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Pizza Muffins & Podcasting

For Teachers K - 6th
Students investigate life skills by participating in a voice recording activity. In this baking lesson, students identify the ingredients needed to create pizza menu items and the steps which should be taken to bake them. Students...
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Activating Students Through Storytelling

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders produce a podcast of a elements of a Chinese folk tale. In this Chinese folk tale and podcasting lesson plan, 4th graders watch as the teacher performs Peach Blossom Spring: A Chinese folk tale. They decide on who will...
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Extra! Extra! Hear All About It!

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Students summarize their weekly class activities by writing a newsletter.  In this journalism lesson, students create a multimedia presentation for their parents based on the classroom events that took place during the week....
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Science Circles Podcast

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Pupils expand upon scientific concepts by recording a weekly podcast. In this scientific theory lesson, students discuss, in small groups, specific scientific topics in a question and answer format while recording a podcast. Pupils share...
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Podcasting: Sharing Your Ideas About Featured Topics and Issues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate podcasting. They read an article related to podcasting. Students access a podcast and using various features such as pausing, rewinding, and fast-forwarding. They work in small groups to produce an original...
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London

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this language arts worksheet, learners listen to a podcast about London. They find words in the text that have a similar meaning to the 8 listed words and phrases. They answer 7 comprehension questions. Students finish a cloze...
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Technology that Makes Phonics Fun

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover the Internet by participating in on-line educational activities.  In this educational technology lesson plan, students utilize interactive story books, podcasts, and games to help expand an understanding of...
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Make a Difference!

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
We are very dependent upon other life forms around us to survive. Here, scholars explore relationships in the ecosystem with the help of Auntie Litter and the pollution patrol. They imagine a world without grass, making connections to...
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The Monkey Dance: Exploring Balinese Culture

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore Balinese culture. In this Balinese integrated fine arts lesson, students listen to a podcast of "The Monkey Dance," taking notes about important features of the dance. Young scholars participate in a jigsaw...
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Conversation Lesson – Music

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students discuss the type of music they listen to and discuss a set of music related words put on the board by the teacher. In this music activity, students work in pairs to discuss words and complete an activity asking questions of...
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Cryptid Zoo

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore cryptids.  In this story writing and technology instructional activity, students define "cryptid," write a short script, and draw an illustration for an imaginary animal character. Young scholars read their...
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Napping House

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Read The Napping House and describe the visual characteristics of the illustrations.  In this perspective lesson plan, learners identify color elements.  They recognize that the text is repetitive and find patterns in the...
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The Business of Design

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers visit the Design for the Other 90% exhibition. In this design lesson, student learn how to design for the population of the world that is poor or impoverished. In addition, students read New York Times articles and watch...
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Expressive Linear Sculpture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop skill in utilizing line in a 3 dimensional context. They explore a variety of techniques for mounting sculptures to a base.
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Jack and the Beanstalk

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create a creative interpretation of Jack and the Beanstalk. In this artistic expression lesson, students paint the stages of the beanstalk plant as a storyboard and create song about how the seed is growing.
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American Music Genres

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students research and listen to a variety of American music genres and create a written comparison between three of the styles.
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Personal Clay Box

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discover how to assemble and finish a lidded box-like form from slabs of clay between soft and leather hard. They gain an appreciation for ceramic art.
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Island Breezes: Exploring Hula Dance

For Teachers K - 4th
Pupils explore Hawaii and the art of hula dance. In this art lesson, students research the art of hula dance and Hawaii. Pupils create their own unique hula dance.
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

For Teachers 9th - 10th
At the online home of Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art find a variety of ways to view and experience the museum's collections and exhibitions, which focus on visual art from 1945 to the present. Interactive content includes podcasts,...