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Seed Surprises
Students investigate seeds and their growth. In this agriculture instructional activity, students read the book How a Seed Grows and discuss the seed cycle. Students examine real seeds and identify their properties. Students create a set...
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Commas
Fifth graders discuss when a comma is necessary in a sentence. In this language arts lesson, 5th graders understand that commas are used as a pause and help the reader understand ideas better. Students find an example of each example...
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Conventions-Interjections
Fifth graders discuss interjections reviewing them to be words or phrases that express excitement or strong emotion. In this language arts instructional activity, 5th graders understand that commas or exclamation marks are used to...
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Electricity and Magnetism: Ben Franklin and His Influence
Fourth graders explore electricity by examining the life of Benjamin Franklin. In this biographical lesson, 4th graders listen to the teacher read facts of Benjamin Franklin's life and analyze his contributions to our current...
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Lessons from the Holocaust
Students investigate the horrors of World War II by participating in a role-playing activity. For this holocaust lesson, students read handouts describing the atrocities committed against the Jews in Germany during the mass...
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The Unraveling
Students explore the role of tone in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. In this literature instructional activity, students perform scenes from the play inflecting the tone that they believe Shakespeare intended.
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Art Show with the Masters
Students contribute to a classroom art show. In this art appreciation lesson, students research the lives and works of artists from different ages. Students write reports, recreate artwork of their researched artists, and participate in...
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Pioneer America: Pioneer Living
Fourth graders research pioneer life. In this pioneer lesson, 4th graders read the book Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder and discuss what life was like for early pioneers. They research pioneers and show what they...
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The Monkey Dance: Exploring Balinese Culture
Students explore Balinese culture. In this Balinese integrated fine arts instructional activity, students listen to a podcast of "The Monkey Dance," taking notes about important features of the dance. Students participate in a jigsaw...
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"An American Story"--The Responsibility of Citizenship
High schoolers describe the importance of being a responsible citizen. In this philanthropic actions lesson, students view "An American Story" and identify examples from the movie. High schoolers discuss and recognize philanthropic...
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Proud to Live in New Jersey
Students explore New Jersey. In this New Jersey social studies lesson, students define vocabulary and participate in activities centered around the agriculture, geography, industry, history, and culture of New Jersey. Students construct...
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My Community
First graders design a Powerpoint presentation to reflect information about their community. In this community instructional activity, 1st graders create slides to explain the weather, geography and other information about the city.
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Sam Samurai
Students study the history and culture of 17th century Japan by examining samurai. They review the format of haiku poetry and examine renga poetry. They examine Kamishibai, the Japanese storytelling form and apply it five facts they...
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Jazz and Math: Improvisation Permutations
Young scholars observe that there are myriad combinations of rhythms to choose from when improvising jazz and blues music, and recognize that while the variations seem infinite, they are in fact finite. They notate a 12 bar blues...
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Beginning The New School Year
Third graders investigate the concept of living in a community of learners. They engage in a variety of activities with the highlight being a story about a meerkat and a lion. Students read a play related to the story and discuss the...
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The Secret Society and FitzGerald's The Great Gatsby
Students formulate what tensions about wealth and status are revealed in The Great Gatsby. Apply how these tensions are reflected in Nick Carraway's struggle to belong. Write a "credo" for the "secret society" implied in The Great Gatsby.
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The Constitutional Convention: What the Founding Fathers Said
Young scholars critique the Creation of the U.S. Constitution. They list some ideas proposed and debated during the Constitutional Convention. Discussion of the important issues requiring compromise are examined.
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The Constitutional Convention: Four Founding Fathers You May Never Have Met
Students read biographies of their assigned Founding Father. They present an oral argument that their assignee deserves to be better known by making connections between regional politics and postions defined by character.
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The Order of Things on a Coordinate Grid
Young scholars are able to identify ordered pairs on coordinate plane, and graph points on a coordinate plane. They are able to write an ordered pair for each of the points on a graph, and create a design or picture using ordered pairs.
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Winter Through the Arts
Students read the book The Snowy Day and discover various winter themes. In this winter lesson, students develop movements to express the feeling of a snowstorm. Students also construct winter-themed art pieces.
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Providing a Helping Hand
Learners examine the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson plan, students create charts that display how corporate sponsorships benefit communities.
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Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: 'You Kiss by the Book'
Young scholars explore Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. In this analysis instructional activity, students recognize the use of poetic conventions as a principle of dramatic structure after analyzing the sonnetShakespeare created for the...
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Public Trust and Confidence
Students analyze the judiciary system. In this government instructional activity, students participate in a class discussion on methods to prevent unfairness in the Judicial courts.
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What is effective communication?
Students practice a series of communicaton activities. In this communication skills instructional activity, students role play listening and active listening strategies to improve communication. Students write a set of guidelines for...
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