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It's a Bug's Life - Crayon Resist

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students reate an original crayon resist painting of a bugs life. They Choose 1 or more bugs to draw in composition and simplify objects into simple shapes, forms, and patterns students draw objects with spontaneity and imagination.
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Life in Ancient India

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study Ancient India and the vocabulary, language, and everyday life associated with India. They build a time capsule representing their own world for future civilizations to discover. They create labels for each item, giving a...
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Music of Puerto Rico

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study about the musical rhythms and instruments of Puerto Rico. Then they construct their own instruments using recycled products. Students listen to different genres of music and define them. Students focus on the...
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Larger Than Life Figures

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students prepare for and respond to literature selections. This package includes six lessons about larger than life figures from the American Literature series, each covering a different reading selection. Pre-reading and response...
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Radioactive Half-Life

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
For this half-life worksheet, students determine how much of the radioactive isotopes will remain after a certain amount of time. This worksheet has 11 problems to solve.
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The Importance of Site Maps in Archaeology

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students consider the importance of site maps in archeology. They interpret site maps, draw site maps of their classroom and home and then participate in simulated Paleolithic archeological camp activity.
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Spot the Leaf: Identifying Plants in Works of Art

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils explore the leaf as a design motif in art. They conduct Internet research on leaf and tree symbolism, view and discuss artwork, and create an original work of art featuring a leaf or leaf motif.
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On the Surface Of Things

For Teachers 4th - 6th
The purpose of this unit is for students to engage in thinking about the links between science and art. We want to provide students with the opportunity to see original artifacts related to natural occurances.
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Sides of a Texas Quarter

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils study the meaning, symbolism, and value of U.S. coins, especially the quarter. They research Texas symbols online and create a design for the obverse and reverse sides a Texas quarter in a choice of media.
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The Importance of Punctuation

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writing worksheet, learners participate in a variety of punctuation activities. For example, rewrite a text using correct punctuation and unscramble words to create sentences.
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Marine & Aquatic Habitats Activities - Walk in the Wetlands

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners research various types of fresh water wetlands and identify the common animal and plant life in these different ecosystems. They further analyze the need to protect these wetlands and explore their varied uses.
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Walden the Ballad of Thoreau

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students role play to become familiar with the life of Thoreau. In this Thoreau lesson plan, students view a video of the Walden play about Thoreau.  Students perform and promote the play as a school event.
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Insurance Introduction: Types of Insurance

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the various kinds of insurance and why it is important in everyday life. They discuss different coverage that is available to cover risk to which they be exposed in their lives.
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Social Studies: St. Patrick - Symbol of Irishness

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the history of St. Patrick's Day by creating characters and dialog reflecting Irish culture. A major part of the lesson is the construction of a float for a St. Patrick's Day parade. Also, students research and answer...
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Percentages and Fractions of Amounts

For Students 6th - 7th
In this math worksheet, students change percents to fractions on five problems. Students complete a table. Students find a given percent of five numbers. They complete five story problems involving percents.
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The Play's the Thing: The Drama of Cyrano de Bergerac

For Teachers 8th
Students practice dramatic 'living' through various drama activities. In this drama lesson, students define drama, view examples of dramatic elements in Cyrano de Bergerac and Roxanne, define characterization within the dramas, study the...
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The Art of Nonviolence: Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, and Concepts of Nonviolence in Indian Art

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students make connections between nonviolent ideals and art. In this visual arts lesson plan, students discuss the successes of the American Civil Rights Movement and discuss Gandhi's influence on the movement. Students then examine...
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Exploring the Life of a Slave

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore importance of abolitionists who worked to advance freedoms of black Americans prior to/during Reconstruction era, read and identify key concepts in Frederick Douglass's narrative, recognize how Douglass's slave...
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Criticism of Modernity: Gandhi's Association with the American Transcendentalists

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore Gandhi's philosophy links to the works of American Transcendentalists Emerson and Thoreau. For this transcendentalism lesson, 11th graders discuss essential questions about civilization and modernity.
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Using History to Teach Tolerance: A Ripple of Hope

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners investigate the prejudice and racism that has existed in the U.S. for centuries by attending a field trip.  In this equality lesson plan, students visit the Tolerance Museum and discuss the history of the U.S....
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Illustrated Quotes of Julius Caesar

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read and study William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and make a booklet of twenty illustrated quotations from William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar.
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Using Walt Whitman¿¿¿s Poem ¿¿¿Leaves of Grass¿¿¿ And Takamri¿¿¿s Girl And Boy As Inspiration for Writing a Celebration of Self

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners read and analyze Walt Whitman's poem, "Leaves of Grass." They compare/contrast Whitman's style to artist Takamori's style, and write an original poem about their childhood and fond memories.
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Fundamentals of English Grammar

For Students Higher Ed
In this past tense worksheet, students gain an understanding of verbs used in the past tense. Students read 11 sentences and underline the past tense verb in each and then write their own sentences using the verbs that have been underlines.
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Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students read the book Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken and do language arts activities based on the book. In this language arts lesson plan, students read the book given and do language arts activities that include taking a class pet...

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