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Emergency Shelter Project: Empathy Unit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design emergency shelters.  In this designing emergency shelters lesson plan, students discuss living conditions of people after a natural disaster.  Students discuss the tsunami that struck East Asia.  Students...
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Conservation in Action

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the life and works of Rachel Carson. For this conservation lesson, students discuss environmental protection and why protection of wildlife is important.  Students read a Rachel Carson Fact Sheet and work in groups...
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Dramatic Story Telling

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students act out stories. In this pantomime lesson, students sit on the ground with a partner and act out a story as the teacher reads it. They discuss what they learned from the activity. 
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Note-Taking

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students take notes and summarize information. In this communication lesson, students summarize information by taking notes using the various methods that their instructor presents to them.
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Comparative Paper ­– Biblical Texts Pre-Draft Assignment 1

For Students 12th - Higher Ed
In this Biblical texts activity, students read and complete the narrative for the assignment that requires them to prepare topical outlines for papers on Kings and Chronicles, Legal Collections, and Prophecy.
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Grocery Shopping

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Learners build a functional vocabulary. In this ESL lesson, students watch a video that incorporates a lesson using "do" and "does" while grocery shopping. Learners engage in a listening exercise where they listen for specific answers...
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State Symbols

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the symbolism of the United States by observing different flags.  In this U.S. History lesson plan, 3rd graders utilize the Internet to research state seals, flags, and other symbols that represent specific...
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Follow the Campaign Trail

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students choose a candidate of interest to them to follow throughout a campaign. Using the Internet, they identify the strengths and weaknesses of their candidate and compare them to the others. They share their findings with the class.
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Investigating Density: Heavy Ice

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students end up learning the formula for density and calculate the densities of various materials, and predict if they sink or float.
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Please Press One For More Options

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars practice using automated phone answering systems. They discuss the many ways automated phone systems are used when trying to request information. Students role play calling service companies and using automated systems. ...
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ESOL Personal Information

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students observe examples of personal information and the reading and answering of related questions. They practice listening to personal questions and giving the appropriate response.
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Fruit Survey

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this ESL survey worksheet, students practice conversation skills by collaborating with classmates in a survey. Students examine 7 pictures of fruit and survey 3 classmates as to whether or not they like each fruit.
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Enduring Understandings: Alaska's Culture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students predict how people lived in Northwest Alaska before the arrival of the Europeans. They read an online selection to give them the answers.
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ESOL Letters and Numbers

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students review alphabet and numbers using flash cards. They make their own flash cards by finding letters and numbers in magazines or newspapers then they practice and play "Concentration".
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Family

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL conversation worksheet, students examine 7 pictures of family members and a question that relates to it. Students collaborate with a partner to ask and answer these questions about family.
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Get What You Want

For Teachers 6th
Student writers devise a business letter using the correct order and format required for a block or modified block format. They choose a topic of interest so that they can compose business letters that make requests.