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Ginger Labs

Notability

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
You'll want to take note of this app! Create custom notes that you can use to present and record information. Use the formatting options to make your notes look great, and the sharing options to keep your class up to date!
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Students Speak Out: A Discussion Activity

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read a collection of student essays addressing racism and racial disparities and discuss them. In this racism lesson plan, students discuss the essays and talk about their impact.
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I can do it blindfolded!

For Teachers Higher Ed
One method of creating a genuine information gap is through the use of blindfold activities. Blindfolds can be employed in a variety of ways in the TEFL/ESL foster a truly communicative and student-centered approach to learning.
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Motivation

For Students 7th - 8th
In this motivation worksheet, students participate in completing a variety of activities associated with self motivation, an English teacher as a motivator and motivating others.
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Socratic Seminar for Cold Sassy Tree

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Tired of giving the same old multiple-choice tests, and have the urge for a new assessment? Then bring the precision of a Socratic seminar into your classroom. Even if you did not read Cold Sassy Tree the organization and explanation on...
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Get in the Newspaper Habit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Dive into journalism with your high schoolers! The resources provided here will help your learners write unbiased, clear, and succinct newspaper articles. First they spend time sifting through stacks of articles, filling out a graphic...
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Tropical Herpefauna

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore tropical herpefauna. They discuss the story "Tropical Herpefauna...Tropical What?" by Lori Bruckeim. Students discuss any concepts of the essay that need clarification and they predict, visualize, question, and...
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Geologist and Core Sampling

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe a cupcake and attempt to answer each question on the observation page. They write three sentences that explains how a geologist takes core samples of the earth's surface. Students make sketches and write...
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Kwanzaa in the Classroom

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
You can teach your students about Kwanzaa using these interesting lessons.
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Education on the Trail

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders invent ways to teach pioneer students on the trail. They imagine that they are a pioneer who wants to make sure that their students know how to read, write, and do arithmetic.
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Four Square

For Teachers K - 1st
Students, as "Big Buddies", teach little buddies the rules and play with them. They review rules for four square and practice. They talk about playing gently when they are teachers and answer questions as they come up, and encourage...
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Learning About Writers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how authors write stories. In this careers lesson plan, students invite an author into the classroom and ask him/her questions about writing as a career.
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Book Report Database and Author E-mail Project

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students read a number of books by a given author and input information into a database. They e-mail information about their favorite author to other students. They focus on story elements and ask questions or make suggestions for future...
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Using Tens Frames for the Strategy of Bridging to Ten

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders are given a problem. They are shown a fixed frame of 9 and students are asked to say where the six more should go without touching the tens frame. Students are invited to answer the question and show go they got the answer.
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Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students watch a Biography episode about Alexander Graham Bell -- his remarkable inventions, family life, and the individuals who influenced his work.
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Gender Roles

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss gender roles and through case study, examine how gender roles can be learned and how they can be limiting. They research to find the names of both men and women who have become successful in various careers.