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Reading, Writing and 'Rithmetic in the One-Room Schoolhouse
Pupils, through historic photographs and stories, discover the world of the one-room schoolhouse and compare it to their school experience.
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Diary
Students write a diary entry as if they were a student at one of the state schools that had different methods of instruction for students with disabilities. in this disabilities lesson plan, students research these schools on website.
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Why College?
By engaging in small and large group discussions, learners consider the importance of attending college. After discussion, small groups reconvene and create posters based on their findings.
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Kill the Indian, Save the Man!
Students investigate primary sources from Carlisle Indian School including letters and photographs. In this investigative lesson students answer questions about their research.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Family and Parenting
Students explore all the specific requirements that must be followed in order to enroll children in school/day care aged 6-16. In addition, they review the importance of regular school attendance.
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Top Reasons to Attend My School
Students evaluate reasons why someone would attend their school and create a marketing campaign to attract students. In this school welcome lesson, students analyze the marketing process and survey public sectors about their school....
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10 Tips for a Germ-Free School Year
In these reading comprehension worksheets, 5th graders read a story about 10 tips for a germ-free school year. Students then answer 5 reading comprehension questions about the text.
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How to Build a College List
Getting ready to choose a college can start with the simple task of making a list. Upper graders reasearch colleges, choose one to research, then compile a list of schools that they think they'd most like to attend.
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Daily Class Schedule
Keeping track of each day's schedule can be a challenge, especially for kids who attend schools with block or modified block schedules. Never fear, help is here with a template that permits kids to log their daily class schedule.
Beyond 12
GradGuru: Your Community College Advisor in Your Pocket
High schoolers preparing to attend community college, and those already enrolled, will love this free app. Users receive reminders on their tablets and/or smart phones of deadlines, tips about how to increase chances for success, and...
Radford University
The Wheels on the Bus
Find a cheaper way to keep buses going round and round. Small groups use their knowledge of ratios and proportions to find ways to save money on school transportation. The teams determine the number of miles buses currently travel by...
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Speech Therapy Students Interact Between Schools
Students use technology to improve their communication skills and have the ability to interact with other speech students attending other elementary schools. Through riddles, games, and other activities, students attain their speech...
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Ruby Bridges & School Integration
Students explore school integration issues. In this Civil Rights Movement lesson, students read Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges and school integration and then write reflections about difficult experiences.
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Global Warming Unit: Presentation to Class and School
Students present their research reports on global warming, along with any other associated products (models, diagrams, Web-pages, etc.) to the rest of the class and school.
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Be Responsible at School Poster
In this poster worksheet, students read a poster that gives them ways to be responsible while getting ready for and while attending school. They think of times when they have been responsible, how to stay organized, and how to be honest.
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Native American Boarding School Choice Board
Students investigate the boarding school movement that was imposed on the American Indians from the late 1880's to the early 1900's. The assignment requires the use of primary and secondary resources to find historical information. Then...
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Design a School
Learners create a design for their ideal school. They work in groups to design a part of the school and put the designs together to create one complete school design.
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My Safe School
Students discuss what they can do to protect their school and make it safer for everyone to attend. They suggest ideas and try to implement them. They report back to the class after four weeks.
Math Tales From the Spring
Ice Breaker Activity - Bio Pyramid
Get to know your pupils and create a stunning display in your room with a class set of bio pyramids. Scholars answer questions about themselves, their hobbies, hopes, and dreams. Autobiographical information is written on a...
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Ooh, You're in Trouble!
Young scholars consider disruptive school behavior and how school districts in several states are turning to the juvenile justice system for help. They debate this issue from a variety of perspectives, and write a paper.
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Red Nose Day
Students explore the lives of four African children who are too poor to go to school and consider what they can do to help. They discuss various scenarios to decide on two different endings, one with a good friend and one with a bad...
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A Peaceful Place Is Powerful for the Mind
Fourth graders explore, analyze and interpret how schools can become peaceful places to learn and interact with others. They study a wide variety of avenues to achieve this task through classroom, community and career activities...
Oregon Education Professional Development Commission
The First Days
Designed for first-year teachers, this 116-page packet has it all. Questions you should ask administrators and fellow teachers, a checklist of things to do before school starts, a school-year calendar to record special school events and...
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Snow Day
It's a snow day, and two brothers attending schools with different schedules each got a late start to the day. But who had the shorter school day? That's what your class will find out as they apply their knowledge of fractions to this...