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Author’s Purpose: Persuade

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Explore author's purpose with an activity about persuasive arguments. After reading a short passage about Spain, learners identify three main passages that the author uses to persuade the reader.
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Yale University

Discovering Persephone

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Here is a resource that introduces learners to how the stories from Greek mythology explain the workings of natural phenomena, movements of the seasons, and how the conflicts of the gods mimic our own daily difficulties. Learners...
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Curated OER

Geo-Journaling with CNN

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students organize daily news with this journaling activity.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Historical Moments

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Here is a instructional activity designed to be an ongoing task for the entire year. Each day of the week, learners must perform research to answer a simple historical question. This particular instructional activity covers the month of...
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Curated OER

Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find": Who's the Real Misfit?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss the characteristics of the literary genre known as "Southern Gothic". They write an analysis of the short story, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" by Flannery O'Connor.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Storybook Romance: Dante's Paolo and Francesca

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils study the structure and artistry of Dante's, Divine Comedy. They examine how romantic love is interpreted in the episode of Paolo and Francesca while experiencing literary allusions.
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Curated OER

Strategic Games Y1: Nim

For Teachers 1st
First graders play Nim online to practice problem solving skills and strategies.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sound poems

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write a class poem based on the use of sound to create effects. They investigate use of onomatopoeia and how to write in a tight structure.
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Curated OER

Polished Poetry: Strange Zoo

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use an online word list editor and software to create opening lines for a poem. They select and edit these into a complete, polished poem about an animal. They investigate parts of speech and alliteration.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Elastic Forces

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders predict and experiment to discover the amount of force exerted by a stretched elastic band. They construct a spreadsheet and make a bar graph showing the results of their experiment.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Firefighting and Community in Colonial America

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view two unknown historical objects and try to identify their function by looking at and asking questions of their appearance and function. They use critical thinking skills to view a number of images and objects. They make...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

John Jones and the Fight to Repeal the Black Laws

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the role of John Jones and his fight to repeal the Black Laws of Illinois. Using the text of the law, they explore his reasoning for repealing the laws and the arguments he used to support his beliefs. They draw their...
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Curated OER

Living Under the Illinois Black Codes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use the text of the Illinois Black Codes to examine the laws in place. Using this information, they draw their own conclusions about why the laws existed in a free state. They also identify the purpose of these laws and how they...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Truth Or Consequences

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine historical works of art and analyze how these paintings could be used for personal, cultural, and/or political purposes. This exploratory lesson on art ideology includes two handouts/worksheets for student use and...
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Curated OER

Teaching Controversial Science Issues Through Law Related Education

For Teachers 7th - 9th
A set of lessons help aspiring scientists practice the critical thinking skills required for facing controversial issues such as evolution. As a group, they discuss what controversy consists of. They compare and constrast the concepts of...
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Curated OER

Growing a Seed

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Seeing how seeds grow into plants is such an enjoyable for students! They plant lima bean seeds and take pictures to record the growth of their plants. Students write in a journal to describe their daily observations of their plants, and...
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Curated OER

Math: Matching Rods and Religion

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Math and religious studies are integrated together using using cuisenaire rods and Kid Pix for this problem-solving exercise. In pairs, they match different colored rods to represent various groups of people. Meanwhile, students at...
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Curated OER

Glimpses of Japan: Picture books are an avenue to geographical knowledge

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Student gains insight into the culture of Japan. They articulate the main ideas and supporting details, also they create a "glimpse of Japan" with an illustrated and written summary of the main idea and four supporting details from the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing Cities and Their Common Functions

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders begin the lesson by watching a PowerPoint on the functions of cities. In groups, they use the internet to research various cultures throughout history and the cities that were formed at the time. They present their findings...
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Foreign Policy Research Institute

Islamic Civilization in Spain

For Teachers 6th - 12th
There may be elements of this lesson that are useful for a unit on Islamic influence in Spain; however, there is little alignment between the learning objectives and the final product --a ten page report. For example, some of the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Feature Columns: Navigating the Internet With Safe Sites for Students

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students explore, examine and study various Internet sites and become aware of the safest ones to access. They assess the site Safety Land to interact with an interactive city that teaches Internet safety. Each student helps the Safety...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab

For Students 8th - 11th
In this vocabulary building worksheet, students enhance their personal vocabulary by learning words that begin with FL-blends. Students are allowed the use of dictionaries.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Vocab-u-lous! Build a Fabulous Vocab

For Students 7th - 8th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students select the best word choice to complete the sentence. The words all correspond to the theme of Valentine's Day.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Medieval Times Challenge

For Students 5th - 7th
In this medieval times activity, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions about the time period. A reference web site for additional activities is given.

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