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Diversity of Colors

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars investigate color diversity by experimenting with jelly beans.  In this color spectrum instructional activity, students observe colored jelly beans through different filters and light sources to change the existing look of...
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Holy Mole

For Teachers K
Students discover Mexican culture by reading and cooking.  In this Central American History lesson, students read the book Holy Mole, and analyze the story by answering questions about plot, characters and even sound effects they would...
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Peace Doves

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore ways to obtain world peace. In this character education lesson, students read the book Peace Begins With Me and brainstorm a list of ways students can create a more peaceful world. Students use included dove patterns to...
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Expectations and Diversity

For Teachers K - 5th
Students place diversity beans in order by their favorites. In this diversity lesson, students rank the beans before and after tasting. The teacher explains to students how they would rank the beans after tasting.  Students discuss how...
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Diversity: Appearance

For Teachers K - 5th
  Students collect several 'diversity beans' and sort them into piles based on the color of the beans and if they believe they will enjoy the flavor concluded from the outside appearance.  In this diversity lesson, students construct an...
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Mr. Lincoln's Hat

For Teachers K - 5th
Bring out the inner artist with this Abraham Lincoln lesson. Elementary students work on a home project creating a hat similar to Abraham Lincoln's hat. They will use geometry and measurement to create the scale of the hat, then...
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Let's Have a Fiesta!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students prepare for a Mexican fiesta.  In this Mexican fiesta lesson, students listen to Too Many Tamales and plan a Mexican Fiesta. Students will divide the jobs of making decorations,and preparing food and drinks. Students will play...
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Kindergarten-sight Words Fall Colors

For Teachers K - 1st
Students listen to the poem Fall Colors and find their favorite Fall color.  In this Fall color lesson, students recognize the Fall color words.  Students make leaf prints with their favorite colors. Students talk about their leaf prints.
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Google Earth

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore cardinal directions and the compass rose using Google Earth. In this cardinal directions and compass rose lesson, students use Google Earth to visit Disney World. Students choose which direction to go to get there....
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Christmas Around the World

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students learn how other countries celebrate Christmas. In this Christmas instructional activity, students read a story about Christmas celebrations in other countries, discuss how they differ from U.S. celebrations, color pictures of...
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Arkansas History Lesson Plan

For Teachers K
Students discover the history of their state by working in a group.  In this U.S. history instructional activity, students investigate the state of Arkansas by reading their textbook and participating in art activities.  Students...
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Celebrate Hanukkah in Israel

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Explore Hanukkah and its origins with a social studies lesson. Learners discover the history of Hanukkah and its traditions. They locate Israel on a map, hear the story of the menorah and create their own dreidel. Afterwards, they sing...
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Natural Resources

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners explore Iowa geography and topographic maps. In this geography and topographic maps lesson, student investigate maps, newspapers, Iowa flora and fauna. Students gain an understanding of how different landforms can be identified...
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Winter Holiday Activities Extravaganza

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students define culture and explore elements that are part of the custom or culture of a place.  In this holiday lesson, students identify the cultures they participate in.  Students identify the differences in people's cultures....
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Thanksgiving

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Teach little learners about the first Thanksgiving.  In this Thanksgiving lesson, students discover what it was like to live during that time period.  Students compare and contrast the first Thanksgiving to their own.
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Asian-American History

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore aspects of Asian-American culture.  In this lesson plan, students use the internet to research American history and the Asian American experience, complete Asian inspired art and read a biography. This lesson includes...
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Visions of Liberty

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore the concept of Lady Liberty.  In this Statue of Liberty lesson, students discover what she stands for and why she looks the way she does.  Young scholars also discover how copper oxidizes and changes color. 
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Patriotic Symbols

For Teachers K - 1st
Students define what a patriotic symbol means, as well as sing a patriotic song. In this social science lesson plan students work in groups to write about a patriotic symbol.  Groups draw pictures of their symbols. 
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Wants Vs. Needs: The Pilgrims sail to America

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students work in groups to create a list of the items needed by the Pilgrims to bring to America.  In this wants vs. needs lesson, students must agree on what should be on the list. Students create their list by order of importance....
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Depicting Motherhood in Family Stories

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore triptychs.  In this art history lesson, students define the terms "photograph" and "triptych".  Students discuss changes that occur between mothers and daughters and create an original triptych using family photographs.
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The Journey to Civil Rights

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore Civil Rights. In this Civil Rights instructional activity, students read about Ruby Bridges and define the words segregation and supremacy. Students make a timeline of important events in Civil Rights and write a...
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Expressing Emotions through Art Lesson 4—Everybody Celebrates

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a celebratory hat after viewing images of artwork depicting people celebrating an event.  In this artistic perception lesson plan, students discover why people celebrate their accomplishments and how to express feelings...
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Working in Photographs

For Teachers K - 6th
Students analyze illustrations of workers in the 19th and 20th centuries. For this social science lesson, students examine photographs of workers and identify the types of work that were available in the 19th century compared to the 20th...
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Battering Through the Seasons

For Teachers K - 5th
Students define bartering and barter to investigate supply and demand. In this bartering lesson, students read A New Coat for Anna and recall how they exchanged merchandise in the story.  Students complete a sequential graphic organizer....