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Bag It

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Students create a book report in a bag. They include items that explain the elements of the story and share them with the class.
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Writing Up a Spanish Storm: Using Creative Thinking for Creative Writing

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners in a Spanish class are introduced to the techniques of creative writing. In groups, they focus on the pre-writing section of creative writing and keep a folder of their works throughout the lesson plan. They end the lessons by...
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Building A Portfolio

For Teachers K - 4th
Students gather images that are part of portfolio to be shared throughout the course of one school year. They complete written reflections based upon the images that are attained. The primary sources for the images is using a digital...
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And Now, What to Plant?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students build a bird sanctuary. In this service learning lesson, students explore the variety of plants that could be put into the garden and make the selection of best plants for the area.
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Plant a Seed of Kindness

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners perform acts of kindness.  In this character lesson, students cut out seed shapes and write down their acts of kindness on them.  Learners place the seeds on a bulletin board where they "plant" them below the grass line.
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Math Word Problems

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this single and multiple-step word problems instructional activity, students add, subtract, and convert inches and yards to solve. Students solve 10 problems.
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Classroom Guide for The Birthday Swap

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students complete activities with the book The Birthday Swap by Loretta Lopez. In this literature lesson, students answer pre-reading questions, locate new vocabulary, and read the story. They answer comprehension questions,...
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Classroom Secret Santa

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Secret Santa activities in the elementary classroom.
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Signs of the Times

For Teachers K - 5th
Students pretend to be 18th century shopkeepers or trades people and create signs representing their shops or trades.
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Not Just Another Native American Lesson

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders focus on Native Americans through hands-on crafts. They also study various Native American tales and legends, geography, and fine arts of the different regions.
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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in African American Students: Exploring African American Achievers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to ways to increase their self-esteem. As a class, they share their specific talents under three categories. In groups, they use the internet to research the lives of various African Americans making sure...
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Racism, Discrimination, and the Law

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders examine the various racism and discrimination faced by various ethnic groups in the United States. In groups, they research the legal system and describe the purpose of the United States Constitution. They review cases...
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Investing in the Future

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate what investing is and how it works. They participate in a class discussion on investments, visit the "Investment Pier" on the ING website, and complete a worksheet in which they "build" a time capsule that contains...
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Developing a Relationship with Senior Citizens

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine how to value their elders and the senior citizens in society. They show empathy through literature to people who are generation or more older than themselves. They also study the importance of genealogy.
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African Dance and Song

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students participate in a Zulu song game. They listen to African music and discover that is is a part of the culture, ceremonies, and dances. Students learn the dance/song, "Vulani Ringi Ring," and practice it after memorizing the words.
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SUPER PEOPLE

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study the talents and interests that have helped people to "make the world better." They begin by reading a story about 5 individuals who have "made a difference." This webquest extends this exploration by guiding the...
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Holidays: Mother's/ Father's/ Grandparent's Day

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this ESL/ language arts worksheet, students read sentences about Mother's Day, Father's Day and Grandparent's Day. Students then choose the best words to fill in the 12 blanks.
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Mental Math in Percent Problems

For Students 8th - 9th
In this math worksheet, learners are given 21 percentage problems which they are to work out mentally. There are story problems, tables and simple conversion.
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"Chocolate" Reading Comprehension-- Informational Passages

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading for information worksheet, students read a one page text about the history and origins of chocolate. Students answer 5 comprehension and 5 vocabulary multiple choice questions.
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Getting to Know Us

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars discover pictures are worth a thousand smiles. In this early childhood language arts lesson, students use their growing powers of observation and language skills to get to know their classmates.
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Polar Express Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students develop a podcast as they retell the story of The Polar Express. In this early childhood lesson plan, students experience technology by creating a podcast. Students also create illustrations to be scanned for the podcast.
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Who Ate The Cheese?!

For Students 10th - 12th
In this crime scene investigation worksheet, students simulate DNA sequencing and DNA restriction analysis using paper strips of DNA. Students compare the crime scene DNA to the suspects and determine who is guilty.
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The Scientific Method Using Mystery Powders

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students use the scientific method to determine physical and chemical properties of unknown substances. In this scientific method lesson plan, students discuss chemical and physical properties of substances as a class after a...
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Poetry for the Common Good

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify examples of philanthropy in poetry or song. In this philanthropy lesson, students examine several poems such as Give by Carrie A. Thomas and identify concepts of philanthropy in the poem. Students construct their own...

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