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Laughing Matters

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Is laughter really the best medicine? Middle and high schoolers discuss the truth behind this adage by reading and discussing a New York Times article about Dr. Patch Adams. They participate in a round-table debate in response to...
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Untying the Knot

For Teachers 6th - 12th
What are the current trends in divorce? What contributes to this? Examine celebrity relationship trends and how they relate to the general public with this discussion instructional activity. Middle schoolers analyze the results of a...
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Anansi and the Tug O' War

For Teachers 1st
Read a short book with your first graders! Anansi and the Tug O' War is the focus of this instructional activity. After reading the African story together, they complete language arts activities to practice reading comprehension. A...
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Printables
Curriculum Corner

Helping Students Learn to Collaborate

For Teachers 1st - 4th Standards
Keep this attractive display up on your walls to refer to each time you ask your learners to engage in a group discussion. The printable reminds participants to come prepared, complete assignments before meeting, listen and share ideas,...
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Taboo Table Talk

For Teachers K - 11th
Create memories for your family that are enjoyable, as well as helping to enhance their ability to read and understand information.
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Be That As It Maya

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Creative projects are a great way to engage your class and can be a fun way to assess mastery! Learners create brochures and postcards that might have been created by and for travelers to ancient Mayan cities. They read and discuss the...
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Turn On, Tune In, and Write Down

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners locate, access and listen to a variety of radio and audio samples found on the Internet. They discuss the material in small groups and identify areas of interest for further discussion.
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Our Playground!

For Teachers 1st
First graders observe and explore the playground's environment by walking around the playground, followed by a group discussion of what they observed. They then divide into groups and participate in centers, their brought back together...
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Social Class Stereotypes

For Teachers K - 6th
Encourage your students to think about how and why people and categorized in terms of social class. They decide what "class" they belong to, and then brainstorm about the indicators that society uses to define class and to categorize...
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Lesson Plan
Creative Visions Foundation

Introduction to Pre-production: Developing Ideas

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Continue with creating documentaries with the fourth lesson in a series. After explaining the concept of preproduction, send groups off to make some decisions about their films. Groups can use the handout and the four provided questions...
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The Little Red Schoolhouse

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read about the history of the one room school house and complete language arts activities to go with it. Students answer comprehension questions, role play, group discuss, and more.
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Breaking News English: Apple Suing Samsung

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Why is Apple suing Samsung? Give your English language learners a bit of reading comprehension practice. First, they read the short passage provided, and then they complete 10 activities. There are true or false questions, matching...
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Breaking News English: French Football

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Intermediate or early advanced English speakers practice their reading comprehension skills with this short passage and its accompanying activities. After reading the text, learners talk about racism, discrimination, equality, and...
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Hispanic and English Literature

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders listen to a brief history lesson about the 40's and 50's mid-West America and the Migrant workers that worked the fields. Next, learners will read a short story written by Tomas Rivera (both in Spanish and English)....
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Planets

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover facts about the planets. In this planets lesson plan, 3rd graders form groups, choose a plant, gather facts about that planet and create a poster with the information. Students learn "tricks" on how to remember the...
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Risk Taking Behaviors

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders listen to a presenters introduction and write questions they hope to have answered during the presentation. They listen to a presentation and record notes. They participate in small group discussion and complete...
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Suggestions for Teachers: National Crisis

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners participate in group discussions in the face of national crises. In this coping strategies activity, students openly discuss their feelings regarding traumatic events. Eleven suggestions for leading discussions with learners are...
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Worksheet
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Group Discussion Leader

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
For this literature circle worksheet, assistance is given to the leader of a group discussion by providing places to write down questions before the discussion begins. Prompts are provided to assist in creating though provoking questions.
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Group Journal

For Students 6th - 12th
In this literature circle activity, the student journaling in the group is provided an area to sketch scenes from a passage they've read prior to meeting with their group. Students are also asked to provide an explanation of the scenes...
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How Have World Religions Shaped Who I Am Today?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the different religions that make up the world today. They complete an interest inventory about their belief systems and the influence it has had on their lives. In groups of two, then four, then eight they discuss...
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Skeletal System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
  Students discuss the need for humans to have a skeletal system and what would happen if we did not have bones.  In this skeletal system lesson, students label each bone in the human skeletal system as a group, and then examine two...
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Worksheet
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Novel Summary

For Students 7th - 12th
In this literature circle worksheet, students are provided a place to record a summary of the passage they read. Students are prompted to pose thought provoking questions and record disagreements within the group.