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Looking At Narrative Art Lesson 2: How Does The Story End?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students use narrative art vocabulary to speculate about the story in a visual image. In a group, students use narrative art vocabulary to create a story with an ending. They view images imbedded in this lesson plan.
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Identifying Key Words, Synonyms, and Key Phrases

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify key words, synonyms, and key phrases from their previously written research questions. They utilize the key words, synonyms, and key phrases to search resources for answers to the research questions.
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Contrast Listening

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners listen to two different excerpts of the same music piece. In groups, they collectively write descriptions of the tempo and dynamics of the piece and assign a color to the music. They relate the color chosen to the tempo and...
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Team Marathon

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners develop cardiovascular fitness. They discover a safe level of pacing while running and add up their laps with the members of their team to get a "team total." That total is marked on the chart each day that they have P.E. class.
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Christmas Around the World (Grade 2)

For Teachers 2nd
Student groups create slides on one of the cultures listed. They view videos that show United States families celebrating Christmas based on their native countries' traditions and a video which tells the story of La Bafana, the old woman...
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Main Idea and Supporting Details

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify the main idea and supporting details in paragraphs. In this language arts lesson, 8th graders review organizational patterns in paragraphs and determine which pattern is best for a given situation. Individually,...
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Picture-Go-Round

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate how to participate in a cooperative group. In this philanthropy lesson, students create drawings by working together as a group and contributing their thoughts and feelings.
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Making Good Money Choices

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students play a game called Philanthropy EconAround Bingo and learn how to make smart money choices. In this money choices lesson plan, students play the game and discuss what choices would be better than others to maximize their money.
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Habitat Hunt

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read several nonfiction texts and practice finding the main idea for the text as well as learn about various habitats. In this main idea lesson, 3rd graders read several nonfiction texts and make habitat cards. Students...
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Read 'n' Give -- Planning Our Book Drive

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students design and implement a book drive to benefit their community.
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Batchelder Bubble Gum Factory: Place Value Unit

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore grouping. In this math lesson, students brainstorm ways to efficiently count the items in their pile and discuss the methods used. Students use a place value chart and practice regrouping ones to tens.
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What Can We Learn from Primary-Source Documents? Lesson 2

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students extrapolate information from primary-source documents. They read and research to create a whole-class timeline of events leading up to 1867 and Confederation.
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Cubic Unit Models

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders find the volume of solids. In groups, 4th graders use spinners to determine the dimensions of solids. They construct the shapes, creating a model of the figure Students count the cubes in the model to determine the...
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A Planting We Will Go

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how to transplant trees in their community. In this citizenship lesson, students construct a map of where to plant trees and then plant the trees.
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Keeping Our Surroundings Clean

For Teachers K
Students define the word environment. In this environmental awareness lesson students, orally make a list of at least 6 ways to keep our environment clean. Students individually create posters that show how to keep the environment...
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Email Writing

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students review rules of writing emails for letters, informal to a friend and formal.  In this writing lesson, students sort email strips into these categories and then review examples of good and bad semi-formal emails. Students...
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Addition Properties

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Student study addition properties. In this addition properties lesson plan, students use multiple methods to solve various types of problems. Students illustrate and describe in various ways the Commutative Property of Addition....
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Growing Plants

For Teachers K - 7th
Learners grow plants and track their growth over time. In this growing plants lesson, students plant seedlings and chart their growth in a data analysis activity.
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Wrapping up The Stone Cutter

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students write a paper in which they detail the daily routine of an architect.  In this The Stone Cutter lesson, students discuss the end of the novel and share journals with peers.  Students choose a time period in which to...
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In the Winter

For Teachers K
Students are read a book about winter activities. They create a drawing of their favorite activity to do in the winter and practice copying a sentence telling what it is.
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On Becoming Husbands/Wives/Mothers/Fathers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are introduced to becoming wives, husbands, mothers and fathers. In groups, they define what love means to them and discuss why they believe many people are rushing to marriage and parenthood. To end the lesson, they...
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Concept: Superstition

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students identify the role of superstition in their own lives, in society, and in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. In this superstition lesson, students discuss urban legends and listen to a related song to introduce the topic....
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The Giver (Middle, Literature)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write down what emotions are evoked by different colors of construction paper. They discuss what they and other students have written. They use this concept to discuss why the community in The Giver is devoid of color.
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Mr., Mrs., and Dr. Too

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use abbreviations correctly in everyday situations. Activities include introductions to abbreviating names, titles, months, and more.