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Create a Volunteer Spirit

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students evaluate how volunteering helps others. In this philanthropy lesson, students define what a volunteer is and brainstorm a group volunteer project to implement in the school. Students write an essay describing how volunteering...
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Advanced Sentence Completion 5

For Teachers 8th - 12th
In this sentence completion worksheet, students choose the best word(s) to complete each sentence from five possible answer choices.
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The Women's Suffrage Movement Signature Debacle

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students examine the Women's Suffrage Movement in Nebraska. In this women's rights lesson, students explore primary and secondary sources regarding suffrage in the state and obstacles that women in the state faced when it came to casting...
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Courage of the Heart

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research discrimination and how people fought against for the common good. In this discrimination lesson plan, students watch a movie about Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas. Students generate a list of words about...
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Research Project

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research a project of their choice in relation to a career they may want. In this language arts lesson, 8th graders create a bibliography of references used both print and online sources. Students make an outline of their...
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Meet Danitra Brown Lesson on Friendship

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discover the qualities of friends. In this character education lesson, students read the poem "Coke-bottle Brown" by Nikki Grimes. Students then discuss the Golden Rule and how it applies to friendships. 
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Where Do I Fit Now? Have I Changed?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore career opportunities. In this career lesson plan, 5th graders participate in career inventories that enable them to select careers they may enjoy. Students further research the careers that fit their personalities.
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Completing Applications

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders determine the importance of exemplary job applications. In this job application lesson plan, 10th graders examine job applications that have been filled in poorly and those that are done well. They complete job applications...
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Willing to Participate: Political Engagement of Young Adults

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students consider what it means to be politically involved. In this civics activity, students discuss voting as a privilege or right. Students also discuss how they may be able to effect social change through political involvement.
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Holiday Giving From the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students participate in a holiday giving activity to learn about community involvement. In this community outreach lesson, students discuss giving and receiving as well as the gift of time. Students prepare songs and holiday cards to...
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Your Land is My Land: A Look at Bootleg Coal Mining During the Depression

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the extreme conditions of unemployment during the Great Depression.  In this multiple perspectives instructional activity, students analyze photographs of coal mining, research and adopt the perspective of a person...
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Music and Lyrics

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders analyze lyrics from songs from a variety of genres. In this musical analysis lesson, 8th graders write an essay about their life plans in which they discuss the lyrics of U2's song, "One." They tell how the writings of Dr....
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The First Ladies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compare two First Ladies. In this American history lesson, students read speeches given by Barbara Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Students respond to questions about the speeches.
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How Does Preserving Wilderness Enhance Forestry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify events of the environmental movement in the United States.  For this environment  lesson students study Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir, who had a great impact on the environmental movement. 
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The Tale of the Feral - Care and Multiplication of Feral Cats

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students differentiate between a feral cat and a domesticated cat. For this cat lesson plan, students use the scientific method, calculate averages, solve story problems, and learn how a caretaker can help a feral colony live safely.
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Corporate Human Rights Policies

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine corporate human rights policies. In this business ethics lesson, students read articles and conduct research that allows them to respond to and discuss the provided business ethics questions.