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Health Smart Virginia

Decision Making

For Students 7th
Researchers have discovered that when making decisions, teens' brains function differently than the brains of adults. After reading an article about this research, middle schoolers learn about a five-step decision-making process and...
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Health Smart Virginia

Shake It Off

For Teachers 9th
It requires more than a twitch to shake off stress. But with the help of the stress management strategies taught in a very dynamic lesson, freshmen can learn to do so. Class members watch videos, examine an infographic, read an article,...
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Newseum

The Speed of News: Where Do We Get the News?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Times are changing. One change is the way people get and share the news. Class members pair up and interview one another to find out how their peers get news. After compiling their findings, young reporters interview an adult, compile...
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British Council

Love Poems

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Language learners write down the words to a song as they listen to it. They then work in groups to write a love poem using the words and phrases they wrote from the song. As a culminating activity, scholars read their poems to the class.
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NASA

Using Models in Climate Change Research

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Explore models through the relevant lens of climate change! Investigators watch a video about using models and their application for evaluating temperature data and climate change. Scientists read an article on climate change and answer...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

The Realism in Magical Realism

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A lesson on magical realism has young historians research how Garcia Marquez weaves historical events and his own experiences into One Hundred Years of Solitude. Using historical records and information found in a biography of Garcia...
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Overcoming Obstacles

Developing a Positive Attitude

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The third lesson in the Goal Setting series looks at the impact of a positive attitude on achieving one's goals. Participants create and then share visuals that represent positive attitudes. They then brainstorm ways to develop positive...
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Academy of American Poets

Teach This Poem: "We All Return to the Place Where We Were Born" by Oscar Gonzales

For Teachers 6th - 12th
What do you remember about your childhood home? Scholars listen to Oscar Gonzales reading his poem "We All Return to the Place Where We Were Born" in Spanish and English, then discuss what they learned about Gonzales.
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Curated OER

Reading a Book

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this reading a book worksheet, young scholars answer ten short answer questions related to when, what, and how they read a book. One example is where do you like to read?
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Curated OER

Frederick

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to a read aloud of Leo Lionni's, Frederick, and illustrate a scene from the story.
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Curated OER

Muggie Maggie

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice story telling by placing story elements in order to make sense to a reader.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students practice using vocabulary words from the story Muggie Maggie, as well as reviewing...
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Curated OER

Hip Hip Hooray for Expression!!

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students identify what it means to be fluent and that there are five components: reading faster, reading with expression, reading smoothly, reading silently and being able to read voluntarily. Then they focus on being able to read with...
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Curated OER

I Want To Go To the Library

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students are introduced to the library as a resource to obtain reading material. After a review of the way to correct reading mistakes, students travel to the school library to select a book according to their reading level. They...
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Curated OER

The Big Green Monster

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils practice rereading selected passages to improve their reading fluency. Working in pairs, students read and reread decodable, leveled passages. They complete center activities in groups of four in order to aid in decoding and...
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Curated OER

Art About Me- The Skin You Live In

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read the text The Skin You Live In by Michael Tyler. In this literacy lesson, students discuss the characters in the text and the various shades of skin they observed on each page. Students read the beautiful descriptions of the...
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Curated OER

Rhyme Time

For Teachers K
Students discover rhyming words. In this rhyming lesson, students read A Giraffe and a Half. Students examine rhyming words from the story. Working in small groups, students create rhymes in response to a prompt from the teacher.
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Curated OER

Wood

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students practice reading comprehension strategies. In this literacy and science instructional activity, students read a non-fiction article about wood and locate main ideas and details. Students construct a card game using information...
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Curated OER

Reader's Workshop: Julius

For Teachers 1st
First graders use prior knowledge and reading strategies for the story (Julius).  In this reader's workshop lesson, 1st graders use elbow buddies to discuss parts of the story during guided reading.  Students review reading...
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Curated OER

Spreading Kindness All Around

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners donate items to organization to demonstrate kindness. In this kindness lesson plan, students read many books and discuss how the characters in each one demonstrate kindness, and then they themselves donate to charities.
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Curated OER

Word families accuracy

For Teachers 1st
First graders read new words that share the same rime as a word they already know.  In this word families instructional activity, 1st graders read words on index cards with the teacher, play a matching game with different rimes, and...
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Curated OER

Muggie Maggie: Lesson 8

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students predict a chapter from a book while learning new vocabulary words.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students read the book Muggie Maggie, and predict what will happen in the upcoming chapter.  Students read and...
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Curated OER

Zhu Zhu

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students read an article about the toy Zhu Zhu and answer comprehension questions about it. In this toy lesson plan, students also create an ad for a new toy that they invent in groups.
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Curated OER

Investigate a New Word from "Notes from the Trail"

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners read and take notes from Notes from the Trail. For this reading fluency lesson, students read back and share their notes finding 7-10 new words. Learners define, write an unrelated sentence and present.
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Curated OER

Among the Hidden Reflection Sheet

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders read the book Among the Hidden and practice their reading strategies. For this reading strategies lesson plan, 5th graders demonstrate their comprehension by presenting book projects to the class.

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