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RESISTANCE IS FUTILE

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore friction and use objects such as coins and marbles to study the concept.
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Tell Someone About Earth Day

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss ways in which grown ups can save energy, money and the Earth in preparation for sending out Earth Day e-cards. They make an Earth Day action list.
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Individualizing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice reading maps as they plan a day trip. Using the internet, they select a destination of their choice and choose a place to stop along their journey. They write an explanation on why they want to visit the place to end...
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Presenting our Newspapers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils present their group newspapers.  In this presenting lesson, students share their newspaper creations with peers and receive feedback. This lesson is part of a unit: "In the News". 
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Bug Village

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create small "villages" of rock bugs in this cute Art lesson using blocks of wood, glue guns, rocks, acorns, and sticks. The lesson includes resource links and pictures of the finished product in either a "natural" finish or a...
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The Flat Stanley Project

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students read the book Flat Stanley. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students participate in earth-friendly activities based upon the book. This lesson includes ideas such as using recycled paper to make a "paper pal."
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Review of My Community

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners review activities from the "My Home" unit. In this review lesson, students view a PowerPoint about a community then play a game to answer a variety of questions about the community.  PowerPoint may be in English or changed...
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Researching and Writing Travel Brochures

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars design a travel brochure. In this travel brochure activity, students review travel brochures and discuss a travel adventure they would like to go on.  Young scholars prepare an outline of their own brochure with...
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Day eight: Participating in a community service project

For Teachers K - 12th
Students participate in a community service project. In this ELL lesson, students complete a project while the teacher takes photos. The students use these photos in a bulletin board. 
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Measurements Around the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice measuring items by examining classroom objects.  In this geometry lesson plan, 3rd graders utilize measuring tools to find the weight, time, length or temperature of specific classroom items.  Students...
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Sliding Along

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use a ruler that has a bag tie slider attached to it to measure a number of items. While measuring, they complete a "Sliding Along" worksheet and a "Sliding Synthesis Journal." In the journal entry, they include what they...
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Show Your Colors and Make Freedom Bracelets

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students understand the meaning of a freedom bracelet. In this terrorism lesson, students create freedom bracelets as a statement against terrorism. Students weave this creative project in red, white and blue to show support of their...
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Why do we Dream of a White Christmas?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine a reading selection on how the idea of a white Christmas was developed. In this ESL lesson, students share a class discussion about the article then complete several assignments to reinforce what they learned, including...
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Hereos and Celebrities

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students complete a vocabulary game using new words. They use a Venn diagram to distinguish between a celebrity and a hero. They take a vocabulary quiz to complete the lesson.
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Introduce Vocabulary: Madeline’s Rescue

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore language arts by reading a children's book in class. In this story vocabulary lesson plan, students read the book Madeline's Rescue and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define vocabulary terms and...
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Read Martin's Big Words

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students read Martin's Big Words. In this social studies lesson, students read and discuss  the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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James and the Giant Peach Character Study

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Every book has a few great characters, but James and the Giant Peach is the only one whose characters travel in a piece of fruit. The class creates T-charts for the main characters of the novel, while reading the book. They write actions...
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It's About Time!

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students examine concept of time, and explore difference between analog and digital clocks; students make art project to represent time and create a time-story problem and solution.
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Cookie Mining

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars simulate coal mining with chocolate chip cookies and toothpicks. They investigate the costs associated with mining coal.
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LESS THAN ZERO

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Upper graders study how to extend a vertical number line to include negative numbers; order numbers on the number line; and find the distance between numbers on a number line. They will begin with a game using dice to explore...
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Thesaurus Power

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Give your class the advantage of Thesaurus Power! They will use a thesaurus to understand word meanings and relationships. They focus on how a thesaurus functions and how it gives the entry word, definition, synonyms, antonyms, and part...
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Declare the Causes: The Declaration of Independence

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the Declaration of Independence and the process our founding fathers went through to get it written and signed. They analyze other similar historical documents and draft and present their own declarations.
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And the Nominee Is...

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research commemorative coin honorees and share the reasons for the recognition with the class. Then the teams select individuals they believe deserve to be on a coin, write short essays explaining their selection, and illustrate...
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Planning a Budget

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice column addition and lining up decimal points in the context of money.  In this planning a budget lesson, students problem solve after watching a Quicktime video clip in which Harry works out his budget for going on...

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