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Language Experience Approach

For Teachers Higher Ed
The students learn to identify the different steps of ironing a shirt in English and practice by doing simple Phonics tasks, writing activities, etc.
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Math 4 - Act. 06: Spaghetti and Meatballs for All

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders use manipulatives to practice math patterns.
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Are You Plugged In?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop an awareness of one's own media habits. Make connections between ads and one's own consumer behavior. They track their current TV and/or Internet viewing habits and video game time by keeping a TV Diary for one week.
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An Introduction to Collocation

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students listen to text in the form of a letter and then read the same text to determine how collocations can have different meanings. Students listen to a sample of dialogue to understand how the the usages of "make," "do," and "have"...
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Jazz-Age Intrigue

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders read The Great Gatsby and explain the jazz age. They use jazz age terms to create their own short story, scene, or letter.
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Picture Me with Words

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners search in newspapers for words that describe them or what they like. They gather the words and use them to create a self-portrait. They read "boring" sentences and rewrite them using more descriptive words. They write 10 word...
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Violence

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders create a piece of drama based on the violence of theme. In groups, student research the word violence, then create their piece.
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Resource People: lesson 15

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils conduct interviews of several resource people such as the school counselor, school nurse, or librarian to describe how these resource people could be helpful to them with family or sexual health concerns.
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Europe

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils examine the reasons how and why the European Union was formed. They locate Europe on a map and identify the countries in the European Union. They create a tourist brochure for one of the countries.
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The Best Birthday Present Ever

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Pupils view a PBS "In the Mix" video about smoking and identify cigarette ingredients, the physical effects of smoking and techniques used in tobacco advertising. They compose a letter persuading someone to quit smoking.
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HIV/AIDS, Friends & Families

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine what it might feel like to test positive for HIV. They listen to a guest speaker, conduct a role-play activity, identify positive actions to take, and design a panel for the AIDS quilt project.
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Why is Excretion Necessary for Life?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe and explain the function of each part of the excretory system. They discuss how the body uses the excretory system and identify diseases of the system.
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Observing and Recording Biological Data

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students create their own definition of life. They identify the eight characteristics of life in organisms. They compare and contrast the characteristics of living and nonliving things.
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Market Research Methods in Travel and Tourism

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the need for market research. In this tourism lesson, students use new vocabulary and research more about a tourism organization. They develop market research action to an organization.
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What Is Your Angle?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the concept of angles by interacting with numerous types of measurements. They create index cards with different angles. Then they pass the cards around to other students for comparison and measurement. They practice the...
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African-American Musicians

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners research three African-American musicians and compose a report based upon their research in this Music Appreciation lesson for the middle level classroom. The lesson could be adapted for various student levels and abilities.
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CAREER CHOICES

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars survey common professions and occupations in the community. They create scrapbooks which depict ten different jobs. They create pictures of the 10 occupations and label the occupations. They write a brief (1-2 sentence)...
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Measuring Irregular Shapes

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders practice measuring shapes that do not have a common shape. They practice using centimeter grid paper to make the measurements. Students also use estimation skills after measurements are taken.
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Number Sense

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders participate in a lesson plan that is concerned with reviewing basic math concepts using the four operations. The activity is composed of a math game that is played by them.
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Should New Orleans be Rebuilt?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students, after researching two websites dealing with New Orleans, complete a chart as they read the arguments for and against rebuilding New Orleans. They locate the evidence offered for support, analyze the geography domains and...
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Clothing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students count and describe clothing on a clothesline in Spanish. Answering yes or no questions, they put on a specific item. They identify the item's location on the clothesline as well. They use paper and markers to design their own...
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Fitness Concepts, Principles, and Benefitws

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders design an informative tri-fold fitness pamphlet for a fictitious fitness center that contains a persuasive paragraph encouraging fitness, that is attractive and has the five fitness components.
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Buoyant Force

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the scientific concept of why some objects float when put in a liquid solution. They apply the laws of motion and force while conducting classroom activities. Students also take notes and answer target questions to...
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Children and Slavery Document Search

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students review the causes of slavery, the Middle Passage, triangular trade and the spread of slavery throughout colonies. They work in small groups and search documents in order to find the answers to a question and document packet.

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