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What If You Could Change the World?

For Teachers 1st - 6th
You can support service learning in your kindergarten through eighth grade classroom and see learning objectives come to life.
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Art and Culture of Germany

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Germany is a country with a rich and interesting history that can provide a wealth of teaching opportunities.
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Season of Giving Lessons

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Share the gift of giving with students.
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What Happens When Invasive Species Are Introduced

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Helping students understand the dangers of nonnative species is an important part of ecology and environmental science lessons.
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Analyzing Literature Through Book Projects

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Here are ideas for book projects to help students analyze literature.
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A New Year’s Celebration

For Teachers K - 6th
You can reflect on the past and celebrate the future with these motivating activities.
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Making Text-to-Text Connections

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Model  for your class how to make text-to-text connections by following the script presented by this resource. No specific texts are offered as examples.
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Parasite Development and Life Cycle

For Teachers 9th - 12th
If you are new to teaching agriculture classes, this outline may be helpful when you are preparing a lecture on parasites in livestock. In addition to lecturing on this topic, the lesson plan suggests that learners research the life...
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My School Goal (Part1)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders share their accomplishments and how they felt when they reached their final goal. In groups, 3rd graders brainstorm ideas and goals. They discuss personal goals, both short term and long term. They list steps in...
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Whodunit?

For Teachers K - 8th
Students bring in a variety of books to be approved for reading outside of class and then complete a book review on each one approved. They remember to include a description of the setting and characters, plot summary and a conclusion in...
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Ender's Game: Ender's Shadow Projects

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Most likely intended for a secondary remedial class. This lesson engages students in literary analysis through a creative project. They choose one project focused on taking the protagonist through a hero's journey. This link...
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Writing Persuasion Papers: Thesis Statement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Using a "Hamburger" essay outline and actual hamburger buns, you will demonstrate the role a thesis plays in a persuasive essay. This is a simplistic visual representation of how an argumentative paper should be composed and not an...
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Feeling Alone

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to the story, The Whispering Cloth and discuss the message of the story. In this feeling alone instructional activity, 2nd graders make connections about what feeling alone means to them. Students define and...
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Kumara From the Farmer's Field

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss the essay, Kumara From the Farmer's Field and examine strategies for organizing facts for future reference. In this reading comprehension lesson, students pretend they are advertising executives who must create a grocery...
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Chocolate Choo Choo Chicken

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore phonemes. They discuss the digraph /ch/. Students learn a tongue twister to help them identify the digraph /ch/. They discuss the sound created by the digraph. Students identify words that contain the /ch/ digraph.
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English and Literacy: Children's Rights - Expanded Paragraphs

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners write expanded paragraphs about children's rights. In this writing and children's rights lesson, students listen to Caroline Castle's, For Every Child, noting the points about children's rights on each page. They discuss each of...
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Assembling A Story

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils observe, discuss, and interpret Radcliffe Bailey's work "By the River" by creating a personal narrative of the 18th or 19th century. Internet access is required and related links are offered for teaching aides.
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Every Day is Mother's Day

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Mother's Day reading comprehension activity, students read a short page with a story pertaining to Mother's Day. Students answer 5 questions about the story.
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Cyber Bullies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research cyber safety. In this technology lesson, students create a PowerPoint slide show for a Cyber Safety Fair. Students research cyber safety by using various suggested websites.
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Eating More or Less?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research types of eating disorders and create a PowerPoint presentation.
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Short and Sweet

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students summarize nonfiction text. After reviewing the process for reading in order to summarize, students independently read a nonfiction article. They write a summary paragraph using the checklist outlined by the instructor during...
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Summer Fun Activity: Dream Vacations

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students can turn the block area into a travel agency. In this early childhood problem solving lesson plan, students use creative-thinking and language skills as they design a play environment.
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Carlyle Figures It Out

For Students 5th - 7th
In this money worksheet, students read a passage titled Carlyle Figures It Out and completes word problems about it. Students complete 2 word problems and answer 2 opinion questions.
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Making Words

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders spell words and define homophone.  In this making words lesson, 3rd graders decipher words from letter strips in an effort to identify the "secret word". Students use a set of letters to spell different words. 

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