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Literature Through Silent Movies
Young scholars watch Charlie Chaplin films and discuss film elements. They select a story written by Edgar Allen Poe to write and produce a movie of. They film scenes, edit, and create a final iMovie project.
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Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury: April Eighth, 1928: Narrating from an 'Ordered Place'?
High schoolers analyze a character of Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury to catch a glimpse of a family and the changes they, and the Old South, undergo. The use of time as it relates to the structure of the plot is covered in this...
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Trading Cards
Students create trading cards based on historical individuals that helped people with disabilities. In this disabilities lesson plan, students put the name, picture, description, and graphic on the card.
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Advocates for Disabilities
Students research people who have contributed to making life better for the disabled. In this advocacy lesson students enter the names of advocates on cards and divide into groups. Students complete a worksheet...
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Smooth Sailing: Exploring Insurance and Estate Planning
While purchasing insurance and estate planning may seem like a rather irrelevant topic for high school high schoolers, introducing this concept now can help your learners develop a solid foundation of financial literacy that...
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Immigration Journeys
Through the journey of four stories of immigration, scholars complete graphic organizers and apply knowledge to create a visual representation of their findings on a large poster. Third and fourth readers write a letter to their...
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Toileting Picture Cards
Assist scholars in the restroom with a set of cards created to show every step needed to follow. Each picture details a specific step from closing the bathroom door to drying your hands.
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Dressing and Undressing Picture Cards
Create an inclusive living environment with help from picture cards detailing the step-by-step process of dressing and undressing.
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Every Day Activity Picture Cards
Thirty-six picture cards showcase every day activities including sitting, going outside, singing, and more!
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Winter Picture Cards
Find all things winter here! Use the set of winter picture cards to help class members become familiar with the season. The cards include holidays celebrated in winter, to the temperatures we feel in winter.
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Days and Weather Picture Cards
Weather happens everyday. Print these color weather cards onto card stock, laminate them, and use them in a daily weather forecasting routine that practices calendar skills and daily weather identification.
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Home Picture Cards
Help class members learn more about their homes with a set of review cards focused on household items. Appliances, parts of a house, and accessories on each card encourage young learners to learn the names of their familiar...
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School Picture Cards
Make the classroom a familiar place with both community and vocabulary! A set of picture cards prompt pupils to identify items typically found in a school or classroom setting.
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Behavior Picture Cards
Teach the dos and don'ts of behaviors with a set of picture and word cards. From a do not hand signal to no pinching action, class members enhance social skills while learning appropriate behaviors.
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Fire Safety Picture Cards
Fire safety is such an important part in preparing for an emergency. Teach the class important fire safety vocabulary words. Practice a fire drill and prepare individuals on what to do in case a fire does happen at school.
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Safety Signs Picture Cards
We encounter all types of signs each day. Teach young learners important safety signs that help them know how to read warnings and other dangers with a set of picture cards. The picture cards come with colored signs that represent exit,...
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Holiday Picture Cards
Teach your class the symbols of various holidays. Use the 36 colored cards to help individuals recognize the symbols and signs associated with Easter, Christmas, Hanukkah, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Valentine's Day.
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Technology Picture Cards
From smart phone to tablet computer, class members become familiar with technology vocabulary, and the action that make it accessible.
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Gay Marriage
The first legal gay marriage in the United States occurred in Massachusetts in 2004. Since then, countless others have tied the knot. Scholars decide whether gay marriage should be legal by reading a history of the issue, analyzing the...
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Youth Art Month Made Simple
Pragmatic projects designed to integrate Youth Art Month with your curriculum.
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Out of the Dust
The Grapes of Wrath may be the most famous novel set during the Dust Bowl, but what other stories cover the same time? The unit focuses on the Karen Hesse novel Out of the Dust. Learners keep a timeline of the Dust Bowl, maintain a...
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Christmas Celebrations
Second graders view a video of the Nutcracker ballet and then compare and contrast holiday celebrations in Germany and the United States. They use the computer to write a paragraph exploring their observations.
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Lesson Plan on Poverty
Students should walk away from this activity with a greater understanding of poverty in America and the world and the impact it has on students around them. While students have a right to life a good life and be free from harmful and...
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Family Responsibilities
First graders discuss the possible jobs each family member may do in the home. They view picture cards of each task and decide which family members would best perform the given task. They learn a song about family tasks and complete a...