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What Did I Just Read?

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students summarize a chapter from the book, "Sarah Plain and Tall. After reviewing the the formation of a topic sentence, they independently read a chapter from the book. Students write a summary paragraph using the checklist outlined by...
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Sum It All Up

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars observe and demonstrate the process of summarizing text. They discuss the importance of summarizing, then listen to the teacher read a chapter from the book "Sarah Plain and Tall." Students observe the teacher write a...
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Book Cover

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners choose chapter book and prepare front cover for the chapter using a drawing made with any art materials. They can include a scene from the chapter, title, author etc. They then write a summary of the chosen chapter.
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Bridge to Terabithia

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read Katherine Paterson's book, A Bridge to Terabithia, and select small groups to complete a project based on a chapter of the book. They create a story web for the chapter, summarize it, design a brochure or advertisement,...
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Haunting of Third Grade

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss the meaning of the word "haunted." They watch as the teacher demonstrates using a sticky note to mark words that they find interesting in their reading. Students read chorally, then break into groups for a...
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Achan takes the spoils of Jericho -1

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students read and answer question about the chapter in the introductory lesson.
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Let's Sum It Up

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students summarize a selected piece of nonfiction text as a group. After reviewing the instructors preferred method for summarizing information by identifying the main idea and supporting details, groups write a summary paragraph of a...
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The Painting Ballerina

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students read one or two chapters from The Painting Ballerina, then pick a scene or idea from the story that is very vivid in their imagines and draw it. They display their finished works and talk about them as a class.
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It's Time to Sum It Up!!!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice the reading strategy of summarization skills by picking out main events or ideas while reading a chapter in a book. They interact with the article, "SuperCroc," from National Geographic for Kids magazine to summarize...
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Earthquake Unit

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders watch the "Earth, the Environment & Beyond" video on earthquakes. Take notes and give an oral summary. They build a working, two dimensional model of a strike-slip, thrust, or normal fault.
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Reading to Learn Design: Soaring Through Summarization

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students are introduced to and practice techniques and strategies to master the art of summarization. They read, discuss and summarize chapter 3 in "Catwings," by Ursula K. LeGuin. Steps to follow for summarizing is included within this...
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Background on Uyghur Society

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars are introduced to the history of the Uyghur society. In groups, they read various chapters of their text, they summarize the material, write down any questions they need answered and create an outline. They present...
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Reading Quilt/Main Idea

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study main events in a story. In this reading comprehension lesson, 6th graders illustrate each event on a piece of paper with a quotation from the book and a summary of the event to represent the caption of...
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This Just In: Exploreer Neets Wabanaki Indians

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners engage in a research of the Wabanaki Indians using a Social Studies textbook. Then the teacher reviews the information with the students. Then they work in groups to decipher the meaning of a primary source document and write a...
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Exploring the History of Canyon De Chelly: The Navajos

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students are introduced to the novel Sing Down The Moon written by Scott O'Dell. Throughout the book, after each chapter is read, class discussions and journal writing is incorporated into the unit.
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Nothing to Fear

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders read from the book, "Nothing to Fear," and discuss living in New York during the Great Depression. They write entries and summaries in their learning logs to share with the class. They work in groups to create a database...
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Up, Up and Away

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are presented with the problem of: Do all liquids evaporate at the same rate? The lesson contains adequate background information for the teacher. They participate in a lab experiment in order to test the scientific...
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Ray Frank on Klal Yisrael

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the biographies of Ray Frank and Klai Yisrael. They read summaries of the biographies and descibe the major achievements of the lives. Students answer key questions from the biographies and create an art...
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Properties of Exponential Functions

For Students 10th - 11th
In this algebra activity, students graph exponential equations and use the formula to translate the graph on a coordinate plane. There are 3 word problems.
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How to Take math Lectures Notes

For Students 7th - 12th
In this math activity, students review the steps they were taught, to take correct notes in their math class. This activity can be used to teach students the correct process of note taking for just about any subject. There are 6...
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Transitional Guided Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Use a fill-in-the-blank lesson plan template to enhance your guided reading lesson plans with details surrounding decoding strategies, fluency and phrasing, vocabulary strategies, comprehension, and more! 
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Theorems About Roots and Polynomial Equations

For Students 8th - 11th
In this algebra activity, students solve polynomial equations using factoring. They identify the roots of the equations. There are 3 questions with an answer key.
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Solving Systems Algebraically

For Students 8th - 11th
In this algebra lesson, students solve systems of equations. They solve using substitution and elimination. There are 10 questions.
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Organizing A Corporation And Paying A Dividend

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with the establishment of a corporation. They apply accounting principles to different situations in order to make payments on a dividend. Students also investigate the basic...

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