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Wonderful Wintertime

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Young scholars explore the seasons and how to describe them with adjectives. In this lesson about winter and descriptive language, students develop an understanding of the seasons specifically winter, and become equipped to describe them...
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You're Special

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students utilize a new language to tell someone they care for them. In this complimenting lesson plan, students practice saying nice things to friends and strangers in their target language. Students react to the lesson plan afterwards...
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Participating in a Class Birthday Party

For Teachers K - 12th
Students celebrate a fellow peer in class by having a party for him or her.  In this foreign language lesson, students celebrate a classmate's birth using their target language to host a party.  Students create a bulletin board using...
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Dalai Lama Peace and Conflict Resolution

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore philosophy by researching the Dalai Lama. In this peaceful living lesson, students discuss the Dalai Lama and his unique views of the world before reading the story Can You Say Peace? Students answer study questions...
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We Are Different; We Are Alike........

For Teachers 1st
First graders explain that everybody is unique in their own way by participating in this lively, art and language based series of lesson plans. They would greatly benefit from engaging in these plans in the beginning of the year as an...
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Strong Verb Image Makers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use description language to clarify ideas and create vivid images in an essay focusing of strong verbs. They discuss weak verbs and explore that the better image the words create, the better the reader understands the text.
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"Dr. Xargle's Book of Earthlets"

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine the expressive and descriptive language used in the books "Dr. Xargle's Book of Earthlets" and "Planet of the Robots." In pairs they take notes about each other's physical appearance and conduct interviews, identify the...
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Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt

For Teachers K - 5th
Students read and understand the book Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. In this language lesson, students understand the Ebonics and colloquialisms of the book. Students discuss the events and vocabulary used. Students explain their...
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Native American Glossary

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students develop a glossary of English language words with Native American origins. They discuss a list of words, look up the words in a dictionary, and compile the definitions in alphabetical order in a class glossary.
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Classroom Guide for Grandfather Counts

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore Asian American culture. In this multicultural guided reading lesson, students brainstorm a list of communication tools and share languages they speak. Students read Grandfather Counts by Andrea Cheng, then discuss the...
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Musical Sounds

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate music appreciation by completing worksheets. In this musical arts lesson, students complete worksheets in which they identify different musical instruments, the sounds they make and the family of instruments they...
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Eric Carle Collage

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students gain appreciation for the work of Eric Carle. They speculate about a work of art, what materials, techniques and skills were used. They study Carle's work to determine how he did it and explore various water color techniques.
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Check My Writing: Diversity of Learners Adaptation

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners explore different spellings of the same words within the English language, as well as different words for the same thing with the international pen pal classroom. They become familiar with units of measure and time. Students...
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Soup to Nuts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of idioms as they learn about philanthropy. In this literature and service learning lesson, students read Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen and examine negative idioms. Students reflect on hurtful language...
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Breaking the Chains, Rising Out of Circumstances

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate a sculpture from the 17th century.  In this art history lesson, students examine Bust of a Man by Francis Hardwood and discover the meaning behind it.  Students create their own portrait bust of somebody they admire.
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Drawing Movement

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students analyze visual arts by creating drawings in their classroom. In this art analysis instructional activity, students identify the paintings of Keith Haring by researching the web. Students utilize paper and oil pastels to create...
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Story Dolls

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students express themselves through art and writing at the same time in this lesson. Students create paper doll versions of themselves. Students write a biography of their dolls.
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Welcome to the Neighborhood

For Teachers K - 1st
In this neighborhood worksheet, young scholars write five words from the word families -ar, -ark, and -art. Students write their answers in the windows of the corresponding word family's house.
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Repair, Reuse, Recycle

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read "Joseph had a Little Overcoat" and explain why his clothing didn't go to waste. In this repairing, reusing, recycling instructional activity, students recognize by reusing objects they help the environment. Students write...
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Creating with Publisher

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a book cover using Microsoft Publisher.  In this computer publishing activity, students learn how to use the program Microsoft Publisher.  Students experiment with fonts, styles, formats and clip art.  Students use what...
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The Dream Catcher

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create a dream catcher. In this visual arts instructional activity, students read the book Dream Catcher and create a dream catcher by using a willow branch, leather string, feathers, and beads.
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Collaborative Drawings

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners create a collaborative drawing. In this cooperation skills lesson, students are divided into small groups and are given art supplies. Learners decide on a topic for their illustration and create the drawing on large paper....
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Ahimsa in the Real World: Truth, Love, and Nonviolence

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create an abstract painting that conveys feelings of nonviolence.  In this visual arts lesson, 2nd graders read "The First Step of Jainism" and discuss honesty, watch a digital story, discuss feelings after watching the...
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Analyzing and Describing Music

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students analyze instrumental music.  In this instrumental music lesson, students investigate musical works of art.  Students describe the instruments they hear and discover the relationship between music and other disciplines. 

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