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To Be Or Not To Be
Students read the poem "To the Little Polish Boy Standing With His Arms Up." They discuss the poem. Students define the term "prejudice." They comapre and contrast the boy in the poster with the author of the poem, Peter Fischl. ...
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Theme
Students examine a reading selection. In this descriptive writing lesson, students read an excerpt from "Hello! Anybody Out There?". Students discuss the idea of aliens living on other planets, describe what they think an alien looks...
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My Alien
Students listen to text read from "Hello! Anybody Out There?" and then brainstorm what aliens from outer space look like and do they exist at all.
They then will describe the physical features and a special ability or quality of an alien.
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The Poet's Message-"The Colored Soldier" by Langston Hughes
Students analyze the poem, "The Colored Soldier" by Langston Hughes to gain a greater experience of how poets use language to create meaning, influence thinking and thus become pioneers of change in American society. They work on the...
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Be the Kiwi: History of New Zealand
Middle schoolers discover details regarding the settlement of New Zealand. In this New Zealand history lesson, students read about the Maori people in their textbooks and then complete a vocabulary square activity...
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In Character
Students fill out a character trait graphic organizer about characters in a book that they are reading. In this characters lesson plan, students see how traits relate to character actions.
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Building a Better Body
Fourth graders investigate the six essential nutrients. They read a handout, discuss the six nutrients, and construct a sandwich using ingredients that belong to the nutrient groups.
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What Do Seals Eat?
Students recognize the ea=/E/ correspondence in spoken and written words. They participate in a group letterbox lesson. In groups of two, they practice reading with each other, taking turns reading one page at a time, identifying the...
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Tikki Tikki Tembo Activity Card
In this reading learning exercise, students respond to the book Tikki Tikki Tembo, by Arlene Mosel, by completing an activity at home with a parent. Students think of names of friends, family members, and classmates. Students write their...
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How Can We Help?
Students explore ocean animals and their environments. In this environmental stewardship lesson, students read a story and discuss the environmental needs of animals. Students think of ways to help clean up the environment and to make...
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Where the Wild Things Shouldn't Be
Students compare and contrast wild and domestic animal needs. In this animal welfare lesson plan, students read the poem Where the Wild Things Shouldn't Be and create a list of wild and domestic animals. Students create a short play or...
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The Makings of a Great Leader: The Childhood of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Students examine why Martin Luther King, Jr. is considered to be such a great man, by listening to the many anecdotes about his experiences. In this Martin Luther King, Jr. lesson, students read the story about Ruby Bridges...
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Figurative Language and Symbolism
Young scholars identify figurative language and symbolism in poetry as well as prose. In this literary elements activity, students read and discuss the role of symbolism in Yellow Man by Moonlight, A Christmas Carl, The House of Wings,...
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Our Water Footprint
Students discuss the water usage of the world and their own water usage. For this water lesson plan, students read a story about water and discuss different statistics of water usage around the world.
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Incident
Students gain insight into human behavior from the study of literature. They read a poem and respond by creating a poem of their own. After a lecture/demo, students utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to help them compose an...
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Say It Like A Character
Middle schoolers read a story and retell it to the class by role-playing one of the characters. In groups, they use the correct facial expressions along with body language and voice to convince the others in their group that they are...
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Story Parts
Third graders identify the three major parts of a story. After reading the book "Stellaluna," students discuss the beginning, middle and end of the story. They write a short story depicting the events that would happen if the story...
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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Students read "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". They apply what they discovered about plot summary to the beginning of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge". They draw a plot summary sketch and label the introduction and rising...
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Study of an Underwater Voyage
Students examine the experiment of Lloyd Godson who lived 13 days underwater. In this critical thinking instructional activity, students predict, study and discuss various aspects of the underwater voyage. The instructional activity...
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George Washington and the Rule of Law
students compare The rule of law with the rule of men and consider life under each of these types of governments.In this government activity, students read a primary source to examine the importance of the rule of law.They will also...
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Let's Roll Robots!
Students write a story about robots. In this creative writing lesson plan, students read a story about robots, make their own robot, and write a story about their robot. In addition, the lesson plan suggests taking photos of the robots...
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I Want to Believe: Astrologers and Sceptics in King Lear
Students examine two conflicting writings on solar eclipse that occurred on Black Monday and discuss them in the context of Shakespeare's King Lear. In this Shakespeare lesson plan, students discuss astrology and read the speeches made...
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Young scholars complete activities for the autobiography of Maya Angelou. In this autobiography lesson plan, students write a journal entry about their life and discuss the morphology of the word autobiography. Young scholars use active...
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One Person Makes a Difference
Students discuss how a person can make a difference. In this peace lesson, students read books in literature circles about characters that made a difference. They get together in groups and discuss what it means to make a difference and...