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The Globe and World Map
Students explore how to use maps for travel. In this map skills lesson, students read the text, With Love from Gran and discuss the places the character traveled. Students list the names of each city and country on chart paper.
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Regions of the United States
Students explore the regions of the United States. In this geography lesson, students read the text When I Was Young in the Mountains and compare the setting of the story with their geographical setting. Students use a physical map to...
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Dreaming of Gardens
Students demonstrate ways to be an environmental philanthropist. For this philanthropy lesson, students read The Gardener and Just a Dream and compare the two books. Students discuss ways the characters demonstrated environmental...
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Poetry for Home: Homelessness
Students read a poem to learn about homelessness. In this poetry lesson, students make a list of words about their home and then feelings about their home. Students read the poem 'When I Think Home' and then write their own version of...
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I Have a Dream
Students use flip video cameras to film a speech about the 'I Have a Dream' speech. In this poetry and speech lesson plan, students listen to the speech from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Students memorize part of the speech.
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Multicultural Sun, Moon, and Star Activities
Students research the multicultural stories and artistic representations of the Sun, Moon, and stars. In this multicultural space lesson, students discuss the symbols and stories for the sun in various cultures. Students construct a...
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The Poetry Archive
Students investigate the power of title and poetry in a Langston Hughes' poem. In this poetry analysis instructional activity, students discuss the poem 'I, Too' for its title and content. Students use the variation in English Words and...
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Discovering the Oregon Trail
Students explore U.S. history by researching the Oregon Trail. In this American exploration instructional activity, students read the story On the Shore of the River and define the exact path early settlers took to find the state of...
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Shel Silverstein Poetry Math
Fifth graders explore the connection between poetry and math by reading poems that involve numbers. In this Shel Silverstein poetry math lesson, 5th graders listen to 5 poems read aloud and discuss how math was used in the poems. ...
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Students research the American Revolution through the story of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. In this American Revolution lesson, students research folktale and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Students view illustrations for the story....
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Read Us a Story
Students take turns reading a story using a book on tape/cd. Special education students are encouraged to control the story telling by using the buttons on the tape/cd player. The instructor should interject with various questions about...
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"Math Curse" by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
Students access web sites have classroom activity ideas for the book "Math Curse." They read what other students have written about their own math curses and try to solve word problems.
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Measurement, Scale and the Corn Dolly
Students read and discuss the story The Corn Dolly by Terry Jones. The teacher shows the class a corn dolly and they need to design and construct furniture that is appropriately scaled for that specific dolly.
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Finding Buck Henry
Students read and demonstrate competence in the general skills and strategies of the writing process via the novel "Finding Buck Henry." They recognize complex elements of plot. Students analyze devices used to develop characters in...
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Floppy And the Puppies
Fifth graders reinforce and focus on the meaning derived from the text as a whole and identify and describe the main characters, events and settings in a fiction piece of writing. They incorporate a wide-range of adventurous vocabulary...
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If I Wasn't Me, What Would I Be?
Learners use their metacognitive skills to complete a self-worth and self-concept activity. In this self-worth activity, students finish a sentence about what else they would like to be and then explain why they would want to change....
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The Joy of a Garden
Students study environmental stewardship. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students read the story The Gardner and define the character's actions for the environment. Students define philanthropy and complete a Venn Diagram the...
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