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What is American Culture
Students create what they feel is American Culture using a video camera and capturing 5 frames. They are animating parts of a poem in small groups. They decide the set up, create movable figures, and have a music section. Each person...
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Mardi Gras Quilt
Students investigate the concept of Mardi Gras and how it is celebrated in Louisiana. They use technology in order to create interest in the form of a video. Students create a quilt template using the internet to copy and paste images.
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Wacky Web Tales
Students study the parts of speech and then review them. They identify each part of speech and place them on a tree map. Then they visit a website to create a "Wacky Web Tale" using information from the tree map. They print their tales...
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Understanding Greek Mythology
Middle schoolers explore the role of Greek mythology in ancient Greek life. They discuss the origins of the Greek gods and goddesses, conduct Internet research, and present a project in the form of a dialogue between a Greek god and a...
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Mohs Hardness Test
Fifth graders examine what the Mohs Hardness Scale is before testing a number of minerals to determine their place on the scale. They test a fingernail, a penny, a knife blade, a metal file, and several unknown minerals and rocks using...
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Constructing a Timeline of African History
Young scholars create a timeline of African History. In groups, they research and describe eight different important periods in the country's history. They apply this information to compare and contrast them and how it has allowed...
National First Ladies' Library
Ragtime: The First "American" Music?
Learners investigate the concept of ragtime music and the times associated with it in American history. They conduct research using a variety of resources and listen to a sample before writing down some of the results of the information...
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Looking At French Decorative Arts: A Tapestry Fit For A King
Young scholars create a tapestry based on the Chariot of Triumph tapestry. In this visual arts lesson, students examine images of the original tapestry, determine the meaning of symmetry, and discuss symbolism in this art form. They draw...
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Cinderella
Students explore literary perspective. In this point of view lesson plan, students consider the perception of Cinderella from different points of view. Students share their reflections with their classmates orally or in written form.
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The Social Skill of Communication
Fifth graders explore communication by analyzing manners. In this social skills lesson, 5th graders review the different forms of communication and how to present yourself in a phone conversation, face to face meeting, e-mail, etc....
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Clay Sculpture: Relationships
Students explore art history by conducting an in-class activity. In this sculpting lesson, students examine previously created art sculptures in a textbook. Students utilize clay, sculpting tools and grey paper to create their own...
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Be Used To -- Grammar Worksheet
In this language arts worksheet, students learn the correct use of the "be used to" phrases by first studying an information chart. Students then complete sentences using "be used to" in the correct form. Example: Moving men (are used...
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The Life Masks of Lincoln
Students analyze two life masks of Abraham Lincoln. In this Life Masks of Lincoln lesson students determine which events during his presidency formed the change in Lincoln's countenance. Lastly students create a timeline of important...
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Philanthropy and You
Students identify human rights and study the values of historical figures who fought for human rights. In this human rights instructional activity, students define the term human rights and research examples of human mistreatment in...
K12 Reader
Superlative Adjectives
Is this the greatest or craziest or neatest worksheet on superlative adjectives? Take a look to find out! Kids turn regular adjectives into superlative adjectives and write these new words on the provided lines.
National Science Teachers Association
Adopt-a-Dino
Earth historians research a specific dinosaur, write a paper about the Mesozoic era that it lived in, create an artistic rendition of the environment, and give a presentation in class about what they learned. Be aware that there are...
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The Spread of Enlightenment Ideas
Looking for a simple and straightforward reference on the Enlightenment for your young historians? Check out this list of key terms and important figures from the period, followed by a traditional assessment where your learners will be...
Tallahassee Community College
Finding the Main Idea
A short excerpt at the beginning of the sheet provides middle schoolers with questions to think about when looking for the main idea. Followed by that, learners respond to four reading passages by answering...
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How Do You Read Your News?
Words carry baggage. Class members are asked to consider the weight of words in an exercise that contrasts the word choices in two versions of the same event. Consider following the exercise with an activity in which pairs craft positive...
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Left Brain vs. Right Brain -- Which Side Are You On?
Students examine the different regions of the brain and what they are responsible for. They decide whether they are right or left- brain dominant based on their personalities.
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Sticks and Stones
Second graders discuss bullying and list ways on how they can help reduce bullying amongst their peers. In this bullying lesson plan, 2nd graders also reflect on their own experiences and write journal entries about them.
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Contract Elements
Students read a story and underline as many situations they can that appear to be in contracts. They use the story in order to conduct class discussion. The story details are focused upon in order to identify the contract details and...
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Through the Years: Language Arts
Second graders read "The Hundred Penny Box" by Sharon Mathis Bell. They research each year of their life in preparation for writing an autobiography and develop notes to help them in later writing.
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I am, and this is what makes me special
Students design a PowerPoint presentation using six slides that include a title, a picture and five positive attributes about the student. They include the specified pictures and describe how they relate to themselves.