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Middle schoolers discuss what they expect out of their education. After reading a story, they answer comprehension questions and match the meaning of the word to the vocabulary word. To end the lesson, they write a story about a time in...
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Consumption
Students analyze the issue of consumption using the No Impact Project. In this consumption lesson, students watch a video about issues related to consumption. Students discuss the prevalence of advertising and society's need for...
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Mother's Day Sachets
Students make a Mother's Day gift. In this art lesson, students cut the lace into a 4 by 4 square and the ribbon to make a bow. Students grate the soap and put it in the middle of the lace pulling all of the corners together and tieing a...
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Giving from the Heart: Art from the Heart
Students perform a play to benefit others. In this service learning lesson, students are introduced to theatrical play as they perform an adaptation of "The Quiltmaker's Gift" and discuss the concept of philanthropy.
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Woven Heart Baskets
Students create "woven heart baskets using construction paper or gift wrap and basic art supplies in this upper-elementary art lesson for Valentine's Day. The lesson includes a short materials list and step by step instructions.
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Character Tea Party
A tea party in Wonderland? An East Egg brunch with Gatsby, Daisy, Tom, and Nick? Breakfast with Miss Havisham, Lady Macbeth, and Abigail Williams? Or dinner with Andre, Hamlet, and Randle Patrick McMurphy? Class members select a favorite...
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Socratic Seminar on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter From Birmingham Jail
Key in the struggle to gain the rights of democratic citizenship was the April 1963 arrest of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for civil disobedience. To deepen their knowledge and understanding of events during the civil rights movement,...
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My First Kwanzaa Book Activity Card
Kindergartners respond to the events in My First Kwanzaa Book by completing an activity at home with a parent. After cutting out six labeled picture cards, they arrange them in the order in which they appeared in the book.
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Music
Third graders sing the Shaker tune "Simple Gifts" while identifying eighth, quarter, and half notes. They listen to Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring and recall other ballet music.
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White Elephant Exercise Exchange
Students get moving in a fun holiday setting. They participate in a holiday tradition of exchanging gifts with the gift being an exercise to be completed. Exercises are written on small slips of paper and put into a small holiday gift bag.
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"Be the Kiwi" Money and Stewardship
Students list material gifts they would like to have and spiritual gifts that God has given them. In this money and stewardship lesson, students create their lists and discuss the difference between the two sets of gifts. ...
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Giving
Pupils analyze the true meaning of giving in this three part activity. First, the students make a fanciful wish for a loved one. Second, they pupils make hand-made presents such as stepping-stones for the school garden, Finally, they...
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Teachers on the Horizon
Twelfth graders are given the opportunity to serve as cadet teachers for fourth and fifth-grade gifted students. In this career choices lesson, 12th graders discover how meaningful being a teacher can be.
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Hide the Hearts Treasure Hunt
Students explore the themes of Valentines Day by participating in a treasure hunt. In this holiday lesson, students discover clues written on pink paper hearts which give directions to the location of a gift. Students locate...
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Card Boxes
Students build gift boxes using recycled christmas cards, ribbon, glue, and hole punchers in this Holiday Art instructional activity for the middle level classroom. Six christmas cards are needed for every box and the instructional...
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Graphing the Daily Revenue of Miami Seaquarium
Seventh graders compile a table of the revenues of the 8 eateries (a combined total), Main Gate admissions, and the Gift Shop.
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Be the Historian
Students build upon their knowledge of the Corps of Discovery to research and explain the significance of gifts given to American Indians by Lewis and Clark.
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Simple Machines
Students design objects in the Museum of Modern Art's collection of simple machines. In this simple machines lesson, students explore the machine age in the MoMA's design collection. Students identify simple machines and the elements in...
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A Birthday in Amsterdam
Learners view Rembrandt's etching, View of Amsterdam. They compare commerce and trade of 17th-century Amsterdam to modern day. They create self-portraits of themselves as children with birthday gifts during the 17th century.
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Powerful Words Can Warm the Heart: Art from the Heart
Students explore how artists contribute to the public good. In this art and community lesson, students identify a community's needs and wants, identify how characters in a story meet their needs and wants, and identify ways that arts...
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Jelly Bean Sweet Jar
Students design their own jelly bean sweet jar. They glue jelly beans on the lid in a decorative fashion. They decorate the jar as they wish and give the jar as a gift.
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Family Purchases
Learners generate a gift list for their family members making sure the costs remain under budget. They research the cost of items on the internet, calculate sales tax, and determine the total cost for all of the gifts.
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Puzzle Race
Pupils cooperatively complete a puzzle. In this lesson on working with a group, students must work together with their classmates to assemble a puzzle. The first group to complete their puzzle wins.
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A New Way of Looking
Students compare and contrast works of art. In this art analysis lesson, students complete art analysis discussion activities and then journal activities.
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