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Quilting the Past and Present

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students construct a quilt using symbols of the past and present. In this communities lesson, students interview an older adult and discuss the history of their community. Students create a quilt.
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Talking Trees

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the ecosystem. In this environmental lesson, students read the book The Tree by Dana Lyons and list ways to save the trees. Students create a poster about saving the trees.
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Talking Trees: Earth Day

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a tree poster activity to learn about Earth Day, stewardship, and the environment. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students read The Story of the Tree and discuss stewardship with trees. Students act out tree...
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What Comes Next?

For Teachers Pre-K
Students listen to various books that contain a sidebar of illustrations and practice making predictions about events in each story. In this what comes next lesson, students differentiate fact from opinion across various texts. Students...
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Woodrow Wilson: Prophet of Peace

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students read and discuss various speeches by Woodrow Wilson, and write and present a brief radio address that will persuade the nation to return to world peace. Students analyze current events and discuss whether the world has upheld...
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Shakespeare and the Web

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders gain a better understanding of Shakespeare through lecture and the Internet.
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Rhyming With Pancakes

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners listen to the book The Great Pancake Escape as an introduction to rhyming and its use in storytelling. Provide examples of simple words that rhyme with other simple words and come up with rhymes with an end word from an earlier...
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The Controversial Thanksgiving

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders construct their own presentations on Thanksgivings, and then give group presentations on their Thanksgiving celebration with each group member participating in giving a certain aspect of their culture's or family's way of...
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Cinderella Stories

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students listen to the Scottish tale, The Princess and the Golden Shoes, creating a character chart. They develop a newspaper containing news stories, personality profiles, and editorials regarding The Princess and the Golden Shoes.
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Jackie Robinson, A Black Hero

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the life of Jackie Robinson and how he opened the door for other African American athletes. They identify how one person can make a difference by their actions. They write about the responsiblity of citizens to end the...
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Image: A Nation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use photographs as a basis for a creative writing piece that explores the characters, relationships, and settings revealed in the images.
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Imaginative Winter Stories

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders write, type, and print imaginative stories about any phase of winter.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

The Strength of the Sun

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore the sun and take a "trip" to outer space.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Goods and Services

For Teachers 1st
First graders demonstrate the difference between goods and services.
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Tabletop Graffiti Mural

For Teachers K - 11th
Students examine Keith Haring's artwork and learn new ways of making art such as refurbishing furniture.
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Write All about It (Cooperative Learning)

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students listen to a read aloud and while working with other students, write alternate ending to the story.
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The Twelve Months: A Slavic Cinderella Variant

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students locate Slavic countries and identify a few characteristics of those countries. They read and/or listen to the Slavic tale, "The Twelve Months," and compare this version with another Cinderella story.
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The Great Chicago Fire Survivors

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students compare and contrast the experiences of two survivors of the Great Fire of Chicago using a Venn Diagram.
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The Great Chicago Fire Survivors

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine documents describing the experiences of survivors of the Great Chicago Fire, and write condolence letters.
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Lesson 24: The Great Chicago Fire Survivors

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students, in groups, explore the Great Chicago Fire. They decide which moment from the fire is significant and create a story corner.
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Roar-Shack Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use tempera paints to create blots. They use the blots as inspiration for poetry writing by brainstorming and organizing all words they associate with the blot. They present their poetry along with their inspiration.
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Art as Storyteller

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine how paintings tell stories. They read biographies about artists, analyze paintings, research and write the art history of a painting, write a creative story based on the painting, and create a painting in the artist's...
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No Publicity, Bad Publicity?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the factors that can influence a celebrity's media image and marketplace viability. They read an article, answer discussion questions, role-play advisors to a studio head, and write a letter to a studio head.
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Write a Caption!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine different photographs from around the world. They write their own captions in the foreign language to the image. They share their captions with the class.

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