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Tell a Totem Story

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study and view pictures of Native American totem poles on the internet. They create totem poles using PowerPoint that represent their family histories using symbols to designate historic events.
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Understanding Presidential History

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research to find the qualifications necessary to be President of the U.S. In this presidential qualification lesson, students research their family roots to see if they could qualify to be President. Students create a graph to...
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"The New Television Set" a Gateway to the Post World War II Era

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders demonstrate their knowledge of the effects of television on the political, economic, religious, social, intellectual and artistic life of the US nation from the 1950's. Research how television shaped public opinion with...
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Classroom Quilt of Cultures

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students discuss the similarities and differences in their cultural traditions. In this quilt of cultures lesson, students sing and dance to "Smile at your Neighbor." Students write down their favorite food, holiday, family...
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Inside Out!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students use reasoning skills to understand the concepts of opposites, inside, and outside. In this early childhood lesson plan, students identify words that are opposites, particularly inside and outside. Students then apply their...
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Add and Subtract Fractions with Unlike Denominators

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Follow the Jones family on their summer vacation by adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denonminators. Pupils compute how much luggage space is filled, how much chicken is eaten, and what distances are covered both by car and on...
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A Recipe for Reading: Asian Style Rice and Eggs

For Teachers 6th
Learners read, write about, and cook with rice in this home economics lesson plan. They reflect on the experience eating rice at home or in other ethnic foods.
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Genes and Gene Technology

For Students 7th - 11th
In this genetics instructional activity, learners complete 3 short answer, a word puzzle, and 7 word games about genetic traits.
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Suffix City

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this language arts worksheet, students create new words with the appointed suffixes and filling in the new one with magnetic or written letters.
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Serving Memory

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read an article about a woman who lost her fiance in Iraq. Reading a letter he left his son, they discuss how his words will affect his son once he is old enough to understand. They research the number of casualties in the war...
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Philanthropy, Volunteering And Service: the Historical Connections Lesson 2: Hunger Hurts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the effects of hunger on a personal and community level. They examine how philanthropy can help alleviate hunger issues in the world and in their own community. They look at the available services using...
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Homonyms

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this homonyms worksheet, students identify homonyms or words which are frequently confused with words that sound the same but are spelled differently in three paragraphs.
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Literature Response for Home-School Connections: Fables

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in home and school based literacy activities in this unit. They examine fables in school and practice the literacy activities at home.
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Breaking News English; US-UK Special Relationship

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students read about the relationship the United States has with the United Kingdom as it relates to countries in the world being peaceful allies with each other.  In this U.S. and United Kingdom lesson, students complete a table...
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Color Book

For Teachers K
Students identify the colors in various pictures. In this art lesson, students create book using card stock and yarn and match pictures that show a specific color to each page. Students write the color of the pictures at the top of each...
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Daily Routine Writing Exercise

For Students 4th - 5th
In this review of English usage worksheet, students correct grammatical mistakes, complete sentences with vocabulary words, and write about their daily routine. Students write 23 answers.
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...And the Earth Did Not Devour Him

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students examine impressions of a community of migrant workers in Texas who go north to pick crops. The lesson highlights the poverty and discrimination that a family suffers in the 1970's.
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Franklin Says "I Love You" Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars listen to the story Franklin Says I Love You by Paulette Bourgeois in order to discuss the meaning of the story and to focus on the concepts of love, kindness, and giving. In this lesson on manners, students discuss...
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Working in Photographs

For Teachers K - 6th
Young scholars analyze illustrations of workers in the 19th and 20th centuries. In this social science lesson, students examine photographs of workers and identify the types of work that were available in the 19th century compared to the...
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Kids Conserve? Water Preserved

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders review the steps of the water cycle. Individually, they calculate the amount of water they use in a day and identify ways they can conserve. As a class, they discuss how conserving water today helps future generations and...
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U.S. Penny to Get Four New Designs

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students look at U.S. currency and read about plans to change the back of U.S. pennies. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces a news article with a discussion of money and a vocabulary activity, then students read the...
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Native American Indians: Wampanoags

For Teachers K
Students understand the contributions of the Native American tribes. In this Native American lesson, recognize Native American names, words and cultures. Students understand that different tribes lived in different parts of the country....
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Addition Workbook

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this addition worksheet, students complete addition facts with numbers 1 through 9, use a hundreds chart, complete word problems, and more. Students complete activities on 20 pages.
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The Good Earth - Essay Questions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this literature worksheet, students respond to 6 short answer and essay questions about Buck's The Good Earth. Students may also link to an online interactive quiz on the novel at the bottom of the page.