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Making Movie Storyboards

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore the importance of images in telling a story in film, analyze movie clips and identify some visual cues that help them explain the story; students work collaboratively to storyboard a passage from a book and present...
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Lincoln: The Constitution & the Civil War

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. In this Abraham Lincoln activity, students analyze the political and constitutional issues that Lincoln dealt with during his time in the White House as they play an online game and...
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Memorials and Meaning

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the Civil War. In this Civil War lesson plan, students collaborate to research the war. They examine Matthew Brady photographs that inspire them to create a memorial to honor those who served in the Civil War.
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Fun Creative Activities that Teach Math

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students have fun with math. In this math skills lesson, students collaborate to solve the problems presented in this interactive lesson. The problems pertain to geometry, measurement, probability, number sense, and algebra.
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Researching a Scientist/Inventor

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research scientists and inventors. They research their figure and write notes on a Fact Card template, biographical information regarding their figure, their occupation and achievements. After citing their information and...
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We Are the Government

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students read primary documents to find the motivations of the founding fathers of the United States. In this primary documents lesson, students discuss the meaning of the Preamble to the Constitution, read parts of the Constitution...
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Lesson 8, Recycling

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine recycling. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, students practice persuading others to recycle as they collaborate to prepare small group skits. Students discuss the issue and write reflections about...
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Dewey Decimal System -- Cataloging Collections

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students put their cataloging skills into practice. In this research lesson students examine the listed websites that feature Dewey Decimal classification. Students then collaborate to use the Dewey Decimal classification system to...
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Ship of Gold

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore American values. In this American history lesson, students read passages from Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea. Students collaborate to conduct research in order to build a timeline of the events surrounding the sinking...
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The International Monetary Fund, The World Bank, and the World Trade Organization: A Help or Hindrance to Developing Countries?

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders study the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization. They collaborate in small groups to research and explore perspectives of each group, identify objectives of each group and key arguments...
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The Desert Biome

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a visual presentation of the characteristics of a biome. Working in small groups, students use traditional and online resources to gather data concerning biomes. Students use their information to create a bulletin board...
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Cookies

For Students K - 2nd
In this reading activity, students collaborate to read or perform a three-character dialogue script. The short piece is about a mother who bakes cookies for a boy and a girl. Pupils go on to write letters, sentences, and count.
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Routines Q and A

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this ESL conversation worksheet, students collaborate with classmates in interviewing each other to ask the 9 questions on this page. Students record the answers, which have to do with daily routines.
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Sworn to Serve

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the structure of the feudal system. In this world history lesson, 7th graders examine medieval history as they collaborate to prepare for a small group presentations regarding the feudal system.
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Evaluating Our Success

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson plan, students collaborate to determine the success of a service learning project that their class completed.
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Design A Community Program

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers take community action. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students consider issues in their community and collaborate in small groups to rank the issues identified. High schoolers read Brandy Cake and reflect on...
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Forced to Flee: Famine and Plague

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students examine events the lead people to emigrate. In this Irish Potato Famine lesson, students research primary and secondary sources regarding the Irish Potato Famine and collaborate to create a classroom mural depicting the famine...
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U.S.-Cuba Relations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study the history of United State/Cuba relations. In this diplomacy lesson, students research selected websites to gather information regarding various topics of significance between the U.S. and Cuba since 1868. Students...
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Create a Video Poem

For Teachers 4th - 12th Standards
Collaborate to create a visual version of a poem using video. Before class, choose a poem to pick apart. Read it aloud and then analyze it in detail as a class. Assign a line or short section to each student to expand upon using a...
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Signs Signs - Everywhere Signs

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars examine advertising techniques. In this media literacy lesson, students collaborate to create PowerPoint presentations that feature multimedia formats to share advertising that is present in their community.
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Preposition Man

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars practice using prepositions by writing on the tracing of a human.  In this parts of speech lesson plan, students create a giant poster using the tracing of a classmate's body and fill in the outline using prepositions in...
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War, What is it Good for?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine aspects of the American Civil War related to West Virginia. In this research skills instructional activity, 8th graders collaborate to research Civil War topics and create electronic portfolios that feature their...
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Circuits and Conductors

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore electricity by completing Internet activities.  In this physical science lesson, students identify an electric circuit and describe the characteristics of conductors, giving examples as well.  Students collaborate in...
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Going on a Bear Hunt

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate pantomiming by going on a fictitious bear hunt.  In this performing arts lesson, students collaborate in groups to sing songs and perform pantomimes based on a hunting trip.  Students create their own dance to...

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