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Educational Resources Information Center: Play Dough Economics

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Who doesn't love to play with play dough? Imagine learning basic economic concepts by playing with play dough! The following document is a treasure trove of lessons geared towards teaching primary and elementary students economics...
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Scribble Dabble

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A very basic lesson idea to get young artist to begin thinking about positive and negative space with the help of some tape.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Searching Informational Texts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Online lesson allows elementary students to use prior knowledge, make predictions, and perform research on the Internet. Labeled "The Frog Beyond the Fairy Tale Character," lesson challenges students to examine print and online texts...
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Read Write Think: Acquiring New Vocabulary

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This lesson teaches elementary students new vocabulary terms through book discussion groups. Students use context clues, prior knowledge, and print and online resources for vocabulary understanding in their discussion.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Jamestown Changes

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This cross-curricular lesson plan guides students to compare primary documents from Jamestown, Virginia to find the changes in life during the first few years of the settlement. This is an excellent plan that provides a link to an...
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Edutopia

Edutopia: Ten Tips for Personalized Learning via Technology

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A list of 10 relevant tips how the educators of Forest Lake Elementary deploy a powerful array of digital-technology tools to challenge and support each child at his or her own level.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Three States of Matter

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teachers can find an interactive lesson plan for introducing the three states of matter to the early elementary student using items that they are familiar with. This also includes gathering data and filling in a table, an important part...
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Beyond Mannahatta: The Welikia Project

For Students 9th - 10th
The Welikia Project examined what the landscape of New York City looked like in 1609. Use the map to explore the city then and compare it to today. Provides a collection of thirteen lessons for upper elementary but which can be adapted...
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Center For Civic Education

Center for Civic Education: Ronald Reagan and Executive Power

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a comprehensive examination of Ronald Reagan's administration and how he used his executive powers. It looks at his policies and his ongoing legacy. Includes videos, historical context, and lesson plans from elementary up.
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Federal Bank of Richmond: My Money

For Students 3rd - 5th
For elementary students, this booklet of activities teaches basic money skills and concepts. Includes lesson plans.
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Scholastic: Teaching Tools: Teach Poetry in Less Than 10 Minutes Per Day

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This teaching tool focuses on teaching poetry in less than 10 minutes per day. Turn your students into poetry pros with a quick structured poetry analysis. Focus Poetry is a technique of shared reading that provides multiple...
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Read Write Think: Book Report Alternative: The Elements of Fiction

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Analyzing a book takes the form of creating their own when students complete this activity. The stated goal is to help students "Read like writers." Includes link to a template for student use.

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