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But I Need This

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders place everything in their desk or back pack onto their desk top. They explain why each item is needed. They receive a set of pictures and write a list of things each person or animal needs to survive. They compare people,...
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Leaf Observations

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine a variety of leaves. In groups or individually, they write down their observations on each leaf type and compare them to each other. To end the lesson, they share their observations with the class and draw the...
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Finding Common Ground

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write at least three descriptive qualities about themselves on a note card. The teacher then reads the qualities to the class, and the class members try to determine which student is being presented. They use the cards to...
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Constitution Week

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils prepare one-minute broadcasts about events leading to the writing of the Constitution and current issues in the next election. Students read their broadcasts on the school P.A. system each morning during Constitution Week.
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Blooming Up: Teaching the Art of Questioning

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars, through demonstration and example, write and answer questions at different levels of Bloom's taxonomy.
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Helping Occupations

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss careers that help students and write these in their handout.
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Rain Forests

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the animals and plants of the rainforests. They define rainforest, watch and discuss a National Geographic video, and write a short story.
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On The Senate Floor

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the process of how a bill becomes law. Pupils discuss reasons for debates and explore the use of filibusters. The class observes a video to discover procedures in the House and Senate. Students visit a filibuster...
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What? Where? Why?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use the internet to research the geography of an area where the foreign language they are practicing is spoken. In groups, they use this information to write a short report on the geographical features and how it affects the...
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Multiplication

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write down multiplication facts that are given orally by the teacher and then place playing pieces on the correct number of a bingo chart when a multiplication fact is stated. The winner is the one to fill a row...
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Picture the Problem

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students create an illustration of how to solve math problems. They use appropriate resources for solving the problems. Students have to demonstrate how drawing diagrams and using pictures can help them by using KidPix. On Slide One,...
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Myths and Legends

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders write a myth about a constellation that is seen from the night sky in South Carolina. They draw a picture of their constellation to attach to their myth. They scan their pictures and type their stories into a web page...
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Racists Actions Toward the Native Americans

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore Thomas Jefferson and his attitude toward Native Americans. They study maps from European colonization and the westward movement that pushed the Native Americans further west. Students analyze primary source writings of...
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Making a Greeting Card

For Teachers 1st
First graders brainstorm on what occasions they might receive a card and discuss why we send cards to others. They discuss how they would write the verse for the card and then write a note to someone at school with paper and pencil, and...
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Understanding and Identifying Verbs

For Teachers K - 5th
Students practice identifying the subject and verbs in sentences. In this verb lesson, students can explain the difference between active and passive verbs. Students complete a grade appropriate work sheet.
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Creating Summaries

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders generate written summaries from non-fiction articles.  In this writing lesson plan, 4th graders determine what must be included in writing a good summary and then work in small groups to construct summaries after...
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Tag It and Bag It: Archeology Lab Lesson

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders practice analyzing, collecting and categorizing artifacts. Using charts, they organize and interpret information about the artifacts they classified. They work together to create a graph to represent class totals and...
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What Responsibilities Accompany Our Rights?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students are able to explain the importance of the fulfillment of responsibilities by citizens if everyone's rights are to be protected and able to describe specific responsibilities associated with five essential rights of citizens.
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Common Good in Aztec Culture What Is Sacrifice?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine contemporary examples of sacrifice while listing the reasons and benefits of these acts. They discuss the idea of when a sacrifice is a violation of human rights. They write a personal goal to make a small sacrifice.
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Voting and the U.S. Constitution (Past, Present, and Future)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the 26th Amendment, then write letters to a future guest speaker. Students listen to the guest speaker and ask them questions about voting and voter turnout. Students then create handbills urging citizens to vote.
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Subject Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners examine subject poems and brainstorm a list of possible topics for their own poems. They create a poem using the letters of the subject they are writing about to begin each line. Then they present their work to the class.
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Balloon Bustin' Biographies

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students choose a famous person to write a one to three page report about. They conduct research using electronic encyclopedias, biographies, and videos. When students have all presented their reports, the class has a party.
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Working for What You Want

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write a story about someone who works in order to earn money for something they want.
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Search Report of Information

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research and develop a Report of Information for a research paper. They select a topic, write 5-10 interesting questions, research and take notes, create an outline, and write paragraphs.