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Participating in a Class Birthday Party

For Teachers K - 12th
Learners celebrate a fellow peer in class by having a party for him or her.  In this foreign language lesson plan, students celebrate a classmate's birth using their target language to host a party.  Learners create a bulletin...
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An Imaginary Trip

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students use their imaginations to write about an imaginary trip. In this creative writing lesson plan, students write about an imaginary trip. Students brainstorm writing ideas as a class and use past tense words in...
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Fictional Characters

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore fictional characters. In this fictional characters lesson plan, students hear information about a character then ask and answer questions. Students also answer true/false questions about the character and make a mini...
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My Childhood Portrait

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students practice descriptive writing by viewing auto-portraits of young children.  For this art analysis lesson, students examine an auto-portrait of their teacher as a young child and ask him/her questions about their youth....
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Day four: Writing a Sports Article

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students write a newspaper article related to a sports event.  In this article writing instructional activity, students read sports-related articles, complete a graphic organizer to help them see the format of a newspaper article,...
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Editorials

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students investigate editorials.  In this literacy critical thinking activity, students compare and contrast two newspaper editorials and two letters to the editor by completing a Venn diagram. Students work in groups to write...
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Creating a Talk Show

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students practice interviewing and answering questions by creating a mock talk show.  For this communications lesson, students view a classic clip of an older T.V. talk show and plan an outline of material for their own talk show....
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Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students read a chapter in a book.  In this reading comprehension lesson, students share their predictions of chapter 6 of the book Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days, learn new vocabulary words, read chapter 6 and complete a...
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Sequencing / Story Events

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars read a story and use sentence strips to order story events.  In this sequencing lesson, students learn new vocabulary words centered around the story Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, preview the story, make...
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The Chocolate Touch

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read a book.  In this story elements instructional activity, students share their favorite food, predict what the story will be about and discuss how they would feel if they got to eat their favorite food everyday. ...
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Miss Nelson Is Missing/Miss Nelson Is Back- Lesson 4

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students compare two stories.  In this compare and contrast lesson, students read Miss Nelson is Missing and Miss Nelson is Back.  Students brainstorm similarities and differences in the two stories, use a Venn Diagram to...
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Capitalization

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars investigate the concept of capitalization by reading relevant text and finding supporting details and facts.  In this capitalization activity, students read chapter seven in Working With Words and share predictions...
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Catherine, Called Birdy: April and May

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create an etiquette book for women of Medieval times.  In this Catherine, Called Birdy lesson plan, students discuss the setting and work in small groups to list things expected of women in the 1200s.  Students...
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Holocaust

For Teachers 8th
The Holocaust is the focus of this interactive poetry strategy. The classroom will be set-up to remind students of the Secret Annex, with a table, lamp, and various other props. Each participant will receive 3  Saltine crackers and...
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A Way with Words or Say What?

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

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars 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...
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The Poetics of Hip Hop

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners consider the role of rhythm, form, diction, and sound in poetry. In this integrated arts lesson, students discuss the attributes of poetry as they analyze Shakespearean sonnets, hip hop music lyrics, and poems by Nikki...
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Dalai Lama Peace and Conflict Resolution

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore philosophy by researching the Dalai Lama. In this peaceful living lesson, students discuss the Dalai Lama and his unique views of the world before reading the story Can You Say Peace? Students answer study questions...
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Map Your State: Regions of Arizona

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders define vocabulary and locate physical features on maps.  In this mapping instructional activity, 4th graders explore regions of Arizona through landforms found on topographic maps.  Students research the history...
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Molly's Pilgrim

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the multi-ethnic nature of America's citizens and examine the symbolism of the Statue of Liberty. In this Molly's Pilgrim lesson, 3rd graders discuss the poem "The New Colossus," examine vocabulary words...
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Harcourt Story: Eleanor and Amelia Go for a Ride

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are introduced to a list of vocabulary words as it relates to the story Eleanor and Amelia Go for a Ride and a use graphic organizer to clarify the meaning of the text. In this "Eleanor and Amelia Go for a Ride"...
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Reading for Tone and Inference

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Using a reading passage, this instructional activity leads learners through an exploration of a text. This activity focuses on identifying what the reading passage is about, its tone, and key elements.
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Ivan the Fool

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students read a classic folk tale, Ivan the Fool, and complete shared reading activities. In this reading activities lesson, students complete a shared reading of the folk tale and write a summary for the story.
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Vocabulary - Unfolding Meaning

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners write the "word for the day" onto a note card. They add a definition, discuss in class and file the card in their own metal box. At the end of the week students play a game with the words from that week.

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