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Weather Proverbs

For Teachers K - 5th
Your class explores weather proverbs and superstitions from around the country and writes their own proverb about weather. They interview community elders to learn proverbs about Alaska and its weather. Then they discuss several example...
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"Oh, Kingdom in the Sky"

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students write a poem. In this historical figures lesson, students learn about Mary Ann Camp, read an interview, read vignettes about life in her host countries and read her poem "Oh, Kingdom in the Sky." Students answer questions about...
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Time Capsule Survey

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Here's a fun way to incorporate technology into your curriculum. E-mail each of your class members a picture and 10 questions about the photo. Individuals then imagine the story behind the image and e-mail back their responses. Although...
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Total English Elementary: The Best Thing is...

For Students 3rd - 5th
Given two nouns separated by an adjective, learners create eight sentences using the adjective in comparative form. Example: Jamaica/hot/UK, which becomes Jamaica is hotter than the UK. They then write the superlative form of eight...
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Verb Tense Exercise 17

For Students 5th - 9th
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, learners answer 12 fill in the blank questions regarding present and past tense verbs. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Do You....?

For Students 4th - 5th
For this ESL conversation worksheet, students collaborate to interview classmates about the 7 topics illustrated by a picture. All questions will be answered yes/no.
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"Holes" Activity

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders analyze a character from the book, Holes. For this character analysis lesson, 5th graders choose a character from the book to act out and another student interviews the assumed character. Students make a list of questions...
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Timeline of Extreme Weather Events

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students research and chart extreme weather events on a timeline. In this extreme weather lesson, students interview older people who have experienced extreme weather events. Students complete a worksheet based on the information of the...
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Memories of School Days

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners interview, record, and retell school stories of a family member. They research, document, and describe how schools have changed over time.
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Branches of Government

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the three branches of government. In this government and U.S. history lesson plan, students listen to a story about a boy who attempts to sponsor a bill to ban cartoons. Students interview three teachers who each...
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Where does our trash come from?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students interview the school custodian to get information about the trash found in the school community.  In this trash lesson plan, students work in groups to analyze the content of a waste basket, see where the trash goes and...
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Creating Commercials

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students are videotaped in an interview and then view commercial footage.  In this creating commercials lesson, students view a commercial and write the components they find in it.  Groups make commercials and share.
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A Day in the Life...

For Students 5th - 6th
In this reading worksheet, students read a passage describing a day in the life of Robert Stanway, a person who works for an advertising company. Students complete 4 pages of activities including answering questions, filling out a daily...
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Expository --Writing

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students investigate the writing process, especially in expository articles. Students examine a piece written for a children's magazine about dinosaurs. Students read about the steps taken to generate it:...
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What Does it Take to be a Survivor? Part One

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore marine animal adaptation. In this introductory ocean life biology instructional activity, students access prior knowledge by participating in a whole class "thought swap." Students form two lines, respond to a prompt...
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Ben Franklin

For Teachers K - 8th
Young scholars meet Ben Franklin and research his life accomplishments. In this lesson about the history of Benjamin Franklin, students will visit several websites in order to learn about this Founding Father. Young scholars follow a...
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Going On A People Hunt!

For Students 2nd - 6th
Send the new faces in your class on a people hunt with a quick back-to-school, get-to-know one another activity. Learners are tasked to find a person in their class with blue eyes, wears glasses, has a birthday in March, and much more.
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Jake and Lily: Novel Study

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Just how strong is a twins' bond? Jake and Lily, in a novel by the same name, have a powerful bond until they turn 11. Then, everything changes. As scholars read about twin trouble, they learn eight new vocabulary words, create...
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Tobacco

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders compare and contract the factors that influence a person's decision to use or not to use tobacco. In this tobacco lesson plan, 5th graders are given candy cigarettes to initiate a conversation on using tobacco. They prepare...
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Project Jukebox

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students analyze an interview with the Climate Change Project Jukebox in order to help them undertand how to use a concept map. For this writing and climate change lesson, pairs of students log onto the Internet site for Climate Change...
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Organizer
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Looking Back

For Students 4th - 7th
In this memory key vocabulary worksheet, students practice and consolidate vocabulary as they interview 2 students using the table and complete 6 sentences with terms from the word bank.
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My Dad's Job

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students report about their dad's job. In this career lesson plan students interview their dad about his occupation. They ask detailed questions and write an informational piece.
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Creating a Digital Newspaper

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students create a digital newspaper. In this digital newspaper lesson, students review the sections of a newspaper and brainstorm ideas for their paper. Students complete a schools news report, student interview, opinion page, sports...
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Who's Who at Our School?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students recognize and use language appropriately for varied contexts and purposes. Students integrate listening, speaking, viewing, reading, and writing for multiple purposes. Students develop and use a variety of strategies to plan,...

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