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Taming of the Shrew: Act 4.1 & 2
With six questions about scenes 4.1 and 2 from Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, pupils have the chance to examine their own reading and understanding within small groups. The first four questions are recall-level, while the last two...
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Aggression and Bullying
Students analyze bullying and aggression. In this bullying lesson, students discuss bullying and practice methods to deal with aggression. Students also participate in activities that enable them to consider why bullies bully as well as...
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Paper Clip Game for Learning the Value of Rules
Rules may carry a negative connotation with many adolescents, but this simulation activity reminds them of the importance of a fair and consistent set of laws. It's very simple: pupils are arranged in rows, with the first person in each...
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Personification Lesson Plans and Resources
This resource on personification provides three different approaches aimed at different levels. The first, appropriate for upper elementary, provides examples of personification, followed by an exercise that requires replacing a word in...
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Emotions for ESL Students
You might get emotional during this activity - but don't worry, that's the idea! The class practices analyzing emotions, including their own, their peers' facial expressions, and colors and sounds that remind them of certain emotions....
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Vocabulary 15 Practice Quiz
Focus on some difficult vocabulary words that begin with f, g, and h. First, match the 10 vocabulary words to their definitions, and then decide which sentence each vocabulary word best completes. Example words include furtive,...
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Tuesday Tours: Communication
Students explore communication skills. In this career traits instructional activity, students are introduced to Eric Berne's Transactional Analysis Model of Communication. Students discuss the impact of verbal and nonverbal communication...
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Allow Me to Demonstrate…
Students examine the causes, actions and results of different demonstrations from around the world in modern history.
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Breaking News English: Russell Crowe
For this Russell Crowe worksheet, students read the article, answer true and false questions, complete synonym matching, complete phrase matching, complete a gap fill, answer short answer questions, answer discussion questions, write,...
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Animal Communication
Students use three nonfiction selections in order to investigate the concept of animal communication. They use a graphic organizer for the information as it is gathered in the reading.
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Ulysses Quiz
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 25 multiple choice questions about James Joyce's Ulysses. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Rhythmic Expression
Students discover movement and expression to music/sound through a series of teacher-led exercises and role plays. This instructional activity is ideal for the middle school drama class with possibilities for adaptation to any level of...
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Rainbow Fish: The Copycat Fish Lesson Plan
Students explore the concept of copying one another. In this early childhood lesson plan, students discuss what a copycat is and why people copy one another. Students then discuss the story Rainbow Fish: The Copycat Fish, recording...
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Jesus: His Life
Learners explore how Jesus was a simple carpenter, yet His words transformed the course of Western Civilization. From his birth in Bethlehem to His final days and crucifixion.
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Are You Listening to Me?
First graders explore listening and non-listening skills and how good listening skills are vital when trying to solve conflicts. Ultiimately, they role-play using listening skills to resolve conflicts.
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CTBS Vocabulary Practice #1
In this vocabulary practice activity, students identify the synonym and antonym of sixteen multiple choice questions. Students also choose the correct word to complete nine multiple choice sentences, for a total of twenty five questions.
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Yikes! An Interjection!
In this grammar instructional activity, students learn about using interjections in sentence writing. They then use what they learned to answer 9 questions. The answers are on the last page.
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Plains Indians Pictographs
Students explore methods of written communication. In this Plains Indian instructional activity, students create pictographs representing everyday modern life after observing the pictographs used by the Plains Indians. Pictograph stories...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Xenophobia
In this historical events worksheet, students analyze an anti-immigration political cartoon and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Learning the Value of Rules - A Paper Clip Game
Using a game, learners discuss laws and fairness in society. In order to play the game, they line up in rows in the classroom. The teacher gives them paper clips based on their sex or other criteria. They can begin to discuss issues of...
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It's Gas, Gas, Gas
Students examine America's dependence on oil. They read an article, research how gas prices are established, and create and conduct a survey regarding people's knowledge of gas and gas prices.
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Understanding Nouns
Students identify types of nouns. In this grammar activity, students define what a noun is and identify the various types of nouns in sentences. This grammar activity is geared towards Special Education students.
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Lance Armstrong: Racing for His Life
Students explore the courage and determination of a cancer survivor. They explore the effects of the disease on Armstrong's life and career, and they witness the strength of an American hero who refused to quit.
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School Violence: Answers From the Inside
Learners examine the issue of school violence, bullying, and cliques. They watch and discuss a video, answer discussion questions, create a poster, role-play mediation techniques, identify conflict resolution techniques, and sign a...