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Meeting our Basic Needs

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars brainstorm the basic needs of the community and create a chart. In this volunteerism instructional activity, students recognize people in the community who have given charity in the community. Young scholars read...
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The Lines in Timelines

For Teachers K - 4th
Students are introduced to the concept of sequence by creating their own personal timeline. As a class, they put the events of the last week of their lives into the correct order and determine what information should be used for their...
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Acceptance Through Patchwork

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students are asked to look at differences in people and accept those differences but to examine that people are more alike than different. The lesson has the central focus of investigating diversity.
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TEACHING OUR MANY GRANDCHILDREN

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars study the connection between where Villages are set up and the natural resources nearby. They interact with Elders to gain historical appreciation of their culture and investigate how their Village came to be located where...
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I Wear My Genes Inside Out: The Genetic Characteristics of Animals

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create mixed breed dogs using paper illustrations of various breeds. They label dogs created by students using the Genetics Center and discuss the aspects of genetics that affect the outcome of the various projects.
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Picturing First Families

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners complete a variety of activities as they study Washington, D.C., the Presidency, and George Washington. They take a virtual trip to Washington, D.C., and visit the National Portrait Gallery, the White House, and the Library of...
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Children's Literature Across the Curriculum Ideas-Dancing With the Indians

For Teachers K - 5th
Students read Dancing With the Indians by Angela Shelf Medearis. They complete a variety of cross-curricular activities surrounding the study of Native American festivals and traditions. Included are reading, art, math, science, writing,...
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The Meaning of Rock Art

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine the significance of rock art. They discuss and view examples of historical rock art, and create a design on a rock that tells a story using African and American symbols.
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Reading, Writing and 'Rithmetic in the One-Room Schoolhouse

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners, through historic photographs and stories, discover the world of the one-room schoolhouse and compare it to their school experience.
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Numbers In Art

For Teachers K - 3rd
Help develop an awareness of the natural and manufactured environment and relate the subject matter to young learners' lives. The interpretation of the meaning of art is reinforced and its application to self and other audiences is...
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Literacy Lesson: Guided Reading

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Here is a wonderful lesson designed for students with special needs. This well-thought-out lesson uses Big Books, familiar stories, and has a lot of review learning built into it. The book, The Keeping Quilt is used in the main part of...
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Pop Bottle Flowers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make flowers from art materials. They use construction paper and paint to create a t-shirt with the flowers on it. They use a pop bottle to create the petals.
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My Home, Your Home

For Teachers K - 5th
Students evaluate different kinds of homes and living situations. They focus on a Korean grandfather's home and analyze the effects of culture upon home lives and structures. They draw their own homes as a final project.
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The Five Senses: How They Relate to our World

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore the five senses and the significance of each sense. In this five senses and diversity instructional activity, students listen to You Can't Smell a Flower With Your Ear by Joanna Cole and take a walk observing...
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Class Quilt

For Teachers 1st
First graders engage in a lesson which promote acceptance of diversity within the classroom through the creation of a class quilt. They evaluate the final product to find commonalities with other students.
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President's Day for Special Education/Early Elementary

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate how both Abraham Lincoln and George Washington displayed the trait of honesty. They listen to read alouds of class books and poems that address both the lives of these men and the trait of honesty. They use a graphic...
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KINDERGARTEN PEACE UNIT

For Teachers K
Students learn the meaning of peace, the value of world peace and the individual commitment it requires through discussion and a variety of hands-on activities
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Story Quilts

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars listen to Tar Beach, by Faith Ringgold, and create story quilts.
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Animal Classification

For Teachers K - 5th
Students are introduced to the concept of classification as it relates to objects, information, and characteristics.  In this classification lesson, students research a variety of animals. Students study the Linnaeus's system of...
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Hajigul's Story: A Creative Drama

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students listen to stories about and research the life of an Uighur child from China. They investigate their own cultural heritage and design a mural.
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Interview for Reflection

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice their interviewing skills using the elements of questioning. They write and illustrate a past experience of theirs doing a philanthropic act. They share their stories and illustrations to complete the lesson.
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Communities

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars are introduced to the concept of communities. Using a map, they locate and describe different communities of all sizes. They watch a video and answer questions on a worksheet to complete the lesson.
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Bird Migration

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Students study the concept of bird migration. In this bird lesson, students read Make Way for Ducklings, discuss the concept of community, and write reflections.
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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read about Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.

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