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One Room Schoolhouse

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study pictures and artifacts of the one-room schoolhouse. For this compare and contrast lesson,students list similarities and differences in schools of today and one-room schoolhouses. Then students use this analysis to...
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Performing the Heimlich Maneuver

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students perform the Heimlich Manuever. In this first aid lesson, students read about choking and the Heimlich Maneuver. Students learn when and how to perform the Heimlich Maneuver.
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Reading the Newspaper

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read the newspaper.  In this newspaper lesson, students become familiar with the various parts of a newspaper. They read specific parts, highlight important information and summarize what they read. 
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ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES: CAN'T WE ALL GET ALONG?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students reflect and explore their feelings and reactions to a segregation experiment through poetry. They discuss acceptable behavior during the experiment and the next day write journal entries reflecting their experiences.
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The Juicy Stuff Matters

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore and practice the strategy of summarization and scaffolding while mastering how to recap the details from a story and/or singling out what is important to recall from a story. They summarize the book, "How the Grinch...
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Reading Satellite Images

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students analyze satellite images.  In this astronomy lesson, students examine 3 satellite images in order to understand how satellite images are taken and what they can teach scientists.
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Lead Me On - Writing Lively Leads for Book Reviews

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use the concepts found in a PowerPoint presentation, and write leads for book reviews that attract readers and stimulate book interest. They are graded on their ability to engage the reader with their writing.
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Jack and the Beanstalk Math

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students listen to Jack and the Beanstalk and determine what they think are the most common words.  In this Jack and the Beanstalk lesson, students reread the story, count the words they chosen and graph those words. Students graph...
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Sequential Curriculum for Advanced Writing Workshop

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders engage in a ten-month long elective course focusing on college board review and an advanced writing workshop. Both course components focus on thinking and reasoning skills. Various approaches include sentence combining,...
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The Study of the Spanish-Speaking People of Texas: Understanding Photo Essays

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners analyze a photo essay of the Spanish-Speaking People of Texas by the photojournalist Russell Lee. They identify the goals of the photo essay, explore a website, and complete a worksheet.
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Pop Around the World

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students study the origin of popcorn. They locate countries where it is grown on a world map. They color the world map and glue kernels of popcorn onto the countries from which popcorn originated. They write the names of common items...
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The Ideal Employee

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in role playing activities that help them practice successful job interview skills. They take part in mock interviews with employers from the surrounding area. This provides excellent feedback for students about their m
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Grade 6 Language Arts Book 3

For Students 6th
In this grade 6 language arts book 3 worksheet, 6th graders read 2 passages and write 4 paragraphs using details from the passages. 
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Simplifying sentences

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read through several articles as a class and identify key words in sentences. Students work as a class to reduce the length of the article by shortening the sentences but ensuring that they still make sense.
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Language Arts Book 3 Grade 4 Writing Skills

For Students 4th
In this language arts book 3 grade 4 writing skills worksheet, 4th graders read 2 passages, write short answers to 3 questions then write a short essay about one of the passages.
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WRITING AN ARTICLE FOR A CHILDREN'S MAGAZINE

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students engage in the writing of a magazine article. They focus upon the reading of a children's fiction book and create an informative narrative. They create main ideas and supporting details for the article. The supporting of main...
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Summarize and Celebrate Earth Day!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe and demonstrate the process of summarizing text. As a class they read and discuss a poster of the rules for summarization, then silently a page from the book "Let's Celebrate Earth Day." Students then summarize the...
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Enrichment Activities - "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH"

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read the novel "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH." They discuss the various characters in the book, and the different types of conflict that take place within the book. They also research owls and rats to make comparisons...
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It's Raining Meatballs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students observe and demonstrate the process of summarization using the book "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" by Judi Barrett. They silently read the story, and as a class discuss the five W's. Students then write a short summary of...
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Grade 4 Language Arts Test Book 3

For Students 4th
In this grade 4 language arts test book 3 activity, 4th graders read a passage and answer 2 questions by writing a paragraph using supporting details. 
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Language Arts Book 1 Grade 4 Test

For Students 4th
In this language arts book 1 grade 4 test worksheet, 4th graders read 5 passages, then answer 28 multiple choice comprehension questions in standardized test format.
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Grade 5 Language Arts Test Book 1

For Students 5th
In this grade 5 language arts test book 1 worksheet, 5th graders read 4 passages, answer 20 multiple choice comprehension questions in standardized test format, then write a paragraph with supporting details.
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Reading Comprehension

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the task sheet and information on SQ3R reading strategy. They choose a text for reading then apply SQ3R to the text to preview and ask questions about the content, organizational structure and author's prupose for writing.
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The Great Big Especially Beautiful Easter Egg

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students make predictions about the book The Great Big Especially Beautiful Easter Egg by doing a picture walk. For this comprehension lesson plan, students read the book, see if their predictions were right, and draw pictures of their own.