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Reader's Theater

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Conduct a Reader's Theater. Third, fourth, and fifth graders rewrite books with a baseball theme to a Reader's Theater format. They form groups of four or five, practice reading the script, and then perform it for an audience.
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Doodle Splash

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners navigate Doodle Splash to create a painting.  For this doodle splash lesson, students explain their splash painting relationship to a piece of literature.
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Creating a Science Fiction Story

For Teachers 7th - 12th
As the culminating activity in a unit study of science fiction, young writers demonstrate their understanding of the genre by producing their own graphic novel. After deciding on the main elements of their story, individuals use a comic...
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Create a Playbill!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine the variety of elements for a written play and create a playbill. They read about and define literary elements on a worksheet, and participate in a dramatic reading. Each student then creates and publishes a...
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Narrative Pantomime: The Great Kapok Tree

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students pantomime the story of The Great Kapok Tree for younger students.  For this The Great Kapok Tree lesson, students warm up with a game before volunteering for parts in the story. Students practice acting out the story in...
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Immigration Unit

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders develop an appreciate for the various cultures that are present in their local community. Through reading and research, they explain how various culture came to live in their area. At the conclusion of the unit, 3rd...
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Get Dramatic: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explain reducing, recycling and reusing. In this science/ arts lesson plan, students create a commercial and display a backdrop made out of recycled goods. Additionally, students write written responses to writing prompts. 
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Self Esteem

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students consider the innate goodness of all people and the role self esteem plays in making decisions. They participate in a group role play about drug use and self esteem and answer discussion questions about the characters.
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Macbeth: Shakespeare for Elementary Students (Elementary, Literature)

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students act out a fully realized Shakespearean play designed to be utilized by mid level elementary students.
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Women Monarchs and Heads of State: World History, Women's Studies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research women leaders and construct a dramatic panel in which these leaders compare and contrast their reigns.
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Unite The School

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners engage in a school project help unite the feelings and make each student feel a very special part of their school. This project would be a great beginning of the school "opener" for students and their teachers.
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Piercing the World of Silence

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students explore the sign language alphabet. They examine the difficulties faced by handicapped persons, and are introduced to Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan and The Miracle Worker.
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It's All Part of the Story

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore storytelling through pantomime, improvisation, and dramatization. They watch an online video, discuss Native American earth stories, role-play various situations, explore websites, and present an oral story to the class.
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Bison Gone: Appreciating Natural Resources

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students examine the effects of the loss of the bison after the Europeans arrived in North America. They conduct a demonstration using beans to demonstrate the difference between the number of bison before and after the arrival of the...
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Choose Your Path

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify the plot and theme of cartoons. In groups, they discuss and compare the written and movie versions of popular fairy tales. Individually, they write their own fairy tale and share them with the class. They write their...
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Sea-ing More Clearly

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore historical importance of fish as food source, examine works of Robert Harris, create their own fish, and compose accompanying poetry. Students then explore dramatic tradition of Chorus inspired by Greek theatre,...
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Poetic Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write a poetic analysis on a poem by Carl Sandburg. They take their previous knowledge of poetic devices and apply them to a piece of writing that displays their knowledge on a specific poem. They explain what they know about a...
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Poetry Writing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compose a piece of poetry modeled after the poetry of Carl Sandburg and share their poem(s) with their colleagues. They use a cluster diagram to organize their thoughts and brainstorm their ideas.
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Invention/Innovation/Creative Thinking/Opportunities/Ideas

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, while examining inventions and innovators, identify, differentiate and discuss five Canadian inventors/innovations. After applying creative thinking strategies to a promotional piece, students brainstorm patents.
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Women Monarchs And Heads Of State

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the rule of women throughout history. In this world history lesson, students participate in a panel discussion which requires them to share the strengths and weaknesses of selected women rulers.
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A Way with Words or Say What?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine Shakespearean language. In this word study lesson plan, students investigate the meaning of words that Shakespeare invented. Students draw and pantomime with the words prior to writing short stories that feature...
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Civil War Letters

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students put themselves in the shoes of American Civil War soldiers. In this Civil War lesson, students examine letters from the time period written by soldiers, edit the letters for grammatical errors, and then present the letters to...
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What is Wrong with My Pet? - An Introduction to Zoonoses

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners describe how ringworm and roundworm cause diseases in both humans and animals. For this life science lesson, students research how these diseases can be transmitted. They create an information brochure to promote public...
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Respect for Animals

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss importance of acting responsibly when caring for pets, reflect upon quote, "All Living Beings Have the Right to Respect and Kindness," read story Anastasia Wants a Rabbit and answer comprehension questions, role play...

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