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An Introduction to Counting in Swahili

For Teachers K - 3rd
Create and illustrate individual books that aid young learners in learning to count 1-10 in Swahili. They discuss and appreciate a different culture, and find out about Africa through illustrating individual books. 
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Play Therapy Activities to Enhance Self‐Esteem

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
Discover activities to help learners increase self-awareness, build peer and family relations, and develop positive self-esteem. Here you'll find six suggestions for instilling a sense of confidence and self awareness in youngsters. Each...
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Genetic Disorders

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine how living cells reproduce and how traits are passed on.  In this genetic reproduction instructional activity students research a topic and present it to the class. 
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Genetic Disorders

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine how living cells create new cells and how genetic mutations can cause disorders and be inherited.  In this genetic reproductionn lesson students create their own PowerPoint presentation. 
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Noncombatancy and the Seventh ­day Adventist Church

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Upper graders investigate how the Seventh Day Adventists are objectors to the practice of war. The lesson plan covers the Civil War and examines the church's position about the practice of war. The research extends to modern wars and...
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The Enlightenment: Matching #3

For Students 7th - 8th
Who were some of the great thinkers, composers, and authors of the Enlightenment? Here are ten matching questions, where learners link the person to the work created during the time of the Enlightenment. Smith, Linnaeus, Diderot,...
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Tree Seedling Planting- My Relationship and Responsibility to our Forests

For Teachers 4th
In this trees lesson, 4th graders read the book, A Tree is Growing and complete a KWL chart on how trees grow and how they are used. Students research the symbiotic relationship of humans and trees, create tree collages, plant a...
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Books

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders write their own story with at least five chapters. They include pictures, a title page, and a cover. They use Appleworks to construct their book. They edit each other's writing, and print a final copy and have it bound...
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Landforms Slideshow

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify twelve different types of landforms, and create a slideshow about each landform that includes a title, pictures, definitions, conclusions and a reference page.
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Who Am I?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students complete an acrostic poem and use digital photo activities for the poem. For this acrostic poem and technology lesson, students use Word Art and digital cameras to create a technology integrated acrostic poem.
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Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Research

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students, in groups, practice organization and editing skills as they research the history of Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). they create a PowerPoint presentation of their research.
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Friction and Newton's Three Laws of Motion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work in small groups to create a power point illustrating Newton's Laws of motion as related to a sport of their choice.
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Cells And Their Parts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate different types and their parts. They differentiate prokaryote and eukaryote cells and create a venn diagram displaying differences or similarities. Students write ten similes related to the cells and parts of them.
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Digital Picture Water Source Hunt

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars use a technological format to illustrate their understanding of the importance of water to life. In this water lesson, students read a picture a book and discuss the need for water. Young scholars create a class chart...
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Sounding Out Accuracy

For Teachers K
Students examine sounding out words. In this language arts instructional activity, students practice sounding out words. Students sound out each letter in the word and blend the sounds to create a word.
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Favorite Season

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this graphing worksheet, learners conduct a survey of people's favorite survey. They then complete 8 questions about the data gathered before creating a bar graph and pictograph on templates.
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Function Tables

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Learners identify function using tables of data. In this algebra lesson, students create a tale of point and plot on a coordinate plane. They analyze the graph as being a function or not.
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Be a Problem Solving Star

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the skill of solving problems. They have class discussion about problem solving and identify the steps in settling conflicts. The strategies are demonstrated for application to problem situations and student...
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Creating Circle Graphs with Microsoft Excel

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders will learn how to construct circle graphs using paper and pencil. Then they will learn how to construct circle graphs using Microsoft Excel. This lesson uses technology and shows learners how to cross skills into the...
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Irregular Word Fluency: Password

For Teachers 1st
Utilize your learners' spare time by having a "password" that learners must recite before they enter or leave the classroom. As suggested here, provide an irregular word that your first graders are trying to develop. How efficient! 
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The Future of the Social Security System: Will it Accommodate Future Generations of Americans?

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students investigate the future of the U.S. Social Security program. They conduct research, write journal entries, meet and interview a State representative, create a web page with links, and develop a solution for the Social Security...
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Book Report--Mystery

For Students 5th - 7th
Use this mystery novel worksheet to have learners answer several specific questions about details in the book, the atmosphere of the book, and the main characters in the book. This impressive, four-page worksheet will serve as an...
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Monster Data

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An inventive lesson plan shows learners how to collect, organize, and present mathematical data. They access websites which lead them through a variety of ways to engage in data collection. They get to design and create graphs, and...
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Introduction Lesson to the Book Where the Red Fern Grows

For Teachers 4th - 6th
An excellent lesson plan on the classic book, Where the Red Fern Grows. Learners view the W. Wilson Rawls website and engage in a series of activities generated by the website. They write in their reflective journals, watch a video, and...