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Prepositions Song

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners memorize a list of prepositions and are encouraged to use them in their writing.
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Famous African Americans ABC Book

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars create an ABC book with short biographies of famous African Americans in history. They utilize teacher-selected and/or student-researched library sources about African Americans in history.
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Word Bank Power Tool for Writing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners use a word bank to help them do their writing and reading. The idea is that they would keep adding to this list as they move from grade to grade.
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Combinations and Permutations

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the concepts of combinations and permutations using probability. They practice calculations using probability to measure the outcomes. Students demonstrate how to organize and categorize the data.
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Reading a Local and National Weather Map

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine weather maps. They examine icons and map symbols. Students explore vocabulary words related to weather. Young scholars analyze and evaluate information provided on the weather map.
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Dewey Decimal System -- Cataloging Collections

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students put their cataloging skills into practice. In this research lesson students examine the listed websites that feature Dewey Decimal classification. Students then collaborate to use the Dewey Decimal classification system to...
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Encyclopedia Introduction

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders demonstrate how to use reference materials. In this library media activity, 2nd graders are introduced to the encyclopedia and are shown how to use the encyclopedia as a reference. Students use encyclopedias to complete a...
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Bugeting From a To Z

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read a short history of the construction of the Idaho State Capital building. They use a supply list from the superintendent of construction, Herbert Quigley, to calculate costs for particular construction projects depicted in...
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My VIP Phone Book

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students recognize the many sources of support available to them and create a personalized support resource booklet
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How To Use the Internet To Make Student Glossaries

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use an internet dictionary to produce a glossary of words related to a particular subject area being studied. They choose the correct meaning of the word for their glossary, based on it's relationship to the subject matter being...
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Word Search Puzzles: Chinese Cultural Words

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete a set of word searches about Chinese foods, geography and culture. Follow-up, extension and modifications to the instructional activity are given and include illustrating words of the puzzle, making original puzzles on...
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Word Sorts And Story Mapping

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders engage in a activity that covers the concept of using a storymap to increase reading comprehension. They possess the prior knowledge of parts of speech from previous lessons. Students fill in the blank storymap while...
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Vocabulary - Unfolding Meaning

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars use the dictionary and thesaurus and are able to explain a definition in their own words.
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Who in the world is...?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils research a world leader from a specified list. Students create a PowerPoiint or a Microsoft Word document which should include a recent photo, labeled with the leader's name and title.
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Food Group Fun

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the four food groups and nutrition. They cut out pictures of food from newspapers and magazines, create placemats, and create an ABC book of food.
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A Dictionary of Independence

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use events and biographies from their state's history and U.S. history, to create a dictionary of terms for citizens of a democracy.
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Encyclopedia Expertise

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, practice using the encyclopedia as a reference tool. They research animals today using the encyclopedia. Their job be to find three or more strange but true facts about the animal listed on their card.
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Look It Up!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders improve their writing skills by finding, defining, and correctly using new and interesting vocabulary words. Groups of students work together to find, define, and use in sentences ten words with which they are all unfamiliar.
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Solar System Dictionary

For Teachers K - 2nd
Studnets utilize the web site "Little Explorers" to research the solar system. A solar system dictionary is created using the information gleaned from assorted book marked sites.
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Scootin', Sounds & Sorting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students work together while they use various locomotor skills to practice beginning sounds of words and the letters of the alphabet. They walk, run, skip, gallop (or any locomotor skill that the teacher requires be used) alongside the...
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ABC Book of Words

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use the vocabulary words they have been learning and hearing as part of their study of China to make a book. They can create a dictionary or a book in any number of forms depending on the grade level.
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Currency Exchange Rates

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Pupils, in groups, choose three countries from which to investigate exchange rates versus the US dollar. Using Internet research they follow daily exchange rates and compute the percentage change. They compile data and prepare and...
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ESOL Necessary Skills

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students view flash cards with basic vocabulary pictures on them and match them to the vocabulary words. They cut the pictures apart and glue the words on the back. They play concentration with a partner matching the word with the...
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Alphabet Books

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore alphabetic principle and phonemic awareness by making alphabet books. They identify initial consonant sounds and choose pictures of objects that begin with given letters of the alphabet. Students identify phonemes...