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"Thank You Ma'am" by Langston Hughes

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students use Langston Hughes' "Thank You Ma'am" as a reading and vocabulary improvement activity. In this reading and vocabulary lesson, students review the related vocabulary and read the poem. Students discuss the story elements in the...
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The Music and Message of Lauryn Hill

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Pupils explore the music of artist Lauryn Hill and analyze the way she uses her music in a socially responsible manner. In this music artist lesson, students read the lyrics to Hill's songs and listen to some example songs. Pupils...
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Remembrance of Yours--Analyzing Characters Using Mementos

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students choose two characters in Hamlet and symbolize the characters with an object, or find an object that the characters might carry. In this Hamlet lesson, students find an object to represent each character they choose. The object...
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Appreciating the Language and Interpreting the Meaning of Hamlet's Soliloquy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze Hamlet's soliloquy, "To be or not to be."  In this Hamlet lesson, students define unfamiliar words in the soliloquy and interpret the lines.  Students then read the lines aloud and identify descriptive words....
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Sport and Security

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine world sports. In this current events lesson, students analyze a photograph of a sport scene to determine what was taking place when the photograph was taken. Students respond to the provided discussion questions about...
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Sounding Out, Holiday Relay

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore word sounds by participating in a visual relay game. In this vocabulary identification game, students create holiday themed images and cards based on the different holidays in a year. Students place the cards and images...
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Hip Hop Dance Cut Outs

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students research visual art by examining art on-line. In this art expression lesson, students discuss the history of art after researching information on the Internet. Students view images on the web which feature physical movement...
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Details, Details

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners explore statistics by participating in a personal details activity. For this data collection lesson, students identify the importance of personal information collection and how it can be used against them if collected illegally....
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About Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explain why physics is the basic science. They outline scientific methods by distinguishing among observations, facts, hypotheses, laws, and principles. Students describe the circumstances under which a hypothesis or law must be...
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Games People Play

For Students 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words related to the games commonly played. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Facing Life's Challenges

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students analyze divination and carry out experiments using a probability model. In this probability lesson plan, students review information about divination and predictions in various cultures. Students set up experiments to test...
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Hamlet: Quotations

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this Hamlet worksheet, students read passages from Hamlet and answer the prompts for each one. Prompts include identifying the speaker, describing the context of the quote, and explaining the significance of one of four literary...
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Big Poppy Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "Big Poppy."
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The Eagle Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension activity, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on the poem "The Eagle."
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Harlem (Dream Deferred) Questions

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions based on the Langton Hughes poem.
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Grandparents’ Day Interview

For Students 8th - 12th
In this interviewing skills worksheet, students read tips for conducting interviews as part of the research process and then use the tips to interview their grandparents about their life experiences related to economics. Students write...
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Mini Games

For Teachers K - 1st
Students play a series of mini games in order to learn basic concepts in science and math. For this data collection lesson, students weigh rice, count time, participate in a marble grab, look at big feet, participate in a sponge squeeze,...
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Can You Carry a Tune in a Bucket?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students use water filled pipes to play a tune and consider the mathematics behind the sound waves. In this sound wave lesson, students play a tune with water filled pipes. They create a mathematical model to evaluate the wavelengths and...
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Acting Like a Hog

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore game theory.  In this secondary mathematics lesson, students plat the game of HOG using dice and explore the optimal strategies.  Learners play the game three ways:  any number of dice, a fixed number of...
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Percussion Instruments and Pitch

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students play string instruments to discover how the pitch changes on various string instruments.  In this pitch lesson, students listen to video clips and play an online music game.  Students become familiar with music...
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Deal or No Deal

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars play a game in order to memorize any set of facts. In this memorization lesson, students play an adaptation of the game Deal or No Deal to help them review and memorize factual information. Young scholars also work on math...
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Eco Points Score Card

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students play a game in which points are assigned to daily activities which require fossil fuels or electricity. They compare the impact their energy and transportation choices have in everyday life.
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Tracking a Hurricane

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students play the role of amateur meteorologists and track a hurricane. In this hurricane lesson plan, learners follow a hurricane by tracking its coordinates on an overhead map. Students work in small groups to place dots on the map...
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Fantasy Basketball

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students play Fantasy Basketball in order to practice locating Internet information and using technology tools to display data; students demonstrate an understanding and use of graphing, probability, and statistics.