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Six Ways to Effectively Use Classroom Volunteers

For Teachers K - 5th
Parents are often an untapped resource, offer them a variety of ways to help in your classroom.
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Sex on TV: Teens and Parents Talk

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students observe human psychology by completing a media analysis worksheet. In this parent and teen communication lesson, students identify the main programs on television today and how sex is used to sell the program as well as...
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PBS

Interviewing: The Art of Asking Questions

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Interviewing skills are important, even outside of a news reporter's desk or employer's office. Take your class through the process of interviewing people they don't know with a set of case studies featuring journalists and various...
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Common Sense Media

Which Me Should I Be?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Impress upon learners the importance of considering how we identify ourselves online, and how this relates to overall considerations of safety and digital wellness.
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Project H.O.P.E. (Highlighting Opportunities for Potential Employment)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore career paths by creating a job scrapbook.  In this employment lesson, students discuss what types of skills employers look for in the job market.  Students decide on a career they would like to explore by...
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Social Media Toolbox

A Look at Social Media Policies

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Should school news publications use social media if their district is against the use of social media in school? Pupils ponder the policy, then examine their publication's plan in parts seven and eight of a 16-part Social Media Toolbox...
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Our State Road Trip

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders engage in a virtual tour of the state of Florida.
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Welcome to Our School

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students build a friendly environment for future students by creating a PowerPoint presentation.  In this middle school introduction lesson, students utilize a camera to record important moments throughout the school year....
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Stars and Stripes Forever: Researching Veteran's Day and Historical Events

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research Veteran's Day and wars that affected the United States. In this research lesson, 6th graders work in small groups to create an oral presentation based on Internet and conventional research. They complete...
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"Hector's World" Episode 5

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students consider when, and if, they should share information about themselves over the internet. In this online safety lesson, students view the show "Hector's World." They then discuss how to use caution, unsafe feelings, and the help...
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Safer Web Surfing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore and discuss the risks of internet use. They discuss ways of keeping their personal information safe online. Students create a poster or instruction card aimed at telling younger students how to use the internet safely.
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A Guide to Your Children's Schools: A Parent Handbook [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Information about the U.S. school system written especially for immigrant parents but beneficial, nonetheless, for any parent who has questions about school-related issues. Explains, in simple language, the types of schools available in...
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Scholastic

Scholastic Parents: Best Bets for After School

For Students 9th - 10th
Some solid advice on extracurricular activities: why they matter, the benefits, the activities to choose from.
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US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: Helping Your Child Learn History

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Parents can begin their child's journey into history as well as supplement their classes in school by doing these activities created by the Department of Education.
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US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: Helping Your Child Learn Math

For Students 3rd - 8th
Math is all around us. Use these simple techniques and activities at home, at the grocery, and "On the Go" to give your children a boost on the Math path.
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US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: Helping Your Child Learn Math

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Math is all around us. Use these simple techniques and activities at home, at the grocery, and "On the Go" to give your children a boost on the Math path.
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US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: Helping Your Child Learn Math

For Students 3rd - 8th
Math is all around us. Use these simple techniques and activities at home, at the grocery, and "On the Go" to give your children a boost on the Math path.
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US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: Helping Your Child Learn Math

For Students 3rd - 8th
Math is all around us. Use these simple techniques and activities at home, at the grocery, and "On the Go" to give your children a boost on the Math path.
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US Department of Education

National Institute for Literacy: A Child Becomes a Reader [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An excellent 48-page booklet, entirely available online, that lists activities that parents and children can do at home to assure successful reading skills. Parents can also check their child's development by looking at "What children...
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Kids Health: Extracurricular Excitement

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very general overview of the benefits to be obtained through joining extracurricular activities.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Making Math Real

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Parents strive to open the doors for their children into the vast halls of learning. How to start! Family-friendly ways to incorporate math concepts at home are given here.
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The College Board

College Board: Extracurricular Acitivities; Life Outside the Classroom

For Students 9th - 10th
Here are some thoughts on how colleges look for extracurricular activities or a "passion for an activity outside of the academic setting."