Harper Collins
The Giving Tree Anniversary Teaching Guide
Celebrate poetry month all of April with a guide that uses six of Shel Silverstein's most famous books as a basis for the lessons. Discussion questions and writing activities are provided for each of Silverstein's books.
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"Whose (Is)land is This?": topics in Immigration and The Tempest
Class members compare the ways the subject of immigration is treated in The Tempest, Act I, scene ii, Act II, scene i and Act III, scene ii with patterns in American history. After tracing their own family’s journey, a series of...
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Stop Hunger Now
Students explore the problem of world hunger by reading and discussing a United Nations report on world hunger. They brainstorm ideas for programs to end the cycle of poverty and hunger worldwide.
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Post-War Suburbanization: Causes and Interpretations
In this teaching American history worksheet, students examine a primary source document regarding post-World War II suburbanization. Students discuss their impressions of the document.
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Read a Transportation Story
Eighth graders research the career of Arctic transportation. In this arctic transportation lesson, 8th graders read a book about Arctic truck travel and review the historical aspects of transporting goods in the Arctic. Students review...
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When Enough Should Be Enough
Students take a closer look at world hunger. For this global issues lesson, students discuss hunger in African nations and determine how that might organize a school-side campaign to raise money to fight hunger through the charity...
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Using Math To Make Decisions About Animal Habitat
For this animal habitat worksheet, students read, analyze and solve 5 scenarios involving mathematics and animal habitats. Students work out each decision they decide as correct and write out a proposal for each one.
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My Antonia: Story Grammar
Pupils can write down all of the major plot elements of My Antonia by Willa Cather on this straightforward worksheet. Learners note down themes, characters, the chain of events, and more.
John Talavera
Autism iHelp – Opposites
In/out, up/down, big/small; understanding opposites is a fundamental vocabulary-building skill. This app uses real-life photographs, to introduce the learner to the concept of opposites. Learning opposites is necessary for understanding...
Mr. E. Science
Magnetism and Electromagnetism
The biggest magnet in the world is at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and can reach 100 tesla. By comparison, magnets that lift cars are about two tesla. The 11th presentation in this series covers magnetism,...
Albert Shanker Institute
Economic Causes of the March on Washington
Money can't buy happiness, but it can put food on the table and pay the bills. The first of a five-lesson plan unit teaches pupils about the unemployment rate in 1963 and its relationship with the March on Washington. They learn how to...
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VH1 Goes Inside (Out) Trey and Dave Go to Africa
Young scholars discuss the Western method of teaching and learning music and compare that to the aural transmission method used around the world. They practice singing two songs using aural transmission and watch a video showing...
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If the World Were a Village
Learners examine the conditions of the global economy. As a class, they discuss the political, economic and cultural differences around the world. They review the concepts of distribution and scarcity and identify the costs and...
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Teach Science
The students will be learning a Science concept, through a hands-on investigation, well enough to teach it and also understanding
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Can small actions change the World?
Students review some examples from the website "We Are What We Do" and examine the impact of lots of people making small changes to their lifestyles. They complete a worksheet to introduce them to the variety of challenges. Students...
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So You Think You Can Teach? Democracy in America
Students act as teachers and develop a lesson plan that teaches the concepts of democracy and how important it is to become involved in the democratic process. They "teach" their lesson to the rest of the class.
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Genocide in World War II
Students access a variety of websites that explore the Nazi German genocide of Jews in WWII. They view a film, complete a worksheet and write an opinion paper supporting the view to either punish or forgive the perpetrators of crimes...
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Now We Teach Six Rs
Students explore recycling. In this ecology lesson, students sort classroom garbage into items that can be reused, reduced, or recycled. Students brainstorm ideas for reusing items and discuss ways to celebrate Earth Day at...
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Teaching Caring
For this teaching caring worksheet, students complete a true/false checklist about being a caring person and complete discussion questions after viewing a referenced video. Suggestions for writing and students activities are also given.
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Using Numbers to Teach The Major Scale
Students study the numbers to the diatonic major scale using C note as a basis in this standards-based 45 minute activity. Emphasis is placed on singing correct pitch, rhythmic accuracy, and proper breath control.
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Check Out Lights and Shields with Beads
Students explore Ultraviolet detecting beads and conduct several investigations with them. In this investigative instructional activity students participate in an experiment to see the harmful effects of UV light and discuss their...
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Shells Around the World
Learners research a geographical region that contains shells. In this shells from around the world lesson plan, students take a field trip to a local shell shop (if possible) and then work in groups to research a geographical...
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Smiles Change the World
Young scholars explore their feelings when someone smiles at them. For this smiles lesson, students practice listening skills while discussing what makes them smile with a partner.
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The Wonderful World of Colors
First graders imagine what life would look like in one color, then many. They play a game with colored cards where students call out the names of colors. They match colored cards with objects of same color. They read "The Color Box."