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Can You Lend a Helping Hand?
Lend a helping hand! Scholars learn all about volunteering, viewing a PowerPoint presentation, completing a KWL chart, and discussing a service learning quote with a partner. Next, pupils select a volunteer project to complete.
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Units of Study Forms
Line out your year with a straightforward unit plan. Each space gives teachers room to jot down ideas or themes to cover for ten months out of the year.
The Alamo
A Teacher’s Guide to Lorenzo De Zavala
Who was Lorenzo de Zavala to the Texas Revolution, and how did he change the Alamo? Find out using an educational resource that asks learners to fill out graphic organizers and respond to short-answer questions to further solidify their...
British Heart Foundation
Women in Science: A Timeline
Scroll down an engaging webpage to discover a plethora of women whose contributions shaped the science world from 1865 to today. Science enthusiasts follow a red guideline to read brief blurbs, watch videos, and examine photographs.
Teaching for Change
Latino/Hispanic Heritage Resource Packet
Here's a must-have resource for Latino/Hispanic heritage month, September 15 through October 15. The 18-page packet includes suggestions to guide your planning, quizzes to test knowledge of heritage facts and immigration myths, and...
Curated OER
Cooking With Your Three Sisters
Students make food based on recipes they got from their ancestors and make the original recipes and healthier versions. In this food lesson plan, students bring their recipes to class and see if their classmates can tell the difference.
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Our Natural Resources
Students discuss key terms used to describe ecosystems and how humans are altering natural resources. They listen to the book, Grandfather's Wisdom, and list the renewable and nonrenewable resources they have used or consumed in the past...
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Preserving the Past with Oral History
Students research history by interviewing people in their community. They create a list of questions and record their responses. They end the project with some type of final product which might include a memory book.
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Ocean Zones
Students create a mural showing ocean zones and the diversity of ocean life. They use reference books to create a list of plants and animals that would live in each zone.
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Lord of the Rings Word Search
In this Lord of the Rings word search, students locate vocabulary words from this book. They identify approximately 70 words from a given list. An answer sheet is provided.
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1st Timothy Puzzle
In this 1st Timothy word search puzzle, students identify terms found in this book of the Bible. Satan, sorrow, widow and examples that are found in the puzzle. A complete list of 20 words is available to assist students in their search,
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Latin and Greek Word Parts I
In this Latin and Greek word parts worksheet, 8th graders complete a crossword puzzle as they solve the answers to fourteen clues connected to vocabulary words with Latin and Greek word parts.
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Free Printables: Classroom Labels
In this classroom label worksheet, students cut out the labels and signs that are on the page. Teachers use the worksheet generator to determine the text that will appear on the labels or signs. There are a number of labels to choose...
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No Impact Project: Food
Students explore their food choices and the impact of them to the environment as well as their quality of life. In this food choices lesson, students use the film and book from the project No Impact Man to explore the impact of food...
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Elephants
Learners research an elephant habit and present their findings to the class. In this elephant lesson plan, students also answer short answer questions about elephant characteristics and features.
Scholastic
Teaching About the First Thanksgiving
Learners research information about the Mayflower, Pilgrims, the Plymouth Colony, the Wampanoags, and the first Thanksgiving. They take an online tour of the Mayflower, interpret timelines, create a postcard, and compare and...
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Immigration: Stories of Yesterday and Today
Students use Web technology to access immigration history and develop an understanding of the concept of immigration. Then they develop oral history writing skills, including note-taking and conducting an interview and read for detail....
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Forecast the Weather
Students analyze different weather conditions before creating their very own first-person report from the eye of a storm. They use maps to analyze different weather conditions, record an online weather script
and write a first-person...
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What Is Haiku
Middle schoolers engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with the study of poetry while focusing on Haiku as a format. They practice reading a variety of different pieces of literature in order to increase exposure. Students...
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The Important Thing
Eighth graders describe their families, and find common elements with other students in regard to their families. They read the book, The Important Book, then create another page for the book.
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Language Arts: Women in History
Learners read excerpts from Amelia Earhart's autobiography, "The Fun if It," and identify her character traits. To aid visualization of her transatlantic flight, they search books and the Internet for photos related to Earhart's flights....
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Author Background/Investigation
Students research an Accelerated Reader author and write a two page report summarizing relevant information about the author. They include personal data, professional data, and at least one quote from someone who has read one of the...
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30 Good Reasons for Trees
Students create their own book about the role of trees in the environment. They are to come up with a list of 30 reasons they benefit the environment. They hold a publication party to release their book.
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Surprising Facts About Life 50 Years Ago
Students research a specific time period and look for interesting facts about that time. They compile a list of these facts and share what they find by creating a class book or bulletin board.