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Garbage: A Puppet's Paradise

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students make puppets from recycled materials. In this puppetry and recycling instructional activity, students investigate different types of puppets and their uses. They make puppets using mostly recycled materials such as old socks,...
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Artful Boomerangs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create and decorate a boomerang. For this boomerang lesson, students research the history of the boomerang and the three different types. They create their own boomerang and decorate it with a collage of pictures. 
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Lesson Exchange: Monster interviews (Elementary, Language)

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students learn interviewing and proofreading skills, as well as 1st and 2nd person pronouns.
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Friends, Romans, Countrymen...

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research an important person or place from Ancient Roame and communicate their findings in a report that includes a map and illustration. Students may publish their reports online.
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The Meaning of Disability

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars discover the different types of disabilities. They examine the stereotypes and stigmas associated with them and hear from a person who lived in an institution.
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Social Studies: tolerance, Forgiveness, Understanding

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine the types and effects of bullying. In a silent sitting exercise, they reflect on a time they felt sorry for hurting someone and imagine how happy that person is to know they are sorry. Students participate in a...
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YANG AND THE YOUNGEST AND HIS TERRIBLE EAR

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils perform a web scavenger hunt to find information about the author of the book, YANG THE YOUNGEST AND HIS TERRIBLE EAR. They develop an understanding of how writers use personal experience to add voice to their writing.
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Significant Events

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students identify significant events in Australia's history. They speculate how they have influenced the development of our culturally diverse nation. Students write an imaginary interview with a person whose life was influenced by one...
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Careers Using Mathematics

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars role play the role of an employee who is to open a new department for people interested in careers using math. Using the Internet, they research the various types of careers and describe them in a portfolio. They also...
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Autobiographical Talking Sticks

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners begin the lesson by developing a map of their lives. Individually, they take this information and write a personal narrative. They create symbols to represent the various times in their lives and introduce them into their...
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Noncommunicable Diseases

For Students 7th - 9th
For this chronic diseases worksheet, learners read and identify with a chronic disease called asthma. They discover how a person deals with a chronic disease and explain if they can still participate in most activities. Students also...
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Where Does Your Paycheck Go?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Upper elementary learners explore the concept of taxes taken out of an employee's paycheck. As they work through this instructional activity, young mathematicians discover the difference between gross pay and net pay. They also...
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Worksheet 12 Vocabulary Review: Expressing Past time, Part Two

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this vocabulary activity, learners read 8 sentences and analyze the word in bold type. From four choices, students circle the letter of the word or phrase that means the same as the word in bold.
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A Visit to the Vet

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners identify the differences and similarities between doctors for humans and veterinarians. Students draw a pet's visit to the veterinarian's office and a person's visit to a doctor's office. Learners describe exactly what they have...
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ESL: Irregular Plurals of Nouns

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL nouns learning exercise, students read nouns, then type the plural in a box beside each, 10 nouns total. A reference web site is given for additional activities
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Arthropods At "Home"

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discover what an arthropod is and how they survive in our world.  In this insect lesson, students read the book, A House Is A House For Me, and compare a home for a person with the type of habitat an arthropod lives in....
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Freckle Juice- Lesson 3

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read and respond to a chapter in a book.  In this vocabulary and reading comprehension lesson, students preview and predict chapter 3 of Freckle Juice, define new vocabulary words, read chapter 3 and complete a vocabulary...
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Introduction to Community Helpers

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners examine different types of community helpers. In this introduction to community helpers lesson, students discuss stories and view a PowerPoint presentation of learners working as community helpers and defining the jobs.
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Using e-mail to Communicate with Students in an Inner City; Celebrating Diversity through a Penpal Program

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars communicate with students at another school through e-mail to help them become better acquainted with using a PC and e-mail. In the second lesson plan, the same type of method is used to explore diversity among communities.
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Student Dictionary

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the concept of alphabetizing. They develop a class dictionary, creating definitions of themselves, and typing in their names, pronunciation, and the definitions, and inserting their picture into their document.
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Selecting the Right Source and the Right Tool for Information Needs

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students review information sources and match tasks up with resources, i.e. definition with a dictionary. They decide on a research topic and find as many places or people or types of materials they can use to find information on that...
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Choosing the Best Graph

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders produce and examine two sets of data and create what they believe to be the most appropriate graphs to represent these sets of data. After completing the pre-assessment, they discuss reasons for using each type of graph...
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South Carolina Crazy Paper Quilt of Facts

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders listen as the teacher reads a book about quilts, before they discuss the craftsmanship used in making quilts. They study the regions and symbols associated with their state. They make a quilt square using one of the facts...
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Unit Conversions

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify the different types of measurements and the instruments used to measure each type. After taking notes, they complete a bubble chart to examine the conversion between the units. To end the lesson, they practice...

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