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Just Off Mainstreet by Elmaz Abinader

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders read writings from Elmaz Abinader. For this author analysis lesson students read an essay from Abinader and discuss the story "Just Off Mainstreet." Students re-read the text and complete close reading activities.
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The Many Voices of Literature

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the wealth of literature written by individuals not born in the United States. They discover the literature of individuals of multiple ethnicities born in the United States. Students compile a list of books they would...
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Peace and Perspective through Poetry: The Dream of Peace in the Middle East

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use poetry to understand conflict in the Middle East. In this poetry instructional activity, students read persona poems and use the poetry  and a novel as mentor text to guide their own poem about peace in the...
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The Beautiful People of Africa

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discover the people of Africa by creating a PowerPoint presentation.  In this African culture lesson, students utilize the Internet to investigate a specific African tribe and their specific location, culture, and way of...
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Benne Cakes and Other Holiday Recipes

For Teachers K - 12th
Benne Cakes, a West African treat packed with sesame seeds for luck, are a featured part of the celebration of Kwanzaa. Young chefs try their hand at crafting these goodies that are sure to enrich your holiday...
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Poet Naomi Shihab Nye

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners read and analyze poetry by Naomi Shihab Nye. They define stereotypes, view and discuss a video interview with Nye, present an oral reading of a poem, and write a persuasive letter to an author.
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Traffic signs and signals

For Teachers K
Students understand and follow directions based on traffic signs. In this traffic signs lesson plan, students play the game red light green light and are asked why they stop and go according to the colors. They then are introduced to the...
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Civil Liberties And National Security

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners experience profiling first-hand through creation of a Class ID, and daily persecution of a selected group of students. They examine the tension between the concern for national security and for the preservation of civil liberties
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Seven Daughters and Seven Sons: the Middle East Through

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read "Seven Daughters and Seven Sons" and examine aspects of Middle East culture and geography. They define vocabulary from the book and map locations described in the book.
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Muppets as Mediators

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore current social issues in the Middle East to create their own student television programs for Palestinian and Israeli Students.
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Gifts of All Sizes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of philanthropy. In this stewardship lesson, students consider human capacity for generosity as they read folktales from different cultures that feature characters giving of themselves.
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Writing Persuasion Papers: Thesis Statement

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Using a "Hamburger" essay outline and actual hamburger buns, you will demonstrate the role a thesis plays in a persuasive essay. This is a simplistic visual representation of how an argumentative paper should be composed and not an...
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Transportation Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students practice using transportation vocabulary in a foreign language.  In this language arts lesson, students utilize the vocabulary terms for locations in order to give directions and find a specific place.  Students answer...
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Day Four: Surveys and results

For Teachers K - 12th
Students use expressions of frequency in the English language. In this ELL lesson, student survey their classmates and turn the information into a class bar graph. 
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Describing Family Members

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the use of possessives when describing family members. In this ESL family description lesson, 4th graders examine the role of family in their native language before looking at pictures of families assigning names...
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SOS from Sudan

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Learners examine the Darfur crisis. In this current events instructional activity, students visit selected websites to discover details about the history of Sudan, ethnic cleansing by the Arab Janjaweed militias, and the...
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Jambo Means Hello: An Introduction To Swahili

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students gain an appreciation for Swahili as a language spoken in many parts of Africa. They share and illustrate words from their own culture using English and Swahili and others to create a word quilt.
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The Third Question

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students reflect upon the rewards of providing services to others, and whether by giving they might perhaps be gaining at the same time. They explain how or why Knowing a foreign language can help people make new friends and build a new...
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Greetings

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students participate in greeting new people. In this greetings instructional activity, students greet people after modeling by the teacher.  Sample rituals include, "Hello, how are you?; My name is...What is your name?"....
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Discussing One's Health

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore common health issues.  In this health and literacy lesson, students match simple health statements with appropriate visual representations.  Students prepare and perform dialogues in which health issues are the...
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The alphabet

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students write words that the teacher spells out orally. In this alphabet lesson plan, the teacher signs the words to music and the students write them down.
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Favorite Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discuss which activities they like and which they don't like. In this lesson about favorite activities, students discuss their favorite activities and which activities they dislike. The class conducts a survey to determine the...
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Other People's Likes and Dislikes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read short texts and discover people's likes and dislikes. In this likes and dislikes lesson plan, after reading the texts, students sort these people according to their interests.
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Speed Dating

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students describe their personalities and characteristics to a partner using short sentences or short oral paragraphs. In this short sentences lesson plan, students use a speed dating format.

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