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Curated OER

Altering Text Size, Color, and Font

For Teachers K
Students explore computer text. In this word processing and computer instructional activity, students practice changing color, font, and the size of their text with guided instruction from the teacher.
Activity
Smarter Balanced

Intellectual Property

For Teachers 9th - 12th
To prepare for a study of intellectual property rights, (or an assessment) introduce your learners to the legal concepts and key vocabulary associated with the debate. After defining intellectual property, copyright, fair use, and...
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Albert Shanker Institute

Economic Causes of the March on Washington

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Money can't buy happiness, but it can put food on the table and pay the bills. The first of a five-lesson plan unit teaches pupils about the unemployment rate in 1963 and its relationship with the March on Washington. They learn how to...
Worksheet
Garden of Praise

George Washington Carver Test

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
This is a standard multiple-choice assessment on the life and ideas of George Washington Carver. It includes 20 questions on topics covering information about his birth and education, major career moves, teaching principles, ethics, etc.
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Novelinks

Touching Spirit Bear: Anticipatory Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Will Peter and Cole ever forgive one another? Anticipation guides contain questions such as this to help teach readers how to make predictions about a text. First out of a series of five resources, the guide is full of statements about...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Looking at Teachers Among Us: A Workshop in Conceptions of Teaching

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students characterize various traditional conceptions of teaching and apply these to authentic teaching situations. Teaching art, math and grading systems are analyzed in this lesson.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Teaching Respect

For Students K - 5th
In this respect worksheet, students read a list of steps about how to be respectful and complete a set of discussion questions based on a referenced video program. Suggestions for related student activities and writing are also given.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Teaching Responsibility

For Students Pre-K - 5th
In this responsibility worksheet, students read a list of steps about how to be a responsible person and complete a set of discussion questions based on a referenced video program. Suggestions for related activities are also given.
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Curated OER

Time and Earth History Socratic Questions

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students develop a sense of geologic ("deep") time and the ways in which Earth scientists construct the geologic time scale. They study he major events that shaped Earth, including the origin and evolution of its lithosphere, atmosphere,...
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Curated OER

Biosphere Socratic Questions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the origin of life on Earth and its evolution through geologic time by participating in a whole class discussion. They respond to prompts that lead them to conclusions about the interactions among the biosphere and the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Teaching Caring

For Students 4th - 8th
In this teaching caring worksheet, learners complete a true/false checklist about being a caring person and complete discussion questions after viewing a referenced video. Suggestions for writing and students activities are also given.
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Curated OER

Oceans Socratic Questioning

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a whole class discussion of ocean-floor structures and plate tectonics. They respond to prompts in a structured sequence that lead them to conclusions about the role of plate tectonics in the creation of sea-floor...
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Curated OER

Why Study History?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students interpret historical evidence presented in primary and secondary resources. For this world history lesson, students research several historical events and their impact. Students compose essays that address the question, "Why...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Utilizing Art, Literature and Film to Teach Black History

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to different aspects of African-American history through literature, art, and films. As a class, they are read a story about the Underground Railroad, identify the main characters and put the events into...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Test your reading skills

For Students 5th - 6th
In this reading comprehension learning exercise, students read paragraphs and answer multiple choice and true and false questions about them. Students read 5 paragraphs, answer 3 multiple choice questions for each, and 10 true and false...
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Curated OER

Interpersonal Nonviolence: Using MLK to Teach Conflict Resolution

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students develop conflict mediation and resolution skills by applying the nonviolence philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King. In this conflict resolution lesson plan, students watch a video about Dr. King and review quotes from him....
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Curated OER

Commonly Asked Questions on Vision and Color Perception

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students commonly ask question about vision and color perception which may be difficult to answer without taking. They use this module that contains a list of questions which often arise when biology students are studying the nervous...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Refusal Skills

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils analyze the relationship between values and refusal skills. They review types of refusal skills: saying 'no', establishing priorities, avoiding and identify personal values. They determine to keep actions and behavior consistent...
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Curated OER

Water Cycle -- Presentation Teaching Model

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students continue their examination of the water cycle. In groups, they present their findings to the class after researching a specific topic related to the water cycle. They spend the rest of the lessons asking questions and answering...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

ESL Writing Questions Using Present Perfect Verb Tense Followed by the Past Simple Form

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
In this ESL verb tense worksheet, students use 20 nouns that are given on the sheet to write questions that include the present perfect tense of a verb, and follow that up with a question using the past simple verb form.
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Curated OER

Omaha Immigration Case Study

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the immigration patterns in the United States.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders study the push and pull factors that caused immigration.  Students research one group of individuals and...
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Curated OER

Lucy's Literacy Legacy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
learners examine three local public arts portraits of Lucy Stone. They study her role in the women's rights movement through comparative readings, Internet research, and children's literature. In addition, they gather and organize...
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Curated OER

Daniel's Story Study Guide

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars explore the concept of prejudice. In this World War II lesson, students read Daniel's Story by Carol Matas. Young scholars complete the provided study guide as they read the novel and discuss the Holocaust.
Worksheet
Curated OER

ESL Daily Routine Word/Picture Matching Worksheet

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL daily routine word/picture matching worksheet, students look at 10 small clip art pictures that show images of things that happen in a person's daily routine. They match the picture to the words that describe it.