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Change the World, One Month at a Time

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students complete monthly acts of kindness using the given instructions. For this acts of kindness lesson, students follow the directions for each month to create and give an act of kindness to their classmates or other individual.
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My Winter Acrostic

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create an acrostic poem about winter. In this lesson about acrostic poems, students explore acrostic poetry. Students read an acrostic poem as an example. As a class, students come up with an acrostic poem for the word "CLASS"....
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Will Smog be a Problem at the Olympic Games?

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners locate China on a world map, then read a news article about pollution in Beijing. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the article with a discussion about smog and a vocabulary activity, then students read the...
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'No Cussing' Clubs Catching on with Kids

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students read a news article about a boy in California who wants to encourage his peers to use good language. In this current events instructional activity, the teacher introduces the article with a short rap, discussion, and vocabulary...
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Disc/Frisbee H-O-R-S-E

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in throwing a disc for accuracy. In this frisbee throwing lesson, students are divided into small groups and complete throwing tasks using discs or frisbees. A student is assigned a "challenger" role and completes a...
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Fourth Grade Word Scramble 1

For Students 4th
In this recognizing vocabulary words worksheet, 4th graders read the scrambled word list and write each word using correct spelling. Students write 15 word answers.
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Prefixes In-, Pre-, and Re-

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this recognizing the meanings of prefixes instructional activity, students read the meanings of in-, pre-, and re- and write the meanings of words spelled with those prefixes. Students write 13 answers.
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Follow the Directions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students listen to a confusing poem about baseball. In this clear writing lesson, students write a set of directions for a game.  Students rewrite their directions until they are clearly understood.   Students make a game and...
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Lewis and Clarke Composition

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write a narrative story about the Lewis and Clarke Expedition. In this narrative writing lesson, students write a narrative story including themselves in the expedition. Students include aspects of narrative story writing,...
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France's New Medieval Castle Takes Shape

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore how a dream to build a medieval castle came to reality. In this lesson, students read an article about a knight's castle that is being built in France, then complete numerous activities such as a quiz, a debate, a class...
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Adapting Documents for the Classroom: Equity and Access

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students examine primary sources to gain historical perspectives. In this historical analysis lesson plan, students analyze documents that their instructors have adapted to make more user-friendly. Example adapted primary documents are...
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The Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students learn about the civil rights movement and create a timeline to understand events in chronological order. In this history lesson, students work in groups to choose one activist from the Civil Right era to research. Students then...
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Just the Facts Please: Puerto Rico

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners research important facts about Puerto Rico by participating in an internet Scavenger Hunt. They also make their own Puerto Rican flags and write the facts they located inside of their flags. A quiz is administered the the...
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You and the U.S. Constitution

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write new rules of their school. In this rules and U.S. Constitution lesson, 4th graders discuss why we celebrate the fourth of July and examine the U.S. Constitution. Students discuss the differences between people now...
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Word Scramble: Flag Day

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this unscrambling the words about Flag Day worksheet, students write the words spelled correctly. Students write 15 words.
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Picture the Process

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Young scholars read Chasing Vermeer and relate the book to the author .  In this writing process lesson, students view Blue's Photo Album and see how the author writes and revises her work. Young scholars discuss the process that...
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Dia de la Raza - What is El Dia de la Raza?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research and write about Christopher Columbus, his voyages, and his impact on the Native Americans. In this Christopher Columbus lesson, students work at stations where they learn vocabulary, perform Reader's Theatre, work with...
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Medieval Newspaper Continued

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write an article in a newspaper.  For this writing and editing lesson, students review how to write for a newspaper, type their articles, and engage in peer editing.
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Health Education: Childhood Diseases and Health Issues

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders research childhood diseases and health conditions. In this personal health lesson plan, 4th graders identify problems associated with and measures to control common childhood diseases or conditions such as asthma,...
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Writing Magic

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students write a story. In this writing lesson plan, students are given a series of prompts to promote them in writing a story. The prompts include writing a free write, writing about characters, writing about a setting, writing about...
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Researching North American Tribes: The Cree

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students research the Cree tribe of North America. In this Native American lesson, students will research on-line, then compare and contrast the differences between the Cree tribe and other Native American tribes. Students will break...
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Politics in Your Own Back Yard

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students take a closer look at local government in Britain today. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to discover a history of county councils and neighborhood authorities. Students also research the...
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Let's Play Mathematical Baseball

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of spelling geometric terms and words with number prefixes. In this spelling geometric terms and words with number prefixes lesson, students play a game of baseball. Students spell words correctly to advance...
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Memory Master

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Practice spelling words that use prefixes, suffixes, and specific roots. In this grammar lesson plan, learners play a game where they compete with spelling words correctly to gain points. A short set of review questions are also...

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