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Philanthropy: What Is It?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson plan, students hear stories of philanthropists, discuss what philanthropy is, and create a philanthropy poster.
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Blackberries

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars read and answer questions about other animals that like blackberries besides humans. In this blackberries lesson plan, students read about what animals like to eat blackberries and what they do for them.
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Plant Identification Pictionary

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students examine ecosystems and the variety of plants and animals that can be found in them.  In this plant identification lesson students identify the basic parts of a plant and categorize them according to their...
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Panther Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the Florida Panthers through a Web-quest. For this web-based lesson, students find clues that will help them to identify the habitat of the Florida Panther and the history of human activity which threatens these wild cats.
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Where We Come From - A Culturally Responsive Writing Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create a group poem. In this poetry lesson, students make a cultural poem titled "We Come From." They share their poems using the document camera and SMARTboard. 
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Physical Differences

For Teachers K
Students role play what it would be like to have a physical disability. In this instructional activity on acceptance, students listen to the book A Rainbow of Friends by P.K. Hallinan. As a class, the students discuss similarities and...
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A Gift for Mama

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students read a novel about savings and complete activities to define short and long term saving goals. In this income and savings lesson, students read A Gift for Mama and answer discussion questions for it. Students define the terms...
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Bingo Brown and the Language of Love

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners study credit and interest in a novel and consumer math activity. In this credit lesson plan, students read the book Bingo Brown and the Language of Love. Learners discuss the book and the ideas of credit, interest, and loans....
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Four Dollars and Fifty Cents

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students role play a scenario between a creditor and debtor. In this consumer education lesson, students read the book Four Dollars and Fifty Cents, discuss the vocabulary introduced in the book and role play a  situation between a...
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Not for a Billion Gazillion Dollars

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discover what debt, saving, and credit are.  For this personal finance lesson, the teacher reads Not for a Billion Gazillion Dollars, and the students discuss what the main character does in the book in relation to debt,...
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The Berenstain Bears' Mad, Mad, Mad Toy Craze

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils explore personal finances. In this money management lesson, students read The Berenstain Bears' Mad, Mad, Mad Toy Craze. Pupils examine the spending habits of Brother Bear and Sister Bear. Students analyze opportunity costs as well.
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The Leaves in October

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners determine whether or not to save or spend and defend a decision.  In this personal finance lesson, students identify opportunity cost of various spending and saving decisions. Learners read a story where two girls share...
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Visual 1: The Cost of Credit

For Students 4th - 6th
In this money management worksheet, students examine an advertisement for a bike and respond to 3 questions that require them to calculate percentages
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Credit Inventory

For Students 4th - 6th
In this money management worksheet, students read a paragraph regarding credit and then respond to 6 short answer questions regarding credit.
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Life on the Run: A Budget for Claudia and Jamie

For Students 5th - 8th
In this budget worksheet, students create a budget for 2 girls that are trying to escape and use their allowances as the income they have. Students create a budget based on their income and expenses. They also answer 7 short answer...
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Is the Price Right?

For Students 4th
In this money management, students study inflation.  Students complete the given table filling in the 15 spaces for the prices of items for three different given years.
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Activity 1: If I Had Ten Dollars

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this money matters worksheet, students fill in the blank in 12 sentences pertaining to what they would if they had 10 dollars.
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The Contemporary World - The HIV/AIDS Pandemic in Africa & Canada's Response

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa as an example of a contemporary global issue and will explore the ways in which the disease is being addressed with an emphasis on the Canadian government....
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Service Learning--A School Violence Prevention Strategy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze school violence issues. In this service learning lesson, students listen to their instructor present a lecture regarding school violence issues. Students examine service projects to prevent school violence.
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Protecting the Guatemalan Rainforest through Certification

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine criteria that may be involved in forest certification.  In this rainforest lesson students create a brochure to educate people on the benefits of buying certified forest products.
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Geotagging in school

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a digital photo map of the world. In this digital photo map lesson plan, students pick topics such as the Olympics, natural disasters, or trip planning and create a photo map on the computer.
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The Day the Atom Died (Grade K-1)

For Teachers K - 1st
Students investigate what is wrong with the Rutherford atomic model. In this chemistry lesson, students answer questions about the atomic model after watching a video. They draw conclusions from the video and discuss how the atomic model...
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Pyramids

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students make pyramids. In this sports and sciences lesson students work cooperatively with their group members to build human pyramids. The focus is on safety and working together regardless of personal differences.
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The Five Themes of Geography

For Students 7th - 9th
In this geography skills worksheet, students respond to 18 fill in the blank and short answer questions about the 5 geography themes.