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May I?
Fourth graders learn what a maypole is and how one is made. They write a paper about how one is made and how it be used on the playground.
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What Would They Have Said? A Role Playing and Interview Activity
Students study Canadian constitutional documents and historical figures. They play an historical figure in an interview. Students answer questions about the events and documents in which they played a role.
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The Constitution: Written or Unwritten?
Pupils form teams and debate whether the Canadian Constitution has evolved to be primarily written or unwritten.
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Historic Cemetery Project
Students use the Virtual Atlas to examine the cemetaries in the state of Washington. In groups, they view photographs of local monuments to celebrate the lives of local members. They choose one to focus on and research. To end the...
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Who Works Here?
Fourth graders list all of the workers in their school. They interview them to find out more about each occupation.
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See the State
Fourth graders are given a map of Indiana and have to plan a road trip including at least two major points of interest with 100% accuracy. The students estimate the distance between their two chosen locations with 100% accuracy.
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Volcano
Pupils research major volcanic eruptions. In this Earth science instructional activity, students take on the role of vulcanologist writing reports to the President of the United States on how to respond to a volcanic disaster. This...
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Mr. V's 'Math Awareness Game'
Students play a math game to reinforce math skills. They calculate a problem, if they have the card with the correct answer, they hold that card up. All incorrect cards go to the student holding the correct answer or the teacher.
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Canada's Constitutional Evolution
Students research and write an essay relevant to different themes in Canada's Constitutional History.
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Bashing business
Students engage in a game in order to perform a Language Arts vocabulary review. The use of the game is valuable in order to maintain student attention and motivation throughout the lesson.
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Transforming Fairy Tales: Editing
Students edit fairy tales. In this transforming fairy tales activity, students edit their previously written fairy tales for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. Students also have the opportunity to peer edit.
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Australia: Scriptwriting
Students write a script of a play using Freytag's Pyramid on plot. In this scriptwriting lesson, students read a play and participate in a lecture/discussion about the main components of a play and the basis of drama. Students relate...