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Basics of the Korean War

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students research the key players and major events of the Korean War. Students assigned in groups, research a country involved in the Korean War. Groups then bring their information to the whole groups to explain their country's...
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Flat Earth Society

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore map distortion. In this geography lesson, students compare Mercator projection maps to globes in order to understand the strengths and weaknesses of projection maps.
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Baseball Math

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students collect data on baseball plays. In this statistics lesson plan, students graph their data and make predictions based on their observation. They calculate what the probability is that a favorable outcome would happen.
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Connotation: Three Lessons for Effective Word Choice

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Over the course of three days, middle schoolers explore the concept of connotation. They differentiate between the connotative and denotative meanings of sports team names, develop their own team names, logos, and text, and revise a news...
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Reading Examples

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young writers read excerpts from Gary Paulsen's memoir to identify figurative and literal language that contain sensory details. They determine which selections are examples of sensory language and fi the language is used literally or...
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Who Wrote That?

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore the Project Gutenberg website and conduct a webquest to answer questions about well known literature and authors.
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Money Pit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use a penny to explore their culture.
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Making an Illustrated Dictionary with Geographic Terms

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students, in groups, explore geographic terms using left and right brain activities.
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What are the Elements of Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils read the poem "Ode to Pablo's Tennis Shoes" and analyze the form, figurative language, and mood. They complete a T-chart containing what they have learned about Pablo and the evidence from the poem supporting their conclusions.
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Land Use Unit

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify factors in human society and the natural environment aree interdependent. They analyze interdependencies demonstrated in various situations and occurances.
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A Month of Mapping Literature

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Explore the world through literature! With push pins to mark where each story came from, learners examine cultural differences, geographical location, and how those elements affect story content. This lesson could use deeper development,...
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Lesson Plan 2: Good Novel, Bad Novel

For Teachers 6th - 9th
What are the characteristics of a good piece of writing? What makes a story interesting? Give your pupils a chance to define the qualities of good novels and what they see as the qualities of bad novels. Class members record these...
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Who Am I?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use a graphic organizer to brainstorm information about their lives. They utilize brainstorming techniques in a writing exercise, and create a graphic organizer describing their lives. They set personal goals for the...
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Ask the Author

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Here is a quick activity that could help your kids with their reading comprehension. They practice a classic strategy that gets them to start asking questions about what they are reading, while they are reading it. They write out...
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SWEET DREAMS, MOON BABY

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Study previously-unpublished techniques and also stunning yet surprisingly easy historic techniques in quilting. Advance from simple needleturn applique to antiquarian fancywork with optional stencil-shading applique, inkwork, and...
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Voting and Elections: Vote to Make a Difference

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use a ballot to make a choice about two items to vote on. In this voting lesson plan, students discuss comparing choices between two items, the benefits and drawbacks to each, and make tally marks to total the votes.
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Peter and the Starcatchers: K-W-H-L Strategy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Bookend your study of Peter and the Starcatchers with a KWHL centered around treasure and power. Pupils work in small groups to compile knowledge and questions and then revisit this chart after reading and research.
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The Wednesday Wars: KWHL

For Teachers 5th - 8th
What do you know about the Vietnam War? What do you want to find out? How to do you plan on finding this information? To gain an understanding of the backdrop of The Wednesday Wars, class members create a KWHL chart and then begin...
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"All About Me" Webpage

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students conduct interviews and write about the interview. The information from these interviews is used to create a webpage on Netscape Composer. Students cite Internet sources for any images downloaded from the web. Students also use...
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Lily's Crossing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers listen to a story, "Lily's Crossing," about life during a World War. After completing worksheets, they compare and contrast characters in the story. Using math skills, students develop a time line of the war, calculate...
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Knowledge Rating Scale Vocabulary Activity #2 Bud, Not Buddy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
As your kids read chapters nine through eleven, present them with this vocabulary chart. Nine vocabulary words are shown, and pupils must decide if they know it well, have heard it, or have no clue what it means. Consider re-creating...
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Journey to Topaz: KWHL Strategy

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Japanese Internment and World war II are the focus of a KWHL strategy used to scaffold for a reading of Journey to Topaz,  Yoshiko Uchida's story of 11-year-old Yuki Sakane and her family. Complete directions for the activity...
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Instructional Goals

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Here's an editable template for a course syllabus or green sheet that permits the addition of key information for a course including instructional goals, materials needed, policies and procedures, and contact information.
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Biography: Telling Someone's Life Story

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
There are many different ways to help your students get excited about writing biographies.

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