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Vocabulary & Language Development

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners develop their vocabulary skills. In this vocabulary and language lesson, students practice naming everyday objects as they take part in 3 classroom activities that require them to note attributes of everyday objects their...
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A Collage of American Icons: Presidents and Symbols

For Teachers K
Students use KWL charts, stores, news, books, and movies to learn about the Presidents and symbols of America. In this Presidents and symbols lesson plan, students participate in many activities that introduce them to the leaders and...
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Spring: Giving Thanks to the Herring

For Teachers K - 7th
Students study the Wampanoag tribe to learn about the importance of the herring to their culture. In this Wampanoag lesson plan, students read information and complete multiple activities to learn about the role of the herring fish in...
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Marbled Butterfly

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students construct butterflies from friendly plastic for a Holocaust Museum in Houston. In this visual art instructional activity, students honor children of the Holocaust by making butterflies.
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Anti Racism Activity: The Sneetches

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students group together into fairness teams and reflect on how to be fair. In this fairness lesson plan, students read about The Sneetches and discuss how racism singles people out. Then they discuss their own experiences and group...
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Classroom Identity

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars explore fingerprints. In this finger prints lesson, students investigate how to classify fingerprints. Young scholars study large pictures of fingerprints and circle the patterns they know how to identify. Students then...
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Winter Song Photo Story

For Students 6th - 8th
In this winter songs learning exercise, learners create a winter song photo report about their favorite winter song. Students include 4 items in the report.
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Tuck Everlasting: UDL Team Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a differentiated lesson about Tuck Everlasting. In this Tuck Everlasting lesson, students work on comprehension strategies that are leveled for their reading ability. They focus on the ability to tell the main...
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Texas, Our Texas

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars explore U.S. geography by completing a coloring activity in class. In this Texas history activity, students utilize the web to locate Texas on a map of the U.S. Young scholars view a PowerPoint presentation which showcases...
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Hi-Tech Volunteerism

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine their personal skills and strengths and connect them to specific volunteer possibilities in developing countries. Based on what they explore hi-tech venture philanthropy, students envision projects that affect global...
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The Largest Volcano on Earth

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils create time-lines of tow major eruptions and use this information to determine what happens during an eruption.  In this volcano lesson students read information about previous eruptions and create a time line. 
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My Academic Goals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate academic goals and how they lead to career choices. They conduct interviews and complete worksheets, and discuss the issues.
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Jewish Assimiliation in Contemporary American Literature

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students read a collection of stories and watch videos to learn about the Jewish assimilation in American literature. In this American literature lesson, students watch videos about Judaism, read stories from a contemporary Jewish...
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Earth Day Trash Survey Unit

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Learners develop an action plan to prevent trash from becoming a problem in the future.
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Who Works in This Forest?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine the variety of jobs that are related to working in the forest. Information on the different jobs is provided in this lesson plan for the teacher to share with the students. The students create a collage using magazines...
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Utah American Indian and non-Indian Conflicts

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders study the relationship between American Indian and non-Indians during the Utah Territorial period.
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Keith Haring Animations

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create their own computer animations.
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Symbols to Sculptures

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students transform 2-dimensional drawings to synthesized, free standing 3-dimensional forms.
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Haring Placemats

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners examine and discuss artwork by Keith Haring. They design and create a placemat, painting a design similar to Keith Haring's style of drawing.
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Decoding Haring's Symbols

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students mix colors and expand a painting stroke vocabulary.
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Teaching to Standards

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study Keith Haring's paintings.
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Mural to Music 1

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment with making a mural to music.
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Sign Language 2 (Found Object Sculpture)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders develop their symbol three-dimensionally.
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A Day in the Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study a day in the life of an American farmer.