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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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Element Project

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders review and discuss the Periodic table and its 53 elements. They choose one element to become an expert on and then create a written Report in the form of a poster about their choosen element to be presented to the class.
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Projects

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students write a typed report.  In this writing lesson students type a 3 to 5 page report and present it to the class.
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Critical Literacy In The 21st Century

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read the book Sitti's Secrets and complete prediction and comprehension activities. In this literacy lesson plan, students also write questions and comments they have on chart paper.
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Spring Slide Show

For Teachers 1st
First graders work cooperatively to create a sprintime poem, slide show and book entitled "Who Said It's Spring?"
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Yesterday's Trash

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create a trash book or individual student books using cereal boxes. They record everything thrown away and use one page for each category.
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Story Scrapbook

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students develop a comparison worksheet using one non fiction book and one fiction book they have read to be put into a class scrapbook. In their comparison students must have title, author, point of view, setting, characters, and other...
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Poetry

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students read poems from the book Runny Babbit and do language arts activities based on the book. In this language arts lesson plan, students read poems from the given book and do activities that include a word finder, rhyming...
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Where Is Hoku?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are introduced to map making and reading. Using maps, they identify the cardinal directions and discuss the importance of a legend. They analyze the human characteristics of the classroom and create overhead view maps of the...
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Cultural Maps

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine map elements. In small groups they create a map of an imaginary country that includes a title, legend, directional indicator, scale, boundaries, capital cities, country name, and icons of five natural resources. ...
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What Jamie Saw

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners listen as the teacher reads the book "What Jamie Saw." They write down the interesting sentences that are encountered. Students jot notes into their journals answering questions about the way Jamie/Patty are feeling. They...
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Painting a Rainbow

For Teachers 1st
First graders discuss the story of Noah an the Rainbow. They then open Appleworks 5 to select painting and pencil and practice drawing lines to make a rainbow. They use pencil to print their name and type or print a promise on the page...
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Teaching the Class about Community Helpers

For Teachers K
Students use the computer to research information about community workers on the Internet. In this technology lesson, students pretend they are the teacher and that they have to share what they know about the community member chosen....
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Stories That Grow on Trees

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students write their own choose-a-plot book. They develop skills in creating plot structure and think through a logical line of story action. They invent characters with striking physical and psychological attributes.
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Five Fingers for Eating Lunch

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to the book, The M&M's Brand Counting Book, discuss the one-to-one correspondence and count the candies in the story. They focus on the number five, and listen to the story Sun Up, Sun Down, discussing the...
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Thomas Jefferson

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders recall the names of the first two presidents of the United States and identify the man who became the third. They compose an epitaph for Thomas Jefferson.
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Warning: Smart Kids Inside!

For Teachers 1st
First graders study the three railroad warning signs through a visual introduction. They write a class book.
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I Heard the Owl Call My Name

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders write a two to three page paper addressing one of the following topics: Analyze the values and beliefs of the two conflicting cultures. Explain which values seem to dominate within the conflict and why. They brainstorm...
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Focus Story: The Mitten

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore language arts by analyzing a story with their classmates. In this poetry identification lesson plan, students read the book The Mittens and identify the characters, plot and settings in the story. Students recite poems...
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My Favorite Papers

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete worksheets about themselves throughout the year. They are collected and kept by their teacher. They create a book at the end of the year with all of their writings.
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Rock On

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a powerpint presentation to inform their classmates about a selected type of rock. Students are divided into groups to research a particular type of rock. Each group researches their topic using traditional and...
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Moses

For Teachers 1st
First graders become acquainted with the concept of honesty. A lecture is presented to the students detailing Moses' life and his involvement in presented the Ten Commandments to the people. After the lecture is completed, 1st graders...
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Hack Attack

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the recent hacker attacks on e-commerce sites by comparing and contrasting security issues in traditional commerce and e-commerce companies, determining solutions for security issues that face both types of companies.
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What I Can Do And See At Fiesta

For Teachers 1st
First graders create a three page booklet about Fiesta. They use Kid Works 2 to create a project with illustrations and text.