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All Aboard the Peace Train

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss the story "The Little Engine That Could" and highlight the quality of perseverance. They write a paragraph about a time they needed perseverance to succeed.
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Another Way of Life

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read about the 2006 Amish school killings. They explore Amish life, including how loss and tragedy are handled and compare it to how they, themselves, would handle the same situation. They write fictitious dialogues highlighting...
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Civil Rights after MLK and RFK

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students are assigned to groups representing minority populations who produce a research project in a digital format from the list. A few of the choices are: speech, letter to the editor, editorial cartoon, etc.
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Find Somebody Who...3-- Icebreaker Game

For Students 5th - 6th
In this icebreaker game learning exercise, students talk to classmates and find someone who fits each of the 30 descriptions. Students write their name in the blank if the description fits.
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Find Somebody Who... 2-- Icebreaker Game

For Students 5th - 6th
In this icebreaker game, students get to know their classmates by finding people who fit each of the 30 descriptions on the page and writing their names in the blanks.
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Family Folklore

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Learners complete activities to explore family folklore. In this folklore lesson plan, students define in writing family folklore, identify aspects of family folklife through discussions of their own traditions. Learners identify...
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Why was the Constitutional Convention Necessary?

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the steps leading up to the Constitution.  In this American Government lesson, 11th graders practice document based questions.  Students create a letter that describes how a person felt during this...
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6 C's of Motivation

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars get involved in a Project-Based Learning instructional design model as they enter a problem-solving learning journey. They get to personalize their learning experience from the beginning by making choices. Students set up...
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Famous People

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students increase their self-esteem and identify how and why they are important. They listen to various books. as listed in the lesson. Then, students list various famous people and write about how those same people are famous. Finally,...
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Squares

For Students K - 1st
In this shape recognition worksheet, students explore a square. Students trace the shape of the square and trace the letters that spell the word square.
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Phonics and Decoding Strategies for Struggling Readers Using Core Knowledge Poem

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students complete multiple activities to help them hear sounds, syllables, and spell words with vowel patterns, digraphs, or blends. In this word sounds lesson, students use letter tiles, sort words cards, analyze poems, and play a bingo...
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The Aleut Evacuation: An Overlooked Injustice

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars read and complete activities about the Aleut tribe and Russian impact on the people. For this Aleut and Russian history lesson, students read a passage about the history between the Russians and the Aleut tribe. Young...
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Social Effects of WWII

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the social effects of World War II on America. In this WWII effects lesson plan, 5th graders read paragraphs about the history of World War II. Students watch a video about the period and formulate questions for...
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What We Need

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify basic needs of plants. In this plant growth lesson, 1st graders observe types of plants and review the parts of a plant as well as the development of a seed. Students review related vocabulary and read The...
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Role of Citizens in Montgomery Bus Boycott

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students consider the role of average Americans in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. In this Civil Rights lesson, students listen to a lecture that outlines the details of the boycott. Students conduct further research about the people who led...
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Words In The News

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers brainstorm the advantages and disadvantages of using a computer and the internet. They review vocabulary words, noticing letter patterns. Students read about the internet and play vocabulary exercises. Individually,...
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Hairdressers Vocabulary Cards

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this career worksheet, students create vocabulary cards by cutting them out and then looking up the definitions to write on the back.
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Missy Elliot

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, learners read a passage about Missy Elliot and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Biome Exchange - Send the "Stuff" Not The Kids

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students exchange ecological information with students from different geographic biomes. They box up the "unique ecologically significant features" of their area, send the box to another class in another area and then receive a similar...
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What Is a Noun?

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this nouns worksheet, students choose the proper nouns in sentences and choose if the nouns are people, places, or things. Students complete 3 activities.
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Job Application Project Compter Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are told that they need to bring in a classified ad from the newspaper or flyer on a job that they wish to apply for. They cut out the classified ad and attach it to a blank sheet of paper. Students revise their personal...
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Naper Settlement: Post Activity, Journal Entry

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders have to place themselves in someone else' shoes through journal writing. They place themselves in someone else' shoes through journal writing. Students write the journal entry to another student in the class or a...
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Get What You Want

For Teachers 6th
Student writers devise a business letter using the correct order and format required for a block or modified block format. They choose a topic of interest so that they can compose business letters that make requests.
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ESOL Basic numbers and SHapes

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students review then recognize the letters A-Z both uppercase and lowercase and the numbers 0-100. They practice letters orally then play a letter writing game and number game as a class.