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Get Dramatic: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners explain reducing, recycling and reusing. In this science/ arts instructional activity, students create a commercial and display a backdrop made out of recycled goods. Additionally, learners write written responses to writing...
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Conversation Map

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writing a conversation worksheet, learners use the conversation map to identify the greeting, starting comment or question, body, short explanation, and farewell and then use them to create a written conversation. Students write...
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Singles Awareness Day

For Students 5th - 10th
In this Singles Awareness Day worksheet, students complete activities such as complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling sequencing, scrambled...
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"The Tiger Who Came to Tea"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners complete various activities related to the book "The Tiger Who Came to Tea" by Judith Kerr Collins. They participate in a shared reading activity, list the foods from the story, write and read sentences in speech bubbles, and...
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Connecting Poetry with Philanthropy

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students use their knowledge of philanthropy and poetic conventions to write original poetry about philanthropic giving. In this philanthropy lesson, students write poetry based on philanthropy using poetic conventions. Students...
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Stories Of Seasons

For Teachers K
Students listen to the story "Henry and Mudge Under The Yellow Moon," and write their own story based on a season. In this writing lesson plan, kindergarteners are assisted in "writing" their story by an older student or the teacher....
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Faux Rice Paper Holiday Cards

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students investigate the history of the uses of rice paper. They learn to use controlled brush pressure and work within a border that they create. Students use many materials to create a functional piece of artwork.
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HI! HELLO! GOODBYE!

For Teachers 1st
First graders study common forms of courtesy, greetings, and leave-takings appropriate to the time of day. They use common forms of address appropriate to one's relationship with another person's age, rank and number. They draw two...
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Chinese New Year

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify and present the history and legend of the Chinese New Year and respond to questions included. Students practice saying the common greetings and wishes in Chinese for the Chinese New Year. Students identify and explain...
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Russian Beginners

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students begin practicing with the Russian language. They are to write and speak on a very low level. In groups, they answer questions together.
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Winnie the Pooh Loves to Read, Too

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders engage in a lesson which provides a purpose for reading, writing, and technology. It also instills a sense of pride in students as they create birthday cards for a reading project in the community called, "Happy Birthday,...
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Library Visit 2 Activity

For Students 6th - 8th
In this literacy worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the concept of using the media center and library. The information is used to write a paper.
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Tell Someone About Earth Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss ways in which grown ups can save energy, money and the Earth in preparation for sending out Earth Day e-cards. They make an Earth Day action list.
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Internet Project - Project Groundhog

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners share weather and community information with other students across the continents. In groups, learners collect details, pictures, and drawings about their community, its weather patterns, and school. They predict if groundhog...
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Numbers for Students

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students construct sets of numbers up to 10, write the numerals up to 10, and count up to 10 rationally. They use ten frames and also make bean sticks. Communication is the Process Standard featured in this lesson. Finally, students...
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Crafting Freedom

George Moses Horton: Crafting Virtual Freedom Through Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What is "virtual freedom"? How about "enslaved entrepreneurship"? Class members will learn about these terms and much more as they read the poems and examine the life of George Moses Horton.
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Art as Advocacy for Social Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
“Humanscape No.65” by Melesia Casas and Ester Hernandez’s “Sun Maid Raisins” launch a study of how works of art can advocate for social change. After examining these two works and discussing the human rights issues raised, class members...
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Activity Guide: Joseph Had a Little Overcoat

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Enhance a reading of the Caldecott Medal-winning children's book Joseph had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback with this collection of learning activities. Starting with general background information about the book and author,...
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Grandparents Are Grand

For Teachers K
Students to interview their grandparents. It uses the book, "Just Grandma and Me." students brainstorm and select the questions they each ask their grandparents.
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Reading Comprehension/Valentine's Day

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students learn facts about Valentine's Day by reading a one page story. Students then answer 6 questions.
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Creating with Publisher

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a book cover using Microsoft Publisher.  In this computer publishing instructional activity, students learn how to use the program Microsoft Publisher.  Students experiment with fonts, styles, formats and clip...
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Mary Pope Osborne, Classroom Adventures Program

Dinosaurs Before Dark

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Young readers travel back to the time of the dinosaurs in this literature unit based on the story Dinosaurs Before Dark. Intended for use with upper-elementary special education students, this resource provides reading...
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Living on the Edge - "Illegal Art"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore how copyright and trademark laws impact art. After researching cases on the topic, students use and existing postcard as the basis for a new piece of art.
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On The Day You Were Born

For Teachers K - 4th
Students engage in a study about the holiday of a birthday with the help of using children's literature. They make cognitive connections of using the characters of the book and relating them to the personal celebration of a birthday.