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Michigan State University: The Hispanic World Unit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
These lessons are designed for young scholars to conduct research to know the "hispanohablantes" in the world. Resources are included.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Lets Net: Virtual Ellis Island Museum Unit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A great compilation of ideas to use when teaching about Ellis Island. Lists of resources, materials, and very detailed lessons are provided in an easy to follow and organized way.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Lets Net: Holiday Explorations Unit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A great compilation of ideas to use when teaching about celebrating holidays. Lists of resources, materials, and very detailed lessons are provided in an easy to follow and organized way.
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Michigan State University: Lets Net: Destination: Anywhere (Maps)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A great compilation of ideas to use when teaching about maps and how to read them. Lists of resources, materials, and very detailed lessons are provided in an easy to follow and organized way.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Lets Net: Immigration Explorations

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will take a virtual tour of the Ellis Island Museum and peruse some other websites in this fun activity. From the information they obtain, they will conduct group discussions and record their findings in chart form.
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Michigan State University: Intervention for Reading: Resources

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A complete list of online resources for interventions to reading instruction.
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Michigan State University: Intervention for Reading: Story Grammar Training

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This intervention emphasizes the importance of metacognitive or active reading strategies to improve comprehension. It directs students' attention on story structure by teaching them to ask five "wh" questions about the settings and...
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Michigan State University: Intervention for Reading: Group Story Mapping

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This intervention, which is based on Schema Theory, emphasizes linking previous knowledge structures (schemata) with reading materials. A pre-reading technique (see "My Story Map") provides a framework that directs students' attention to...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Interventions for Reading: Reconciled Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This intervention, which is based on Schema Theory, engages students in enrichment activities prior to reading the passage. In this way, students have the opportunity to activate and enhance existing knowledge before reading....
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Interventions for Reading: Repeated Readings

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This is a lesson for repeated readings including directions, materials needed, procedures, and evaluation. The goal is to increase students' reading fluency and, therefore, their reading comprehension.
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Michigan State University: Intevention for Reading: Peer Tutoring in Sight Words

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This is a lesson for peer tutoring of sight words including training, materials needed, procedures, and evaluation. The goal is to increase learners' sight word vocabulary and, therefore, their reading comprehension.
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Intervention for Reading: Summarization Strategy

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Improve understanding of expository materials by summarizing the main ideas. The summarization strategy helps students recall the main ideas and specific facts of materials they read. There are five rules for writing summaries.
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Michigan State University: Intervention for Reading: Paraphrasing

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Improve understanding of expository materials by getting the main ideas through paraphrasing. The paraphrasing strategy helps students recall the main ideas and specific facts of materials they read. There are three steps for teaching...
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Michigan State University: How Pesticide Resistance Develops

For Students 9th - 10th
An individual organism's genes determine its physical and behavioral traits. When individuals reproduce, they pass along unique combinations of genes to their offspring. Different environments favor individuals with different physical...
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Michigan State University: Intervention for Reading: Story Retelling

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
This intervention emphasizes the importance of verbal rehearsal of a story. By retelling, young scholars relate information from the story to their own experiences. In this way, they improve their reading comprehension and memory of...
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Michigan State University: Digital Center: Feeding America

For Students 9th - 10th
Digital database of American cookbooks from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries provides insights into the social history of Americans across three centuries through a consideration of women's labor in the household,...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Serbian Nationalism: Nacertanije to Yugoslav Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
Chapters from a text book about modern Balkan history. These selected chapters focus on World War I. It traces Serbian nationalism from 1840-1929. Touches on the Balkan wars as well as Greek nationalism.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Michigan State History for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Students study the history and timeline of the state of Michigan including early explorers, Native Americans, settlers, Pontiac's Rebellion, and the War of 1812 on this webpage.
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The Geography of Michigan

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you will find a variety of facts about the geography of the state of Michigan. Find out the geographic center, total area, elevations and much more.
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Poets.org: Michigan Poets

For Students 9th - 10th
Poets.org provides an overview of the poets from a particular state. The overview for Michigan includes information on featured poets (Robert Hayden and Carolyn Forche) and poems specifically about Michigan.
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State of Michigan: Mi Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Kids don't have to be residents of Michigan to enjoy this site! There is lots of information as well as fun activities contained in six sub-categories: Yikes! Central (safety), sightseeing, way back when, you.gov, our backyard, and map it.
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Michigan State Map

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Michigan State Map
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Michigan State Bird

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of the Michigan State Bird.
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Michigan State Map

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Michigan State Map

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