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Math: "Scales"

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate ratios and rates.  In this third grade mathematics lesson, 3rd graders identify equal ratios and rate and test for proportionality.  This lesson is created to be use in conjunctions with a particular...
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Measure Your Body

For Teachers K - 6th
Students measure their bodies. In this math lesson, students record their height and weight. Students measure themselves in six months and observe any changes.
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Monologues

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Young scholars describe themselves and their home location in a monologue. For this monologue lesson, students write a description of their local area and read to the teacher. Young scholars share their monologues with the class.
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Bio

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students define their goals, aspirations, and strategies for attaining based on the goals and aspirations of Keith Haring. In this goals lesson plan, students hypothesize goals and solutions on how to get there.
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Nonprofits in Our Community

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify nonprofit organizations within their local community. They practice using the yellow pages to locate these organizations. They use an organizer to keep all of the information they gathered organized.
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The Name Game

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify acts of philanthropy in different works of literature. They idenify and illustrate examples in colonial America. They also read "Miss Rumphius" on how they can make the world a more beautiful place.
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Love Letters to the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars compare three service projects and decide on one to carry out in their community. They determine the opportunity costs of completing one project over another and vote for the one they want to complete. Students realize how...
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Acting With Honesty

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners analyze stories to study the value of honesty. Songs and role playing are included in this lesson of character education. Activities include: brainstorming situations that would be easy to be dishonest, drawing pictures to...
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The Laughing Leaf

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students demonstrate real-object writing. They discuss a leaf that has human attributes, and using a real leaf write a story about a leaf that tells them a joke, and create an illustration of themselves and their leaf.
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RoundRobin

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders, following an original start to a new story, verbally add on to the story with sentences that revolve around the major points of information. After the students come up with a story, they draw out the main points in the...
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Famous Figures in History

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate famous people in U.S. history. In this American history instructional activity, students read about famous people such as Helen Keller and Einstein. Students think of ways they might become famous.
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Volunteer Voices

Volunteer Voices: Martin Luther King, Jr./battle of Black Americans in Tn [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson plan is being built on the prior knowledge and discussion of discrimination of black Americans in the South. This lesson plan will focus on Martin Luther King Jr.'s visits to Memphis in support of their efforts and his public...
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Volunteer Voices

Volunteer Voices: On the Trail of Tears [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this lesson, students work with primary source documents to recapture the experience of traveling on the Trail of Tears.
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Volunteer Award

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Volunteer Award."
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Volunteer Award

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Volunteer Award."
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Volunteer Award

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Volunteer Award."
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Volunteer Award

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Volunteer Award."
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Volunteer

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Volunteer."
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Volunteer

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Volunteer."
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Kids Care

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this video segment [0:47] from Zoom, students in the Kids Care Club prepare "Bags of Love" for mothers and children.
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Tennessee History For Kids

Tennessee History for Kids: Volunteer State Divided

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website provides information about Tennessee's role in the Civil War.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Are You Left or Right Sided?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Our brains are split into two parts, right inside our head. One half is the left brain and the other half is the right brain. Each side of your brain controls different parts of your body and most people are more dominant controlling one...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: The Nose Knows Smell but How About Taste?

For Students 3rd - 8th
As if sniffles and clogged sinuses are bad enough, everything seems to taste bland and flavorless when we are sick. Gather up a few volunteers, hit the kitchen, and try this experiment to find out if there is really truth to the idea...
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Christian Aid: Games and Children's Stories

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the links to find our Global Gang games. Help villagers in Nicaragua survive floods, get on board the Citizen Ship, or just try to beat the high scores. There are also stories from around the world that show how children are...

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