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Darfur Now Lesson Four: The Messages of Darfur Now
Students explore the work in individuals that are part of Darfur Now. In this human rights lesson, students also analyze the message of Weisel's Not on Our Watch. Students create found poems pertaining to social responsibility and activism.
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What would you take?
Students decide what the most necessary things they should take with them in a survival situation. In this survival lesson students complete an activity while divided into groups.
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Six Billion and Beyond
Students consider the idea of a world with Six Billion people and subsequent results and ramifications. Then students will gather data regarding the state of these diverse nations and then create a presentation as a culminating activity.
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Legacies of El Dorado
Young scholars explore the development of urban California as it was driven by the Gold Rush boom. They study historical documents and participate in a variety of hands-on activities designed to reinforce the concept of the activity.
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Sense of Wonder, Part 1
Students engage in an activity by using a leading question. They increase awareness for the wonders that are part of the real world. This is based upon personal observations that students make.
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Space Exploration
Sixth graders identify and interpret the following: What is space?, Space Race, Living in space?, Man on the Moon, Astronaut training; students compare/contrast US and Russia space exploration. Students write a letter of application to...
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HOLES UNIT
Students participate in the unit based on the Newbery Medal-winning novel by Louis Sachar and the Walt Disney Movie "Holes". They use the layered curriculum model of assessment and activities.
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Water Web-- Weather: Something We Talk a Lot About But Can't Change
In this science instructional activity, students study weather prediction by reading and completing activities in this 8 page newsletter. Students classify clouds, study weather prediction instruments, learn weather proverbs and signs...
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Total English Intermediate: Holidays
In this holidays crossword puzzle worksheet, students practice key vocabulary as they read the 7 clues to correctly fill in the word puzzle. Students also complete 2 holiday vocabulary activities.
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Grammar: Clear and Interesting Subjects
In these simple and complete subject worksheets, students review definitions for a simple and complete subject. Students complete three pages of activities identify simple and complete subjects.
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Exploring United States vs. Hirabayashi
Students research the case of Gordon Hirabayashi vs. the United States. They research the case by completing a timeline activity and review the charges against him. Students review the entire case and discuss it from the perspective of...
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Short Vowel A-Read and Print
In this short vowel a instructional activity, students first read a set of short a words that do not rhyme, then read words in a word box, circling short a words and print each one. Worksheet contains a web site reference for additional...
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Chapters 4 and 5 of Holes by Louis Sachar
In this reading response worksheet, students complete 10 questions or activities about Chapters 4 and 5 of Holes by Louis Sachar.
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Long Vowels Practice
In this long vowel learning exercise, students choose long vowel words from a word box to correctly complete a set of 10 sentences. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Folk Groups and Community Folklife
Students explore folk groups and traditions in their local community. In this folklife lesson, students list the folk groups they belong to and its traditions. Students write about their favorite tradition and may complete extension...
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Irregular Verbs
In this irregular verbs activity, learners put irregular verbs in the past tense, the future tense, and in the blanks of sentences. Students complete 2 activities.
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What Have You Done?
In this have or have not done something activity, students write if they have or have not done things, join verbs and expressions, and write sentences. Students complete 3 activities.
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Fraction Word Problems
For this fraction worksheet, students solve a set of 8 word problems, all using fractions. A website reference is given for additional activities.
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Sequential Order for Holes
In this language arts worksheet, students place events from the book "Holes" into sequential order and answer 7 multiple choice questions about the book. This well-designed worksheet would be an excellent homework assignment or in-class...
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Angela Jolie
In this famous person activity, learners read a passage about Angelina Jolie and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches,...
Digital History
The Boston Massacre
What better way to get your class interested in history than to embody important historical characters and make events come to life? Stage a realistic mock trial of the British soldiers accused of murdering five Bostonians after the...
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The Devil’s Arithmetic: Concept Analysis
A helpful guide to Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic for your literature unit. Use the sections on point-of-view, dramatic irony, and background knowledge, among others, to frame your lessons in an engaging and educational way.
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Gotta-Have Gear Scramble
In this activity worksheet, middle schoolers unscramble words of items hikers should always pack for a hiking trip. After unscrambling the words, students draw a line matching each word to its definition. Middle schoolers also calculate...
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Introduction to a Unit on the 1930's Depression in America
Students view and discuss photographic images of the Dust Bowl by Dorothea Lange. They discuss who Dorothea Lange was and why she took the pictures, the conservational factors that contributed to the Dust Bowl and migrant workers and the...