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Reading A Historical Photograph

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine a historical photograph to gather information and draw conclusions.
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Expository Writing

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create Inspirations webs with graphics, and write five paragraph essays.
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Building Relationships in a High School Classroom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore building new friendships during the first week of school. They participate in a variety of getting to know each other activities. Students work cooperatively and develop collegial relationships with their classmates.
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Research Using Technology

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils receive an index card, and they write down jobs and hobbies that interest them. Then, they get together in groups and are assigned the task of researching the jobs and hobbies that are of the most interest to the entire group....
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Indirect Proof and Inequalities in one Triangle

For Teachers 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders complete an indirect proof and order the sides or angles of a triangle. Also, students determine if a triangle can have sides with the given lengths. The two page worksheet contains twelve...
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Matter vs. Non Matter

For Students 8th - 10th
This note card has six items on it, three are matter and three are not matter. your class should be able to classify each and explain the characteristics of matter.
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Walt Whitman to Langston Hughes: Poems for a Democracy

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Explore the idea of democratic poetry. Upper graders read Walt Whitman, examining daguerreotypes, and compare Whitman to Langston Hughes. They describe aspects of Whitman's I Hear America Singing to Langston Hughes' Let America Be...
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Using Children's Literature to Teach Writing: Oh, Tucker!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars are read the book "Oh, Tucker". They write a paper about the positive and negative aspects of having a dog as a pet. They use a graphic organizer to organize their thoughts and they edit them the next day in class.
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Spinning Your Wheels

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students read various articles related to transportation and land use. They cite textual references as they engage in panel discussions, shared inquiry discussions and debates. They write a persuasive essay on the topic.
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Conditional Statements and Converses

For Students 9th
In this conditional statements and converses learning exercise, 9th graders solve and complete 10 various types of statements as instructed. First, they identify the hypothesis and conclusion of the conditional statement given. Then,...
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People Experts

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine pictures of people and draw conclusions about them. Using worksheets, students take a second look and carefully examine the pictures to determine what influenced their perceptions.
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Flip Camera Activity: Being a Good Citizen

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students make a video. In this citizen lesson, students discuss what a good citizen is. Students define what rights Americans have and write paragraphs about our rights and responsibilities. Students videotape their partner as they read...
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Narrative Writing Outline

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils explore the elements of a narrative for its purpose, type of audience, mood, main character, minor characters, setting, and conflicts in the story. A story outline is developed and a five paragraph essay composed in this lesson.
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All Aboard! All Aboard! The Essay Train

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders enjoy a train ride with The Little Engine That Could and discover how to create a five-paragraph essay train. This clever lesson plan has students use each boxcar of the train as a template for a paragraph.
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Creating a Loyalist Postcard

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers research a Loyalist and create their postcards. Specific Expectations.
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Integrity and a Boy Called Slow

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify the character trait of integrity in the main character, Slow, in "A Boy Called Slow." They participate in a discussion to determine what steps the main character took to earn his new name. Students write an essay...
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Using Children's Literature to Teach Writing: No, David!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students review beginning, middle, and end of a story and how details add to a story.
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A Dream of Class Perfection

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students discover the influence of Greek classical art and philosophy on the French Revolution. In this art lesson, students analyze a Neoclassical artist and write an essay in which they discuss how the style contributes to the...
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JFK Assassination

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students write equations of a line. In this algebra lesson, students investigate the assassination of JFK through linear equations. They calculate the length of given line segments.
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Take A Meal Worm To Lunch

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders, using a magnifying glass, observe mealworms in a cup.
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What are the Chemical and Microbiological Effects of Run-off from a Catfish Pond on the Surrounding Soil and Water?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study data from a USDA catfish pond. They look for microbial populations and chemical concentrations in the runoff to determine the effectiveness of filter strips. They use their knowledge of biogeochemical cycles to explain the...
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A Colony is Born : Lesson 2 - Sez Who?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders increase their baseline knowledge of primary and secondary sources and the likenesses and differences of them with regard to a selected historical event.
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Song Writing: Recording Your Song

For Students 6th - 9th
In this music worksheet, students read an excerpt on recording with a company, who the producer is, and what arrangements need to be made. They respond to six short answer questions related to recording their own song in a studio.
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The Desert is Theirs: Adapting to Our Environment

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students determine how animals and people adapt to the desert environment. In this desert activity, students review vocabulary about the desert and how humans have to make changes to accommodate their environments. They listen to and...