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Speaking Out For Women's Rights
Learners write a children's story in which the characters are encouraged to speak out for the equality of women. They create a character and plot outline that includes details and supporting statements for women's rights. A brief 2-3...
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Graphing Review
Pupils review the principles of graphing linear functions. They discuss plotting points on a coordinate plane, solving using a table, and then graphing. Students solve problems and determine the slope of the line, y-intercept and if...
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History-5 Word Search
In this literacy worksheet, students find the words that are in the word search puzzle that focus upon the vocabulary that is from the theme of the sheet.
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Historical Heroes and Today's Heroes
Middle schoolers identity characteristics of a hero. In this heroes lesson, students discuss what it means to be a hero and work in small groups to find characteristics of a hero and people they consider heroes. Middle...
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Forest Management
Students explore the changes in the Sequoia forest ecosystem. They evaluate reasons for the changes and discuss opposing views of human activity, logging and fire management practices. Students observe a video, describe the location of...
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Notes on Notes
Five straightforward strategies to help your pupils organize and retain information.
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iPad Apps for Your Special Education Class
Swing into technology with these special education apps that are perfect for your learners.
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Using Innovative Approaches To Explore Functions
Use student-directed resource sheets, multiple approaches, and group work instead of drill and kill.
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My Science Box: Snail Variation
Young scholars observe snails and their characteristics. In this science lesson, students decide how to measure their snails and to observe a behavioral trait. Young scholars create a graph to present their findings.
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Helping Homeschoolers Be College-Ready
Advice on essential skills for college from a homeschooled, public school teacher.
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"Love & Diane" Lesson Plan: Expectations About Parenting
Young scholars watch video clips of "Love & Diane," then discuss media messages and student expectations.
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Idenfigy Genre and Sub-genre
In this identifying genre and sub-genre worksheet, students read descriptions of text, genre and sub-genre and explain their answers.
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Positive & Negative Space
Students review and differentiate between positive and negative space, view teacher sample, and cut out shapes to create puzzle-like picture in which one color of paper represents positive space and one color represents negative space.
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Sentence Order: "Tell Me Why!"
In this sentence order worksheet, learners rearrange words to correctly put sentences together. Then they complete sentences in their own words. There are sixteen questions to complete.
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Sharing Our Strengths
In this activity, students appreciate their own unique talents-and that of others-by presenting an interest, talent, or hobby.
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Interaction Actions
Fifth graders, in groups, write about things that happen as a result of interacting with their environment.
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Maya Angelou
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Maya Angelou and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Road to Emerald City Is Paved With Good Intentions
'The Wizard of Oz' is perhaps the most popular film ever made. Generations of families have enjoyed this classic tale of Dorothy's struggle to return home from a faraway land. What is not well known, however, is that 'The Wonderful...
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Taming the Kootenay
Gaining control over the raging Kootenay River in southeast B.C. is profiled in this exhibit. The struggles and attempts to dyke and reclaim rich farmland is shared. The river is now controlled but 'not yet completely tamed'.
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Degrees of Freedom: Higher Education in America
BackStory podcast with the American History Guys discussing the history of higher education in America including struggle over the purpose and nature of college and what the debate is about today. Audio and transcripts are provided in...
US Senate
Historical Minutes: Gag Rule: March 16, 1836
A look at how the Senate in 1836 imposed a gag rule on petitions that advocated the abolition of slavery. Information is from "Arguing about Slavery" by William Lee Miller.
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Americares
Americares is an international relief organization that helps supply relief to those who have experienced disaster or struggle on a daily basis. They have helped deliver medical care and other aid to 137 countries over the past 25 years.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Ghana: Economy
You can read about Ghana's struggles with its economy over the past 40 years, and how it is working to strengthen the economy currently to improve the lives for its citizens. Information from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.