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Our Family
Students explore the roles of family members. They read books, discuss the special talents of household members, and create a class family album book using photographs brought in by the students.
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Wolves At Our Door
Students investigate the wolf. In this animal adaptation lesson, students examine the social characteristics of the wolf. They discuss the role of human intervention in reestablishing the wolf population.
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Black Separatism or the Beloved Community? Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. For this African American history lesson, students compare and contrast the tactics employed by Malcolm X and Martin Luther...
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Honoring the Veterans of WWI
Middle schoolers raise money for a memorial. In this community service lesson, students support the building of a memorial for WWI veterans in Washing D.C. Middle schoolers educate their community about the memorial, raise funds, and...
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The Many Shades of Our World
Students discover diversity. In this civil rights lesson plan, students consider that skin color is unique and that diversity is common in the world as they complete artwork that reflects the writings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Writing Classroom Agreements using Inspiration & Word to Go
How can you foster a thoughtful learning community for your class? First, the class brainstorms a list of behaviors that will help make the classroom a great place to learn. Then learners group similar ideas together and come up with...
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Source Search: Agricultural Products
Farmers just farm, right? Find out how important agricultural products are to our modern society. Learners will explore the foods, textiles, and fuels made from industrial farm goods. They'll also explore the idea of choosing an...
The New York Times
Crossing the Line Online: Sexual Harassment and Violence in the Age of Social Media - NYTimes.com
Sexual harassment and sexual violence are by no means new issues. What has changed is the role of social media in these issues. This powerful and troubling instructional activity uses a specific rape case to launch research into a...
Virginia Department of Education
Viruses
Germs, parasites, and viruses, oh my! Facilitate a lesson on viruses as individuals explore functions of Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya. They learn how viruses compare with other organisms in nature and how they contribute to health...
Broward County Schools
ABC’s of Bullying Prevention
What is the problem? Why should I care? What can I do about it? These three questions are at the heart of a program designed to lead young people to understand that the way to prevent bullying is for their Attitude and Behavior to Change...
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Community Language Learning
Students discuss whatever they wish and have their English conversations recorded by a tape recorder. If Students speaks using incorrect English, the teacher repeats what was said with proper English for the student to hear. Students...
Scholastic
STEM Challenges and Activity Sheets 3–5
How can engineers help their communities? Three challenges in the first unit explore why STEM is important to communities and how neighborhoods are engineered to experience those benefits. The second unit prompts groups to plan an...
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Creating a Classroom Constitution
Youngsters identify and interpret the importance of having rules in order to maintain order at home, at school, in their community, and in the United States. They create a working Classroom Constitution that governs the classroom and...
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A Passage Through Time
Young learners research and present information about a chosen subject to their peers, parents, instructors, and community. This lesson plan has a strong research and public speaking component, and would be ideal for your higher level...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Types of Radiation
Learn about radiation, and what everyday items produce radiation, with a series of activities about heat transfer. Kids go over basic information about electromagnetic waves and ionizing radiation before performing several experiments...
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A Straightforward Approach
Middle schoolers discuss the importance of honesty. In this character education instructional activity, students discuss being honest. Middle schoolers explore the question, "How is our community and world improved and strengthened when...
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Helping Ourselves: Why Philanthropy Works
Students discover the concept of philanthropy. In this civics activity, students investigate the role of philanthropy in our society, and how it makes life better for all.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Investigating Evidence
Explore the scientific process through nature. Scholars become scientists as they develop a question, design an experiment, collect data, and analyze their results. A two-week lesson guides your classes through the process and provides...
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Sharing our Talents: Art from the Heart
Students examine the concept of giving. In this gifts and talents instructional activity, students read a story about giving one's talents in Native American culture. Students analyze their own special gifts or talents and paint a...
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Our Barrio: Our Community/Adams & Normandie
Third graders examine various structures and people, including the region of Adams and Normandie, in Los Angeles. They conduct Internet research, and identify and locate features in the Adams/Normandie region during the past 60/70 years.
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Community Evolution: Putting the Puzzle Together
Young scholars, working in groups, to study on aspect of their community history. They put their research together in one story about their community.
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Who Can We Help?
Young scholars define philanthropy. In this community service lesson, students assess as a group who at school needs help. Young scholars write letters to offer their assistance where they've found areas of need.
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Purchasing Power
Students participate in a lemonade sale and record their sales in a journal. In this fundraising lesson, students donate money they have raised from a lemonade sale and make a plan for how the money should be spent.
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Jet Delivers Books to Kids Overseas
Students identify the function of organizations, then read a news article about an organization called Room to Read that is sending books to poor countries. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a...
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