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Survey This!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine biological information about George Washington focusing on his love of surveying. They explore cartography and field of surveying. They write a letter and make a map of Virginia.
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Genre Study

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders develop an understanding of genre by participating in small- and whole-group activities. In addition, they practice presentation and specific listening skills. This lesson assumes students have been regularly exposed to a...
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Short and Sweet

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students examine how to summarize information from expository text. They read an expository text and identify the important information from the reading. Students identify the topic sentence and write their own topic sentences.
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Cinderella Cinderella

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students compare and contrast various versions of the story Cinderella and create their own version. They read versions of Cinderella and identify their components including setting, characters, events/plot, magic and biographical...
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Colin Powell

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this biography worksheet, students color a picture of Colin Powell. On the lines below, students write a factual essay about this famous American.
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Pilot Takes Off in Kid-Built Plane

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners read a current events news story an answer vocabulary and comprehension questions. In these real world lessons, student use the internet to watch video clips, read blogs, and research pertaining to the planes and pilots. Letter...
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Recycle! Recycle! Recycle!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate recycling and reusing. They view an online video, create an recycled art collage using picture files in Inspiration software, and write a choral poem about recycling.
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Able Was I Ere I Saw Elba

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars explore palindromes and try writing some of their own. A second instructional activity centers around French food and restaurants. They create a business plan and menu for an imaginary French restaurant.
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Women in History: Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this women in history worksheet, students read a biography of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. Students then answer 6 multiple choice questions and 1 essay question about the passage.
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Coyote and Anansi

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore the structure of folktales. In this coyote and Anansi lesson, students discuss the attributes of folktales as they read versions of tales featuring coyote and Anansi. Young scholars collaborate to write and perform...
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Galileo and His Telescope

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Learn about Galileo Galilei's contribution to modern science with a reading passage that focuses on reading comprehension. After kids read several paragraphs about his life, they answer five questions about the information they have just...
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Women’s History Month Resource Packet

For Teachers K - 12th
The women's suffrage movement changed the lives of future. Scholars complete hands-on activities, group discussions, posters, and conduct research to understand the importance of the push for women's right to vote. The resource packet...
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All About Me!

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this personal writing worksheet, students write a short biography about their likes and dislikes and personal accomplishments.
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Studying African American Artists

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use the internet to search for a teacher assigned African American artist. They create a PowerPoint slide displaying a sample of the artists work with brief bits of information about their artist. Students write a short...
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Questions

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students write questions to elicit interesting and revealing biographies of other Students. They write their responses and illustrate some of them.
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Past and Future Heroes

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders view various murals and explore the characteristics of heroes and how heroes can be represented in art. They choose a hero, then write and illustrate a short report on his or her life.
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A Fish Talks about Life with a Famous Man or Woman

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students select a famous person they are interested in gathering information about. Using that person and how they made history, they write a story pretending to be a fish in their aquarium. They answer questions given to them by their...
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Book Cover

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students choose chapter book and prepare front cover for the chapter using a drawing made with any art materials. They can include a scene from the chapter, title, author etc. They then write a summary of the chosen chapter.
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Literature: "Harriet the Spy" By Louise Fitzhugh

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine websites about the book, "Harriet the Spy." There are suggested classroom activities, such as having students keep a journal of their observations. Also includes tips on how to teach students to use descriptive writing.
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Illustrate the Terms-Genre

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this genre worksheet, students write definition for genres and draw an example of each.
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The Journey of Sacagawea

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners examine the life of Sacagawea, the exceptional woman chosen to appear on the Golden Dollar, and write journal entries based on their research.
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Reading Log

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this reading log worksheet, students fill in a reading log, noting title, author, genre and rating on a scale of 1-5. Students then write, "telling about the book."
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Kansas Aviation Pioneers Hall of Fame

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students conduct research on aviation pioneers. They explore various websites, conduct Internet research, and write a biography about a selected pioneer in aviation.
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Bio-Pomes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Pupils improve their computer skills. In this bio-poem instructional activity, students bring a poem into a computer lab and type from the copy. Pupils type with their hands on the home row and say the letters as they type the poem.

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