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How's the Weather?

For Teachers K - 12th
Students explore earth science by researching the Internet. In this weather pattern lesson, students utilize the website weather.com to analyze the weather in different geographic locations. Students view charts and graphs based on...
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Mulberry Hide and Seek

For Teachers K
Students practice body and space awareness. Listening skills are also reinforced.
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Unified Floor Hockey (Special Olympics)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
All levels of sports participants can play in a team sport. Working in teams, they participate in Unified Floor Hockey as a part of the Special Olympics sports program. They practice various skills associated with floor hockey and...
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Project Thorne Comm

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a class that is designed for those who have physical and mental disabilities. They take part in class activities and field trips planned around the development of skills for activities of daily living. The teacher...
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Newspaper for Inner City School

For Teachers K - 12th
Students use their writing skills and digital cameras to produce a newspaper. They write about school events, class projects, items of interest, culturally-related issues, and interview students. Students edit digital images and insert...
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The Hopes of Our Ancestors: The Impact of Immigration on America

For Teachers 6th
Students research the immigration of America. In this American immigration lesson, students complete a unit of activities to learn about American immigration.
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Writing a Book About Farm Life

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to the book, Pigaroom carefully. They create lists of animals that may be on the farm and then write their own books about farm life. They proofread their stories using editing checklists and exchange their paper...
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The Scoop on Summer

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write a noun that names a place they spent their summer vacation, a verb telling one activity they did, and use those words to write a complete sentence. Finally, they use an ice cream cone graphic organizer as a guide to...
Handout
Center for Parent Information and Resources

Nichcy Publications: Disability Information

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Here are fact sheets on disabilities, available in text or PDF, English or Spanish. Each offers characteristics of the disability, tips for teachers and parents, and lists of related resources.
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Center for Parent Information and Resources

Nichcy Publications: Disability Information

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Here are fact sheets on disabilities, available in text or PDF, English or Spanish. Each offers characteristics of the disability, tips for teachers and parents, and lists of related resources.
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Kidsource OnLine

Kid Source on Line: Gifted but Learning Disabled: A Puzzling Paradox

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This detailed article helps teachers identify students who are both learning disabled and gifted, provides suggestions for modifying lesson plans and individual activities to make them interesting and useful for these children, and...
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Frontiers Media

Frontiers: Brain Machine Interfaces: Your Brain in Action

For Students 9th - 10th
Brain-machine interfaces (BMI), or brain-computer interfaces (BCI), is an exciting multidisciplinary field that has grown tremendously during the last decade. In a nutshell, BMI is about transforming thought into action and sensation...
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Government Spending Charity Begins at Home

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The U.S. government created a program that funds job training and placement of Americans who are blind or severely disabled. Through this activity, students will research the program to establish their own opinions as to whether the...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Prison and Asylum Reform

For Students 5th - 8th
Two of the social movements of the 1830s and 1840s looked to improving the lot of the mentally ill and those in prison. Read about Dorothea Dix who crusaded for humane treatment and hospitals for the insane. Several others worked to make...
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Society of Archbishop Justus

Samuel Johnson, Writer of an Age

For Students 9th - 10th
James E. Kiefer's extensive biography features anecdotes from Samuel Johnson's childhood plus discussion of his struggles with disability and the metamorphosis of his religious and philosophical beliefs. This site includes excerpts from...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Blogging With Photovoice: Sharing Pictures in Integrated Class

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Photovoice is a technique that has participants take photos in response to a prompt, reflect on the meaning behind three of their photos, and share the photos to find common themes. It is an ideal strategy for all forms of classrooms,...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Injuries of the Nervous System

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Injuries to the central nervous system may damage tissues of the brain or spinal cord. If an injury is mild, a person may have a full recovery. If an injury is...
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Other

Nichcy: Emotional Disturbance Fact Sheet

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This brief overview lists information on Emotional Disturbance, including a definition, incidence, characteristics, educational implications, and additional resources.
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The Ws Cognitive Profile and Educational Strategies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Beginning with references to several articles written on Williams Syndrome (WS), this site provides an outline efficient for educators to follow when teaching children with WS and writing IEP's. Williams Syndrome is compared to a...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Judson Kilpatrick

For Students 9th - 10th
General Kilpatrick, born near Deckertown, N. J., January 14th, 1836, died in Valparaiso, Chili, December 4th, 1881, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1861; was appointed a captain of volunteers, May 9th; promoted...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Richard J. Oglesby

For Students 9th - 10th
General Oglesby, born in Oldham County, Ky., July 25th, 1824. Served in the Mexican War; was present at the siege of Vera Cruz and the battle of Cerro Gordo. In 1860 he was elected to the State Senate, but resigned to accept the...

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