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Techno Hero

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore digital communication by creating a slide-show presentation. In this PowerPoint presentation lesson, 1st graders research a famous hero using search engines and other Internet tools. Students create a PowerPoint...
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Heroes and Their Characteristics, Past and Present

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a PowerPoint presentation. For this Internet research and technology lesson, students pick a hero to research on the Internet. After conducting research, they create a PowerPoint presentation on the hero of their choice.
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Celebrating Heroes That Surround Us

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the concept of a hero. They write in journals to find definitions and create hero symbols. Also students conduct research to create a banner of quotations made by famous heroes who fall under the definition generated...
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Reading My Hero Stories

For Teachers K - 12th
Students use the My Hero website to help them develop their reading skills. They create a KWL chart for the hero of their choice.
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Holding Out for a Hero: Roberto Clemente

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students brainstorm lists of heroes, heroic qualities, and ways to pay tribute to heroes. In this Holding Out for a Hero lesson, students record Clemente's heroic attributes as athlete ad humanitarian. After visiting the Beyond Baseball...
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Role Models/Heroes

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss what it means to be a hero and research Saskatchewan heroes. In this heroes lesson plan, 4th graders make bulletin boards based on their research of heroes.
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Role Models and Heroes

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify characteristics of heroes.  In this role model and heroes lesson, 5th graders research a Canadian hero and design a bulletin board to display their presentation.
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Everyday Heroes

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students view a video on September 11, they discuss their emotions and reactions after viewing the tape. They discuss and analyze the different definitions of a hero in the context of September 11 and their own lives. Students write...
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Heroes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore heroic characters. In this philanthropy lesson, students discuss the characteristics of a super hero and then define vocabulary associated with philanthropy such as civic virtue and altruism. Middle schoolers...
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Heroes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students become an expert on a hero from Utah history. They do research on their assigned hero, both individually and in a cooperative group setting. They present their information in small groups.
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A Comparative Study on Heroes in Hindu and Anglo-Saxon Cultures

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research Hindu and Anglo-Saxon religions and cultures. They research legends and myths about Hindu and Anglo-Saxon religious and cultural heroes. They write a comparison and contrast essay on the two cultures and their heroes.
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What Is A Hero?

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this heroes worksheet, students read the three definitions of a hero and answer 4 essay and short answer questions about heroes.
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Paul Robeson: 20th-Century Renaissance Man, Hero In Any Century

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore several themes relevant to the life of Paul Robeson and the social, artistic, & political realities of the first half of the 20th century, identify and interview heroes in their communities, and publish profiles on...
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Indian Heroes And Role Models

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concept of heroes and role models within the Native American community. They use primary and secondary resources to answer specific questions intended to bring the students to a definition of Native...
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Community Spotlight Cards

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Not all heroes wear capes—or cleats. Class members identify unsung heroes in their schools or towns for interviews, then create trading cards. A celebration including presentations or trading of cards completes their investigation of...
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Explore the Seven Principles

For Teachers K - 12th
A lesson shines a spotlight on what makes Kwanzaa special by taking a close look at its seven principles. Gift ideas encourage scholars to make and give one to their family members. Class members celebrate heroes and role models of...
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My Hero

For Students 3rd
In this home activity worksheet, 3rd graders will focus on a hero that they have studied. Students will make a list of qualities pertaining to research about the given individual.
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Characteristics of a Good Citizen

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine characteristics that good citizens need. In this civic virtues activity, 1st graders discuss people they know who are heroes or good citizens. Students name three qualities they believe heroes need. Students create...
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Mother Teresa

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars research Mother Teresa. In this philanthropy lesson, students research Mother Teresa and list the characteristics that makes her a hero. Young scholars identify and write about a hero in their life.
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

Hometown Heroes

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Transform studying about veterans in a textbook to personal interviews with veterans in the community. Four varying lesson plans make up an entire unit or individualized learning based on your class's needs. Exercises include researching...
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Courageous Heroes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate the concept of a hero. In this character education lesson, students define courage and discuss heroes they know. Middle schoolers brainstorm ways to describe a hero and create an acrostic poem.
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Heroes of the Civil War Era

For Teachers 6th
Students complete a unit of lessons about the heroes of the Civil War Era. In this Civil War lesson, students complete a 13 lesson unit about the Civil War and its heroes.
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Hero Traits

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the concept of serving the common good. In this service learning instructional activity, 8th graders brainstorm a list of real-life heroes and create charts displaying how the actions of the heroes affected others.
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I am a Hero for Animals!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the humane treatment of animals. In this character development and civic responsibility instructional activity, students define "hero" and brainstorm related attributes. Students complete an action plan using the...

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