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Social Studies: Public Service to a Better Image
Students, in a program entitled "Strategies for Success," examine ways to change public perception of their school. In this project-based lesson, they explore local social and environmental issues, develop a conflict resolution...
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Day-to-Day Life in a Small African Village
Students experience just a bit of what it's like living in a village in Tanzania-from language to geography to health and hygiene issues. They compare aspects of school and home life in the United States with those in Tanzania and...
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Is That a Fact?
Students write examples of facts and opinions on the board. In groups, they develop their own definitions for facts and opinions and share with the class. In new groups, they complete a worksheet in which they place statements into the...
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Chicago Tribune vs. US (1942): When Does Freedom of the Press Go Too Far?
Students define freedom of the press in peace and war time. As a class, they identify the need for the public to be informed, but discuss where the line should be drawn to protect national security. They develop their arguments and...
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All the News That's Fit to Draw: Political Cartooning and the Presidency
Students research, analyze and study the history of political cartooning in the United States. They recognize a political cartoon, be able to identify the main idea, the symbols and the exaggeration and caricature in political cartoons....
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On the Road, on the Sea, in the Air: Women and Transportation
Learners research women who made history in development of different forms of transportation, including boats, railroads, automobiles, airplanes, and space shuttles, and create timeline/collage depicting some of their contributions.
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Rooms in the House
In this ESL worksheet, students will focus on the various parts of a home. Students will analyze six pictures and choose the correct answer to tell what room is depicted in each photo.
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Verbs of Action
In this ESL verbs of actions worksheet, students will analyze the activities pictured. Students will choose the correct verb that is depicted in each of the ten photographs.
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Prepositions
In this preposition matching instructional activity, students are given 10 pictures in the left column. Students must match the prepositions that are shown in the right column.
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Future Tense: Going To
For this future tense worksheet, students will practice using the phrase, "Going to." Students will write 8 sentences with the time frame in the future that is provided for each question.
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Eating Out
In this eating out worksheet, students practice matching ten food items on the right to their appropriate pictures on the left.
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Who Are the People in Your Family?
In this family members learning exercise, students view and study eight pictures in order to choose the appropriate answer to eight multiple choice questions involving naming specific family members.
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My Feelings!
In this feelings instructional activity, students view ten pictures of people showing different types of feelings the left of the instructional activity and match the pictures with the actual words on the right.
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Latin Match Up Chapter 1
In this Latin vocabulary activity, students match ten pictures to their Latin names. This is a activity generator, and teachers may add words and pictures to the list.
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Where is the Soccer Ball?
In this prepositions worksheet, students determine by multiple choice where the soccer ball is positioned by the box in eight pictures.
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Jobs
For this occupations worksheet, students match up ten pictures of people doing various jobs to their actual professions in writing.
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Is There/Are There
In this questions and answers learning exercise, 4th graders analyze eight pictures in order to ask a question to go along with the answer to the question already stated with each picture.
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Why We Count
Students visualize census data on a map and use a map key to read a population map. For this census lesson, students use a map of the Virgin Islands and corresponding worksheets to gain an understanding of population density.
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Political Parties and Election Results, 1997 and 2000
Students become familiar with the results of the Canadian Federal Election by analyzing data on the number of valid votes by political affiliation. In this civics lesson plan, students integrate data and knowledge with other research...
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Paws in Jobland: Getting to Know Paws in Jobland
Students browse occupations that interest them. In this career lesson plan, students examine the features of jobs as they explore career interests and learn how to find career information.
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Reporting Live from the 20th Century!
Students read and write newspaper articles. For this newspaper article writing lesson, students collect and share current news articles, examine how they are written, then choose an event from the 20th century and write their own news...
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Sharks
Students delve into a study of sharks. In this biology lesson plan, students explore how sharks use their senses to detect prey and understand that the sharks body parts help it float and make it more buoyant.
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Land Formations
Second graders explore land formations. In this science lesson plan, 2nd graders develop an understanding of how land is naturally developed, investigate several land formations as well as earth science and chemical terminology, and ...
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Runaway Indentured Servants
Students compare and contrast indentured servants and slaves. In this US history slavery lesson, students discuss the owners' perceptions of indentured servants and slaves, then view ads for runaway slaves to support their opinions....