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Clara Barton to the Rescue

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students plan a service project. In this philanthropy lesson, students learn about Clara Barton and discuss her contributions before and after the Red Cross. Students discuss the importance of the Red Cross and list times they have given...
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Love Letters to the World

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice personal decision making. In this philanthropy lesson, students compare three different projects, identify the opportunity cost of each, and make a personal decision about which project they feel the class would pursue.
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Appreciating Diversity: A Multicultural Lesson Based on the Traditional Clothing of the Maya

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars compare the traditional Mayan clothing to their everyday clothing. In this multicultural appreciation activity, students look at images of traditional Mayan clothing and discuss its importance.
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Feeling Alone

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to the story, The Whispering Cloth and discuss the message of the story. In this feeling alone activity, 2nd graders make connections about what feeling alone means to them. Students define and interpret...
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Celine Dion

For Students 4th - 6th
In this famous people worksheet, learners read about the life of Celine Dion and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to matching, sequencing, writing and spelling activities. An answer key is included.
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David Beckham

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about David Beckham and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Nancy Ajram

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous leaders learning exercise, students read a passage about Nancy Ajram and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze,...
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Tata Young

For Students 4th - 8th
In this famous people instructional activity, learners read a passage about Tata Young and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze,...
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Wolfgang Mozart

For Students 4th - 6th
In this famous people worksheet, students read a selection about the life of Wolfgang Mozart, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
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Create Your Own Kaleidoscopes

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a kaleidoscopes after researching Sir David Brewster and his ideas on light. They recognize the properties of optics from making and using the kaleidoscopes.
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Our Classroom Is a Community

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss how their classroom is a community. In this philanthropy lesson, students discuss the concept of philanthropy and how trust, sharing, and good deeds create a classroom community.
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Drumming from the Heart

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a craft activity using recyclable containers and read a story to a younger child. In this service lesson plan, students read the story 'The Drum' and do a service project retelling the story and making a drum from...
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Calculator Pattern Puzzles

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore number patterns and relationships while being introduced to the calculator at the same time.
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Ane Frank: Writer

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders investigates a website to gather information on the Holocaust and Anne Frank. They compare Anne Frank's characteristics to other peers. Students explore specific examples and draw conclusions about human behavior.
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Through The Looking Glass

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the time period of westward expansion. In groups, they use the internet to research the reasons why people moved west during the 1800s. They write their own narratives playing the role of a member of a pioneer family...
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Colors and Trouble

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss what it would be like if there weren't enough resources by reading " The Land of Many Colors." In this tolerance lesson plan, students identify the differences between tolerant and intolerant behavior. Student volunteers...
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Teachers on the Horizon

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders are given the opportunity to serve as cadet teachers for fourth and fifth-grade gifted students. For this career choices lesson, 12th graders discover how meaningful being a teacher can be.
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LESSON 5: Jackie Joyner-Kersee

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore Jackie Jooyner-Kersee and how she's a motivator for people both as an athlete and a philanthropist.
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Family Tradition And History

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate personal family traditions with objects brought to class that represent personal history. The objects are shared with the class during sharing time. The goal of the instructional activity is that students would...
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Adjectives and Adverbs in Sentences

For Students 4th - 5th
In these adjectives and adverbs worksheets, students complete three pages of activities that help them use adjective and adverbs in a clear and vivid way.
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"Ricercare" from Musical Offering by J.S. Bach

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students sing pounds or partner songs. They listen for one melody in a polyphonic texture. Afterward, they use a pencil to draw the "shape" of the melody on paper.
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Anne Frank: One of Hundreds of Thousands

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers show on a map territorial changes to Germany as a result of the Treaty of Versailles, then identify European countries that came under German control before and during World War II.
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The Puzzle of Philanthropy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners research community organizations in their area. They identify three acts of philanthropy and three resources in the community that could help the common good. They reflect on their research in journal writings.
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Guidebook

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a book about plants they observe after identifying and researching them.