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Ataturk

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the achievements, and the personality and character of the man who is called "father of the Turks." Student groups hold a debate, which centers on whether or not Ataturk's reforms were necessary.
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Current Issues and Problems In Turkey

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson which will focus on five main points: Kurdish nationalism and terrorism, Islamic fundamentalism, economic weakening and inflation, political corruption, and disputes with Greece.
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Adopt a Highway

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write a letter to a community company asking for a donation to their adopt a highway project. In the letter, they include the reasons they want to adopt the highway and thank they store for their time. They word process the...
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Write the Words with sl, sn, sp, sw Beginnings

For Students 2nd
For this early literacy worksheet, 2nd graders cut out 8 pictures which begin with either sl, sn, sp, or sw. They glue the picture in the proper column and write the word on an elementary line directly under it.
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Sound Advice

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, young scholars read a paragraph about spaying and neutering to learn about preventing pet overpopulation. Students replace underlined words in the paragraph with their homophones.
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Practice Writing A and a

For Students K - 1st
In this printing practice worksheet, students start at a star and follow the numbered directional arrows as they practice printing the letters A and a 3 times each. They see a letter story that helps them remember how to form each letter.
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Printing a Sentence

For Students K - 1st
In this printing a sentence worksheet, students examine a picture of a person in action, along with a name. Students make up a sentence about the picture and print it on the primary lines. Note: There are 2 words missing from the...
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Chalkboard Challenge: The Beginning of Human Society

For Teachers 6th
After studying Ancient Civilizations, learners could use this jeopardy-like game as a review. Having questions relating to the Neolithic, Paleolithic Era, and more, this presentation would be a great whole class or center activity.
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Colonial America and The American Revolution

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
How did the founding of the American colonies lead to a revolution? Use the essential question and sample activities to guide learners through a series of history lessons. Additionally, the packet includes effective strategies to...
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Printing Practice Lower Case Letters

For Students K
In this printing practice activity, students follow the numbered arrows as they practice forming the lower case letters s, t, u, v, w, x, y, and z.
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The Story Tree

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create dialogue that relates to a Florida Archives silent film clip. They research the Florida Memory Project and view a film clip. They record their dialogue on index cards and review and revise the dialogue as needed. They...
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C.D. Cover

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use computers to create CD covers for their music groups. They search online for images they associate with their local reality, practice manipulating them in photo-editing program, measure size of compact disc case, and create...
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Vanishing Point

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the vanishing point of a visual image with the integration of technology using a video game. The teacher plays the game and then pauses the screen to ask the them to find the vanishing point. Students trace...
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 2, Lesson 10: Wanna Trade?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars listen to a book that facilitates a discussion of trade and things that people need. They determine what things might be traded.
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Tocobaga Indians of Tampa Bay

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students identify characteristics of the Tocobaga Indian tribe, compare and contrast this tribe to other Florida tribes, and explain why the Tocobaga tribe became extinct.
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Investigation of the Aral and Salton Seas

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students become more environmentally conscious. They see that it may be too late to "save" the Aral Sea, but there is still hope to prevent the ecological collapse of the Salton Sea.
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Controlled Narrative Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine a short story and add possible adjectives. They re-read the story and add adverbs. They also add other information to make the story interesting.
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Accent and Dialect

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this accent and dialect worksheet, students read four sentences that are written so the student will have an accent. Students answer four questions about the accent they had during reading. Students write eight sentences that are in...
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Persona

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students write three fictitious letters each on the same topic but to three different persons. They compare letters to decide how the voice of the writing changes depending on the person who is receiving the letter. They apply this...
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Big Word

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students find small words in big words. Students then use letters to find 'big words'.
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Sneaky Snake Emergent Literacy

For Teachers K - 1st
Students are introduced to letters of the alphabet, specifically the letter S. Students recognize the letter S and its phoneme /s/ and receive practice in recognizing the letter S, hearing and saying the phoneme /s/, and in writing the...
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Brian Murphy ¿¿¿ Sleeping Self-Portrait¿¿¿

For Teachers K
Students examine and discuss the painting, "Sleeping Self-Portrait," by Brian Murphy. They answer discussion questions, mix various paint colors, and create a self-portrait using the primary colors and white.
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Movement-Proportion-Greek Vase Figure Drawing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students begin the lesson by drawing figures doing different activities. As a class, they view artwork on Greek vases and discover how the political situations affect the drawings on the vases. They draw their own scene to place on a...
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Off to Work We Go

For Teachers 1st
First graders distinguish between jobs that provide goods and those that provide services. They role-play jobs and analyze whether their job provides services or produces goods. They draw pictures and write a description of a job in each...