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Anti-Defamation League

Gossip, Rumors and Identity

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
A thoughtful discussion prompts middle schoolers to reflect on gossip and rumors, what they are, their experience with them, and how some groups experience it more than others. Scenarios challenge participants to consider the impact of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Stimulus/Response in Invertebrates

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners design and conduct and experiment to determine how invertebrates react to an outside stimulus such as light and other stimuli. Student must develop a clear plan of action, collect data in an organized manner and analyze their...
Writing
Curated OER

Advanced Question Response "The Most Exciting Thing"

For Students 6th - 9th
In this writing prompt worksheet, students thoughtfully respond to the question, "What is the most exciting thing you have ever done?"
Writing
Curated OER

Advanced Question Response "A Great Accomplishment"

For Students 7th - 9th
In this writing prompt worksheet, students respond to the question, "When was the last time you accomplished something great?"
Writing
Curated OER

Advanced Question Response "The Most Productive Day of the Week"

For Students 7th - 9th
In this writing prompt worksheet, students respond to the question, "What is the most productive day of the week for you? Why?"
Writing
Curated OER

Advanced Question Response "An Interesting Person"

For Students 7th - 9th
In this writing prompt worksheet, students respond to the question, "Who was the most interesting person you ever met? Why was that person so interesting?"
Writing
Curated OER

Advanced Question Response "What You Read"

For Students 7th - 9th
In this writing prompt worksheet, students respond to the question, "What kind of books do you like to read? What do you like about them?"
Worksheet
Curated OER

How to Be a Good Citizen

For Students 5th - 8th
For this citizenship worksheet, students learn about what it means to be a good citizen. They then answer the 20 questions on the worksheet. The answers are on the last page.
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Curated OER

Applying Principles of Civic Liberty

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders relate the everyday duties in the classroom and in the community. In this character education lesson, 3rd graders compare duties in the classroom to duties in the community and chart them on a Venn diagram. Students discuss...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Being a Good Citizen

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss citizenship. In this being a good citizen lesson, 1st graders complete a worksheet identifying characteristics of a good citizen. Students draw a picture then use a flip camera to capture good classroom citizens.
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Curated OER

Valentine Shop

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students use Coin Critters software to practice coin recognition. Students complete a printing project for the cover of Valentine cards and use monthly calendars or a hundreds chart to count by 5's and 10's. Students use KidPix to create...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

First Amendment Rights

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders participate in a problem-solving and decision-making process involving the First Amendment rights to analyze and implement a solution for a school-related issue. They are given a variety of scenarios to apply the First...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Citizenship Worksheet 5 - Local and State Government

For Students 8th - 9th
The Tenth Amendment of the United States Constitution delegates rights that have not been defined by the federal government to the states. But what are the responsibilities of state governments? What about county and city governments?...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What Is an American?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore different backgrounds of Americans.  In this instructional activity, students discuss how people in the United States may come from a different background, yet have similar values and beliefs.  After the class...
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Curated OER

Our Class, Our Earth day

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students understand the importance of participating in recycling and clean-up efforts in the community. In this recycling lesson, students respond to questions after reading "The Wartville Wizard" by Don Madden. Students articulate...
Organizer
Teacherfiles

Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Encourage your pupils to express their opinions about why they are reading, both positive and negative. After filling in the title and author of the text, individuals write down two things they liked and two things they disliked. They...
Lesson Plan
Center for History Education

Road to Revolution: How did Actions and Responses Lead to an Independent United States?

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Using primary sources, maps, and an interactive M&M game, young historians examine the American revolution as if they were detectives trying to solve a crime. Resource includes graphic organizers and a final writing prompt to aid...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Character Education: Responsibility

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners study Manuel de Zavala and his role in the history of Texas. In this character education lesson, students read about Manuel Lorenzo and underline the responsibilities he took on in his life. Learners then answer questions about...
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Curated OER

Japanese Internment--How Point of View Influences Attitude

For Teachers 11th
How does background and experience influence one's point of view? Dwight Okita's famous poem about the Japanese internment is the text used to explore this essential question. Class members study primary documents to gain the necessary...
Organizer
Curated OER

Literature Study Guide: Siddhartha

For Students 6th - 10th
Though this book report form is labeled Siddhartha, the multiple-page format would work for any novel you are reading in class. Complete with a reading schedule, a summary page, a list of generic literature response questions, and a list...
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PBS

Frankenstein: The Consequence of Creation

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Famous as a horror story, as the first science fiction novel, Frankenstein is also a tale of ambition, a warning about unbridled science, and responsibility for actions. Readers consider what the tale says of the consequences of creation...
Interactive
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Reading and Writing to a Prompt (English III Reading and Writing)

For Students 11th Standards
Learning to read and write in response to a prompt is an essential skill. Users of this interactive learn how to analyze a writing prompt to determine the many facets that must be addressed, how to plan and structure a response, and how...
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Echoes & Reflections

The "Final Solution"

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Nazi policies shifted from deportation and imprisonment to extermination of the Jewish people in death camps in the "Final Solution." Learners examine photos of artifacts, read poetry written by survivors, analyze testimony from...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Health Conscious?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
What is your attitude on health and illness? By considering their own experiences, students will reflect on and discuss their attitudes toward health and illness while educating each other by researching illnesses in small groups,...

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