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Curated OER

Teaching Julius Caesar: A Differentiated Approach

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
While the themes of Julius Caesar may appeal to most readers, the act of reading the play can be a challenge. A unit plan related to the popular play by Shakespeare provides lesson plans and activities designed for differentiated...
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Scholastic

Midnight Magic Discussion Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This discussion guide accompanies the fiction book Midnight Magic written by Avi, enforces story elements, inferences, and theme/plot. Have the class work on it over time, it will engage even your reluctant readers. 
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University of Nebraska

Why Do I Want All This Stuff?

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
How do advertisers influence consumers? The big idea here is that once consumers understand the factors that influence their desire for a product or service, they are better able to consider substitute and/or complementary products.
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Let's Learn About Plants!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discover different plants and plant parts by observing their campus.  In this plant life lesson, students take a guided walk around their school with a magnifying glass examining everyday plants as well as photographing...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

A Wrinkle in Time: The Board Game

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Tackle some big questions about A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle with a board game project. As learners brainstorm for and complete their board games, they consider what helps and hinders Meg on her journey and why she succeeds in...
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American Library Association

Great Early Elementary Reads

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Here is an excellent reference list of over 60 recommended book titles for early readers, each of which includes the author, title, number of pages, and brief summary.
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Core Knowledge Foundation

Volume 2 - A History of the United States: Modern Times—Late 1800s to the 2000s

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
The second volume of the Core Knowledge History of the United States ebook begins by asking young scholars to consider the impact immigration, industrialization, and urbanization had on the United States in the late 1800s. The text ends...
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Curated OER

Guided Reading: Three Little Pigs (Plus Wolf: Javalinas)

For Teachers K - 3rd
Guide your class through reading various versions of The Three Little Pigs. Talk about the traditional story line and then discuss a different point of view: Maybe the wolf was just an innocent bystander! This lesson plan, which has...
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Curated OER

Lilly's Big Day

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read the story Lilly's Big Day and do language arts and math activities based on the book. In this language arts and math lesson plan, students read the book given and do activities that include matching activities, number...
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Curated OER

The Great Big Especially Beautiful Easter Egg

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students make predictions about the book The Great Big Especially Beautiful Easter Egg by doing a picture walk. In this comprehension lesson plan, students read the book, see if their predictions were right, and draw pictures of their own.
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Curated OER

K-W-L Chart

For Teachers K - 1st
After choosing a topic of interest, young learners use the K-W-L thinking process to create an informational, illustrated, big book. K-W-L, a three-part thinking process, asks the learner to respond to three questions: What do we know...
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Teach Your Children Well

Spinning a Web

For Students 1st - 3rd
Lisa Trumbauer's big book, Spinning a Web, provides kids with an opportunity to practice word sequencing, to use correct punctuation, and to develop comprehension skills with a cloze reading evercise.
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Curated OER

Big Cats Sounds

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore the sounds of big cats. In this animal science lesson, students listen to the sounds of the big cats, such as lions and tiger, on a suggested website. Students research how the big cats use their sounds and write a...
Activity
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Books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a selection of activities based on the books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. In this author study lesson, students are introduced to eight books by the authors, then complete worksheets to find synonyms, make...
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Curated OER

Books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students complete a selection of activities based on the books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. In this author study lesson, students are introduced to eight books by the authors, then complete worksheets to find synonyms, make...
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Curated OER

Books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students complete a selection of activities based on the books by Jamie Lee Curtis and Laura Cornell. In this author study instructional activity, students are introduced to eight books by the authors, then complete worksheets to find...
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Curated OER

Basic Knowledge of Big Cats

For Teachers 1st
First graders create a KWL chart on big cats. In this animal science lesson, 1st graders brainstorm what they already know about big cats and research big cats using various suggested websites. Students fill in the last column of the KWL...
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Curated OER

Big Block of Chocolate

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Pupils read the book Big Block of Chocolate and complete language arts activities associated with it. In this language arts lesson plan, learners read the book as a read aloud or shared reading, and can compete writing, reading,...
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Lycoming College

An Author Study of Jan Brett

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Jan Brett, the author of many beloved children's books, is well worth a study. Try out this winter-themed unit, which covers areas of language arts as well as art, math, science, and social studies.
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Big Cat Classification

For Teachers 1st
First graders discover the different names and classifications of big cats by using word processing applications.  In this animal life lesson, 1st graders investigate one big cat and create a database of facts about it using an word...
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Curated OER

Introduce Vocabulary: Clifford the Big Red Dog

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore English by reading a classic story in class. In this story vocabulary lesson, students read the book Clifford the Big Red Dog and identify the use of specific vocabulary words. Students define the certain vocabulary...
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Curated OER

Picture This: A Book Full of Patterns!

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Students create pattern books. In this math patterns lesson plan, students create various patterns using manipulatives. Students take digital photographs of the patterns and create books.
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Curated OER

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Puppet Book

For Teachers 1st
First graders create their own puppet book to go with "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" book.
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Curated OER

Book Week Campout

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners end the celebration of Book Week in their gym class. As a class, they follow directions to move along with a song and how to use their stuffed animals to move to the music. To end the instructional activity, they participate in...

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