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A Vacation Expedition: Universal Design and Differentiated Instruction Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students plan a vacation to either a mountain, deep-sea location, rainforest or to the moon. In this vacation planning lesson, students research information about the location of their choice. They watch video clips on the SMARTBoard,...
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Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students will discuss the benefits of eating healthy. In this healthy diet lesson, students will discuss the importance of eating fresh fruit and vegetables when pregnant or breastfeeding and how to identify healthy fruits and...
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Haring Cooperative Quilt

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students inspect visual arts by examining images on the web. For this art history lesson, students discuss the history of art after researching Keith Haring's work on the Internet. Students analyze the style of...
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Young Engineers: Understanding Engineering Through Cooking

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore different engineering careers. In this math instructional activity, 2nd graders create a winning cooking recipe. They role play a mock cookie sale during the culminating event.
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Smart Consumers

For Teachers 4th - 7th
You can help students cut through the hype and find out for themselves which brands are best by becoming consumer scientists.
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Homeschooling Chronicles - Educational Vacations

For Teachers K - 6th
You can make a vacation an educational and fun experience.
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For the Love of the Gingerbread Man

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Here are some fun ways to make an exploration of The Gingerbread Man a motivating experience.
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Holiday Cooking Lessons

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Spice up lessons with seasonal recipes and cooking.
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Consumer Economics: Building a Budget

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
I think most of us adults could use a tip or two on how to budget our personal finances. Pass on some valuable knowledge to your pupils as they move into the real world. The presentation provides three easy steps to creating a personal...
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A Society in Transition

For Students 9th - 12th
Cover the 1980s in your class with a brief informational text and seven related questions. The one-page reading passage includes general information about jobs and skills, population patterns, and the AIDS epidemic. 
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Progressive Era Lesson Plan

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
The women working for equal rights in the early 20th century weren't a part of one large group; rather, they were members of dozens of small groups focused on social reform. Explore the ways groups in the Progressive Era like National...
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Fill-In - October Event in History

For Students 7th - 12th
A lot has happened in the month of October in the past 100 years or so. Kids fill in the blank for 31 events, each of which occurred on a day in October. Each event can be found in a New York Times article from the past 100+ years....
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Making Healthy Choices, Making Healthy Food: 4-6 Curriculum Support

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
How much water should we drink every day? How can food preparation be both healthy and satisfying? Check out this great 10-lesson unit which not only covers the body's need for water, but also includes lessons on tasting and storing...
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Create a Cookbook

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Trios write, design, and produce cookbooks. In a truly collaborative project, they choose what content to include, contribute recipes, and decide on formatting. Then, they reformat all recipes to ensure consistent style, publish the...
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The Vacation Can Be An Education

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are given a worksheet in which they choose a location they would like to visit. As a class, they brainstorm a list on what needs to be done before they go on their trip and why it is important to have a plan. To end the...
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Healthy Eating Patterns

For Teachers 4th - 7th
After preparing baked potato nachos, the class views a PowerPoint about healthy food choices and takes notes on an accompanying worksheet. Although the PowerPoint is educational, the majority of the time is used for preparing and...
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Recipe Race Review Game-Enrichment Activity

For Teachers 10th - 12th
As an enrichment or review of how to calculate equivalents in your cooking class, you could use this fun game. Plenty of time was put into designing this lesson, and plenty of time will be required for you to understand preparation...
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Reading Comprehension 3: Level 9

For Students 9th - 10th
A statistics-loaded passage about home sales provides the text for a reading comprehension exercise. Although the subject matter might challenge some readers, the answer key explains how to approach and answer the three multiple choice...
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Many Cultures

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study about several aspects of human culture, specifically those in California. They examine California's agriculture, industry, and economic changes; and cultural changes since 1850.
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Town Meeting - Direct Representation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students answer the question, "Should the town of Twin Cheeks ban motorized rentals on Thome Lake?" They explore the political, personal, and economic issues involved in making this decision as they assume different roles in this...
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The Homefront: America and WWII

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the experiences of various groups of Americans at home during WWII, highlighting race, gender, and ethnicity. They improve their ability to analyze and interpret historical documents and images.
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Virtual Vacation

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars are members of teams traveling and exploring the Pacific States Region of the United States via the Internet. Each team travels virtually to its destination to become experts on geography, history, tourism, nature, and...
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Global Economy: A Simple Activity

For Teachers K - 12th
Pupils explore the global economy. In this economics lesson, students examine clothing labels in search of the countries the clothing was made in. Pupils consider the implications of a global economy.
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Timber: Living and Working in an Arkansas Forest

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Upper elementary and middle schoolers examine and research the history of the Timber Industry in the state of Arkansas. An economic component is quite prevalent in this lesson as well. Groups of learners work together to write essays...

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