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Popcorn History

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students investigate the history of popcorn. They research the history of popcorn using the internet. Students work in small groups to create a timeline outlining the history of popcorn.
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Spaces and Places

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars identify three-dimensional forms in various buildings and construct three-dimensional paper forms.
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Should We Celebrate Columbus Day?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students gather information about Columbus' impact on the Americas. They use the information to determine whether or not a fictitious community should continue to recognize Columbus Day.
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Cut Paper Masks

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine different types of masks from various cultures. Using the masks, they identify the use of design elements in them. They create their own paper mask using the elements and share them with the class. After viewing a...
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Moving and Grooving with Tempo

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in activities involving folk music using movement to illustrate the musical concept of tempo. The use of a game is used in order to help maintain student involvement in the lesson.
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Comic Strip

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work in groups in order to perform research about the different aspects of immigration. Once they have completed the research a comic strip is created regarding the findings.
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Journal of a Virtual Expedition

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students journey with Lewis and Clark. In this literature instructional activity, students read The Journal of Augustus Pellitier-The Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804. Students keep a journal in the persona of a member of the expedition...
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Point of View

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students write a story from a different point of view.  In this point of view instructional activity, students read Lewis and Clark and Me:  A Dog's Tale and discuss the point of view as it is written.  Students then...
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Stories Share Similar Scenes

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students listen to similar stories that come from different cultures and compare them. In this folktale lesson, students focus on different versions of "Cinderella," then complete a worksheet which is embedded in the plan about two...
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Celebration Symbols and Their Meaning

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students develop a symbol that represents something they wish to celebrate or include in a celebration of their choosing.
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Harvest Festivals Around the World

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Learners examine and compare/contrast various harvest festivals from around the world. They read books, sing songs, and create various art projects about the harvest festivals from Ghana, China, Korea, Vietnam, and India.
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Grandma Thinks It's Cake Baking Weather

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a read aloud of Patricia Polacco's book "Thunder Cake" to explain how daily life has changed over the past 150 years.
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Shall We Go Dutch?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the language and cultural differences that were encountered by the Indians and the Dutch leading to disaster for the first European settlement in Delaware.
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Literature - November

For Teachers K
Students develop new vocabulary through listening. They listen to comprehend and to obtain information.
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Who Needs It?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explain the needs and wants of an Abenaki family or group and/or of a family or group in the first half of the 19th century and compare them to the needs and wants of Students' family or household today.
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Centennial: Have I Got a Story for You

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify the clues that folklore provides about Utah's past, and create a piece of folklore for a place or event in or near their community.
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Choose Your Own Adventure Story

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners investigate the concept of writing adventure stories. They follow the model of a "choose your own adventure story". Students practice the skill of making choices to get to a desired outcome. The application is when they follow...
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Exploring & Creating Mythology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners read and compare mythological stories from ancient cultures from around the world. In small groups they read a myth and present the storyline and themes to the class, and write an original mythological story of their own...
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Intermediate Guided Reading Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners read Knots on a Counting Rope, by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. In this guided reading lesson, students evaluate the characteristics of a realistic fiction piece. They are asked comprehension questions during and after...
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Magnet Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars engage in a lesson that involves the use of imagery in poetry. They select words from poems that are used for imagery. The words are put onto magnets and then used to create new poems filled with imagery. The hands on...
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Making A Colorado Brochure

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Pupils create a Colorado brochure. Given a variety of brochures, students explore the aspects of an attractive brochure. In groups, pupils explore tourist attractions, important people, major cities, and statistics of Colorado. ...
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Resume

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a resume for themselves using a Microsoft Word template. Students view and evaluate sample resumes and complete a worksheet to determine the information they should include in the resume they complete for themselves.
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Encouraging Writing Through Combined Photos

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice writing skills through using photography to help create a writing prompt. They investigate how images can be used to create new ones that related to each other. This is similar to making a collage except now the images...
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Our Cultural COmmunity

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create tiles to create a project that helps students to reflect upon culture. The concept of multicultural education is necessary to help create a community of learners. Brainstorming is the main skill that is used for students...

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