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Using Numbers to Teach The Major Scale
Young scholars study the numbers to the diatonic major scale using C note as a basis in this standards-based 45 minute lesson. Emphasis is placed on singing correct pitch, rhythmic accuracy, and proper breath control.
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Emperor Penguins
In this reading for information worksheet, learners read a one page text about Emperor penguins. Students then answer 8 true/false questions.
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Comprehension: Setting
Students discuss what setting represents. In this language arts lesson, students review the three elements of setting: where the story takes place, when does the story take place, and is it past, present, or future? Students create a...
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Unit on Henry David Thoreau
High schoolers investigate the writings of Thoreau in order to better comprehend his impact on American Literature and unique writing style. Working to evaluate the different pieces of writing, they read the essays in order to create...
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Novel Tee
Third graders illustrate a fiction novel by painting a depiction of the book on a tee shirt and then sharing it with the class.
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Lights, Camera, Action!
Young scholars participate in an alternative reading assessment using a video camera and script. In this alternative reading lesson, students work as a group to perform their reading story. young scholars memorize their lines and film...
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Creed, Christianity, and World Religions
Learners research world religions and their customs online, and create group oral presentation of at least 20 minutes in length, including visuals, and quoting relevant material with its source(s).
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Science: Hurricanes As Heat Engines
Learners conduct Internet research to track the path of Hurricane Rita. They record the sea surface temperature of the Gulf of Mexico during and after the hurricane and draw conclusions about how hurricanes extract heat energy from the...
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The Constitution and The Bill of Rights
Students explore the Constitution and The Bill of Rights including the process of the Convention throgh a variety of websites that examine the framers, venets leading up to and after the convention games and more.
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Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Utopian Promise: Mary Rowlandson
After immigrating to the New England colonies, being captured by Wampanoag Indians, Puritan and author acclimates herself to the Native American culture as a form of survival and documents her time kept captive. See "Mary Rowlandson...
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Class Flow: Calendar
[Free Registration/Login Required] The history of our calendar is presented through the passage of time with complete cycles of seasons in ancient history providing a starting place. Complete cycles of seasons are discussed and the...