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Dewey Decimal Rap

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Young scholars analyze four books and find the appropriate number in the Dewey Decimal System. In this Dewey Decimal System lesson, students compare their analysis with the reason they are placed in the library. Young scholars create a...
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Getting to Know You

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students demonstrate the concept of friendship. In this character education lesson, students read the book Best Friends and discuss what friendship means. Students create a picture book about their likes and dislikes.
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Fruit and Vegetable Portraits

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create complex forms from simple items. In this portrait lesson, students examine the work of artist, Giuseppe Arcimboldo and compose self-portraits using vegetables and fruits as features on the face.
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Marbled Butterfly

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students construct butterflies from friendly plastic for a Holocaust Museum in Houston. In this visual art lesson, students honor children of the Holocaust by making butterflies.
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Understanding Short Stories and Their Elements

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students identify short story elements. For this story elements lesson, students review vocabulary about the elements of a story and then practice finding the elements in the short story links.
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Robert Munsch: Author Study

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students study Robert Munsch's style of writing. In this literature instructional activity, students read many of Robert Munsch's books, write a list of the characteristics found in his books, and write or orally tell a story using some...
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What Is the History of the Consumption of Rice?

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research the history of rice consumption. In this rice consumption lesson, 6th graders read a study guide and answer comprehension questions about two rice dishes and rice cultivation.
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Kinder-Pictionary

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students create their own dictionary. In this spelling lesson, students make a dictionary with just words and pictures. They use these dictionaries when they are writing to remember how to spell words. 
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Authors of the Past and Present

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research a chosen author. In this authors lesson plan, students pick one author from the list provided, do research, and write a paper.
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Invent a Critter

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create a living animal that could survive in at least one specific region and use the digital desert library to gather information. In this invent a critter lesson, students draw a picture of their animal,  describe their animal...
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Extreme Weather

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore how to avoid problems that occur during extreme weather and how accidents can be avoided by not taking risks.
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Wanted: New Authors!

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders write a short autobiographical sketch and produce an author page to be used throughout the year with their writing. They take digital camera photos and produce a PowerPoint slide show with their photos and information.
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Memories

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders collect artifacts of their fifth grade school year and make a technology based Memory Book.
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Japanese Festivals and Celebrations

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the importnce of celebrations anf festivals in Japanese culture and then create a story based upon an image from the lesson. Resource links are provided for images of events.
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Language Arts: Creating Original Fiction

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create fictional stories and demonstrate the use of various writing techniques. After selecting their main ideas, they find appropriate graphics to use as illustrations. In groups, 4th graders apply Hyperstudio in...
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Delaware State Quarter

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this state quarter worksheet, students study the state quarter of Delaware and answer questions about the state from the information printed on the quarter.
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Idaho State Quarter

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Idaho worksheet, students analyze a picture of the state quarter. Using the information on the coin, students answer 6 questions about Idaho.
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Nebraska State Quarter

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this state quarter instructional activity, students study the Nebraska state quarter and find specific state facts printed on the quarter.
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Mother's Day Coupons

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Mother's Day instructional activity, students fill out, color and cut apart 5 coupons. Students write what they would like to do for their mothers on each coupon.
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Celebrating Saturn and Cassini

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars use their notes from previous lessons to write a paper on Saturn or Cassini. They share their writings with the class. They discover how everyone has a different learning style.
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Building Your Bridge Building Basics

For Students 6th - 8th
In this technology worksheet, middle schoolers examine the basic principles of bridge building design in order to answer the nine questions with the help of the web links on page 2.
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Dinosaurs: "If I had a Dinosaur"

For Teachers 1st
First graders analyze what it would be like to own a dinosaur. In this dinosaur writing lesson, 1st graders review knowledge and key terms about dinosaurs in order to complete a one paragraph creative writing assignment. Students compile...
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Different Strokes for Different Folks

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders are taken to the media center to review various genre of literature, apply information and concepts to evaluate examples and locate specific genre, and search for materials for reading enjoyment. A good lesson for genre...
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Reconciliation

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students develop an awareness of issues involved in Reconciliation. They use two different stimuli to approach this theme. Students write definitions/interpretations of Reconciliation.

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