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Forgiveness

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils brainstorm what they believe forgiveness means. Individually, they write about a time in which they forgave someone and how it made them feel. To end the lesson, they participate in a role play activity in which they must decide...
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Are You an Animal Safety Sleuth?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners identify animal behaviors that are unsafe and react appropriately to the warning signs. In this animal safety lesson, students discuss animal behavior in uncertain situations. Learners make flip cards for younger students to...
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Human Prehistory

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discuss the history of humans.  In this human history instructional activity, students describe how the placement of the continents changed and where the humans began and traveled to. They discuss interaction with Neanderthals...
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Shape Lessons That Connect

For Teachers K - 3rd
Shape lessons provide a way for students to learn about art, science, and math.
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Vibrating Objects Produce Sound

For Teachers K
Students use many different materials and resources in order to study and identify sounds that are loud or soft, high or low, pleasant or unpleasant.
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Africa

For Students 5th - 7th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read that passage titled Africa and then answer the 11 questions about what they read.
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the Sound Detective Scientist

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify sounds in their environment and acquire listening and inferring skills.
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Caring

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate the concept of developing the social skill of caring for others and self. The lesson includes a silent time of reflection on how one can care. Then students read a story that illustrates the concept of caring and...
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The Dark Side of Chocolate

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students learn just what goes into a chocolate bar. In this chocolate lesson, students research cacao beans and the nations that produce them. Students also examine chocolate recipes.
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A River Runs Through It

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students study the novel A River Runs Through It. In this language arts lesson, students apply a pre-reading strategy to help them better comprehend the text. Students use guided imagery and write down what they saw. Students apply this...
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"Bees and Ants"

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in a variety of activities related to bees and ants.
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The Dream Getaway

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils observe images of amazing places, either real, or imagined by Rene Magritte, Salvador Dali, and Ansel Adams. They think about a time when they wanted to escape and where they wanted to go. They draw their getaway and then...
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Creepy Crawlies

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students participate in several insect-themed activities. They read stories on bugs, write stories about insects with student-made illustrations, sing bug-themed songs, design creepy crawlies with typical insect characteristics and make...
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Families and Neighborhoods

For Teachers K
Students build their own neighborhood. For this lesson on community, students are introduced to books about families and neighborhoods. As a class, the students create their own neighborhood, elect a leader for their neighborhood and...
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Eco-Graphics - Photographic Studies of Man's Impact on the Environment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils, in groups, explored and photographed their own community disposal problems, focusing on the impact of waste disposal behaviors, laws, systems, and management.
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The 1980s Series - Graffiti

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Students explore life and work of Keith Waring, and create their own "Graffiti Wall" in the classroom.
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Flowers

For Teachers K
Students create a crayon resist flower following a dicussion about Georgia O'Keefe's art.
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The Value Of Curiousity

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students investigate the concept of curiosity. They use a story to create a context for the study. Students call upon the word illustrations for material to connect the concept of healthy curiosity that can be practiced. Then students...
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Celebrating Heroes That Surround Us

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the concept of a hero. They write in journals to find definitions and create hero symbols. Also students conduct research to create a banner of quotations made by famous heroes who fall under the definition generated...
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Brief Encounters (Looking at Ourselves and Others)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a simulation in which they examine how different cultures interact with one another. In groups, they follow the behaviors for their specific group while a group of observers records their interactions. To end the...
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Conditional Chains

For Students Higher Ed
In this ESL grammar worksheet, students will focus on the usage of conditional phrases. Students will use their speaking skills to begin conditional phrases, while working with other students to verbally complete each phrase.
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I'm a Philanthropist!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the meaning of philanthropy. In this philanthropy lesson, students are introduced to the concept of philanthropy and name and illustrate a philanthropic act they could perform.
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Beginning Sentence Completion 14

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL activity, students read 12 sentences with missing words. From five similar choices, students fill in the correct words that would best fit the sentences.
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“Father of the CD” Dies

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students read and discuss an article pertaining to the invention of the CD as a life-changing product.  In this ESL lesson, students complete a chart with a partner ranking various tech companies. Students answer true and false...