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In the Olden Days: Senior Reading Buddies
Students, in pre-selected groups, read and visit with senior citizen "buddies." They write letters to their buddies and discuss "the olden days."
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Now and Then
Students record transformations and their effects within and across cultures. Students study the life of specific people in a former time period and then in the present time period. This teacher focused on the Winnebago tribe, using her...
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"Jazz is About Freedom": Billie Holiday's Anti-lynching Song Strange Fruit
Working in small teams, learners analyze a variety of primary source materials related to lynching (news articles, letters written to or written by prominent Americans, pamphlets, broadsides, etc.) in order to assess the effectiveness of...
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Biome Exchange - Send the "Stuff" Not The Kids
Students exchange ecological information with students from different geographic biomes. They box up the "unique ecologically significant features" of their area, send the box to another class in another area and then receive a similar...
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The Sonnet Challenge
Learners are given information about two popular sonnet forms-English and Italian. They are given the rules for writing a sonnet. Students are asked what type of sonnet they would use. They are each given a sheet of paper and asked...
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Paws in Jobland: Mystery in Jobland I
Students appreciate and examine the roles that people play in particular situations. In this career lesson plan, students use research and information skills to perform the roles they are assigned.
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Paws in Jobland
Young scholars appreciate and understand the roles that people play in particular situations. For this career lesson plan, students use research and information skills to perform the roles they are assigned.
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America Moves Out!
First graders analyze the events of early American exploration. This is a unit resource for teachers in which there are six lessons about the American Western exploration and expansion. Within each lesson there are objectives, materials,...
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Dramatic Structure of the Short Story
The second lesson in a series of fourteen, this plan takes the short story basics a step further. Learners complete a quiz about the story from the previous day, discuss the text, learn about Anton Chekhov, and work in groups to begin...
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Introduction to Ernest Hemingway
What is a white elephant, and what does it have to do with Ernest Hemingway? Study "Hills Like White Elephants" in-depth by following the procedures outlined in this lesson, the fifth in a series of fourteen. Learners start the day with...
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Insects?
Can you tell the difference between a bug and an insect? Aren't they the exact same thing? Let your learners explore, identify, classify, and document the differences they see in bugs and insects. The activity sheet suggests several...
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Connecticut acrostic
In this Connecticut worksheet, learners complete an acrostic about Connecticut where they write a verb or phrase using each letter in the state Connecticut. Students write 11 verbs or phrases.
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Delaware Acrostic
In this Delaware worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about the state of Delaware. Students use each letter in DELAWARE to start each line of poetry.
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Hawaii Acrostic Poem
In this Hawaii activity, learners write an acrostic poem about the state of Hawaii. Students use the letters HAWAII to start each new line of poetry about Hawaii.
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Texas Acrostic Poem
In this Texas worksheet, students write an acrostic poem about the state of Texas. Students use the letters in TEXAS to begin each new line of poetry.
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Wyoming Acrostic
In this Wyoming acrostic learning exercise, students write a verb or phrase to describe Wyoming with each letter in the state. Students write 7 verbs or phrases.
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Back to School Word Jumbles
In this school words worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 20 words to spell vocabulary pertaining to Back to School. There is a word bank.
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Back to School Word Jumbles
For this Back to School worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 20 words to spell vocabulary pertaining to school supplies. Students write the words on the lines. There is a word bank.
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Acrostic Poem: Graduate
In this acrostic poem worksheet, students use the letters in GRADUATE to begin each new line of poetry about graduates or graduation.
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Connecticut Vocabulary Word Jumble
In this Connecticut worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 20 words to spell names of cities, resources, people or regions pertaining to the state of Connecticut. There is a word box.
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Arkansas Cities Word Jumble
In this Arkansas worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 12 words and write the correct names of cities in Arkansas. There is a word bank.
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California Cities Word Jumble
In this California learning exercise, students unscramble the letters in ten words to spell the names of cities in the state of California. There is a word bank provided.
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Colorado Word Jumble Worksheet
In this Colorado word jumble worksheet, students examine 10 cities listed in a word bank. Students use the word bank to unscramble 10 sets of letters to spell the names of 10 Colorado cities..
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Connecticut Cities Word Jumble
In this Connecticut cities worksheet, students unscramble the letters in 12 names of cities in Connecticut. Students print the city names on the lines. There is a word bank.