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Underground Railroad
Eighth graders explore the Underground Railroad. In this American History lesson, 8th graders create a song about the railroad. Students analyze various symbols used during the Underground Railroad.
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The Pennsylvania Turnpike: Then and Now
Students study the history of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. For this Pennsylvania history activity, students use primary documents to study the history of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. In a culminating activity, students create an...
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Historical Figures
Second graders identify a historical figure, his or her societal contributions and basic biography using a Kidspiration graphic organizer and library resources. They use the Internet to conduct an historical treasure hunt in groups.
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A Graveyard Scavenger Hunt
Students engage in the lesson that covers local community history by taking a field trip to a local graveyard. They do various activities prepared by the teacher that includes finding local important people who once lived in the community.
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Texas Quarter Drawing
Students recognize the U.S. penny, nickel, dime, and
quarter by design and denomination and study the historical figures depicted on the coins. They study simple Texas symbols and choose
one to draw in a design for a Texas Quarter.
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Quarter Coin Cookies
Students study the historical figures and symbols of U.S.
patriotism depicted on the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter coins. They explore the processes involved in making coins, and how metals canchange in consistency from the...
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A Unique Drawing Experience
Students complete a drawing based on a set of instructions. They discover how their classmates have a different drawing based on the same instructions. They discuss how they completed the assignment as a class.
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Word a Day
Learners create a word bank of sight words. Each student creates his/her own personal word bank, and creates pictures to illustrate the word.
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Technology-commected Folklife Lesson Plan: Fables
Learners discuss ways the stories were alike and different. The teacher demonstrate how to draw a Venn diagram using Microsoft Word. They label the two circles and enter the likenesses and differences on the diagram.
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Rehearsal and Sightreading Techniques
Eighth graders prepare the two pieces "American Celebration" and "Patriotic Bits and Pieces" for an upcoming performance. This lesson is a forty-five minute lesson geared towards a middle school advanced band (8th Grade). National and...
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Qu'est-ce Que C'est? Foreign Phrases
Eighth graders develop their reading comprehension skills by reading foriegn phrases. They also use the foreign phrases to develop their writing skills.
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Mapmaker, Make Me a Map!
Students are introduced to the state quarter program and examine the Colorado state quarter. They locate Colorado on a map and create a map with a key. They discuss the state motto and examine pictures of the state's geographical features.
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Chrysanthemum Sound Boards
Students listen and match sounds such as rhyming, beginning, ending and vowel sounds to build phonemic awareness.
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Alliteration
Students write and illustrate a sentence which names a letter of the alphabet. The sentence should have subject, verb, describing words, and incorporate alliterative techniques.
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Bread for Your Head
Students organize information about bread after tasting different kinds of bread. They ask questions of what they do not know about bread and draw their favorite type of bread.
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Predictable Chart/Sentence Building with "Goodnight Moon"
First graders work on a series of modeled reading and writing lessons based on "Goodnight Moon." students work on pages of a predictable class book.
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Mural Mania
Students create a mural that displays symbols for their home state. They complete worksheets and read a book about their state. They collect images of the state flower, tree and bird for the mural. There are 5 other lesson plans included...
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Bodhidharma/Daruma Doll Lesson
Students investigate the historical Bodhidharma and focus upon the founding of Buddhism in China. They create two-dimensional Daruma dolls and define the term of enlightenment using simple language. Students read about the legend while...
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Sunset Hills: A True Community Discovered!
Students interview community members who have lived there for a long time. Using the internet, they research the city of Sunset Hills and share their information with the class. In groups, they decide on a mural theme and design their...
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Where Am I? Determining Relative Location
Students use position words to describe where their teacher is sitting and read a story that makes use of position words. For this spatial lesson, students make a stick puppet and play Simon Says focusing on using position words in the...
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Body and Mindscapes
Third graders view artwork by Robert Harris of landscapes and mountains. Using a map, they locate and identify the physical features of the Canadian province they live in. In groups, they use one of his paintings and add music to...
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Recycling Bottles
Students learn how to sort #1 and #2 plastics and how to weigh and read a digital scale. The bags are then collected and weighed on a digital scale and the information is used to make bar graphs. They also write in their journal about...
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Save the Earth: It's Everyone's Home
Students explore how recycling helps save trees and protect the environment. For this environmental concern lesson, students color a handout of animals that live in forests. Students discuss how recycling paper can save trees and set up...
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Four Seasons Class Mural
Pupils create a class mural showing them involved in different activities appropriate for the season they are examining. They describe the season they are examining and activities related to it. They practice using their listening and...