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The First Amendment
Students examine the freedoms and rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. For this Bill of Rights lesson, students review court cases and create a collage that require them to consider the right they are guaranteed by the First Amendment.
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My Brother Sam is Dead: A study of the Revolutionary War
Fifth graders complete an analysis of the Revolutionary War through literature. After "My Brother Sam Is Dead," students create a time capsule containing items that would be relevant during the Revolutionary War. They identify key...
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Make Way for Ducklings
First graders use skills to collect, organize, and interpret data. They compare and contrast two stories, Make Way for Ducklings and Chibi: A True Story From Japan. Students create a duckling.
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The Time I Got Lost
Third graders go through the writing process but substitute paper and pencil with the computer to create a story about "The Time I Got Lost".
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The Point Line - Teaching Patterns
Pupils practice extending patterns. In this patterns lesson, students demonstrate extending patterns by performing a rhythmic patter.
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Number the Stars Chapter 15
Learners analyze the theme of bravery in the book Number the Stars. They create a list of possible themes in Number the Stars. They review elements of a story, focusing on climax. They debate over the climax of the story.
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Capacity Lotto
In this mathematical worksheet, learners convert fifteen metric units of capacity and multiply and divide whole numbers by 10, 100 and 1000.
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Reform Movements
Pupils research the reform movements in connection to the suffering of women, African American rights, temperance and prohibition, education reform, etc... They brainstorm in groups in order to come up a historical analysis of the events...
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What's My Sound?
Students follow a power point presentation to practice the sounds each letter of the alphabet make. In this 'what's my sound' lesson, students apply word recognition strategies and demonstrate listening and comprehension skills to build...
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Fact and Opinion
In this writing worksheet, students identify and describe the difference between a fact and an opinion. They place the cut-up words from the house ad in the correct column to indicate if they are fact or opinion.
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Going, But Not Forgotten
Students examine the impact of President Clinton's presidency on the race for his successor.
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Minorities Ruled
Students investigate various European political parties with anti-immigration agendas. They examine and write written reports concerning the party goals of exclusion or restriction of immigrants in their societies. Students present...
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Revolutionary Newspaper
Fifth graders write a newspaper article about an important event or cause of the Revolutionary War. In small groups they participate in a jigsaw activity, and return to their original group to report on their new information. Students...
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Ramadan - living in a diverse world
Learners examine Muslim traditional and Ramadan. They explore traditions and history of Ramadan. Students discuss positive and negative habits. They create a Ramadan 'advent calendar.
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Pioneer Currency in Utah: Have you got change for 5?
Eleventh graders examine why pioneer society needed a uniform medium of exchange -- not so much among themselves, but for use with non-Mormon suppliers and California immigrants.