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"Home Sweet Home?"
Students research an endangered animal's habitat, investigate the survival problems. They research the animal's zoo life. They research some programs of reintroduction and chart the pros and cons of each.
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Aspects of Participatory Citizenship
Students research the current issues about the government of Canada and develop their presentation skills.
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Women of Substance ~ Broadcasting Their Stories
Students research the Boston Women's Memorial. Showing their fifth grade buddies around the memorial, they examine the lives of Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley and Lucy Stone. They create scripts for a public service announcement while...
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Art: Mirror Of History
Middle schoolers show through art how major human events have changed American Culture. Students write in a journal to keep track of studying that is done during the unit. They also create an oral report.
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Headlines
Students analyze how newspapers report the news and compare the events that they now know about World War II as compared to what was publicized back then.
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Creating Your First HTML Document
Students explore HTML tags and how they are used in creating web pages. They use a simple editor to create their own web page and save their work on their computers.
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A Texas Alphabet
Students create an alphabet book for younger students based on Texas themes.
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Endangered Species and Extinction
Fourth graders explore endangered species and extinction. They discuss and write three reasons why it is important to save animals from becoming endangered or extinct. They discuss The Great Kapok Tree and write a letter discussing...
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Saving Lists
Students explore the TI-73. In this middle school mathematics lesson plan, students explore a program which will hold data collected with a CBL/CBR. The lesson plan provides step-by-step programming directions.
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Land Use Decision
Learners identify social and ecological considerations where human uses of land and trees conflict with each other and ecosystem needs, and describe importance of land-use management and planning through role play.
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Voice
In these writing style worksheets, students practice developing their writer's voice. Students complete three activities that help them with their writing voice.
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Grammar, Vocabulary and Idioms: Mixed Levels
In this ESL worksheet, students complete a 10 question multiple choice on-line interactive exercise about grammar, idioms and vocabulary.
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Vocabulary: Phrasal Verbs
In this verbs worksheet, students complete a ten question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz about completing sentences with phrasal verbs.
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Memories
Fifth graders collect artifacts of their fifth grade school year and make a technology based Memory Book.
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Ideas for Elementary Language Arts and Social Studies
Students read a newspaper, then draw a picture.
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Poor Richard's Almanack
Young scholars discover what "Poor Richard's Almanack" is and identify at least one element of good writing used by Benjamin Franklin and his work. They then identify what makes some of Benjamin Franklin's sayings applicable today and...
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Father Time
Pupils create a memory book and acrostic poem for Father's Day. In this Father's Day lesson, students appreciate unique things their fathers do for them. Pupils create an original project for their father.
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Peer Editing Form
Save time by downloading a template for peer editing. Included, you will find a one-form-per-page format and a four-forms-per-page format.
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Aruba Cloud Cover Measured by Satellite
Students analyze cloud cover over Aruba. They compose and submit written conclusions which include data, analysis, errors in data collection, and references.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Writing Effective Letters to the Editor
Contains plans for four lessons that teach students how to write letters to the editor, including what one is, a review of persuasive writing and letter format, and the importance of writing many drafts. In addition to objectives and...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Book Report Alternative: A Character?s Letter to the Editor
Contains plans for four 50-minute lessons that ask middle schoolers to write letters to the editor from the points of view of characters in books they have read. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans...
Can Teach
Can Teach: Letter to the Editor
"Students will analyze and interpret letters to the editor, and use this information to write their own." Lesson plan indicated for 6th grade, could be adapted for Elementary School.
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Alex: Newspapers: Facts and Opinions
In order to sharpen a student's understanding of the differences between facts and opinions, this lesson incorporates both the close reading of a newspaper and the writing of a factual article and a letter to the editor.
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Better Lesson: Bats, Friend or Foe. An Argument Writing Activity
Students will state an argument with evidence, for or against, bats being removed from their environment by writing a letter to the editor and citing evidence for your claim.