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Elements of Culture

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders work in small groups to research an ancient culture using guide questions. They use note-taking and research skills, and organize their research information using a software graphic organizer program. They create a museum...
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Careers in Television

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss and research how a news program is produced. They watch a web based video before working in small groups to produce a news program. They role play different jobs as they produce the program to share with at least one...
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School-Wide Recycling

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate recycling. In this environmental lesson, students design a recycling program for their school. Students collect data about how much recyclable materials they use in one week. Students also survey classmates about how...
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Talk the Talk

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers interactively learn multimedia terminology while using the Alice Programming.  In this multimedia lesson students become the director of a movie or video game. 
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Christmas Around the World: Similarities and Differences

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the similarities and differences of Christmas celebrations around the world. They watch a video, conduct Internet research, and develop a Powerpoint Presentation to present to the class.
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All About Me!

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners use the program Pixie to create a presentation about themselves and begin writing in order to introduce themselves to their new classmates. Students complete five Pixie activities and put them together to present information...
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My Deaf American Hero

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study and discuss famous deaf people that are role models for students who are deaf. They research a famous deaf American and create a ten frame multimedia presentation to showcase the information.
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Adventures in Alice

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Students complete a computer program in which they see how the programming language works for creating a virtual world.  In this technology lesson students produce their own interactive video. 
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Jellybean Graphs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders predict and graph data based on the color of jelly beans they think are in a handful. In this prediction lesson plan, 2nd graders will predict how many of each color jellybean are in a handful. Then they graph these...
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Researching Vertebrates

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research and present a paper about vertebrates. In this research and writing lesson plan, 5th graders research information about vertebrates which they include in a paper and presentation. They determine how to present...
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WILD WORLD OF HURRICANES

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study and orally share information about the wild world of hurricanes through the use of the Internet. Groups orally present their answers to the class, which may be recorded by a video camera.
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Does Candy Belong in Your School?

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use the program MediaBlender to create a persuasive presentation about candy being allowed in school vending machines along with healthy snacks. Presentations are geared toward the school board.
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Verb Tense Review

For Students Higher Ed
For this verb tense review worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 32 sentences using the proper verb tense. They use simple present tense, present progressive tense, simple past tense, past progressive tense, present perfect tense,...
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Verb Tense Review

For Students 4th - 7th
In this verb tense review worksheet, students fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms to meet the stated criteria. Students focus on simple present, present progressive, simple past, past progressive, present perfect, present...
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Let's Travel

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders work in groups to research various locations across the United States. They present their findings to the class, participate in a travel fair, make phone calls to tourist agencies and write letters to state tourism...
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Gap Fill Letter- ESL Verbs

For Students 5th - 6th
For this ESL verbs worksheet, students read a friendly letter and fill in 24 spaces with a present simple, past simple or present continuous verb.
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Total English-Intermediate ELL

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this ELL learning exercise, students reorder sentences, work with a partner on a scenario to inspire employees, and present their ideas to the class.
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When Can I Use 'When'? (Past and Future Tenses) - Test Your Grammar Skills

For Students 7th - 11th
In this grammar skills learning exercise, students use three templates to write sentences that fit each pattern. They write 10 sentences using when plus past continuous verbs, 10 sentences using when for definite future plans, and 10...
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Flipping with Math

For Teachers K - 1st
Students write simple addition number sentences. In this addition lesson, students write simple addition number sentences using tangible objects as their guide. Using a paint or drawing program on the computer, students create a visual...
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The Golden Age of Radio

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze popular radio shows of the 1930’s-1940’s.  In this American History lesson, 11th graders examine life before television and one of the ways people entertained themselves....
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ESL Verb Tense:Simple/Continuous

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ESL verb tense worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences using either the present simple or present continuous form of verbs given.
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Culture Sharing:

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students share their unique cultures with others in the class and identify with different cultures from their own. Students use their English speaking skills to work with the other students from the same or nearby country. Students...
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Total English: ELL Pre-Intermediate Language Activity

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ELL language worksheet, students answer questions using the "present continuous," then take turns asking and answering the questions of one another. Next, students fill in the gaps in dialogue with phrases from a word box....
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ESL: Verb Tenses

For Students 5th - 6th
In these verb tenses worksheets, students complete the fill in the speaking and writing activities on the worksheets to enhance their understanding of the present continuous verb tense and the rules for adding -ing to verbs. Students...