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The Farmer Cares for the Land

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore farming by creating visual demonstrations. In this agriculture lesson plan, students read assigned text about a farmer's duty and identify the events that have taken place in the history of agriculture. Students...
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National Museum of Natural History

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore U.S. history by participating in a class field trip. In this museum lesson, students attend a field trip to the Natural History Museum and identify cultural stories and art pieces they enjoy. Students collaborate in...
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Farewell to Manzanar

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Examine human resilience across two texts with a detailed unit. Over the course of a week, learners will conduct a close reading of excerpts from Unbroken and Farewell to Manzanar. The resource includes clear procedures for reading and...
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The Goals of the March on Washington

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Who else had a dream other than Martin Luther King, Jr.? Pupils explore civil rights leaders in a fourth lesson out of a series of five about people who paved the way to freedom for African Americans. The inquiry-based unit has your...
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I Have a Dream… Personal Narrative: Writing About Your Dream for the World.

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
How do your pupils want to change the world? Find out with this writing prompt, inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s well-known speech. The resource provides the prompt and lines for writing.
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Ancient Rome Group Creative Writing

For Students 6th - 8th
In this ancient Rome writing worksheet, students collaborate to write a piece about ancient Rome using the 15 vocabulary terms listed.
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Africa Group Creative Writing

For Students 4th - 6th
In this Africa writing worksheet, students collaborate in a group and have 25 minutes to write a story using the 6 words provided. The words are: corrupt, drought, grasslands, epidemic, refugee, savannah.
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Great Authors Group Creative Writing

For Teachers 5th - 8th
For this creative writing activity worksheet, students collaborate to write a story using the words characters, captivate, focus, intrigue, imagination, plot, recognition, style, and wisdom.
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Colonial America Group Creative Writing

For Students 5th - 7th
In this Colonial America writing instructional activity, students collaborate with classmates in a group writing activity. Students have 25 minutes to write a group story about Colonial America using the 15 words in the box.
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Holocaust Group Creative Writing

For Students 6th - 7th
In this group writing worksheet, students collaborate with classmates to write a story about the Holocaust using all of the 14 words in the boxes. Students have 25 minutes to complete this activity.
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Flag Day Group Creative Writing

For Students 4th - 8th
In this Flag Day creative writing worksheet, students collaborate to write a piece pertaining to the holiday using the 12 words listed.
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Japan Group Creative Writing

For Students 6th - 7th
In this Japan writing worksheet, students collaborate with a group to write a story about Japan. Students have 25 minutes to complete the story that needs to use the 16 words in the box.
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Create a Video Poem

For Teachers 4th - 12th Standards
Collaborate to create a visual version of a poem using video. Before class, choose a poem to pick apart. Read it aloud and then analyze it in detail as a class. Assign a line or short section to each student to expand upon using a...
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Decoding a Mystery Message from Space

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine a message sent from outer space and do their best to interpret its meaning. In this problem solving lesson, students investigate a code sent to them from "outer space." The students collaborate with their classmates to...
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The Differences Among Us

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students compare cultures. In this writing skills lesson, students collaborate to chart the tradition and cultural beliefs of their classmates. Students use their finding to write comparative essays regarding the similarities and...
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Movie Music

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students discover film making by participating in a music performance.  In this performance arts lesson, students perform music and physical acting to convey an already written script for their peers.  Students collaborate with their...
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Letters and Photos

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students practice using a new language by reading letters.  In this foreign language lesson, students read a fictional letter by a young person from the target language's country.  Students read the letters separately, but collaborate in...
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Preposition Man

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students practice using prepositions by writing on the tracing of a human.  In this parts of speech lesson, students create a giant poster using the tracing of a classmate's body and fill in the outline using prepositions in places where...
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Building Homes

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students investigate architecture and construction by building a home from cardboard tubes.  In this housing lesson, students collaborate in groups to plan and create buildings they can fit in made from cardboard tubes, newspaper and...
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Designing a Civilization for an Art Room

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners discover the ideas of civilizations by researching Gandhi's philosophies.  In this art decoration lesson plan, students investigate Gandhi's opinions on civilizations, community and ethics.  Learners collaborate by decorating an...
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Measuring Permeability of Soil, Sand and Gravel

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate the different materials in their environment.  In this geology lesson, students collaborate in groups to examine the differences in sand, soil and gravel.  Students utilize a magnifying glass or microscope and record...
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Are Our Classroom Materials Gender Biased?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore equality by analyzing their own classroom belongings. In this gender bias lesson, students investigate their classroom and identify objects as either male or female biased. Students collaborate while exploring the idea...
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Modern Culture and Society

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate different cultures by comparing the United States to Europe. In this social structure instructional activity, 6th graders discuss the economies, religions, languages and cultures in the Americas and Europe and...
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A Feat of Daring with Lewis and Clark Jeopardy

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders discover the exploration of the United States by participating in a class activity.  In this U.S. History lesson, 6th graders research the Lewis and Clark expedition and participate in a game of Jeopardy based on the two...

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