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Martin Luther King Internet Photo Timeline
Students create a photographic timeline of the events in the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Working in small groups, they use internet research to find photos documenting the major events of his life. Their photos are printed and glued...
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Kids Rights
Students engage in a instructional activity that is about their rights. They conduct research on the Direct Kids Gov. website while focusing upon the rights and responsibilities of kids. Students discuss the findings and then take part...
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Consequences Role Play
Students take on the role of being another person in order to create an appreciation for different people. They fill in the answers to a survey and use the answers to swap papers and pretend to take the role of the other person with the...
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"Be the Kiwi" Money and Stewardship
Students list material gifts they would like to have and spiritual gifts that God has given them. In this money and stewardship lesson, students create their lists and discuss the difference between the two sets of gifts. ...
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Evaluating an Olympic Sport
Students research the political context of the Winter Olympics in general and within certain countries in particular. They read authentic, published articles on the topic from the Internet and add this information to the spreadsheet as...
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Lesson 10: Communication - Day 3: Asking for What You Want
High schoolers practice appropriate verbal and non-verbal methods of asking for what they want in a lesson designed for the special education classroom.
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Famous Faces of the American Revolution
Fifth graders research important people of the American Revolution. In this American Revolution lesson plan, 5th graders research political, economical, and military influences.
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Language Acquisition: How Babies Learn a Language
Students create a book for small children. In this literary lesson, students examine the qualities in children's literature that capture the attention of the child. They then work in small groups to create a book to share with younger...
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Exploring Arizona's Biotic Communities Lesson 2: Biotic Communities Vocabulary
Part of a unit on Arizona's biotic communities, this instructional activity focuses on the vocabulary to be used. Terms include biodiversity, topography, desert, hybridization, niche, and more! Youngsters will define these words from...
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Nurture Poetry
Students create a poetry book. In this poetry lesson, students write a cinquain poem, name poem, haiku, limerick, and preposition poem.
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Lesson Four: Comparatives and Superlatives
Put on your best smile, or a least a better one, for this lesson plan on superlatives and comparatives. English language learners first fill out a graphic organizer by finding other people in the class who are taller than they are,...
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Candide: Problematic Situation
"Would a rational and well-regulated world include human suffering?" "If the plight of human suffering is the 'best of all possible worlds' do humans have freewill?" Class members develop their position on an issue raised by Candide,...
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Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Pupils appreciate African folktales, make "connections" between geography and literature, and research facts about Africa's animals and present findings through art and writing.
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Ozone Layer
High schoolers read a CNNfyi.com article in order to identify causes of ozone depletion. They compare and contrast the effects of chlorofluorocarbons and bromine on the ozone. They develop a plan to prevent future destruction of the ozone.
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Measures To Combat Mad Cow Disease
High schoolers read an article at CNNfyi.com about Mad Cow disease. They identify and explain bovine spongiform encephalopathy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. They formulate ways to combat mad cow disease.
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Is That How it Happened?
Younsters are exposed to classic stories of Arkansas Folklore including The Arkansas Traveller, and Davy Crockett. They discuss if the stories they hear are examples of folklore, or some other kind of story. Then, each puil is required...