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Anti-Defamation League

Say Something: Discussion Guide for Grades 2-4

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Empower pupils to stop bullying when they see or experience it with a activity that showcases the book, Say Something by Margaret Paula Moss. After reading the tale and thoughtfully discussing its characters, they share their own...
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Lesson Plan
Learning for Justice

What is Empathy?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars examine facial expressions to identify emotions, listen carefully to stories, and choose the appropriate reaction. Partners choose one story to rewrite, showing empathy for others.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Where the Books Are

For Students 7th - 10th
The news is full of interesting stories and ideas shared in an informational style. Readers use the provided who, what, when, where, and why questions as they explore an article about a man who is passionate about archiving physical...
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Writing
Curated OER

What Is Your Favorite Place?

For Students 7th - 12th
Good writing can come from personal places. Budding online authors read an excerpt from a narrative-style newspaper article and then respond to several related writing prompts. They compose blog responses that use vivid imagery to...
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Interactive
Royal Society of Chemistry

Elements 3

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Many pupils mix up the chemical symbols for calcium, carbon, and copper. These entertaining puzzles help scholars remember the names and symbols. First, they match the name and symbol of 12 elements. Then, through a series of three...
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Interactive
Royal Society of Chemistry

Elements 2

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Did you hear about the chemist reading the book about helium? He couldn't put it down. Scholars match 12 chemical elements, including helium, to their symbols. Then they complete three Sudoku-style puzzles using these names and symbols...
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Interactive
Royal Society of Chemistry

States of Matter 2

For Students 6th - 10th Standards
While scientists have identified seven states of matter, these puzzles cover the most common three. Scholars match the properties, particle motion, and particle picture to each type of matter. Three Sudoku-style puzzles review the data...
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Activity
PBS

Native American Pictographs

For Parents 3rd - 8th
Scholars use a variety of common Native American pictographs to write a sentence. Through a series of pictures, readers decipher what the author has written. Colored pencils bring color to the assignment.
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University of Maine

Stress Less — Teen Stress Management

For Teachers 7th - 12th
The second lesson plan in the Healthy Living series looks at stress management and provides teens with tools and coping strategies.
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Nebraska Department of Education

Stress and Coping

For Teachers 8th
Life can be stressful. Class members fill out T-charts identifying stressors associated with school, parents, friends, and life then list coping strategies that can help with each category.
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K20 LEARN

Ethos, Logos, Pathos: Persuading Your Audience

For Teachers 10th - 11th Standards
Ethics, emotion, reason—scholars investigate advertisers' persuasive techniques to attract buyers. After examining the techniques used in infomercials, writers craft a persuasive essay on a topic of their choice.
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K20 LEARN

Femme Fatales - The Landlady and Mrs. Maloney: Character Analysis Across Multiple Texts

For Teachers 9th Standards
Two stories by Roald Dahl, "Lamb to the Slaughter" and "The Landlady" provide readers an opportunity to compare stories by the same author. After a close reading of the stories, teams select a character from one of the tales, craft...
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K20 LEARN

The Monkey's Paw - Be Careful What You Wish For: Foreshadowing

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
W. W. Jacobs' horror story, "The Monkey's Paw," is used to introduce foreshadowing. As they advance through the story, young readers make predictions about what might happen next and how the story might end. Pairs work through the story...
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K20 LEARN

The K20 Chronicle, Lesson 3: Crafting the Article

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Picture your class members as photojournalists! Using their interview with a senior as a starting point, would-be photojournalists begin developing an outline for their article by examining their notes from the interview, gathering...
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K20 LEARN

Allotment in Indian Territory: Land Openings in Indian Territory

For Teachers 9th
To understand how the allotment policy embedded in the Dawes Act, passed by the U.S. government in 1887,  affected the tribal sovereignty of Native Americans, young historians examine various maps and documents and Supreme Court cases...
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K20 LEARN

No Imitations, Please! Avoiding Plagiarism

For Teachers 8th - 10th
With all the stuff available online, good essays are just a click away. But talk about tracking! Writers beware! New tech can now identify plagiarism, and the consequences of presenting someone else's work as your own are severe. Here's...
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Curated OER

The Great Migration

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore how migration to Harlem created a new life for African Americans. In this cross curricular lesson, students illustrate maps showing the migration, paint murals representing African American life in the South and create a...
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Curated OER

Learning Economics through Comics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students summarize the historical development of money. In this economics lesson, students describe the process of bartering and explain how money facilitates trade and exchange. Students also define and describe inflation and a modern...
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Curated OER

Brain Buzz: Effects of Caffeine, Nicotine, Alcohol and Drugs on Learning

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students understand how the brain functions and how they can promote a healthy lifestyle.  In this health lesson students complete several activities including investigating how stimulates affect the brain.
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Curated OER

Instructors Lesson Plan for Oh Sew Easy Pillows

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Class members learn to make the basic 12" x 12" square pillow with overlapping back panels for easy insertion of a pillow form. Whether you choose a lively print or more subdued stripe, it's sure to add interest to your room!
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Worksheet
Basic Handwriting for Kids

Letter Uu

For Students K - 1st
In this letter Uu worksheet, students study the stroke patterns for the capital and lowercase letter Uu. Students trace and then print both letters several times. Students finish by learning the sign language sign for the letter U.
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Curated OER

What Kind of Smart?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students participate in a lesson in order to discover the type of intelligence they have for learning. This is done by taking a Multiple Intelligences Survey. The focus of the lesson is a question posed to students. The homework is an...
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Curated OER

Portrait Painting in the style of Georges Rouault

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students paint portraits in the style of Rouault.
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Curated OER

Learning from Artifacts Uncovering Clues, Large and Small

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students observe artifacts from Fort St. Louis at a website in order to make inferences about the people who lived there. They paint pottery in the style which might have been used by one of the cultural groups who inhabited the fort.

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