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Curated OER

Giving Cheer

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore kind behavior. In this values development and literacy lesson, students listen to The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, then generate a class list of ways the tree helped the boy and ways in which the boy helped the tree....
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Curated OER

Traveling With Limited Funds; A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in a pre-reading activity which helps them see what it would be like to live in poverty. In this reading comprehension lesson, students make a list of items they take on a trip considering they have very limited...
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Curated OER

Where on Earth Are You From?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create family trees and discuss cultural differences.  In this cultural diversity lesson, students discuss the places their families came from and develop questions for each other.Students show their families path of migration.
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Curated OER

The Brand New Kid

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore cultural differences through reading. In this culture instructional activity, 2nd graders read the book The Brand New Kid by Katie Couric. Students discuss scenes from the book and how the character feels. Student...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Join the Parade Worksheet 1 - Level 5

For Students 5th
In this English worksheet, 5th graders read a family tree and answer questions based on the tree. Students become familiar with the terms cousin, sister, mother, grandfather and grandmother.
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Curated OER

Speaking for the Trees

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students present a play based on The Lorax.In this environmental issues instructional activity, students read and discuss literature and complete activities pertaining to environmental stewardship.
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Civil War Trust

Genealogy

For Teachers 6th - 9th
The Civil War is undoubtedly a part of America's history, but could it be part of your pupils' history as well? Middle schoolers conduct research to discover a connection between their ancestors and the American Civil War. Whether they...
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Curated OER

GREEK MYTHOLOGY, LEGENDS AND HEROES

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the effect of background and culture by creating a family tree and "mythical" story or legend based on Delmas Howe's painting Atlas.
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Curated OER

What's In a Name?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the relationship between names and certain cultures and locations. In this identity lesson, students create family migration or immigration maps. Students read excerpts from When My Name was Keoko and Lost Names: Scenes...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Primary History: Ancient Greeks

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Ancient Greeks worksheet, students complete 6 extensions activities to learn more about Greek gods. Students make a family tree, a Greek temple model, read the story of Perseus and Medusa, list the Twelve Labors of Heracles,...
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College Preparatory Mathematics

Geometric Probability

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
In this geometric probability instructional activity, students solve and complete 12 different problems that include determining the outcomes of various types of probability. First, they use a tree diagram or an area model to compute the...
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PPT
Positively Autism

Thanksgiving Vocabulary

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Corn, cornbread, cranberry sauce, family. Introduce learners with autism to 13 vocabulary words associated with Thanksgiving. Each printed word is illustrated and presented against a golden background.
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Children's Theatre of Cincinnati

A Charlie Brown Christmas Study Guide

For Teachers K - 6th
Bring A Charlie Brown Christmas to social studies, language arts, math, science, and art class! Learners ponder the meaning of Christmas trees, write about Christmas during the original release of the television special, research holiday...
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Worksheet
Read Works

Trading Pumpkins

For Students 7th Standards
Can you imagine a pumpkin patch without pumpkins? Learners read how Tammy's family solves their problem in a cooperative way, followed by a set of 10 reading comprehension questions.
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Activity
PBS

Reading Adventure Pack: Environment

For Parents 1st Standards
A fiction and nonfiction text, The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest by Lynne Cherry and I See a Kookaburra! Discovering Animal Habitats Around the World by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page begins a learning experience in...
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Unit Plan
Penguin Books

An Educator's Guide to the Works of Lynda Mullaly Hunt

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Middle school years can be tough. An educator's guide for the works of Lynda Mullaly Hunt introduces readers to two texts that discuss the struggles pre-teens face during middle school. Chapter-by-chapter questions and activities for two...
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Worksheet
K5 Learning

Saving the Birds

For Students 3rd - 4th Standards
Learn about the kindness and strength of Abraham Lincoln with a reading comprehension activity. After third and fourth graders read a short story about Lincoln saving a family of robins, they answer four questions about the plot and...
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Novelinks

The Joy Luck Club: Anticipation Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How highly does your class value family? What about familial advice, individual rights, and cultural identity? Examine the literary themes in Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club before opening the book with an anticipation guide. Class...
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Worksheet
Prestwick House

Things Fall Apart

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Okonkwo's life, family, actions, and culture are the focus of a literary crossword puzzle. As high schoolers finish Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, they answer the clues to review key details from the tragic tale.
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Study Guide
Reed Novel Studies

A Single Shard: Novel Study

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Fulfilling a dream requires a lot of hard work. A study guide for the novel A Single Shard shares the dream of a young Korean orphan. As readers work through the guide, they answer comprehension questions about Tree-ear and the other...
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Penguin Books

An Educator’s Guide to Savvy by Ingrid Law

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Literature circles give learners a chance to explore a novel in a unique way. An educator's guide for the book Savvy uses literature circles as part of the novel study. Additional activities cover elements of figurative language and...
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EngageNY

Building Background Knowledge: The Myth of Cronus

For Teachers 6th Standards
Scholars look at and describe a picture of Cronus and Rhea and discuss the process of making predictions. Learners then use the images to write a prediction about the myth of the gods on an index card before completing guided reading...
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Curated OER

Fall Slumbers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students observe changes in a selected tree leaf near their homes during the fall. Twice each week students record changes in the leaf using words, pictures, and numbers.
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Curated OER

Where the Red Fern Grows: A 4th Grade Literary Focus Unit

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the human and animal connection along with the idea that death is a part of the life cycle. They read "Where the Red Fern Grows." Students examine the feelings and emotions surrounding death and they discover the...

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