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Kids in the Classroom on Summit Day

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the qualifications of a Supreme Court justice. As a class, they role play the role of a justice and share with the class why they are the best qualified candidate for the job. In groups, they create a bumper sticker or...
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Diversity Music

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore different types of music. In this music diversity lesson, students are divided into groups to listen to an assigned type of music. Students list characterisitcs of each type of music then assign a jelly bean...
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New York State Testing Program: English/Language Arts Listening Selection, Grade 4

For Students 4th
In this 4th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet, students listen to a fictional story that as their instructor reads it aloud 2 times. No questions accompany the worksheet.
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Dying to Breathe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider some of the criteria involved in selecting organ recipients. They are given a copy of "You Be the Judge." Students are divided into four "Transplant Review Boards." After each group has chosen its lung recipient,...
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Risk-It

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners participate in a game in which they are introduced to the Federal Reserve system. After indentifying new vocabulary, they decide which categories to choose from and select a spokesperson for each team. They play the game...
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American Idol Tag

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students role play their favorite judge and chase the other students to try to take their flag football flags away. Then they travel around the gym freely trying not to lose their flags. Students who lose their flags help the judges to...
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Home, Neat Home

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students design their dream homes. In this housing design instructional activity, students visited selected websites to learn about a design contest and examine existing home plans prior to creating their own.
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Science Fiction

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students write a science fiction story.  In this science fiction lesson, students read selections of science fiction and compare them to supernatural stories from the Bible.  Students identify themes and discuss elements that...
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It Figures!

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students judge, compare and construct two-dimensional figures using a variety of materials.
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Congress - Courts Keeping the Balance

For Students 8th - 11th
In this checks and balances in U.S. government worksheet, students read a 5-paragraph selection regarding Congress and the Supreme Court and then respond to 3 short answer questions.
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Six Trait Writing with Twain and Doyle

For Teachers 5th
Students explore the traits of writing in this six lessons unit. Poems, fiction, and drama are evaluated to identify writing strategies. Utilization of vocabulary and writing rubrics help students judge the effectiveness of their own...
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Growth and Development

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars analyze potentially stressful situations to determine the degree of control and individual has over behaviors. They provide examples of each of the following types of potentially negative thinking such as selective...
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Choosing the Correct Pronoun Case

For Students 4th - 5th
In this pronouns instructional activity, students complete a ten question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about pronouns. From two choices, students select the correct pronoun to finish each sentence.
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Borrowed Inspiration: Writing Social Commentary

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students read poems with social themes. In this poetry analysis lesson plan, students read poems selected by their instructors and complete the provided social commentary chart to determine how the poems speak out against social ills....
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Collocations-Verbs

For Students 5th - 7th
For this adverb worksheet, learners select the best adverb from the list to complete each of eleven sentences. Each sentence is missing one word.
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The Judicial Branch

For Students 8th - 12th
In this checks and balances in U.S. government worksheet, students read a 4-paragraph selection regarding the Supreme Court and then respond to 5 fill in the blank questions.
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Fifth Grade Reading

For Teachers 5th
In this 5th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet, students read 7 fiction and non-fiction selections and respond to 25 multiple choice questions about the readings.
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Phrasal Verbs Quiz: Get 1

For Students 4th - 5th
In this phrasal verbs worksheet, learners identify the phrasal verb, then select the best answer to complete the given sentence that helps define the verb's meaning. There are 10 exercises like this for students to complete. The...
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Idioms Quiz: Law 1

For Students 6th - 7th
For this online idioms quiz worksheet, students read the example idioms about law used in the sentences. Students select the best answer to complete the 10 online exercises.
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Idioms Quiz: Music

For Students 6th - 8th
In this idioms worksheet, students read the example idioms related to music. Students select the best answer to complete the 10 online exercises.
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Sayings Quiz: Justice

For Students 7th - 9th
In this online sayings quiz worksheet, students analyze the English sayings about justice. Students read the sayings within the sentences and select the correct meaning for the 10 exercises.
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Fables and Their Meanings

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this literature genre worksheet, students read five short fables and select the correct moral of the fable from the drop down menu. This worksheet is interactive.
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Borrowed Poem Performance: Practice for Slam

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students practice for a poetry slam. In this poetry lesson plan, students select borrowed poems to perform in a poetry slam in order to participate in their own poetry slam competition.
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Turn, Turn, Turn

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discover how to select a book and determine if it is too difficult to read. They break into groups of two; with one partner spinning the other around several times with their eyes closed and then the other person guides them...