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The Pony Song

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners sing "Three Little Pigs", the "Pony Song", and "The Animal Blues" in this elementary school music lesson. National and State Standards are addressed. Assessment rubric is included for grading and student evaluation.
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More Rules and Procedures

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students investigate classroom rules, procedures and expectations given by the teacher. They discuss the analogy of needing ingredients and supplies to bake a pie and needing ingredients and supplies to do their school work. Throughout...
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M & M Candy: I Want Green

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use colored candy pieces (such as M & M's) to compare mathematical expectations and experimental probability. They pick pieces of candy randomly, and graph their results. This classic instructional activity never fails...
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Working' (More Than) 9 to 5

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider how men and women are alike and different, and explore society's expectations of how members of each gender should balance work and family life by taking surveys.
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The Inflation Game

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders explore the goals of economic growth, stability, full employment, freedom, security, equity, and efficiency as they apply to US economic policy. They is expected to analyze how economic growth, stability, and full...
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TO LOVE, HONOR AND OBEY (ONE'S PARENTS!)

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils examine parent-child tensions regarding obedience and communication, in order to explain the conflicts in the opening scene of King Lear. They discuss ways in which expectations for studenT obedience were different in...
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An Introduction to Poetry Using Color

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers complete a variety of poems that focus on many different literary techniques and styles. As part of this experience, students share their portfolios with adults in the school and at home.
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Social Studies: Dressing in Style

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the effects of personal appearance and determine if their own is acceptable. They examine clothing and discuss the situations in which the various items would be appropriate. Students take pictures of others in the...
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Robotics Reading Hour - Robot Dog

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a robotic dog for story time. In this story lesson, high school students bring a robotic dog to an elementary school. They read the story Robot Dog by Mark Oliver and then show their robotic dog. 
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Redesigning Resumes

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify the elements of resumes and then design a resume to be used by an eighth grader applying for high school. In this resume lesson, 9th graders define resumes and work in teams to use computer software to design...
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Reading to Learn

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students complete story maps in this instructional activity. Students read "The Magic School Bus", and get into groups to choose their story element. Each group shares their information with the class. They then complete a story map...
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Doctor, Doctor, Gimme The News

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders work together to develop a health-related experiment to display at the school health fair. Using the human body systems, they use the Internet to research a health problem through a controlled experiment. They are...
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Identification of Plants and Animals

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify a variety of plants and animals that can be found in the school forest, then differentiate between plants and animals. They find examples of characteristics used to differentiate between plants or animals.
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FUN WITH MAPS

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders learn map skills by showing the routes they travel from home to school and using that data to practice map reading and interpreting geographical information.
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Clifford's Big Idea: Be Responsible

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students become aware of how important it is to be responsible at home and school through meaningful reading and language experiences. In this Clifford Gets a Job lesson plan, students author their own booklet regarding responsibility at...
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People Who Work

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students chart volunteers they are familiar with in school, church or in the community. In this nonprofit jobs, lesson students understand that all members of a community need to take responsibility in that community. Students vote on...
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Paragraph Proofs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of paragraph proofs. In this paragraph proofs instructional activity, students make flow charts of the process of getting ready for school. High schoolers convert the flow chart to a paragraph proof....
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The Soviet Choice For Growth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine five major events in Soviet History to introduce the concept of opportunity cost. They identify considered alternatives at the time of decision and examine benefits and cost. They apply these ideas to a typical school day.
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Royal Role Models

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students explore the Royal Family. Through reading news stories and research, studenets discover the function of the British monarchy. They discuss how the Royal Family should be expected to behave as role models.
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Math Vocabulary: Year 1 Position and Instructions

For Students K - 2nd
In this math vocabulary worksheet, students are exposed to 19 math vocabulary words that are appropriate for children in year 1 of school. The words have to do with position and instructions. This worksheet contains flashcards that can...
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Let's Create An Ecosystem

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create ecosystems in a jar which they observe over the course of the school year.
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Diversity of Families

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students discuss the word "family" and examine the various types of families, focusing on those of students in the classroom. They create a "School Family Tree" that builds on the diversity of students in the classroom.
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Exploring Ecosystems

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create an ecosystem as a class. They have already produced smaller ones. They use a pond or something similar on school grounds to meet the needs of certain plants and animals of their ecosystem. Specifically created will...
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Where Did The Electricity Go?

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders identify problems and research potential solutions regarding the efficiency of energy use. They examine the potential problems associated with the use of electrical appliances. They brainstorm about practical problems...