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Woodland Animals and Their Habitat

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore the natural environment through a video and nature sounds tape. They keep journal's of the unit's activities and vocabulary terms. They play a web of interdependence game and compose a list of forest animals and write...
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I love penguins!

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students listen to stories and view video about penguins. In this penguins lesson, students research penguins in groups and present a report using their choice of technology or artwork presentation.
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Probing Our Solar System

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders engage in a lesson utilizing small group activities and individual work incorporating student research on space satellites, probes and international connections. They, in groups, construct information disks, timelines, and...
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THE TRAVELS OF BABAR: An Adventure in Scales

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students locate and identify the seven continents. They use longitude and latitude in establishing a location. Students enhance the knowledge of geographical location with cultures. Individuals or small groups research multiple aspects...
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Turning Points in the American Revolution

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the causes and effects of the American Revolution. In groups, they make a portfolio page and write a response to the Proclamation of 1763. They also make a timeline of the events of the Boston Massacre and answer...
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All about Greece

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Greece worksheet, students learn and report about Greece. Activities include geography, natural resources, recipes, landmarks, history and climate. Students do their own research.
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California Crops

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore agriculture by researching the native food crops of California. Students define a list of agriculture vocabulary terms and analyze maps of California which explain which foods come from which area. Students write a...
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Spiders Have Special Characteristics

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students state reasons why spiders are grouped in specific categories, including what distinguishes a spider from an insect. They report on their observations of the spiders. They illustrate their report with drawings in their journals.
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Personal Development - Setting Goals to Achieve Objectives

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Learners explore reasons for setting goals and techniques to achieve them. They discover the importance of setting goals, both short-range and long-range. Students assess their own situation and write specific goals to meet their...
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ESOL Family and Parenting

For Teachers Higher Ed
Sstudents discuss disciplinary options when parenting. They compare and contrast what was acceptable in their native country with what is acceptable in America. They list courses that are available to parents. They write one paragraph...
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Marine Life, Oceans, Lakes and Rivers

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the types of organisms found in oceans. In groups, they read articles about the research done at certain sites. They work together to research their own water ecosystems and report the findings to the class. To end...
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Multicultural Attire

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars research the native attire of a chosen culture, write an essay reflecting the role of the attire in the given culture, and create a significant piece of attire from that culture that be modeled in a fashion show.
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Using Information Resources: Lesson 1

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine, brainstorm, cluster, and skim how to use a variety of information resources to assist them in projects or reports. In addition, places to find those information resources as well as the parts of a book is covered...
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Here Comes Winter!

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners investigate winter behaviors in animals. They describe winter and write about the characteristics of the season by drawing and labeling a winter picture. Students then conduct research on a chosen animal and create a chart. ...
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Harry Potter Debate

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students read a short article about the upcoming release of the new Harry Potter novel. They debate the issues surrounding the marketing of students's books and films after internet research to support or oppose the topic.
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Winter is All Around Us

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners present what they have learned on Antartica. Students identify deciduous and evergreen trees and plants; identify and study about the habitats of animals that migrate, hibernate, and adapt; study the Aurora and Aurora Borealis...
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Rosa Parks Refused to Do What?

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to two books about Rosa Parks. They contribute factual information for a web. They listen to an interview with Rosa Parks on the internet, adding more information to the web. They write and illustrate a book using...
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Animal Hide and Seek

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine how animals use their colors to their advantage. They read the book, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?," participate in a toothpick camouflaging demonstration, explore the Camouflage Field Book website,...
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Create a Creature

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students design, build, draw, or bake a creature of their choice and present to the class. They write a paper including the creature's habitat, method of getting energy, their creature as a producer or consumer, predator or prey species...
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Save the Animals: The Creation of the ASPCA

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students read Black Beauty and study the history of the founding of the ASPCA and learn about endangered species today. Then they write a short paper about the book, or on some aspect of the history of the ASPCA, and, after exploring the...
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Smoky Night

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders compare the neighborhoods they know to those of a different place and time. In this historical perspectives activity, 2nd graders read Eve Bunting's Smoky Night and discuss the outcome of the story. Students also discuss...
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Equadorian Rainforest: The Tropical Supermarket

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars study the concept of sustainable agricultural practices through cocoa farming and the lives of the people who are the producers. Students watch a slide show and read a story which helps them understand the origins of...
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Arthur's Halloween

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read a story and respond.  In this caring and helping others instructional activity, students read Arthur's Halloween making predictions as they go.  Students write a report on caring, create a caring journal where...
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Let's Go Fact Fishing!

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners work in pairs to research animals in the ocean. They use the Internet, encyclopedias, and resource books to complete an information sheet with a photo of the animal and three facts. They present their mini-reports to the class.

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