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Is There a Stone in My Soup?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students plan a service project. For this service learning lesson, students demonstrate their understanding of philanthropy as they plan a stone soup party.
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Philanthropy in Literature

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students define the term philanthropy and find examples of it in everyday life. For this philanthropy lesson, students try to define philanthropy and illustrate it. Students then work in groups to define the term and create a web for the...
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A Rooster and a Bean Seed

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study exchange and how it has different forms. In this money management lesson, students are able to learn how goods and services work by completing worksheets, activities, essay questions and assessments provided.
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Idiom Activity

For Students 4th - 6th
In this idiom worksheet, students read a set of 8 idioms and their meanings, then use the idioms to give advice or answer questions to "people." A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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ESL: Modals-Can, Could, Be able to, May, Might

For Students 4th - 6th
For this ESL modals worksheet, students type in the appropriate word to correctly complete sentences, choosing from: can, could, be able to, may or might, using negatives when necessary.
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Mixed Prepositions 15

For Students 5th - 10th
In this online interactive grammar skills instructional activity, students answer 9 fill in the blank questions regarding the use of prepositions. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students complete vocabulary and reading activities for Paulo Coehlo's The Alchemist. In this reading and vocabulary lesson, students review vocabulary for the text and read sections of the story. Students answer questions for each...
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Can rice plants talk?

For Teachers 1st
First graders compare and contrast rice plants with people. In this rice plant lesson, 1st graders discuss what make rice plants similar to people such as their bodies and coverings. They also discuss how they are different in what they...
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This One is for the Birds

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a bird feeder to form their technological skills and create a better bond with nature. In this nature lesson plan, students use websites, technology, brainstorm ideas, and build models.
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The Treasure of Health and Happiness

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this literature learning exercise, students respond to Chapter Four of "The Treasure of Health and Happiness."  Students complete 2 short answer questions about the characters.
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Book Chats

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this book chat worksheet, students read a book and participate in a book chat for the novel. Students use the example questions to discuss the book. Students take turns asking each other questions as they participate in the speaker...
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Teaching Tolerance: Taking Action on the R-Word

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore the use of derogatory language and labeling others. In this discrimination lesson students research word origins, how different terms came to be used in a negative sense and what it would be like to have a negative...
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Drinking Water Around the World

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the concept of water quality. In this drinking water lesson, students discuss the quality of water around the world, conduct research about drinking water, and then write essays about water quality.
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The Underground Railroad and The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discover racism and slavery by completing a role playing activity. In this U.S. history instructional activity, students analyze documents from the Civil War era and describe the Fugitive Slave Law. Students view a video on...
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Making the Case for Progressive Constitutional Changes in Connecticut

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students take a closer look at Constitutional Amendments. In this Progressive Era lesson plan, students discover how the amendment process works and then examine 4 amendments proposed during the era in Connecticut. Students research...
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Introductory Lesson on Prejudice

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students define prejudice. In this cultural diversity lesson, students analyze the lyrics of "Carefully Taught," from Broadway's South Pacific and then discuss and debate the attributes of prejudice.
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Vegetable Idioms

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this idioms instructional activity, students watch a video about idioms, fill in the blanks, and define what certain idioms mean. Students complete 3 activities.
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Should/ Might Who/Which/That

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this relative clauses worksheet, learners fill in the blanks with should, shouldn't, might, or might not, write sentences, and combine sentences. Students complete 4 activities.
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My Five Senses 2

For Teachers K
Students investigate the five senses. In this five senses lesson, students answer essential questions about the use of the five senses as they interact with their environment. They use a computer software program to make a concept web...
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Pedal Triangles

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify the properties and theorems of triangles. In this geometry lesson, students construct angle bisectors using a compass and straight edge. They identify triangular similarity and congruency.
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My Family and Other Animals: Larry's Idea

For Students 6th
For this my family and other animals: Larry's Idea worksheet, student answer 22 questions about the story, Larry's Idea, match characters, put events in order, and rewrite sentences.
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Let's Get Physical

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students collect data using the CBL. In this statistics instructional activity, students predict the type of graph that will be created based on the type of activity the person does. The graph represents heart rate depending the level of...
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How Many Words Can You Say that Rhyme With Rice?

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice their language art capabilities by rhyming words.  In this vocabulary lesson, 1st graders examine words that rhyme with rice and create rhyming sentences using the same sound.  Students complete a quick...
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Not In My Backyard: Siting A Resource Recovery Facility

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students role play a town meeting in which a new resource facility could be built. They have time to question each other after all sides have presented.