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Voices In the Park

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
Explore the impact a narrator's point of view has on a story with a reading of the children's book, Voices in the Park by Anthony Browne. Written in four different voices, the story is told and retold from different perspectives to...
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Student Handouts

The Emancipation Proclamation

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Start your class on the Emancipation Proclamation. The entire text of the Proclamation is included here along with two questions to answer. Space is provided to allow pupils to write their responses right on the page. Use this as a quick...
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Curated OER

Famous Person Report - Computer Applications

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students choose famous person to research online, use at least two different sources to find information, prepare rough drafts and document sources, meet in groups for peer feedback, review with teacher, and turn in final report.
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Teaching Tolerance

Using Photographs to Teach Social Justice | Confronting Unjust Practices

For Teachers 6th - 12th
A powerful photograph of the Freedom Riders of 1961 launches an examination of the de jure and de facto injustices that the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s addressed. Young historians first watch a video and read the Supreme...
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Missouri Department of Elementary

The Many Roles I Play in My Community

For Teachers 2nd Standards
Small groups brainstorm their roles in the community. Then, individually, complete a community roles web worksheet. Peers share their completed product and extend the conversation to include the feelings and character traits that go...
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Planet e-Book

David Copperfield

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Don't let the length scare you away. An eBook version of David Copperfield contains all 1,307 pages of the story. This digital version of the classic coming-of-age novel follows the title character from childhood into adulthood, giving...
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Curated OER

Children's Picture Books

For Teachers 4th
Fifth graders will enhance their typing skills and practice using Pages, a software for Mac computers, by writing their own children's book. Note: This lesson plan refers to a template that is not included, however, you can adapt this...
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Curated OER

Understanding Depression

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Pupils examine depression. For this personal health lesson, students identify characteristics of depression and discuss ways that they can support those who feel helpless.
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Curated OER

Asking for Help

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students practice asking for help. In this personal health activity, students role play scenarios that require them to solicit and accept help in particular situations.
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Curated OER

Poetry and Emotional Health

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore self-expression through poetry. In this personal health lessons students read and discuss poetry regarding teen topics of interest. Students write poems, that express empathy.
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Curated OER

Creative Inventions

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders develop ideas for an invention and write a persuasive essay explaining why their invention is best. In this invention essay lesson, 9th graders review persuasive essay writing. Students create a graphic web for an original...
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Curated OER

West Nile Virus-What is the Risk?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Begin with an online pre-quiz about West Nile Virus. Using a fictional scenario, young epidemiologists read how it is transmitted and examine the stages of the life cycle of a mosquito. They imagine that they are members of the Centers...
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Curated OER

Careers in Scientific and Technical Visualization

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students research a career path in scientific and technical visualization. They prepare a Career Web Page about the career path they chose. The web pages be compiled into an electronic resource for future students.
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Curated OER

Creating a Heroic Character

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers answer a series of defining questions that lead them to develop a fully realized heroic character. They create a variety of multimedia representations of their hero, including video interviews, HyperStudio stacks, web...
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Curated OER

Route 66

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students research the Internet to locate information about the Route 66 Festival. They focus on the history of the route in Illinois and create a web page of information.
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Interactive
DirectTV

Staying Safe on The Internet

For Students 3rd - 5th
Watson the Walrus takes scholars through an interactive workbook all about internet safety. Safety tips, a maze, crossword puzzle, quiz, and coloring page make up six pages that encourage smart choices while surfing the web. 
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Curated OER

Writings of Confucius

For Students 9th - 12th
Ancient philosophy can relate to modern thought! Quotations from Confucius. Help your historians connect with ancient Chinese words of wisdom, as they respond to 2 display questions and 1 referential question. They consider how they...
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Curated OER

The Enlightenment: Matching #3

For Students 7th - 8th
Who were some of the great thinkers, composers, and authors of the Enlightenment? Here are ten matching questions, where learners link the person to the work created during the time of the Enlightenment. Smith, Linnaeus, Diderot,...
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Student Handouts

Happy Father's Day! Handwriting Practice

For Students K - 2nd Standards
This Father's Day will be extra special with a personal, hand-written note from your young writers! Pupils practice writing "Happy Father's Day" in cursive writing and print with this set of handwriting worksheets.
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Curated OER

The Grandparent/Elder Project

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Learners interview a grandparent/elder to as part of a history and writing project. In this grandparent/elder project lesson, students record an interview of an older person who is willing to share their past. They look at pictures and...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Milk and Monarch Butterfly Mania Journal Entry

For Students 7th - 8th
In this milk and monarch butterfly mania journal entry worksheet, students write a scientific journal entry about the milkweed plant, using the information from another linked website.  This worksheet includes many links to other web...
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Curated OER

Safer Web Surfing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore and discuss the risks of internet use. They discuss ways of keeping their personal information safe online. Students create a poster or instruction card aimed at telling younger students how to use the internet safely.
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Curated OER

Comprehension: Concept Web for Bravery

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discuss the topic of bravery and create a concept web to brainstorm words and ideas that they associate with bravery. Students make discovery about if it is possible to be afraid and brave at the same time.
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Curated OER

Eric Carle Author Study

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students view the Eric Carle web page, formulate questions about his work, and e-mail the questions to him. Selections from his book lists are made, art projects created, and communication set up with the author.