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A Poem for Columbus - Junie B. Jones Series

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this poetry and rhyming words worksheet, students fill in the blanks in a poem about Christopher Columbus. They add a rhyming word at the end of each of the 14 stanzas. This worksheet is associated with the Junie B. Jones series of...
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Friendly Letter Format

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Westward Ho worksheet, students write a friendly letter and fill out a cause and effect chart for the story Westward Ho. Students complete 7 rows in the chart.
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An Introduction to Poetry

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students examine the genre of poetry. They read and discuss list poems, write a list poem, research and read poetry online, and write a free form poem.
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Critical Consumerism: Videos and Teen Culture

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars analyze music videos as a study on teen culture. In this teen culture lesson, students view music videos and track a different aspect of the videos for male representation, female representation, racial representation,...
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Valentine Handprint Poem

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make a handprint underneath a Valentine poem to give to their parents. In this Valentine poem lesson plan, students also glue conversation hearts around the edge of the page for a border.
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Ellis Wilson: A High School Art Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the principles of design and element of the art of Ellis Wilson. They examine how art can create social commentary.
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Ellis Wilson: An Elementary School Art Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars study the life of Ellis Wilson. They examine the use of simple shapes when drawing human figures. They examine how to incorporate pattern into a background setting.
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Breaking News English: $10 Million for Golf's 15-Year-Old Wie

For Students 5th - 9th
In this English activity, students read "$10 Million for Golf's 15-Year-Old Wie," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Breaking News English: Paul McCartney's Beijing Olympics Boycott

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Paul McCartney's Beijing Olympics Boycott," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Satyagraha: The Soul Force of Nonvilence

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss what satyagraha is understanding that it is the driving force which enables social reform. In this social science lesson plan, students try to internalize the principles of nonviolence on an individual level and then a...
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Character Analysis

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze the motivations behind characters. For this character analysis lesson, students reflect on conflicts from previous stories and watch a clip from 'East is East.' Students answer questions for the movie and watch the movie...
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"Aerogrammes"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine Asian American culture through the analysis of the poem, 'Aerogrammes.' They watch a video, read and discuss the poem, take a field trip to Chinatown, and write a poem about their Chinatown experience.
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Spectacular Speeches

For Students 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students answer the 6 questions with the help of the Internet websites with the focus upon famous speeches.
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Colonial Geography: To and From Canada

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify the major geographic features of colonial New England. They explain the essential parts to a map and interpret journals to plot a journey. They discover the connection between geography and life.
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Website Layout

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders finish presenting their one minute novel evaluations while choosing one of the novels to read independentally. They view a variety of graphic organizers to strategically plan out their website content. In addition, they...
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Past Continuous and Past Simple

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this verb forms worksheet, students complete a 20 question online interactive exercise pertaining to the correct use of the past continuous and past simple verb forms.
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Past, Present, and Future: Career Exploration and Planning

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders write an autobiography about their future.  In this career education lesson plan, 10th graders write about the future based on their career goals. Students troubleshoot possible obstacles to fulfilling a...
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Telecommunications: Vocabulary Skills

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 10 fill in the blank questions regarding telecommunications vocabulary. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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ESL: Martin Luther King Jr. Activity

For Students 5th - 7th
In this ESL Martin Luther King Jr. instructional activity, students watch a video, then fill in blanks to complete the "I Have a Dream" speech and answer comprehension questions.
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Halle Berry

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Halle Berry and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Jennifer Lopez

For Students 4th - 6th
In this famous people worksheet, learners read about Jennifer Lopez and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to synonym matching, sequencing, writing, spelling and vocabulary activities.
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Oprah Winfrey

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person instructional activity, learners read a passage about Oprah Winfrey and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze,...
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Conjunto Music from South Texas

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students listen to conjunto music and identify the instrumentation. After discussing the the history of South Texas, they examine lyrics of several songs and interpret them. As extensions, students can learn to partner dance to the...
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Folktales Reflect Daoist and Buddhist Traditions

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders compare three Chinese folktales for their "messages" and literary techniques to see how they reflect Chinese Confucian and Taoist values. They discuss how folktales share certain subjects, characters, plots and themes.