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Character Education: Responsibility

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study Manuel de Zavala and his role in the history of Texas. In this character education lesson, students read about Manuel Lorenzo and underline the responsibilities he took on in his life. Students then answer questions about...
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Sense You Asked!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, in groups, brainstorm words that relate to the 5 senses after going on a field trip. The groups collect their words and create a piece of writing about the trip.
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Great North

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use maps to locate the Arctic Circle, the North Pole and Northern Europe. They draw and label countries within the Arctic Cirlce and identify the groups of people who live there. They also watch and answer questions about the...
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Alphabet Review Activities

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice the alphabet using a variety of songs, books and activities.
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Independent - To Be or Not Top Be - Day 3, Lesson F: Coming to Terms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders develop vocabulary through the study of the American Revolution.
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Weave a Web of Words

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders write a first draft of an oral presentation about the American Revolution and take their work through the writing process.
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Independent - To Be or Not Top Be: Press Conference

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders deliver an oral presentation on the American war for independence to small groups. They use a rubric to give each other peer feedback on the strengths and weaknesses of their presentation.
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Independent - To Be or Not Top Be: Say It Again, Uncle Sam

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders revise and edit an oral presentation on the American Revolution based on peer feedback. They refine their oral presentation style and pinpoint areas in need of improvement.
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What Are You Looking For?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research textbooks and weblinks for information related to objects in a time capsule. They use the information to construct a timeline of the events and people connected to the objects in the time capsule.
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Living Biographies

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders present a dramatic living biography of a famous person based on previous reading and research.
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WHAT IS JAZZ?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the life of a jazz musician.
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VH1's When Disco Ruled the World

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners choose a minority culture or an event and research the musical influences of that culture or event on American popular music. They discuss how minority cultures and events in American society influenced the Disco era.
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My Community Then and Now

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine and discuss the characteristics of their community. They compare their present community with its characteristics at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, and they make flat or relief maps that include unique...
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"Raise the Red Lantern" by Su Tong

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students read and analyze the novella, "Raise the Red Lantern," by Su Tong. They compare/contrast the story with other works of literature, answer discussion questions, conduct research, and in small groups develop oral presentations.
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Teaching Lewis and Clark: Challenge to Communicate

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars note instances in the journals of Lewis and Clark where they relied on non-verbal communication (sign language.) They discover some basic sign language and play a game in which they must use their new sign language skills...
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Lesson One: Mark Twain and Will Rogers - American Originals

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Pupils research the lives of Mark Twain and Will Rogers. They watch videos and research websites to find information and compile examples of each man's writings which they present to the class.
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Lakota Beaded Leather Bag

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students examine and review Lakota beadwork designs. They watch an instructional video on how to bead and then design and graph a design on paper. Finally they bead the design onto a leather bag.
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Thirteen Moons Language Lesson

For Teachers 1st
First graders study, discuss, and memorize the meanings in the Oneida Language of the most commonly used names for each of the Thirteen Moon cycles in their community. They draw pictures corresponding with the name of each of the moon...
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Tapping the Trees-Traditional Oneida Song

For Teachers K - 5th
Students practice singing the song, Tapping the Trees. They discuss the meaning in both the English and Oneida languages and how the words to this song demonstrate important feelings for the Oneida people.
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Rhythm

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders listen to a song from a compact disc called "Talking Spirits" and discuss whether they have ever heard music like that before and who might be playing the instruments and the music. They try to identify the instruments...
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15 Two-Block Quilts

For Teachers 8th - Higher Ed
Students create two block quilts after studying about continuity of lines, use of coloring, and highlighting adjacent pieces. Students complete the design into the border. Students cut the required material pieces to create their quilt...
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Analyzing a Picture

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine various photographs and identify three conclusions from them. Using the pictures, they write their own story based on their observations. They share their stories with the class and discuss how some of their...
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Lick Your Icky Sticky Fingers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /i/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, then spell different words containing the short /i/ sound using letter manipulatives. Students listen to the book "Liz...
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Icky Sticky Tin Man

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize the short vowel i in written and spoken language. Through listening and matching activities, they discriminate the vowel sound /i/ from other phonemes. Students associate the phoneme with its letter representation and...

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