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Myths, Folktales, & Fairy Tales for Grades 7-9
Here is a must-have resource for studying fairy tales, myths, and folktales with your class! It includes instructional ideas, activities, and materials to support a month-long review of these three unique genres of writing.
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Your 4th Amendment Rights
Americans love to learn about their rights, especially those that protect them from the government's power to invade their privacy. Young people are especially engaged by this topic. An informative lesson explores four Supreme Court...
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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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Review and Resources
Students, after being introduced to an extensive vocabulary list of terms, identify personal and community resources for information about personal problems including sexuality. They analyze the importance of knowing how to utilize a...
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Libros Y Amigos: Publishing Bilingual Books
Students review simple phrases and vocabulary in Spanish. In groups, they create at least one page of a bilingual class book with an illustration. Once the book is completed, they present their page to the class for another review of...
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Anatomy of a Book
Learners reference books to become familiar with locating information necessary for citing resources in a research paper. In this technical writing lesson students work in groups to find the answers to prepared questions.
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Researching Using Books
Students investigate researching techniques by exploring their library. In this literature references instructional activity, students identify the different types and genres of books that are readily available at their local library as...
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ESL Unit Review
For this ESL review worksheet, learners name pictures, determine words that don't belong in a group, complete sentences, read ads and complete questions about each, and complete true/false questions about a short story.
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Novel Lesson 3
Young scholars examine the horrors of war through literature. In this Vietnam lesson, students read Fallen Angels and participate in discussion groups that focus on characterization and the realism of war included in the novel.
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Novel Lesson 6 (Closing Lesson)
Students examine the horrors of war through literature. In this Vietnam lesson, students read Fallen Angels and participate in discussion groups that focus on characterization and the realism of war included in the novel. This...
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Communicate Effectively on Health and Nutrition Topics
Students, while reviewing an extensive vocabulary list on the board, identify basic food groups with the help of picture cards. As a group, they create a collage of healthy and unhealthy foods using pictures from magazines and newspapers.
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Munching on Mixtures
Third graders view the food Power Tower and discuss the food groups. In this food activity, 3rd graders cut out favorite foods from magazines. Students read Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and record the foods they would...
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Start Book
Learners review their notes, drawings, photos and writing from the field trip to share with the whole group. They make a fiction or nonfiction storybook as a group. They include writing from all students and can include artwork and...
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Critically Examining, Analyzing and Evaluating Picture Books on Aboriginal Canada
Students combat pervasive stereotypes. In this Critical Analysis instructional activity, students examine and evaluate the stereotypes of Aboriginal groups, as depicted in a picture book. Students will use primary and secondary sources...
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Climate Weather Seasons Review
Students review the concepts of weather, climate, and seasons. They read and discuss a book about weather. Students collaborate on a class definition for climate and weather. They match weather to the specific season. Students...
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Religious Book Sales Climb
In this analyzing data worksheet, students review a graph from the USA Today. Students study the graph and answer four questions about the graph. There are also two extension questions included.
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Federal Reserve SOL Review
Students investigate the functions of the Federal Reserve System, which include providing financial services, supervising and regulating commercial banks to keep the banking/financial system sound and conducting monetary policy to keep...
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Book: Spain
Learners, after reading Chapter One in the book, "Spain," design and re-create the political boundaries as well as the physical features of nation of Spain. They utilize play-doh or salt dough to illustrate and create their three...
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An Introduction to Four Groups of Biologically Important Compounds
Students learn about the four biochemicals that are important biologically. In this biochemicals lesson plan, students identify the four major groups of biochemicals including carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids. They are...
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Digital Poetry Books
Learners, after reviewing the writing process and assessing how to use a digital camera to take creative photos, create a Digital Poetry Book. They incorporate the use of Microsoft Photo Draw and Publisher for the creation of their...
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Reacting to Literature
Students summarize a book which they have read. A slide show depicting an action scene in their chosen book is created and three main characters described using a web.
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Storytime
By reading two books aloud, Ben and Becky in the Haunted House and The Ghost in the Classroom, youngsters learn new words and understand story events. They workin small groups to review the vocabulary in a game-like setting.
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That Reminds Me
Students investigate various forms of literature using drawings, sentences, and class discussion. They pick the text to look at to keep student interest. The teacher helps the students use appropriate reading level books. They complete a...
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Arthur Meets the President
Students read, Arthur Meets the President, and review the story using sentence strips and complete a book review activity with a partner. In this reading skills lesson plan, students work on fact and opinion and...