaper about historical events that happened on the day they were born. In this newspaper lesson plan, students write an editorial, create a visual, find a political cartoon, and insert an interview.
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Ancient Africa's Connection to Today

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders engage in a lesson plan in which ancient Africa's historical contributions are told though the eyes of a spider, Anansi, and his search calabash game. The game is accessed through a website which is embedded in this lesson...
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Present Continuous (advanced)

For Students 4th - 6th
In this present continuous worksheet, learners fill in the blanks to sentences with the verbs given in the correct form. Students complete 3 exercises.
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Arbor Day Lesson Plans

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Arbor Day provides a great way to teach students about trees, plants, and why we need to protect our planet.
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Favourite Authors

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Learners discuss in open forum their favorite author and give reasons to back up their decisions. Students choose from a variety of writing prompts. Learners prepare a series of questions that they might ask their favorite authors if...
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Hear The Light?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate a circuit and build a flashlight transmitter. In this electricity activity, students are introduced to the parts of the modulated laser and define the purpose of each part. As an assessment, students construct a...
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Buzzing Bees

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in a lesson on phonemic awareness. They practice skills that are considered essential for good reading to occur. The skills of letter recognition and corresponding the letter to its phoneme are taught.
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PEBBLE PICTURES

For Teachers K - 8th
Students paint pebbles to look like people, fish, butterflies, or birds. They glue to a background.
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Service Auction

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students work together to raise money for a community service program by auctioning their services. They brainstorm a list of services that they can provide to parents and other members of the school community.