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Uhhh..What?

For Teachers K
Students identify and become competent and in reading the letter u, pronounced /uh/. They also use and spell words with the correspondance u = /uh/ by the use of a letterbox lesson, reading a short story, and writing a message.
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The Will Of Ebenezer Wells

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discover that a is a good source of information about history. They see that a may also provide information or clues about attitudes, beliefs, practices, and economic conditions of the time period and place in which it...
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Philanthropy in Literature Lesson 1: Definition of Terms

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students watch a video after which they define philanthropy and site examples of it in daily life. They use this definition as they work through the rest of the unit.
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The Art of Making Letters

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars explore letter formation through art. They analyze and discuss Jasper Johns letter paintings, and create the letter strokes using various colors and torn paper.
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"The Five Orange Pips" Lesson

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders read sections of a Sherlock Holmes novel. They identify references to hate groups that are the criminals in the story. They discuss the symbols found in the story.
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Living Longer

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice strategies that can be applied to current and future reading materials. Using a matrix, students monitor which strategies they have mastered and which strategy needs more practice. Students read health related materials.
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Emergent Literacy

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners practice speaking and spelling words, and recognize and demonstrate understanding of sounds (phonemes) that each letter contains. Students focus specifically on letter S and its sound.
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Here's An Instant Activity for April 7, 2003

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders practice their spelling skills with soft syllable endings. In this spelling lesson, 5th graders complete soft syllable interaction activity with their teacher. Students then write 16 le-ending and ly-ending word pairs to...
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Storybooks and Games

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars explore stories, games and coloring pages on an interactive website. In this pre-reading activity, students have free access to stories, coloring pages and simple games at the Lil' Fingers website.
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The Kissing Hand

For Teachers K
Pupils listen to "The Kissing Hand," by Audrey Penn to calm their fears of the first days of preschool or kindergarten.
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Coin Comparisons

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners analyze and compare symbols and their meanings on ancient Greek and contemporary coins.
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A Sore Sight for Eyes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners consider 'visual blights', including technology-related ones, in their communities.
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Learning Letters in Your Name: Group Time Activity

For Teachers K
Students examine teacher written name cards to name the first letter of their own names and those of their classmates. They do this daily with variations as they are able to identify the letters on a consistent basis.
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A Balloon Dance

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify three different levels of movement and sensation of buoyancy, respond spontaneously in movement to the stimuli of imagery and feelings, and formulate his or her own unique sequence of movements based on personal...
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Lesson Plan 2--3000 B.C. to 2000 A.D.?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students, in groups, study the different writing systems from 3000 B.C. to 2000 A.D.
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Note Study of the Giver

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students, after reading The Giver, create a PowerPoint presentation, a Web page, and a newsletter or brochure demonstrating their understanding of the novel?
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What Physical Activities Do Sneakers and His Friends Do? Lesson Idea

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars listen to the story Big News! They think of other physical activities that Mr. and Mrs. Legs and their little spiders may do together.
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Rebellion, Resolution, Empowerment; Embracing the Challenge to Make a Difference, Past and Present

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students study the social, economic, and political environment in Canada before 1837.
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VH1 Presents the 1980s - Lesson 4

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss development of music videos. They identify elements that make a successful music video. Groups are assigned to do a research project on the development of music videos.
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Why Predict?

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders examine the process of predicting. They observe a fine art transparency, discuss their predictions about the artwork, identify the types of predictions made during a weather broadcast, and evaluate headlines from...
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Disability

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine the role of media when dealing with the disabled. They participate in a community audit of different facilities and how they help the disabled.
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The WPA, Zora Neale Hurston, and the Cross City Turpentine Camp

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils read Zora Neale Hurston's essay "Turpentine" and analyze the document using the Document Analysis Worksheet. They determine the author's purpose and point of view and their effects on the text.
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Posting Personal Testimonies on the Web

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students read literature based on family heroes. They discuss the concepts of friendship, loyalty and death. They write their own stories of courage and post them to a webpage.
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Alphabet Books

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Pupils work with a partner from a different grade level to brainstorm, draft, edit, illustrate and publish alphabet-themed books. They take turns reading the books to each other and conference with a teacher to review their work.